Department of Sociology
Faculty
Faculty
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Sandra L. Barnes
ProfessorMaxcy HallResearch Interests Sociology of Religion, Inequality and Poverty, Urban Sociology, Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality, Black Youth Education, African American Studies -
Courtney Boen
Assistant Professor209 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
302 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: By appointment only.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 America410 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: By appointmentResearch Interests Culture, Race, Class, and Gender, Poverty and Inequality, Sociology of Education -
Nitsan Chorev
261 Watson Institute
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3pm - 4pmResearch Interests Global Political Economy, Global and Transnational Sociology, Development, Global Health, Comparative Historical Sociology, International Organizations, Social Theory -
Julian Culver
Post-Doctoral Research Associate210 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Racial Attitudes, Racism, Religion, Social Psychology -
Derick da Silva Baum
Post-Doctoral Research Associate304-2 Mencoff HallResearch 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 Advisor404 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Public Anthropology, Innovation and Social Change, Theories of Learning, Migration and Identity, Mediterranean and US -
John B. Diamond
AnnenbergResearch Interests Race, Class, Sociology of Education, Inequality, Organizations, Social Policy -
John Eason
Associate ProfessorWatson -
Gregory Elliott
202 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 2-3pm, Thursdays 1-2pmResearch Interests Methods and Statistics, Social Psychology, The Self and Its Relation to Social Systems -
Scott Frickel
211 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Environment-Society Interactions, Experts and Knowledge/Ignorance, Social Movements, Social Theory, Risk and Disaster, Urbanization -
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve
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
200 Maxcy Hall and 356 Watson Institute
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-5pm at 200 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Development, Political Sociology, Comparative Political Economy, Democratization, Social Movements -
José Itzigsohn
203 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:30-5:45pm via Zoom, Fridays 3:15-4:30pm at 203 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Du Boisian Sociology, Decolonizing Sociological Theory, Racialized Modernity, Racial and Colonial Capitalism, Alternative and Solidarity Economies -
Margot Jackson
303 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:45-10:45am by appointmentResearch Interests Stratification, Demography, Education, Health, Children and Families -
Michael Kennedy
226 Watson Institute
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-11am and 3:00-4:30pmResearch Interests Knowledge Cultural Sociology, Global and Transnational Sociology, Critical and Public Sociology, Contemplative Studies, USA, Europe and Eurasia -
David Lindstrom
201 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Demography, Migration, Reproductive Change, Latin America and Africa -
John Logan
301 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Urban Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Migration and Immigration, Family, Political Sociology -
Laura López-Sanders
411 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Immigration, Race and Ethnic Relations, Inequality, Social Policy -
Ananda Martin-Caughey
401 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: By appointment only.Research Interests Inequality, Work, Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Organizations, Labor Markets -
Michela Musto
407 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-5pm by appointmentResearch Interests Gender, Sexualities, Race and Ethnicity, Education, Children and Youth, Qualitative Methods -
Josh Pacewicz
Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, AB Sociology and Organizational Studies405 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, Urban Sociology, Sociology of Finance, Qualitative Methods, Theory -
Zhenchao Qian
303 Mencoff Hall, and 206 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Social Demography, Stratification, Family, Immigration, Race and Ethnicity -
Emily Rauscher
400 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Inequality, Education, Demography, Health -
Christopher Rea
Watson 208Research Interests Bureaucracy, Energy & Environment, Environmental Justice, Political Economy, Social Movements, Environmental Sociology, Political Sociology, Economic Sociology, Organizations, Public Policy -
J. Timmons Roberts
IBES
Office Hours: On sabbatical.Research Interests Sociology of Climate Change Impacts, Causes, and Policy, International Development, Environmental Justice -
Poulami Roychowdhury
250 Watson
Office Hours: By appointment.Research Interests Law, Gender, Social Movements, Political Economy of Development, Violence -
Andrew Schrank
307 Watson InstituteResearch Interests Comparative Sociology: Political, Economic, Historical -
Susan Short
112 Mencoff Hall and 204 Maxcy HallResearch Interests Gender, Social Demography, Global Population Health, Inequality, Methods -
Kerry Smith
Interim Department Chair, Professor of HistoryMaxcy Hall -
Carrie Spearin
Senior Lecturer, Associate Director, Masters in Social Data Analytics, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sc.B. Social Analysis & Research207 Maxcy Hall
Office Hours: Mondays 12:00-2:00pm via Zoom
Research Interests Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Family Demography & Gender -
Leah VanWey
University Hall 109Research Interests Environment and Development, Household Demography, Migration, Population and Environment -
Rachel Wetts
IBES Room 305, Maxcy Room 408
Office Hours: IBES Room 305: Thursdays 10:30-11:30am (drop-in) and Thursdays 11:30am-12:30pm (by appointment)Research Interests Political Sociology, Environmental Sociology, Race/Ethnicity, Sociology of Culture, Social Psychology, Organizational Theory, Social Theory, Computational Methods, Experimental Methods -
Han Zhang
Watson 242
Office Hours: Thursdays 1:30-3:30pmResearch Interests Cybersecurity, Social Movements, Digital Surveillance, Computational Social Science, Statistical Methodology
Emeriti
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Ann Dill
Professor Emerita of SociologyResearch 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 SociologyResearch 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 SociologyResearch Interests Demography, Labor Force, Women's Roles, Families and Households -
Paget Henry
Andrew House 316Research Interests Development, Political Sociology, Critical Theory, Caribbean Studies -
Dennis Hogan
Robert E. Turner Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Population Studies and SociologyResearch Interests Demography, Life Course, Adolescence, Disability -
David Meyer
Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Urban StudiesResearch Interests Development, Economic Sociology, Urban Sociology -
Dietrich Rueschemeyer
Professor Emeritus of SociologyResearch Interests Sociological Theory, Comparative Historical Analysis, Development, Democracy, Social Welfare Policy -
Hilary Silver
Professor Emerita of Urban Studies and SociologyResearch Interests Urban Sociology, Housing and Social Policies, Comparative Stratification, Social Exclusion and Poverty -
Mark Suchman
Professor Emeritus of SociologyResearch Interests Sociology of Organizations, Sociology of Law, Economic Sociology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Professions, Healthcare -
Michael White
Professor Emeritus of SociologyResearch Interests Demography, Migration, Urban Sociology, Social Policy, Africa
Affiliate Faculty
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Richard Baldoz
Associate Professor of American StudiesResearch Interests Immigration Policy, Immigration and Citizenship, American Empire -
Rosalind S. Chou
Lecturer-Department of Sociology, Kathleen Flores Women's Rugby Head Coach171 Cushing St. Pembroke Field House -
Kevin Escudero
Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic StudiesNicholson 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 SocietyResearch Interests Migration, Environmental Change, Disasters, Social Inequality -
Kevin Mwenda
Associate Professor (Research) of Population Studies, Director - Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)Research Interests Child Undernutrition, Public Health, Spatial Demography, Spatial Epidemiology -
David Rangel
Assistant Professor of EducationResearch Interests Educational Inequality, Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Social Stratification -
Prerna Singh
Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs111 Thayer Street, Room 355