Vandeen Campbell
About
Vandeen Campbell is an Assistant Research Professor and Associate Director at the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies and the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University – Newark. With a focus on equitable educational outcomes for youth, Campbell’s research interests include school improvement, STEM pathways, career and technical education (CTE), dual enrollment, college access and success, and parental engagement. Her current projects include the New Jersey Education Equity Project and the Newark To & Through Project.
Dr. Campbell holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Graduate Center of CUNY, a master’s degree in Sociology – Applied Statistics and Social Research from Queens College, CUNY, and a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Education from York College, CUNY.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
Publications:
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Equal access to stem pathways? A closer look at science course taking trends in New Jersey’s high schools , Campbell, V. A. , 2022 Click here to read the report
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A study of ESSER I COVID-19 relief funding in New Jersey: Baseline, use of funds, and early outcomes , Campbell, V. A., Payne, C. M., Cooner, E. A., Foley, K., Weber, M., Kang, I., Anderson, C., & Gwathney, A., 2022
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Disparities in high-leverage mathematics course-taking in New Jersey, 2016-2020 , Kim, E. C. & Campbell, V. A., 2023 Click here to read the report
ISGRJ Project: Understanding Disparities in Bilingual Education Services in the State of New Jersey
This new project, awarded in February 2025, will investigate the landscape of bilingual education services in the State of New Jersey and the extent to which multilingual learners (MLs) attending K-8th grade are appropriately and equitably served according to the New Jersey bilingual education code (N.J.A.C. 6A:15). The study contributes to furthering the empirical literature on bilingual education policy by analyzing the appropriateness of the level of service across K-8th grade public schools that serve MLs in NJ.