David Nibert

David Nibert is a Professor of Sociology at Wittenberg University. He specializes in the historical and contemporary entanglement of human and animal oppression, teaching courses on animals and society, global injustice, sociology of law, and social stratification. His activism background includes tenant organizing and community work focused on preventing violence against marginalized groups.

• B.A. in Social Science, Ohio State University (1975)
• M.A. in Sociology, Ohio State University (1977)
• Ph.D. in Sociology, Ohio State University (1984)

Nibert’s research intersects sociology, animal rights, and environmental justice, emphasizing the impacts of capitalism on human and animal communities. He has authored and edited influential works such as Animal Oppression and Human Violence, Animal Oppression and Capitalism (a two-volume set), and Animal Rights/Human Rights.

His awards include the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Scholarship Award (2005, 2013) and the Critical Animal Studies Institute’s Tilikum Award (2013). Nibert co-organized the Animals and Society section of the American Sociological Association and has been featured on platforms like Alternative Radio and the New York Times for his scholarship-activism.

Scientific Awards:
• Distinguished Scholarship Award (2005, 2013)
• Tilikum Award (2013)