Faculty
Expertise: Sociology of race and racism, urban sociology, Latinx sociology, whiteness studies, qualitative methods
Expertise: Gender, sexuality, transnational social movements, development, labor and labor movements, feminist theory, HIV/AIDS, ethnographic and interview methods, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Expertise: Sociology of health and illness, sociology of reproduction, critical studies of global health, science and technology studies (STS), research methods, sub-Saharan Africa
- Office Hours: Fall 2024: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am to 12:30 pm, in 102 Pearlman. The calendly link to sign up is here.
Expertise: Gender, feminist theory, sociology of families, historical sociology, networks and communities
- On sabbatical for 2023-2024 academic year
Expertise: Environmental justice, environmental sociology, spatial inequality, political economy of cities, built environment, mutual aid, quantitative methods
Expertise: Sociology of culture, mass media, consumption and marketing, urban and suburban studies, food studies
Expertise: Social theory, philosophy of social science, culture, morality, knowledge, historical methods, economic sociology
Expertise: Nationalism, ethnicity, sociology of culture, sociology of religion, political dissent, terrorism, modern European politics
Expertise: Sociology of health and illness, science and technology studies, environmental health and justice, food studies, qualitative research methods
Expertise: Sociology of education, sociology of race and ethnicity, cultural sociology, comparative and international education, urban education policy, children, youth and families, social inequality, critical theories of race, British cultural studies
Affiliated Faculty
Expertise: Sociology of religion, culture, health and medicine, immigration, gender, sexuality, organizations, research methods
Expertise: Immigration, religious and ethnic identity, nationalism, sociology of religion
Expertise: Stratification, race, political sociology
Emeriti
Expertise: Women's changing roles, sociology of the life course, social movements
Expertise: Classical and critical social theory, contemporary social theory, law and society, existential sociology
Expertise: Qualitative research methods, feminist research, Jewish women's studies, social psychology, group dynamics
Expertise: European integration, European politics and social policy, comparative industrial relations, and sociology of advanced capitalist societies
Expertise: Political sociology, community and civic democracy, organizations, public policy for democracy, work
In Memoriam
The Sociology Department mourns Professor Peter Conrad's passing on March 3rd, 2024 .
A full tribute to Peter is available online.
Expertise: Medical sociology, deviance, qualitative research methods
The Sociology Department mourns Professor Gordon Fellman's passing on October 24, 2022 .
Expertise: Peace, conflict, and coexistence studies; empowerment, social class, Marx and Freud, psychoanalytic sociology, masculinities, Israeli-Palestinian confrontation