Maggie Frye

Margaret Frye uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate how shared cultural ideals and expectations shape outcomes during young adulthood, with a particular focus on family formation and schooling. Most of Frye's research has focused on sub-Saharan Africa, with several projects in Malawi and Uganda as well as a number of studies that use data from dozens of African countries to learn about how unequally distributed educational opportunities shape cultural norms and behaviors. Frye recently completed a longitudinal data collection project in Kampala, Uganda, examining changing understandings of status resulting from Uganda’s simultaneous expansion of university education and contraction of formal employment opportunities.