Amy Stuart Wells

Amy Stuart Wells is a Professor of Sociology and Education, and the Coordinator of Policy Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research and writing has focused broadly on issues of race and education andmore specifically on educational policies, such as school desegregation, school choice, charter schools, andtracking, and how they shape and constrain opportunities for students of color. She is the recipient of several honors and awards, including a 2001-02 Fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation's Scholars Program; the 2000 Julius & Rosa Sachs Lecturer, Teachers College-Columbia University; and the 2000 AERA Early Career Award for Programmatic Research.

Educational Background

• Prof Wells Columbia University, Teachers College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D., Sociology of Education, 1991.
• Boston University, College of Communications, M.S., Journalism, 1986.
• Southern Methodist University, Dedman College, B.A., English, 1984.

Scholarly Interests

Educational policy. Race and education. Charter schools. School desegregation. School choice policy.