Francis Pearman

Francis Pearman

Assistant Professor
Assistant: John Baker
Office: CERAS 524

Biography

Francis A. Pearman is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. His research focuses on how poverty and inequality shape the life chances of children, especially in rapidly changing cities. Pearman holds a Ph.D. and M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University and a B.S. from the University of Virginia.

Other titles

Program affiliations

SHIPS (PhD): Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE)
SHIPS (PhD)
SHIPS (PhD): Educational Policy
SHIPS (PhD): Sociology of Education
(MA) POLS

Research interests

Early Childhood | Educational Policy | Poverty and Inequality | Race and Ethnicity | Research Methods | Sociology

Recent publications

Alvero, A. J., Giebel, S., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Income and campus application disparities among European and non-European heritage Hispanic undergraduate applicants. PNAS Nexus, 3(9), pgae337.
Griffiths, C. M., Brady, S. T., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Considering Race in Teacher Well-Being. EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS.
Greene-Bell, D. M., & Pearman, F. A. (2024). Racialized Closures and the Shuttering of Black Schools: Evidence from National Data. HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW, 94(2), 187–210.