Alexander Adames is an Assistant Professor of Sociology, an affiliate of the Population Studies Center, and Faculty Associate at The Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics. He is a sociologist and social demographer who primarily examines the drivers and consequences of economic stratification within the United States. Broadly speaking, his research agenda focuses on examining factors associated with variation in wealth, income, and labor market outcomes over the life course and across familial generations. In a separate line of research, Adames investigates the factors associated with romantic desirability in the context of online dating.