Department of Sociology and Criminology

Professional Bio

Katerina Bodovski is Professor of Education in the Department of Education Policy Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests lie in the intersection of sociology of education and childhood, and comparative international education. Using the lens of cultural and emotional capital, she’s studying how family environment and parental practices shape various children’s outcomes, both academic and non-academic. She is the author of two books, “Across Three Continents: Reflections on Immigration, Education, and Personal Survival” (Peter Lang Publishing, 2015) and “Childhood and Education in the United States and Russia: Sociological and Comparative Perspectives” (Emerald Group Publishing, 2019).