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Our faculty are leading scholars with interests in sociology of religion, inequality and poverty, urban sociology, race, class and gender, global health, racial attitudes, social policy among many others.

Faculty

Sandra L. Barnes

Professor, Department Chair

sandra_barnes@brown.edu

401-863-6893

106 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Sociology of Religion, Inequality and Poverty, Urban Sociology, Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality, Black Youth Education, African American Studies
Courtney Boen

Assistant Professor

courtney_boen@brown.edu

209 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: By appointment only.

Research Interests Population Health, Social Demography, Aging and the Lifecourse, Race and Racism, Immigration, Medical Sociology
Jennifer Candipan

Assistant Professor

jennifer_candipan@brown.edu

401-863-5516

302 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:30-3:30pm and by appointment.

Research Interests Urban Sociology, Stratification, Education, Neighborhoods and Schools, Neighborhood Change, Racial/Ethnic Inequality, Spatial Analysis
Prudence Carter

Professor, Director - Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America

prudence_carter@brown.edu

401-863-6748

410 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Culture, Race, Class, and Gender, Poverty and Inequality, Sociology of Education
Nitsan Chorev

Professor

nitsan_chorev@brown.edu

401-863-1906

261 Watson Institute
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3pm - 4pm

Research Interests Global Political Economy, Global and Transnational Sociology, Development, Global Health, Comparative Historical Sociology, International Organizations, Social Theory
Julian Culver

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

julian_culver@brown.edu

210 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Racial Attitudes, Racism, Religion, Social Psychology
Derick da Silva Baum

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

derick_baum@brown.edu

304-2 Mencoff Hall

Research Interests Quantitative and Computational Methods, Social Network Analysis, Bayesian Inference, Causal Inference, Survey Methods, Social Capital
Lisa Di Carlo

Senior Lecturer, Interim Organizational Studies Track Lead Advisor

lisa_di_carlo@brown.edu

401-863-5391

404 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Public Anthropology, Innovation and Social Change, Theories of Learning, Migration and Identity, Mediterranean and US
John B. Diamond

Professor

john_b_diamond@brown.edu

401-863-2115

Annenberg

Research Interests Race, Class, Sociology of Education, Inequality, Organizations, Social Policy
John Eason

Associate Professor

john_eason@brown.edu

Watson
Gregory Elliott

Professor

gregory_elliott@brown.edu

401-863-1907

202 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 2-3pm, Thursdays 1-2pm

Research Interests Methods and Statistics, Social Psychology, The Self and Its Relation to Social Systems
Scott Frickel

Professor, Direct of Research - IBES

scott_frickel@brown.edu

401-863-2139

211 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Environment-Society Interactions, Experts and Knowledge/Ignorance, Social Movements, Social Theory, Risk and Disaster, Urbanization
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve

Associate Professor

nvancleve@brown.edu

401-863-1905

205 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 11am-12pm (outside of CIT 219), Wednesdays 9am-10am (Maxcy Hall), Fridays 11am-12pm (outside of CIT 219)
Patrick Heller

Professor

patrick_heller@brown.edu

401-863-7465

200 Maxcy Hall and 356 Watson Institute
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-4pm

Research Interests Development, Political Sociology, Comparative Political Economy, Democratization, Social Movements
José Itzigsohn

Professor

jose_itzigsohn@brown.edu

401-863-2528

203 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1:30pm

Research Interests Du Boisian Sociology, Decolonizing Sociological Theory, Racialized Modernity, Racial and Colonial Capitalism, Alternative and Solidarity Economies
Margot Jackson

Professor, Director - Population Studies and Training Center

margotj@brown.edu

401-863-3192

303 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30, Thursdays 10-11

Research Interests Stratification, Demography, Education, Health, Children and Families
Michael Kennedy

Professor

michael_kennedy@brown.edu

401-863-2524

226 Watson Institute
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-11am and 3:00-4:30pm

Research Interests Knowledge Cultural Sociology, Global and Transnational Sociology, Critical and Public Sociology, Contemplative Studies, USA, Europe and Eurasia
David Lindstrom

Director, Masters in Social Data Analytics, Professor

david_lindstrom@brown.edu

401-863-3765

201 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Demography, Migration, Reproductive Change, Latin America and Africa
John Logan

Professor

john_logan@brown.edu

401-863-2267

301 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Migration and Immigration, Family, Political Sociology
Laura López-Sanders

Assistant Professor

laura_lopez-sanders@brown.edu

401-863-2243

411 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Immigration, Race and Ethnic Relations, Inequality, Social Policy
Ananda Martin-Caughey

Assistant Professor

ananda_martin-caughey@brown.edu

401-863-9866

401 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: By appointment only.

Research Interests Inequality, Work, Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Organizations, Labor Markets
Michela Musto

Assistant Professor

michela_musto@Brown.edu

401-863-3879

407 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: By appointment only.

Research Interests Gender, Sexualities, Race and Ethnicity, Education, Children and Youth, Qualitative Methods
Josh Pacewicz

Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, AB Sociology and Organizational Studies

pacewicz@brown.edu

401-863-7599

405 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Finance, Qualitative Methods, Theory
Zhenchao Qian

Professor

zhenchao_qian@brown.edu

401-863-1656

303 Mencoff Hall, and 206 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Social Demography, Stratification, Family, Immigration, Race and Ethnicity
Emily Rauscher

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

emily_rauscher@brown.edu

401-863-2559

400 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Inequality, Education, Demography, Health
Christopher Rea

Assistant Professor

christopher_rea@brown.edu

401-863-5872

Watson 208

Research Interests Bureaucracy, Energy & Environment, Environmental Justice, Political Economy, Social Movements, Environmental Sociology, Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, Organizations, Public Policy
J. Timmons Roberts

Professor

j_timmons_roberts@brown.edu

401-863-5152

IBES
Office Hours: On sabbatical.

