Thomas A. DiPrete

Thomas A. DiPrete is a Professor of Sociology at Duke University, affiliated with the School of Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University (1978) and has held academic positions at the University of Chicago and Duke since 1988. His research focuses on social stratification, labor markets, organizational dynamics, and quantitative methodology.

Education: B.S. in Sociology from MIT (1972), M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University (1975, 1978). Professional roles include Secretary/Treasurer of Research Committee 28 (Social Stratification) of the International Sociological Association and editorial board memberships in top journals like Sociological Methodology and Demography.

Research emphasizes institutional impacts on labor markets, gender disparities in education, and causal analysis methods. Key publications explore cross-national comparisons of welfare systems, earnings mobility, and family dynamics. Grants include NIH-funded projects on fertility and family policy.

Professional activities span international collaborations, including research fellowships at the Max Planck Institute and German Institute for Economic Research. Teaching includes courses on social inequality, advanced statistics, and organizational sociology.