Weverthon Barbosa Machado

Dr. Weverthon Barbosa Machado is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Sociology at Utrecht University, Netherlands. His work focuses on social stratification, family dynamics, and gender inequality. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Institute of Social and Political Studies of Rio de Janeiro State University and was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute before joining Utrecht University.

Research Interests: His research explores union formation, marriage markets, and the gendered division of labor. He examines how inequalities manifest within and between families, particularly through the lens of socioeconomic status and labor market dynamics. Recent work includes studies on parental earnings trajectories post-parenthood and the growth of evangelical institutions in Brazil.

Teaching: He contributes to courses such as 'Measurement and Modeling with Social Data' and 'Methods and Statistics 1: Regression Analysis' at Utrecht University. His pedagogical innovations include developing the R package ggreveal, which facilitates incremental visualization of data plots for teaching and presentations.

Recent Publications: Key contributions include analyses of educational assortative mating in Brazil, income inequality trends, and the role of gender in labor market behavior. His work bridges quantitative methods with sociological theory, addressing contemporary issues in family structures and social stratification.