IIANA HORWITZ

Assistant Professor, Department of Jewish Studies; Fields-Rayant Chair in Contemporary Jewish Life

Dr. Ilana Horwitz is a sociologist of religion and education who examines how people’s gender, ethnicity, race, social class, and religious upbringing shape their life. Dr. Horwitz is trained in both qualitative and quantitative research methods. In her forthcoming book, God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion’s Surprising Impact on Academic Success, Dr. Horwitz examines the surprising ways in which a religious upbringing shapes the academic lives of teens. Prior to Tulane, Dr. Horwitz was a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Center on Longevity, and she earned her PhD in Sociology of Education & Jewish Studies from Stanford University. Dr. Horwitz also earned a Masters in International Education Development from Columbia University’s Teachers College, and a Bachelors in Business Administration from Emory University. She is a former Institute for Education Sciences fellow and Wexner/Davidson fellow, and worked for several years as a management consultant and program evaluator. Ilana recently served on the Board of the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education (CASJE) and is an affiliate of the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University.