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Heather A. O'Connell is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Louisiana State University's College of Humanities & Social Sciences. She earned her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014 and completed postdoctoral work at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Her research examines racial inequality through spatial and structural lenses, with a focus on the legacy of slavery and its contemporary impacts.
Research Focus: Her work integrates race/ethnicity, migration, and spatial methods to analyze structural determinants of inequality. Key areas include:
- The historical persistence of racial hierarchies
- Spatial demography of racial disparities
- Confederate monuments as racialized artifacts
- Selective migration patterns
Publication Trends: Her articles demonstrate consistent focus on structural racism across historical and contemporary contexts, employing spatial analysis to explore slavery's legacy in shaping modern inequalities. Recent work emphasizes commemorative landscapes and collective memory.
