H. Jacob Carlson

H. Jacob Carlson is an Assistant Professor at Kean University in the Department of Political, Social and Cultural Sciences. His research focuses on urban and political sociology, particularly examining how metropolitan processes perpetuate social inequality and how institutional reforms can mitigate these disparities.

• PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BA, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

His work analyzes racial residential segregation, gentrification, displacement, and the provision of social goods through government and movement initiatives. He co-authored the proposal for a Social Housing Development Authority and has published in top journals like Demography, City & Community, and Political Behavior.

Carlson teaches courses in Social Statistics, Data Analysis and Management, and Introduction to Sociology.