Research

Dr. Gold's recent work has included using social network analysis to study the diffusion of gender equity ideas in U.S. higher education institutions (HEIs) through 20 years of the NSF ADVANCE program, and intervieweing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) professionals in international universities for a cross-national study on meritocracy and equity work. As a recent ARC Virtual Visiting Scholar, she conducted a meta-analysis about equity workers in universities. She is also working on several projects using the Evaluating Equity in Faculty Recruitment database, including a computational text analysis that identifies engaged scholars in faculty application materials, and a network analysis of faculty applicants and hiring committee members using co-author and citation data. As a mixed-methods researcher, she uses computational text and network analysis, quantitative statistical methods, and qualitative interviews to better understand gender and racial inequities in science and academic institutions.