Drew Messamore

Drew Messamore will join the University of Washington Department of Sociology as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2024. He is completing his PhD at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also earned his BA in Sociology. He holds an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. His research focuses on rental landlording formalization, urban housing movements addressing inequality, and computational methods in social science.

Education:

• PhD in Philosophy and Sociology (expected Spring 2024), University of Texas at Austin
• MA in Social Sciences, University of Chicago
• BA in Sociology, University of Texas at Austin

Research emphasizes quantitative analysis of urban housing systems and grassroots responses to inequality. His work appears in journals like Social Problems, Urban Studies, and Socius. Current projects explore landlord behavior and spatial inequality dynamics.

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