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Linda Renzulli serves as Department Head and Professor of Sociology at Purdue University, specializing in the intersection of organizations and stratification within educational systems spanning K-12 and higher education contexts.
Her academic credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001)
- M.A. in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
- B.A. in Sociology and Special Education, Rutgers University, NJ, Summa Cum Laude (1996)
Dr. Renzulli's research centers on charter school dynamics, examining legislative frameworks, institutional formation, racial/ethnic segregation patterns, and organizational failure mechanisms within public education. Her current National Science Foundation-funded project investigates Parent Teacher Associations as structural forces influencing school stratification. This work extends her foundational contributions to understanding how organizational forms reshape educational equity landscapes, with methodological approaches blending quantitative analysis of large-scale datasets with institutional theory frameworks.
She served as Editor of the American Sociological Association's flagship journal Sociology of Education from 2016 to 2021, directing scholarly discourse in the field during a critical period of education reform debates.
Dr. Renzulli maintains active research leadership through her NSF grant examining PTA structures, while her administrative role as Department Head shapes sociology curriculum development and faculty mentorship at Purdue. Her office is located in BRNG 1140 with direct contact via lrenzull@purdue.edu or (765) 496-3200.
