Joseph L. Boselovic
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Office:
2071C
Phone:
(757) 221-5245
Email:
[[jlboselovic]]
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Areas of Expertise:
Sociology of Education, School Choice, School Segregation, Parenting, Social Class and Race, Housing, Qualitative Methods
Profile
Joseph L. Boselovic is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Center for the Study of Education, Democracy & Justice. Dr. Boselovic is a sociologist of education who uses qualitative and experimental methods to explore the intersections of schooling, housing and parenting. His research program is centered on understanding how parents choose schools and the social forces shaping contemporary school segregation.
Education
Ph.D. in Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
M.S.Ed. in Education, Culture, and Society, University of Pennsylvania
B.A. in English, William & Mary
Activities and Honors
Spencer Foundation, Small Education Grant (2026)
George Peabody Scholar in Sociology of Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
Peer Co-Teaching Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Selected Publications
DeLuca, S., Papageorge, N.W., & Boselovic, J.L. (2024). Exploring the trade-off between surviving and thriving: Heterogeneous responses to adversity and disruptive events among disadvantaged Black youth. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 10(1), 103-131. DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2024.10.1.05.
DeLuca, S., Papageorge, N.W., Boselovic, J.L., Gershenson, S., Gray, A., Nerenberg, K.M., Sausedo, J., & Young, A. (2021). “When anything can happen”: Anticipated adversity and postsecondary decision-making. National Bureau of Economic Research, WP 29472.
Mirón, L., Beabout, B.R., & Boselovic, J.L. (Eds.) (2015). Only in New Orleans: School Choice and Equity Post-Hurricane Katrina. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.