Carson Byrd is an Associate Research Scientist in the Center for the Study of Higher & Postsecondary Education in the College of Education. His research examines the mechanisms of racism within higher education and in broader society, racialization of science and knowledge production, and critical quantitative approaches for improving the study of social inequalities. His current work explores the impacts of affirmative action bans on the intersectional inequalities of student degree paths and experiences. He is also studying the components of departmental microclimates in STEM fields and their influence on racial inequities and inequalities of those departments, and the contributions of college education to later in life health and social outcomes. His research has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging, among others.
W. Carson Byrd
Associate Research Scientist
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wcbyrd@umich.edu
Marsal Family School of Education
Room 2117
610 East University Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1259
W. Carson Byrd
Associate Research Scientist
Education
- PhD, Sociology, Virginia Tech, Graduate Certificates: Future Professoriate, Race and Social Policy, 2011
- MS, Sociology, Virginia Tech, 2007
- BA, Sociology, Mars Hill College, 2005
Areas of Study
Education, Race and Racial Inequality