Molly M. King

Molly M. King is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Santa Clara University, where she has taught since 2019. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from Stanford University and a B.A. in Biology from Reed College.

• Research focuses on knowledge inequalities and their implications for scientific careers, factual knowledge, and climate change among people with disabilities.
• Teaching includes Qualitative Methods, Sociology of Gender, and Climate Justice.

Her research combines statistical and computational methods to analyze how demographic characteristics influence knowledge production. Key works include studies on:

• Gender disparities in scientific collaboration networks (Scientometrics, 2023)
• Demographics of social science authorship (Social Currents, 2023)
• Critical realist model of disability climate justice (2021)
• Disability inclusion in climate resilience (360, 2024)

She collaborates with undergraduate researchers and co-authored Nature Careers column on algorithmic demographic prediction (2023). She received the Bernard Hubbard S.J. Creative Collaboration Award for involving students in research.

Her Disability Climate Justice website (2024) synthesizes research, resources, and interviews to center disability perspectives in climate justice movements. Key findings emphasize:

• Societal barriers disable climate resilience
• Disabled individuals leverage planning expertise for emergencies
• Institutional responsibility for disaster preparedness is critical