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University of Pennsylvania, Sociology Department
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Full CV

Education:

1990  B.A., Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, CA

1992  M.A., Sociology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1997 Ph.D., Sociology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Research:

• Race and Ethnicity
• Education
• Adolescence
• Adaptation of Immigrants

Selected Publications:

2008 Doyle, Jamie M. and Grace Kao.  Forthcoming 2008.
    "Changing Racial Self-Identification among Single and Multiple Race Individuals."  Social Psychology Quarterly. 

2008 Vaquera, Elizabeth and Grace Kao.  Forthcoming 2008.
    "Do You Like Me as Much as I Like You? Friendship Reciprocity and Its Effects on School Outcomes among Adolescents."  Social Science Research.

2007 Zhang, Yuping, Grace Kao, and Emily Hannum
    "Mother's Educational Expectations for Sons and Daughters in Rural China."  Comparative Education Review. 51:131-157.
   
2007 Doyle, Jamie M. and Grace Kao
    "Friendship Choices of Multiracial Adolescents: Homophily, Blending, or Amalgamation?" Social Science Research. 36:633-653.

2007 Wang, Hongyu and Grace Kao 
   "Does Higher Socioeconomic Status Increase Contact Between Minorities and Whites?  An Examination of Interracial Romantic Relationships among Adolescents."  Social Science Quarterly. 88: 146-164.

2006 Kao, Grace & Vaquera, Elizabeth
    "The Salience of Racial and Ethnic Identification in Friendship Choices Among Hispanic Adolescents."  Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 28:23-47.

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