Martin Eiermann

Martin Eiermann is a Researcher in Sociology at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. His work focuses on intersections of privacy studies, child welfare policy, historical demography, and political sociology. Current research emphasizes data privacy challenges in social welfare systems, long-term health impacts of childhood maltreatment, and institutionalization of privacy norms in legal frameworks.

Recent grants include NIH-funded study on foster care health consequences (2025-2027), Russell Sage Foundation support for incarceration cost research (2024-2026), and Rockwool Foundation analysis of indigenous child welfare patterns (2023-2025). His research portfolio bridges historical analysis (e.g., 1918 pandemic racial disparities) with contemporary issues like algorithmic risk assessment in welfare systems.

Key thematic threads include: 1) Privacy's evolution from niche concern to constitutional principle 2) Structural inequities in social welfare systems 3) Methodological innovations in handling sensitive demographic data.