Her research explores inequalities related to race, class, gender and sexuality in the context of social institutions, particularly education. Dr. Cooper Stoll's first book, "Race and Gender in the Classroom: Teachers, Privilege, and Enduring Social Inequalities," explores the paradoxes of education, race, and gender, as she follows eighteen teachers carrying out their roles as educators in an era of “post-racial” and “post-gender” politics. "Race and Gender in the Classroom" was awarded the 2015 American Sociological Association Section on Race, Gender, and Class Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award.