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Thomas A. DiPrete (born 1950) is the Giddings Professor of Sociology,co-director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy at Columbia University. [1] [2]
DiPrete was born in Providence,Rhode Island in 1950. [3] He received his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ph.D. from Columbia University. [1] Prior to joining the Columbia faculty,DiPrete served on the faculties of the University of Chicago,Duke University,and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [1] His research has focused on applying quantitative methods to the study of social and gender inequality in education and in the workforce. [4] [5]
DiPrete was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022. [6] He was also named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015. [7]
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