Alyssa Goldman

Alyssa Goldman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston College, affiliated with the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University (2020). Her research focuses on the intersection of social relationships, inequality, health, and aging, with a particular emphasis on how criminal justice system contact and neighborhood environments shape health outcomes across the life course.

Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, Cornell University (2020).

Research Interests: Social inequality, health disparities, aging and life course dynamics, social networks, criminal justice system impacts, and neighborhood effects. Her work explores topics such as incarceration’s effects on families, social network dynamics in later life, and the role of environments in health trajectories.

Publications: Recent work includes studies on urban mobility, sensory health in older adults, neighborhood conditions, and the consequences of family incarceration. Her research employs mixed-methods approaches, often leveraging national survey data and real-time tracking technologies to analyze social and health outcomes.