Lincoln Quillian

Lincoln Quillian is Chair and Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University, holding the Gordon S. Fulcher Professorship of Decision-Making. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1997 and previously taught at the University of Wisconsin. His research focuses on racial discrimination, residential segregation, urban sociology, and quantitative methods. Key projects include a meta-analysis of global hiring discrimination and analyses of residential mobility patterns.

• Education: Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University (1997)
• Research Interests: Racial discrimination, urban inequality, quantitative methods, and policy impacts on housing and labor markets.

His work combines experimental and observational approaches to address systemic inequities. Recent publications examine persistent racial discrimination in hiring and housing across countries and time. He teaches advanced statistical methods and urban sociology courses.

At Northwestern, Quillian chairs the IPR’s Neighborhoods and Community Safety program, emphasizing policy-relevant research. His findings inform debates on segregation, economic inequality, and anti-discrimination policies.