Samuel Fishman

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2019
M.A., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015
B.A., Sociology and History, Hope College, 2013

Biography

Sam Fishman completed his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019. His research focuses on economic stratification and population health, using a variety of quantitative research methods. This research has been published in research outlets such as the American Journal of Sociology, Social Science Research, Research in Stratification and Social Mobility, and Demographic Research. Dr. Fishman's academic research examines intergenerational and early life determinants of education and how education impacts health, finances, and attitudes, beliefs, and practices. Current topics of interest include economic stratification among Asian Americans, intergenerational determinants of distrust in science and scientists, and the role of college selectivity in stratification.

Recent Publications

Fishman, Samuel H., Jerry Z. Park, and Michael Ervin. 2025. “Extending the Strategic Adaptation Framework: The Children of Immigrants’ Pursuit of Postsecondary STEM Education.” Social Science Research 128:103157.

Fishman, Samuel H. 2025. “Parental Contextual Education and Educational Mobility among the Children of Asian American Immigrants.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 101059.

Fishman, Samuel H. 2025. “Occupational Status and Health in Early Midlife.” Population Research and Policy Review 44(1):4.

Fishman, Samuel H., and Laura Upenieks. 2025. “Education, Religious Attendance, and Precursors to Deaths of Despair in the United States.” Journal of Religion and Health 1–22.