Waverly Duck

Waverly Duck is the North Hall Chair Endowed Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on urban marginalization, racial dynamics, and community interactions, employing ethnographic methods to analyze systemic inequalities and social justice frameworks.

Education:
Ph.D. in Sociology from Wayne State University.

Research Focus: Duck investigates the lived experiences of marginalized groups through:

• Ethnographic analysis of poverty and drug economies
• Structural racism in everyday interactions
• Community-driven solutions to systemic inequality

His work bridges criminology, health disparities, and theories of social order.

Achievements:

• C. Wright Mills Book Award Finalist (2016) for No Way Out
• Charles Horton Cooley Book Award (2021) for Tacit Racism
• North Central Sociological Association Book Award (2022)

Major Publications: Authored pivotal books dissecting racial inequities and poverty, including collaborative works on ethnomethodological studies of the Black Lives Matter movement.