ROBERT CROSNOE

About the Researcher

Rob Crosnoe is the Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also has appointments in the Population Research Center and Department of Psychology. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University and then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Carolina Population Center and the Center for Developmental Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Research Focus

Dr. Crosnoe studies the connections among education, health, and psychosocial development from childhood through young adulthood and how these connections contribute to socioeconomic and immigration-related inequalities in U.S. schools.

Research Funding and Affiliations

Dr. Crosnoe's research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, and National Institute of Justice as well as from the William T. Grant Scholars Program and the Foundation for Child Development Changing Faces of American Children Scholars Program. He is also a member of several research groups, including the NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, the Interdisciplinary Collaborative for the Study of Development in Context, and the Institute of Medicine Study Group on Young Adult Health and Safety.

Publications and Expertise

Dr. Crosnoe has published numerous papers related to learning mindsets, and his expertise includes child and adolescent development, educational inequality, health, schools and preschools, family, immigration, poverty, and socioeconomic status.

Selected Publications

• A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement
• Impact of a growth mindset intervention on key predictors of academic success in a nationally representative sample
• Social and environmental influences on motivation for learning: The relationship between childhood adversity and motivational beliefs among older children and adolescents
• Relationships between mindsets, socioeconomic status, and academic achievement
• How do Learning Environments Shape Student Mindsets?
• Peer-to-Peer Networks Increase College Attainment

Network and Projects

Dr. Crosnoe is involved in the National Mindset Study 2018-2019 and is a faculty consultant. He also leads and advises on various projects, including the Student Experience Research Network’s portfolio of research on mindsets and the learning environment, and the Mindsets & the Learning Environment Initiative.