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Dept of Sociology
Dept of South and Southeast Asian Studies
feminist theory, gender, masculinity, middle-class, social movements, South and Southeast Asian studies, relations between dominant subaltern groups in India, women¹s movements in India
Cihan Tugal Cihan Tugal
Dept of Sociology
political sociology, social movements, religion, Islam and the Middle East, culture, poverty and class, social theory, ethnography
headshot of Ann Swidler Ann Swidler
Dept of Sociology
religion, culture, Africa, AIDS, political sociology, theory, development, NGOs, public impact research/scholarship, community-engaged research / scholarship, research practice partnership, community-based research partnerships, social justice research
Yan Long Yan Long
Dept of Sociology
globalization, social movements, authoritarian politics, international development, organizations, public health, technology
Jennifer Johnson-Hanks Jennifer Johnson-Hanks
Dept of Demography
Dept of Sociology
culture, population, social action, intentions, Africa, gender, fertility, marriage
Elliot Turiel Elliot Turiel
School of Education
development, education, cognition, human development, development of social judgments and action, the development of moral reasoning, children’s conceptions of authority, rules in school settings, culture and social development
Coye Cheshire Coye Cheshire
School of Information
sociology, trust, social media, social psychology, misinformation, disinformation, social networks, collective action, social exchange, information exchange, social incentives, reputation, internet research, online research, online behavior, human-computer interaction, data science, biosensors, virtual reality
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Dept of African American Studies
Dept of Ethnic Studies
School of Law
Civil rights and civil liberties, structural racialization, racial justice and regionalism, concentrated poverty and urban sprawl, opportunity based housing, voting rights, affirmative action in the United States, South Africa and Brazil, racial and ethnic identity, spirituality and social justice, needs of citizens in a democratic society
Heather Haveman Heather Haveman
Dept of Sociology
Haas School of Business
organizations, economic sociology, entrepreneurship, China, careers and social mobility, gender, social history
Andrew Scharlach Andrew Scharlach
School of Social Welfare
aging, social welfare, family issues, aging-friendly communities, long-term care policies
A photo of Keltner teaching Dacher Keltner
Dept of Psychology
culture, conflict, behavior, love, psychology, emotion, social interaction, individual differences in emotion, negotiation, embarrassment, desire, juvenile delinquency, laughter, anger, social perception, negotiating morality
Daniel Aldana Cohen Daniel Aldana Cohen
Dept of Sociology
politics of climate change, political economy, social inequality, urban studies, Latin America
headshot of Ted Miguel Edward Miguel
Dept of Economics
Africa, education, development economics, human capital, health, ethnic divisions, social capital, civil conflict, war, pre-analysis plans, water
Marianne Constable Marianne Constable
Dept of Rhetoric
law and language, legal rhetoric and philosophy, social and political thought, Anglo-American legal history, continental philosophy, law and society
Emily Ozer Emily Ozer
School of Public Health
participatory research, community-engaged research / scholarship, mental health, public health, health and social behavior, clinical and community psychology, adolescent development, school-based health promotion
headshot of Laura Sterponi Laura Sterponi
School of Education
neurodiversity, discourse analysis, autistic communication, doctor-patient interaction
headshot of Justin Luong with greenery in background Justin Luong
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
ecological restoration, rangeland ecology and management, California climate change, physiological plant ecology
headshot of Gautam Rao Gautam Rao
Dept of Economics
Haas School of Business
economics of mental health, developing countries
Alastair Iles Alastair Iles
Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management
chemicals policy and politics, sustainable food systems, environmental STS, sustainability transitions, sustainability learning and societal change
man with light colored hair dressed in suit jacket Paul Gertler
Dept of Demography
Haas School of Business
School of Public Health
health economics, public health, health care financing, economic development, industrial organizaition
Zoé Hamstead Zoé Hamstead
Dept of City & Regional Planning
environmental planning, climate planning, sustainability and resilience, environmental and climate justice, geographic and spatial analysis, urban policy and political economy, global environmental governance, community engagement
Jake Kosek Jake Kosek
Dept of Geography
cultural politics of nature and difference, cultural geography, Science and Technology studies, critical race theory, critical cartography, biopolitics, human and the non-human, environmental politics
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