Joshua Klugman, Ph.D. (expected August 2007), is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Temple University, with an appointment in Psychology, where he teaches graduate statistics courses. 

His dissertation examines the role of place in generating inequalities in educational opportunities.  The first part of his dissertation studied competition among school districts over school resources (namely, spending and AP subjects) and how this competition promotes resource inequalities between districts and communities.  The second part examines the role of high school resources in students’ chances of applying to, and enrolling at, selection colleges.  

His current research interests build on his dissertation findings.  First, he is exploring how social class affects high school students’ utilization of school resources in their attempts to gain admission to selective colleges.  Second, he is examining the political and economic factors that explain why some states have more equitable financing systems than others.   Third, he is interested in the diffusion and expansion of Advanced Placement courses that occurred in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s.