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Dr. Larson received her B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from New York University. She is currently Visiting Scholar at Rice University's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, where she served as inaugural Director. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation, among other national and international organizations. She has cultivated her work as a Fellow with the Center for Ethics at Harvard Law School, the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University's Graduate School of Education. Her scholarship on innovation is complemented with active teaching, and she been fortunate to work with learners at diverse stages of their careers.