Steven J. Gold

Steven J. Gold is a Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University's College of Social Science. His research focuses on international migration, ethnic economies, and visual sociology.

• Authored/co-authored eight books including The Israeli Diaspora (2002) and Ethnic Economies (with Ivan Light)
• Cooley Award recipient (2007) and Thomas-Znaniecki Award winner (2003)
• Chaired 22 PhD dissertations and published over 150 academic works
• Visiting Scholar at University of Amsterdam and University of Osnabrück (2014)