Education
2013 (expected) Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2009 M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2005 B.A., Sociology (with honors) and Psychology, New York University
Awards and Fellowships
- 2012 National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship ($25,000)
- 2012 American Education Research Association Dissertation Grant, sponsored by the National Science Foundation ($20,000) (declined)
- 2012 Association for Institutional Research Dissertation Grant, sponsored by the National Science Foundation ($20,000) (declined)
- 2012 American College Personnel Association, The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Research Grant ($500)
- 2011 Institute for Research on Poverty Dissertation Research Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison ($20,100)
- 2011 Association for Institutional Research and Association for the Study of Higher Education Travel Award ($500)
- 2007 Institute of Education Sciences Pre-doctoral Training Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education (3 years: $72,000)
Refereed Journal Articles
- Schudde, Lauren. (2011). “The Causal Effect of Campus Residency on College Student Retention.” The Review of Higher Education: 34(4): 581-610.