She is a specialist in the role of education in social mobility. Bukodi received her Master of Arts in Economics and Sociology (1992) and Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (2002) from Budapest University of Technology and Economics. She was a Max Weber Fellow of the European University Institute 2006-2007.
Bukodi is a member of the British Sociological Association, the Industry Standard Architecture Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility, and the Hungarian Sociological Association. She is a member of the editorial board of Work, Employment and Society and a reviewer for the European Sociological Review and American Sociological Review.
