Biography
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. I completed my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Washington in 2015. My research interests include racial/ethnic inequality, immigration, education, urban sociology, and quantitative methods.
My individual and collaborative work examines racial/ethnic differences in exposure to disadvantaged school and neighborhood conditions, and assesses the impact of this contextual inequality on racial/ethnic stratification. I am particularly interested in understanding how the attributes of immigrant-receiving contexts, including states, neighborhoods, and schools, influence the educational and health outcomes of children and adolescents of Mexican origin.
Research
Selected Research
- Spring, Amy, Elizabeth Ackert, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, and Kyle Crowder. 2023. “Keeping Kin Close? Geographies of Family Networks by Race and Income, 1981-2017" Journal of Marriage and Family http://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12911.
- Ackert, Elizabeth. 2017. "Determinants of Mexican-Origin Dropout: The Roles of New Mexican Latino/a Destinations and Immigrant Generation." Population Research and Policy Review 36(3): 379-414. doi:10.1007/s11113-016-9422-0
- Spring, Amy, Elizabeth Ackert, Kyle Crowder, and Scott J. South. 2017 (early access on-line). "Effects of Proximity to Kin on Residential Mobility and Neighborhood Choice." Demography 1-28.
- Perry, Cynthia, Elizabeth Ackert, Brian Saelens, James Sallis, and Karen Glanz. 2016. "Places Where Children are Active: A Longitudinal Examination of Children's Physical Activity." Preventive Medicine 93:88-95.
- Ackert, Elizabeth S. 2015. "School Composition, Social Origins, and the Educational Outcomes of Mexican Origin Youth." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.