Papers

2023

Alvero, A. (2023) “Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Machine Learning with Textual Data” (Forthcoming, The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning) Preprint

Alvero, A., Peña, C., Moore, A., Barron, C., Steele, L., Eberle, S., Botham, C. “Winning a competitive research award decreases time to degree in bioscience PhD programs, but not for everyone” (Revise and resubmit) Preprint

Alvero, A., Luquñeo, L., antonio, a., Pearman, F. “Social Influences on Textual Production: Intersectionality, Geospatiality, and College Admissions Essays” Preprint

2022

Alvero, A., Pattichis, R., (2022) “Linguistic and Cultural Strategies: Identification and Analysis of Spanish Language Usage in College Admissions Essays”
(Under review) Preprint

Alvero, A., Pal, J., Moussavian, M., (2022) “Linguistic, Cultural, and Narrative Stratification: Computational and Human Readings of Transfer Admissions Essays.”
Journal of Computational Social Science Paper Code/data PDF

Giebel, S., Alvero, A., Gebre-Medhin, B., antonio, a. (2022) “Signaled or Surpressed? How Gender Informs Undergraduate Applications in Biology and Engineering”
Socius Paper Code/data

Tena-Meza, S., Suzara, M., Alvero, A. (2022) “Coding with Purpose: Learning AI in Rural California.”
ACM Transactions on Computing Education Paper PDF

Gebre-Medhin, B., Giebel S., Alvero, A., antonio, a., Domingue, B., Stevens, M. (2022) “Merit for All: Application Essays and the Ritual Production of Merit in US Selective Admissions.”
Poetics Paper

Alvero, A.*, Giebel, S.*, Pearman, F. (2022) “Income & Campus Disparities Among Hispanic-Identifying UC Applicants: Implications for Hispanic Serving Institution Designation.”
(Under review, * denotes equal co-authorship) Preprint

2021

Alvero, A., Giebel, S., Gebre-Medhin, B., antonio, a., Stevens, M., Domingue, B. (2021) “Essay Content and Style are Strongly Related to Household Income and SAT Scores: Evidence from 60,000 Undergraduate Applications.”
Science Advances Paper Code/data

2020

Arthurs, N., Alvero, A. (2020) “Whose Truth is the “Ground Truth”? College Admissions Essays and Bias in Word Vector Evaluation Methods.” Proceedings of the 13^th International Conference on Educational Data Mining 2020 Paper Video presentation

Alvero, A., Arthurs, N., antonio, a., Domingue, B., Gebre-Medhin, B., Giebel, S., Stevens, M. (2020) “AI and Holistic Review: Informing Human Reading in College Admissions.” Proceedings of the AI, Ethics, and Society 2020 Paper