About

Joe Sageman is a postdoctoral researcher in sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on how social inequality and public policies shape education systems. His book project, under contract with the University of Chicago Press, explains how urban high schools prepare students differently for college, career, and adulthood. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University in 2025 and is a former high school math teacher and basketball coach. He uses a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and has published his work in peer-reviewed journals including Social Problems, Sociological Inquiry, and Rural Sociology.