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Lisa A. Keister is a Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Duke University, with affiliations at the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke Network Analysis Center, and the Population Research Center. Her research bridges wealth inequality, financial markets, and social stratification, focusing on elite households, intergenerational asset transfers, and racial disparities in wealth and health outcomes.
- Ph.D., Cornell University (1997)
- M.A., Cornell University (1995)
- M.A., University of Oklahoma (1991)
Her work explores how religion, migration, and family structures influence wealth accumulation and inequality. Recent projects analyze net worth poverty's societal impacts, including food insecurity and child well-being, while comparative studies examine wealth dynamics in China and the U.S. She co-edited the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics and authored books on American wealth and business groups in transitional economies.
Key trends in her 2023-2025 articles include wealth inequality's intersection with health disparities, gender dynamics in elite finance, and cross-national comparisons of wealth portfolios. These works emphasize policy implications for economic security and stratification.
- Scientific Awards: Bass Fellow
She has secured grants for studies on inheritance, social networks, and pandemic-era economic disparities. Her courses at Duke, such as "Getting Rich: Financial Markets, Household Finance, and Wealth," reflect her expertise in stratification and economic sociology. As Faculty Research Scholar at DuPRI, she contributes to interdisciplinary projects on wealth and population dynamics.
