Ken Ivy

Ivy Ken is an Associate Professor of Sociology at George Washington University (GW), holding joint appointments in the Department of Sociology and the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. Their research focuses on intersectional theory, food systems, labor rights, and state-corporate criminology. Ken is affiliated with the Global Food Institute, Equity Institute, and Africana Studies Program at GW, and has served in leadership roles within the GWU Faculty Association.

Education:

• PhD in Sociology, University of Georgia, 1999
• MA in Sociology and Certificate in Women's Studies, University of Georgia, 1995
• BA in Sociology and Business, Concordia College, 1993

Research Interests:

• Social structures and institutional arrangements
• Race, gender, and class intersections
• State-corporate complicity in food systems and labor exploitation
• The Memphis School of intersectional scholarship

Grants and Awards:

• 2024 NSF Grant: 'Food Industry in Rural Communities: Understanding Place and Labor-Related Dynamics'
• Recipient of the 2022 ASA Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award
• Fulbright Scholar Award (2015) for study in Chilean food systems
• Bender Teaching Award and Robert W. Kenny Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Teaching:

• Courses include 'Sociology of Food,' 'Race, Gender, and Class,' and 'The Sociological Imagination'
• Develops curricula integrating civic engagement and local food systems research

Future Work: Investigating rural land use in meatpacking industries and completing projects on the Memphis School's legacy in intersectional theory.