Thomas Calkins

Thomas Calkins is a faculty member in the Sociology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research focuses on urban sociology, cultural consumption, and the impact of racial segregation on retail landscapes. He has contributed extensively to studies on music retail dynamics and urban inequality, particularly through his work analyzing record store distribution in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit from 1970 to 2010.

• Email: tcalkins@uwm.edu
• Email: thomascalkinsiii@gmail.com

His most recent article (2019) examines how segregation shapes the retail landscape, using historical data and regression analysis to track shifts in music consumption patterns. Keywords include urban sociology, racial segregation, and cultural consumption trends.