Shamus Rahman Khan

Shamus Khan is the Willard Thorp Professor of Sociology and American Studies at Princeton University, specializing in cultural sociology, inequality, and gender. His research includes landmark studies on elite education and sexual violence.

Research spans ethnographic analysis of institutional power, cultural capital, and sexual assault dynamics. Publications like Sexual Citizens and work on SHIFT (Sexual Health Initiative) inform policy debates on campus safety.

Awards include Columbia's Presidential Teaching Award and the Zetterberg Prize. Khan also contributes to public discourse through The New Yorker and Time Magazine.