Philip Kasinitz

Philip Kasinitz is Presidential Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York's Graduate Center, where he previously chaired the doctoral program in Sociology (2001-2012, 2014-2018) and co-founded CUNY's master's program in International Migration Studies. He currently directs CUNY's Advanced Research Collaborative and serves as book review editor for Sociological Forum since 2005.

His research focuses on immigration studies, particularly examining second-generation immigrants, urban sociology, and comparative migration patterns. Kasinitz investigates how historical memory intersects with contemporary migration flows in the US and Europe, with recent attention to how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped public spaces and newcomer integration processes.

His scholarly contributions demonstrate consistent focus on immigrant integration, urban diversity, and transnational communities. The publications reflect evolving methodological approaches from large-scale comparative studies to more nuanced examinations of cultural expressions like music within migrant communities.

• American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Book Award
• Eastern Sociological Society's Mira Komarovsky Book Award (2010)
• Three-time recipient of ASA's International Migration section book award
• Eastern Sociological Society's Merit Award for career contributions (2015)
• Distinguished Career Award from ASA's International Migration Section (2022)

Kasinitz has held significant leadership roles including President of the Eastern Sociological Society (2007-2008), membership on the historical advisory committees for the Statue of Liberty Museum and Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, and consultancy with the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. His international collaborations include fellowships at the Russell Sage Foundation and Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (2021), with visiting appointments at Princeton, University of Amsterdam, Technical University of Berlin, and University of Liege as Fulbright Scholar.