Chandra Russo

Chandra Russo is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Colgate University. Her academic work focuses on social movements and activism within the United States context, with particular attention to how religious frameworks intersect with political resistance.

Dr. Russo's research interests include:

• US-based grassroots activism
• Peace studies and movements
• Racial justice activism
• Transnational solidarity networks
• Christian Left activist communities
• US National Security Policy and its targets

She earned her PhD from the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara in Spring 2016. Her current research involves a comparative ethnography of three activist communities from the Christian Left that seek to imagine and enact solidarity with populations targeted by US National Security Policy.

Dr. Russo appears to have professional connections with The Center for the Study of Social Movements at the University of Notre Dame through her contributions to 'Mobilizing Ideas,' suggesting collaborative relationships between institutions in the study of social movements.