Amy Lutz

• 2024 Fall
  • SOC 760 SOC 800: Sociology of Immigration and Immigrant Incorporation
• 2024 Spring
  • SOC 499 Honors Capstone Project
• 2023 Fall
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC/WGS 281 Sociology of Families
• 2023 Spring
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC/WGS 281 Sociology of Families
• 2022 Fall
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC/WGS 281 Sociology of Families
• 2022 Spring
  • SOC/WGS 248 Racial and Ethnic Inequalities

Amy Lutz is an associate professor of sociology, chair of the Social Science Ph.D. Program and a senior research associate in the Center for Policy Research. She conducts research on children of immigrants, race ethnicity and educational inequalities.

Lutz is currently working on a project that examines the educational and early labor market outcomes among children of immigrants in France and the United States. She is also working on a collaborative project on the relationship between families and schools and the role of social class on educationally relevant parenting practices.

Additionally, she is working on a project that aims to determine how different affirmative action contexts have impacted different racial-ethnic groups’ enrollment and completion of degrees at selective colleges and universities.

Amy received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Albany in 2002.

"Immigrants and Children of Immigrants in the US Military", Sponsored by Russell Sage Foundation.

"RAPID: Working and Teaching from Home in New York State amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic", Sponsored by National Science Foundation.

"Parenting and Schooling in Diverse Families", Sponsored by Russell Sage Foundation.

"Access to Selective Colleges in the Pre- and Post-Gutter Eras among Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Groups", Sponsored by National Science Foundation.

"An Intersectional Analysis of the Female Postsecondary Advantage: Gender, Race and College Selectivity: Doctoral Dissertation", Sponsored by National Science Foundation.

• Books
  • Children and Youths' Migration in a Global Landscape: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. A. L., McCallum, D., Tu, S. and Lutz, A. C. (eds.) Emerald.
  • Bennett, P. R., Lutz, A. C. and Jayaram, L., Parenting in Privilege or Peril: How Social Inequality Enables or Derails the American Dream. .
• Journal Articles
  • Lutz, A. C., Abdelhady, D., "Working-Class Children of Mexican Immigrants in Dallas, Texas." City and Communit, 2020.
  • Lutz, A. C., "Biliteracy and the Educational Achievement of Latino High School Students." International Journal of Education and Social Sciences , 2016.
  • Lutz, A. C., Jayaram, L., "Getting the Homework Done: Social Class and Parents’ Relationship to Homework." International Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2015.
• Book Chapters
  • Tu, S., Lutz, A. C., "Children and Youths’ Migration in a Global Landscape: Lessons Learned and Future Directions." In Children and Youths’ Migration in a Global Landscape: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. , 2022.
  • Lutz, A. C., Lee, S. C. and Bokayev, B., "Mothers of Disabled Children Faced Numerous Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic." In Population Health Research Brief Series. , 2022.
  • Lutz, A. C., "Immigrants Have Always Belonged in the U.S. Military." The Huffington Post, 2017.
  • Lutz, A. C., "University Completion among Children of Immigrants." IN Unequal Attainments: Ethnic Educational Inequalities in Ten Western Countries, 2014.
  • Alba, R., Silberman, R., Abdelhady, D., Brinbaum, Y. and Lutz, A. C., "How Similar Educational Inequalities Are Constructed in Two Different Systems, France and the U.S., and Why They Lead to Disparate Labor-Market Outcomes." IN The Children of Immigrants at School: A Comparative Look at Integration in the United States and Western Europe, 2013.
  • Lutz, A. C., "Race-Ethnicity and Immigration Status in the U.S. Military." chapter in Life Course Perspectives in Military Service, 2013.
  • Lutz, A. C., Jayaram, L., "Keeping Active, Keeping Safe: A Look at Participation in Structured Activities among Working-Class and Middle-Class Families." Poverty & Race, 2008.
• Articles
  • Lutz, A. C., Lee, S. C. and Bokayev, B., "Intensive Mothering in the Time of Coronavirus." In Journal of Social Issues. , 2023.
  • B., P. and Lutz, A. C., Bans and Signals: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Applications to Elite Public Colleges in States With and Without Affirmative Action. Harvard Educational Review, 2022.
  • A., D. and Lutz, A. C., "Perceptions of Success among the Children of Immigrants in the United States, France and Germany." In Ethnicities. , 2022.
  • Lutz, A. C., Bennett, P. R. and Wang, R., "State Bans on Affirmative Action and Talent Loss among Blacks and Latinos in the United States." In Ethnic Studies Review. , 2020.
  • Lutz, A. C., Bennett, R. and Wang, R., "How Affirmative Action Context Shapes Collegiate Outcomes at America’s Selective Colleges and Universities." In Journal of Law and Social Policy. , 2019.
  • Yingyi, M., Lutz, A. C., "Jumping on the STEM Train: Differences in High School Math and STEM College Degree Attainment between Children of Immigrants and Natives in the United States." Research in the Sociology of Education , 2018.
  • Lutz, A. C., Bennett, P. R. and Wang, R., "Mismatch and Academic Performance at America’s Selective Colleges and Universities." Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2018.

Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, "What’s At Stake for Colleges and Students in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s 2023 Affirmative Action Decision" (August 30, 2023)

Lutz, A. C., London, A. S., annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, "Who Joined the Military in the Post-9/11 Era" (August 19, 2023)

Mexican Student Association, Syracuse University, "Affirmative Action: Where do we go from here?" (March 23, 2023)

Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, "Author Meets Critics Session: Parenting in Privilege or Peril: How Social Inequality Enables or Derails the American Dream" (February 25, 2023)

Lutz, A. C., Abdelhady, D., Citizenship Across Borders: New Forms in a Post-national World, University of Strasbourg/Syracuse University, "Lived Citizenship among the Children of North African Immigrants" (October 21, 2022)

Lutz, A. C., Bokayev, B., S. C., annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, "After The Bell: Managing Children’s Free Time During Covid-19" (August, 2022)

Lutz, A. C., Vesselinov, E., Freeman, L., the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, "Oh, the Places You’ll Go: Neighborhood Economic Diversity and Children’s Educational Outcomes in New York City" (August, 2020)

Lutz, A. C., Abdelhady, D., The 14th Conference of the European Sociological Association, "Perceptions of Educational Inequality among the Children of Immigrants in Three Systems" (August 20, 2019 - August 23, 2019)

Lutz, A. C., Abdelhady, D., the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, "Perceptions of Social Mobility among the Children of Immigrants in the United States, France, and Germany" (August, 2019)

Lutz, A. C., Bennett, P. R., Jayaram, L., the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, "Social Class in the Context of School Choice: Parents’ Participation in the High School Application Process" (August, 2019)

Russell Sage Foundation (2012 - 2013)