Research Interests Sociology of Climate Change Impacts, Causes, and Policy, International Development, Environmental Justice
Poulami Roychowdhury

Associate Professor

poulami_roychowdhury@brown.edu

401-863-1114

250 Watson
Office Hours: By appointment.

Research Interests Law, Gender, Social Movements, Political Economy of Development, Violence
Andrew Schrank

Professor

andrew_schrank@brown.edu

401-863-1977

307 Watson Institute

Research Interests Comparative Sociology: Political, Economic, Historical
Susan Short

Professor

susan_short@brown.edu

401-863-2056

112 Mencoff Hall and 204 Maxcy Hall

Research Interests Gender, Social Demography, Global Population Health, Inequality, Methods
Carrie Spearin

Senior Lecturer, Associate Director, Masters in Social Data Analytics, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sc.B. Social Analysis & Research

carrie_spearin@brown.edu

401-863-3668

207 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-2:00pm via Zoom

Research Interests Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Family Demography & Gender
Leah VanWey

Professor

leah_vanwey@brown.edu

401-863-3184

University Hall 109

Research Interests Environment and Development, Household Demography, Migration, Population and Environment
Rachel Wetts

Assistant Professor

rachel_wetts@brown.edu

401-863-6012

IBES Room 305, Maxcy Room 408
Office Hours, IBES Room 305: By appointment only.

Research Interests Political Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Race/Ethnicity, Sociology of Culture, Social Psychology, Organizational Theory, Social Theory, Computational Methods, Experimental Methods
Han Zhang

Assistant Professor

han_zhang4@brown.edu

401-863-2766‬

Watson 242
Office Hours: Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm

Research Interests Cybersecurity, Social Movements, Digital Surveillance, Computational Social Science, Statistical Methodology

Emeriti

Ann Dill

Professor Emerita of Sociology

ann_dill@brown.edu

Research Interests Nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organizations, Medical Sociology, Community-based Care
Mary Fennell

C.V. Starr Professor Emerita of Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship, Professor Emerita of Sociology

mary_fennell@brown.edu

Research Interests Sociology of Organizations, Healthcare Organizations, Professions, Health and Medical Sociology
Calvin Goldscheider

Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Ungerleider Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies
Frances Goldscheider

Professor Emerita of Sociology

frances_goldscheider@brown.edu

Research Interests Demography, Labor Force, Women's Roles, Families and Households
Paget Henry

Professor

paget_henry@brown.edu

401-863-1905

Andrew House 316

Research Interests Development, Political Sociology, Critical Theory, Caribbean Studies
Dennis Hogan

Robert E. Turner Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Population Studies and Sociology

dennis_hogan@brown.edu

Research Interests Demography, Life Course, Adolescence, Disability
David Meyer

Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Urban Studies

david_meyer@brown.edu

Research Interests Development, Economic Sociology, Urban Sociology
Dietrich Rueschemeyer

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Research Interests Sociological Theory, Comparative Historical Analysis, Development, Democracy, Social Welfare Policy
Hilary Silver

Professor Emerita of Urban Studies and Sociology

hilary_silver@brown.edu

Research Interests Urban Sociology, Housing and Social Policies, Comparative Stratification, Social Exclusion and Poverty
Mark Suchman

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

mark_suchman@brown.edu

Research Interests Sociology of Organizations, Sociology of Law, Economic Sociology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Professions, Healthcare
Michael White

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

michael_white@brown.edu

Research Interests Demography, Migration, Urban Sociology, Social Policy, Africa

Affiliate Faculty

Rosalind S. Chou

Lecturer-Department of Sociology, Kathleen Flores Women's Rugby Head Coach

rosalind_chou@brown.edu

171 Cushing St. Pembroke Field House
Kevin Escudero

Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies

kevin_escudero@brown.edu

Nicholson House (71 George St)

Research Interests Community Engagement, Comparative Ethnic Studies, Critical Refugee Studies, Immigration and Citizenship, Social Movements
Elizabeth Fussell

Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society

elizabeth_fussell@brown.edu

Research Interests Migration, Environmental Change, Disasters, Social Inequality
Kevin Mwenda

Assistant Professor (Research) of Population Studies, Director - Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

kevin_mwenda@brown.edu

Research Interests Child Undernutrition, Public Health, Spatial Demography, Spatial Epidemiology
David Rangel

Assistant Professor of Education

david_rangel@brown.edu

Research Interests Educational Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Social Stratification
Elena Shih

Assistant Professor of American Studies

elena_shih@brown.edu

401-863-2451
Prerna Singh

Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs

prerna_singh@brown.edu

401-863-6350

111 Thayer Street, Room 355
Mary Wright

Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning, Executive Director, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Professor of Practice, Sociology

mary_wright@brown.edu

401-863-1141

Research Interests Evaluation of Teaching and Learning Innovations, Measuring the Impact of Educational Development Services, Graduate Student Professional Development, Curricular Assessment of Student Learning