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Tina Wildhagen

Associate Professor of Sociology & Department Chair of Sociology

Smith College

Affiliations

Smith College

Department Of Chemistry

Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Department Of Psychology

Department Of Sociology

Department of Film and Media Studies

Sociology

Tina Wildhagen is currently serving as a Chemistry Associate Professor of Sociology & Department Chair of Sociology at Smith College.

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Tina Wildhagen

Smith College

Associate Professor of Sociology & Department Chair of Sociology

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education educational research culture social sciences race ethnic studies higher education sociology racial discrimination inclusive education intercultural studies racial equity teacher education cultural diversity social inequality disparities school effectiveness cultural change educational attainment intercultural education student cultures student success equal educational opportunities educational equity race relations college pipeline qualitative research school leadership educational psychology cultural economy educational management college english african identity education economics qualitative sociology teacher-student relation culture education international education ethnocentrism white supremacy educational credentials public education education reform educational policy university student retention contemporary racism empirical assessment cultural capital effect self-selection mechanisms typical student college student social construction academic potential schools contribute racial differences strong version oppositional culture got acting white hypothesis unequal returns academic credentials class inequality high schools

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The Rise of the First-Generation College Student: A Ubiquitous Category in Need of Critical Analysis. Critical Sociology (2025)

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Geographies of Campus Inequality: Mapping the Diverse Experiences of First-Generation Students. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (2022)

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“Not Your Typical Student”: The Social Construction of the “First-Generation” College Student. Qualitative Sociology (2015)

Tina Wildhagen

student culturestypical studentcollege studentsociologystudent successqualitative sociologysocial sciencessocial constructionqualitative research

Unequal Returns to Academic Credentials as a Hidden Dimension of Race and Class Inequality in American College Enrollments. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (2014)

educational attainmentracial equityhigher educationeducational credentialseducationsocial inequalitysocial classunequal returnssociologyraceethnic studiesacademic credentialsequal educational opportunitiesdisparitiesafrican american studiesracial discriminationsocial stratificationclass inequality

How Teachers and Schools Contribute to Racial Differences in the Realization of Academic Potential. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education (2012)

academic potentialracial equityteacher-student relationeducationteacher educationeducational psychologyschools contributeinclusive educationraceethnic studiesequal educational opportunitiesracial differenceseducational researchafrican american studiesracial discriminationeducational equity

What's Oppositional Culture Got to Do With It? Moving Beyond the Strong Version of the Acting White Hypothesis. Sociological Perspectives (2011)

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Capitalizing on Culture: How Cultural Capital Shapes Educational Experiences and Outcomes. Sociology Compass (2010)

social scienceseducationintercultural studiesculture educationinternational educationcultural diversityintercultural educationcultureeducational researchcultural economycultural change

Saving America’s High Schools. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (2010)

higher educationpublic educationeducationeducation reformschool effectivenesseducational managementeducational policyhigh schoolseducation policy

Why Does Cultural Capital Matter for High School Academic Performance? an Empirical Assessment of Teacher-Selection and Self-Selection Mechanisms as Explanations of the Cultural Capital Effect. Sociological Quarterly (2009)

educational attainmenteducation economicsempirical assessmenteducationteacher educationcultural capital effectschool effectivenessschool leadershipself-selection mechanismscultural diversityintercultural educationcultureeducational researchperformance studies

What's Oppositional Culture Got to Do With It? Weighing the Empirical Evidence for Oppositional Culture Explanations for Black -White Academic Achievement Gaps. (2008)

racial equityeducationanti-racismrace relationscontemporary racismoppositional culture explanationsinclusive educationraceethnicityethnic studiesoppositional cultureafrican identitycultureintercultural studiesafrican american studiesempirical evidenceracial discrimination

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Tina Wildhagen

Associate Professor of Sociology & Department Chair of Sociology

Smith College

Affiliations

Smith College

Department Of Chemistry

Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Department Of Psychology

Department Of Sociology

Department of Film and Media Studies

Sociology

Tina Wildhagen is currently serving as a Chemistry Associate Professor of Sociology & Department Chair of Sociology at Smith College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Tina Wildhagen

Smith College

Associate Professor of Sociology & Department Chair of Sociology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The Rise of the First-Generation College Student: A Ubiquitous Category in Need of Critical Analysis. Critical Sociology (2025)

Geographies of Campus Inequality: Mapping the Diverse Experiences of First-Generation Students. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (2022)

“Not Your Typical Student”: The Social Construction of the “First-Generation” College Student. Qualitative Sociology (2015)

Tina Wildhagen

student culturestypical studentcollege studentsociologystudent successqualitative sociologysocial sciencessocial constructionqualitative research

Unequal Returns to Academic Credentials as a Hidden Dimension of Race and Class Inequality in American College Enrollments. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility (2014)

How Teachers and Schools Contribute to Racial Differences in the Realization of Academic Potential. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education (2012)

What's Oppositional Culture Got to Do With It? Moving Beyond the Strong Version of the Acting White Hypothesis. Sociological Perspectives (2011)

Capitalizing on Culture: How Cultural Capital Shapes Educational Experiences and Outcomes. Sociology Compass (2010)

social scienceseducationintercultural studiesculture educationinternational educationcultural diversityintercultural educationcultureeducational researchcultural economycultural change

Saving America’s High Schools. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (2010)

higher educationpublic educationeducationeducation reformschool effectivenesseducational managementeducational policyhigh schoolseducation policy

What's Oppositional Culture Got to Do With It? Weighing the Empirical Evidence for Oppositional Culture Explanations for Black -White Academic Achievement Gaps. (2008)

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