Sofia Wilson

Sofia Wilson is a doctoral student in Education Policy and Developmental and Psychological Sciences at Stanford University. She is a recipient of Stanford's Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Doctoral Fellowship. Sofia received a BA in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an Ed.M in Education from Boston University. Prior to Stanford, Sofia was an Education Pioneers Impact Fellow at Start Early, an education technology leader at Clever and Newsela, and a teacher in Oakland and Boston public schools. Sofia’s research examines the causes and consequences of inequality with a particular focus on the role of place, parenting, and policy in shaping early childhood opportunities. In the SPARK Lab, Sofia supports quantitative analysis of a parental learning-related emotion socialization measure to evaluate how everyday parenting behaviors relate to child well-being and educational success. She is also examining the role of teacher beliefs and biases on child social-emotional learning outcomes, a project in partnership with San Francisco Unified School District.