Publications: Journal Articles

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Milestones as Merit: Selecting the Elite in Early Childhood Independent School Admissions

Diaz, Estela, and Lauren A. Rivera, forthcoming. American Sociological Review. 

Disparate Impact? Career Disruptions and COVID-19 Impact Statements in Tenure Evaluations

Rivera, Lauren A., Katherine Weisshaar, and András Tilcsik. 2024. Sociological Science 11(23):626-648

Beyond the Company Line: Studying Workplace Inequalities Ethnographically

Rivera, Lauren A. 2023. Research in the Sociology of Work 35:183-195. PDF

Not in My Schoolyard: Disability Discrimination in Educational Access

Rivera, Lauren A., and András Tilcsik, 2023. American Sociological Review 88(2): 284-321.

  • Honorable Mention, American Sociological Association Coleman Award for the best article in the sociology of education

Glass Floors and Glass Ceilings: Sex Homophily and Heterophily in Job Interviews

Rivera, Lauren A., and Jayanti Owens. 2021. Social Forces 99(4): 1363-1393.

Employer Decision Making

Rivera, Lauren A. 2020. Annual Review of Sociology 46(1): 215-232.

The Cycle of Workplace Bias and How to Interrupt It

Stephens, Nicole, Lauren A. Rivera, and Sarah Townsend, 2020. Research in Organizational Behavior 40: 1-12.

Scaling Down Inequality: Rating Scales, Gender Bias, and the Architecture of Evaluation

Rivera, Lauren A., and András Tilcsik. 2019. American Sociological Review 84: 248-274.

  • American Sociological Association’s Granovetter Award for the best article in economic sociology (2020)

  • Runner up for the Academy of Management’s Saroj Parasuraman Award for the mostoutstanding publication on gender and diversity (2020)

When Two Bodies Are (Not) a Problem: Gender and Relationship Status Discrimination in Academic Hiring

Rivera, Lauren A. 2017. American Sociological Review 82: 1111-1138.

Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Interplay of Social Class and Gender in an Elite Labor Market

Rivera, Lauren A., and András Tilcsik. 2016. American Sociological Review 81: 1097-1131.

  • American Sociological Association’s Sex & Gender Distinguished Article Prize (2017)

Go with Your Gut: Emotion and Evaluation in Job Interviews

Rivera, Lauren A. 2015. American Journal of Sociology 120: 1339-89.

  • American Sociological Association’s Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility Outstanding Article Prize (2016)

Hiring as Cultural Matching: The Case of Elite Professional Service Firms

Rivera, Lauren A. 2012. American Sociological Review 77: 999-1022.

  • American Sociological Association’s Geertz Award for the best article in sociology of culture (2013)

  • American Sociological Association’s Granovetter Award for the best article in economic sociology (2013)

Diversity within Reach: Recruitment versus Hiring in Elite Firms

Rivera, Lauren A. 2012. ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 639: 70-89.

Ivies, Extracurriculars, and Exclusion: Elite Employers’ Use of Educational Credentials

Rivera, Lauren A. 2011. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 29: 71-90.

  • Runner up for the American Sociological Association’s Coleman Award for the best article in sociology of education (2012)

Status Distinctions in Interaction: Social Selection and Exclusion at an Elite Nightclub

Rivera, Lauren A. 2010. Qualitative Sociology 33: 229-55.

Managing ‘Spoiled’ National Identity: War, Tourism and Memory in Croatia

Rivera, Lauren A. 2008. American Sociological Review 73: 613-634.