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Rachel Heiman is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at The New School's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Liberal Arts Program, Interim Coordinator of the BPATS Credit for Prior Learning Program, and Core Faculty Advisor in the BPATS Program, having previously chaired the Urban Studies Program.
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A. Anthropology, 1992)
- University of Michigan (M.A. Anthropology, 1996)
- University of Michigan (Ph.D. Anthropology, 2004)
Her research examines suburban life through the lens of anthropology, focusing on intersections between habit formation, affective sentiments, and spatial configurations. Key themes include sustainable urban design, class anxieties, subject formation, and the political economy of suburban environments.
Her publications reveal a trajectory from ethnographic explorations of suburban youth and automobility to broader analyses of middle-class subjectivity and sustainable futures. Recurring keywords include suburban ethnography, neoliberalism, and spatial politics.
- ACLS Fellowship (2018-2019)
- NEH Summer Stipend (2016)
- Distinguished University Teaching Award (2010)
- Wenner-Gren Foundation Grant (2017-2018)
As an active academic, Heiman has secured multiple research grants and fellowships while maintaining teaching responsibilities. She engages in public scholarship through media commentary and book reviews.
