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Jen'nan Ghazal Read is a Professor of Sociology at Duke University with multiple cross-appointments as a Research Professor of Global Health at the Duke Global Health Institute and Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy. She is also a Faculty Research Scholar at Duke's Population Research Center. Her interdisciplinary work bridges sociology, public health, and policy studies with a focus on ethnic diversity within racial categories.
- Professor of Sociology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences (2018-Present)
- Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute (2018-Present)
- Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy (2025-Present)
- Faculty Research Scholar, Duke Population Research Center (2010-Present)
Dr. Read is an internationally renowned scholar who challenges conventional approaches to racial and ethnic categorization in health research. Her work demonstrates substantial health disparities among ethnic groups within broad racial categories like 'White,' particularly focusing on Middle Eastern Americans. She has conducted groundbreaking research showing that using non-Hispanic Whites as a reference category masks important health inequalities among White subgroups, including immigrants from different regions. Her expertise on U.S. Census categories contributed to recent revisions of federal standards for collecting race and ethnicity data.
Her publication record reveals a consistent focus on health disparities, with recent work examining immigrant health advantages among White populations, discrimination effects on mental health, and the unique health experiences of Arab Americans. Dr. Read's research spans multiple methodologies including quantitative analysis of national datasets and qualitative interviews with Muslim American women.
- Bass Chair and Bass Society of Fellows (2019)
- Howard D. Johnson Teaching Award (2020)
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year, University of Texas (1999)
Dr. Read has secured significant research funding including the 2022 Census Study Research grant, the ACCESS Arab American Research Initiative, and the Thriving after Surviving project focused on Muslim refugee students. She has been featured in major media outlets including The New York Times, NPR, and Al Jazeera English, and has presented at prestigious institutions worldwide including the National Academy of Medicine, the U.S. Census Bureau, and universities across Europe and the Middle East.
