Education Policy Colloquium Presented by Dr. Odis Johnson Jr.

Dr. Odis Johnson Jr., Associate Professor of Education and Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis will present the colloquium titled: A Counterfactual Analysis of Social Control's Impact on Educational Inequality. Dr. Johnson’s research examines how neighborhoods, schools, and public policies relate to social inequality, youth development and the status of African American populations. His most recent work is funded by the National Institutes of Health and uses multilevel statistical methodologies to assess neighborhood risk propensity factors related to adolescents’ educational self-concept and persistence. Grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Spencer Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and American Educational Research Association have supported Dr. Johnson’s research, leading to a better understanding of how policies have sought to influence neighborhood differences in school functioning and achievement, and of the policy and residential dynamics related to the status of African American males in particular.