Sociology

Lauren McDonald - Recent Publications

Journal Articles

McDonald, Lauren E. and Karen Morgaine. Forthcoming. “Progressive and Conservative “Freedom” through the Lens of FOX and MSNBC.” SAGE Open.

McDonald, Lauren E. 2014. “Think Tanks and the Media: How the Conservative Movement Gained Entry Into the Education Policy Arena.” Educational Policy 28(6): 845-880.

McDonald, Lauren E. 2013. “In Their Own Words: U.S. Think Tank ‘Experts’ and the Framing of Education Policy Debates.” Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies 11(3): 1-28.

McDonald, Lauren E. 1997. “Boston Public School White Enrollment Decline: White Flight or Demographic Factors.” Equity and Excellence in Education 30(3): 21-30.

Other Publications

McDonald, Lauren E. 2008. “Think Tanks.” Encyclopedia of Social Problems. New York: Sage Publications.

McDonald, Lauren E. 2005. (Book Review). “Unfit Subjects: Educational Policy and the Teen Mother,” by Wanda S. Pillow in Contemporary Sociology 34(3): 319-320.

Recent Conference Presentations

McDonald, Lauren E. 2013. “In Their Own Words: U.S. Think Tank ‘Experts’ and the Framing of Education Policy Debates.” Presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Conference (New York, NY).

McDonald, Lauren E. 2012. “Progressive and Conservative “Freedom” through the Lens of FOX and MSNBC.” Presented at the Eastern Sociology Society Conference (New York, NY).

McDonald, Lauren E. 2010. “Defining Americana: How high profile political TV talk show hosts use patriotism and fear to frame Health Care and Immigration Policy Debates.” Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Conference (Oakland, CA).

McDonald, Lauren E. 2009. “Think Tanks, Education Policy and the Parameters of Ideological Debate.” Presented at the Eastern Sociological Association Conference (Baltimore, MD).