Assistant Instructional Professor About Karlyn Gorski Karlyn Gorski is an Assistant Instructional Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Her research concerns adolescents’ experiences of schooling, and learning experiences across the official and unofficial curriculum. She draws on intensive ethnographic research to explore how youth navigate the formal and informal structures of schooling. Karlyn received a PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago, where she completed an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. Her research has been featured in the American Journal of Education, Sociological Forum, and Youth & Society. She is a recipient of the 2022 Wayne C. Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the Best Graduate Student Paper Prize for the Educational Problems section of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (2022), and the Best Graduate Student Paper Prize for the Sociology of Education section of the American Sociological Association (2020). She holds an MA in Sociology from the University of Chicago (2018) and a BA in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago (2014). Contact Information gorski@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States