جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Sarah Iversonمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Racial Inequality
• Organizational Sociology
• Ethnography
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Sarah Iverson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at American University. She holds affiliations as a Global Research Fellow with the Sustainable Procurement Research Initiative at Kogod Business School and as a Faculty Affiliate with both the Antiracist Research and Policy Center and the Center for Health, Risk, and Society. She earned her Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.A. in Sociology from New York University, and a B.A. in Sociology from Smith College. Her research examines racial inequality through institutional meaning-making processes, with specific focus areas including: organizational dynamics in community health settings; racial classification in U.S. census practices; multiracial identity formation; sustainable procurement decisions; and college admissions policies post-affirmative action. Methodologically, she employs ethnographic approaches to study how institutions perpetuate or combat inequality. Her publications demonstrate consistent themes around racial disparities, organizational behavior, and social policy. Recent work explores intersections of race with college admissions, procurement practices, and census data collection, while earlier scholarship analyzed education policy, behavioral health systems, and criminal justice reforms. Awards: Outstanding Teaching Award, NYU College of Arts and Sciences (2022) Major research funding sources include: Russell Sage Foundation National Science Foundation Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Social Science Research Council Antiracist Research & Policy Center Center for Environment, Equity, and Community She currently leads the book project Reckoning with Race and maintains active collaborations through her research center affiliations. No student advisees are listed in available materials.

Andres Molinaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Educational Inequality
• Social Inequality
• School Segregation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Andres Molina is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University, specializing in educational and social inequality, school segregation, and international comparative education. He holds a PhD from Victoria University (VicMelb), a Master's in International Comparative Education from Stanford University, and a Sociology degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His interdisciplinary work combines quantitative methods with policy analysis to address systemic inequities in education systems across Chile, Australia, and the U.S. Key research focuses include the consequences of school segregation on social cohesion and institutional trust, longitudinal studies of student outcomes, and the role of education in mitigating socioeconomic disparities. He has directed programs at the MIDE UC Measurement Centre in Chile and contributed to national education policy through roles at the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research, Chile. His publications span peer-reviewed journals, books, and policy reports, emphasizing evidence-based strategies for equitable education systems. Recent work includes analyses of Chilean school segregation dynamics and evaluations of intervention programs like The Catch-Up Learning initiative for disadvantaged students. Molina has presented at global conferences such as the World Education Research Association and the Comparative and International Education Society. His expertise bridges academia, government, and non-profit sectors, fostering collaborative approaches to education reform.

Naomi Adivمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Public space
• Urban geography
• Archival research
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Naomi Adiv is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, part of the Faculty of Arts & Science. Her research focuses on public space, urban geography, archival research, and spaces of health and well-being. She explores themes such as privatization of public spaces, historical urban infrastructure, and the intersection of gender with spatial justice. Dr. Adiv’s work often intersects with critical urban theory and spatial policy analysis. Her research interests include the governance of public spaces, the role of archives in urban development, and the historical evolution of urban amenities like municipal pools. She critically examines how urban policies shape accessibility and equity in cities, particularly through the lens of race, class, and gender. Notable works include studies on user fees in public spaces, the historical geography of bathing facilities in New York City, and spatial analyses of gendered safety in public environments. Her scholarship contributes to debates on urban democracy, cultural policy, and the material conditions of urban life.

Alair MacLeanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Inequality
• Military Studies
• Social Stratification
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Alair MacLean is a Professor of Sociology at Washington State University (WSU) Vancouver, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on inequality, military service, education, and life course dynamics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2004). His work examines how structural factors shape trajectories of young adults, particularly regarding military service and higher education. He has taught courses including Globalization, Social Stratification, and Statistics for Sociology. Key research interests include cross-national comparisons of military service impacts, veteran socioeconomic attainment across generations, and the role of inequality in shaping life paths. His publications span journals like American Sociological Review and Social Problems , often addressing topics such as combat exposure, veteran integration, and historical military policies. MacLean has been on sabbatical (2020–2021) and actively contributes to teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has no listed advising roles or grants mentioned in the provided texts.

Mette Lykke Nielsenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Workplace Safety
• Youth Studies
• Platform Economy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Mette Lykke Nielsen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Learning at Aalborg University, affiliated with The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Centre for Youth Research (CeFU). Her research focuses on youth transitions, workplace safety, digital labor markets, and gender studies, with a particular emphasis on young workers’ experiences in precarious and platform-based employment. She has led multiple collaborative projects addressing occupational health risks, work environment challenges, and mental well-being among youth. Her work integrates qualitative methodologies to explore themes such as performance culture, gender inequality in education and labor markets, and the psychosocial dimensions of transitioning to adulthood. Key projects include the RADAR initiative investigating digital labor platforms and the impact of precarity on young workers. She frequently engages with media and policy circles, advocating for evidence-based approaches to youth labor market policies and workplace safety frameworks. Ms. Nielsen has published extensively on youth employment dynamics, mental health, and the interplay between digital platforms and labor conditions. She supervises doctoral research and collaborates across institutions to bridge academic insights with practical interventions in occupational health and youth development.

• Industrial and Employee Relations
• Regional Analysis and Development
• Workplace Wellbeing and Quality of Working Life

Professor Peter Fairbrother is a Professor of Management at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania. His research focuses on industrial relations, regional development, and workplace wellbeing. He holds a DPhil in Sociology from the University of Oxford (1972–1978) and a BA (Hons) in Politics from Monash University (1967–1970). Professor Fairbrother leads multiple funded projects, including investigations into housing construction productivity, palliative care workforce analysis, and disaster resilience. He has advised on policy initiatives such as the Saver Plus Impact Report and WorkCover Tasmania’s return-to-work programs. His regional studies often explore union roles in socio-economic transitions and post-disaster economic recovery. His research outputs span academic chapters, journal articles, and policy reports. Key themes include circular economy challenges, regional labor dynamics, and the future of work post-pandemic. He supervises doctoral students on topics like corporate volunteering and post-pandemic entrepreneurship in Tasmania. Education: DPhil, University of Oxford; BA (Hons), Monash University Affiliations: Tasmanian School of Business and Economics; Brotherhood of St Laurence; Palliative Care Tasmania Grants: Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), WorkCover Tasmania

Sharony A. Greenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• United States History
• Gender and Women's History
• History of Race
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Sharony A. Green is a Professor of History at the University of Alabama, where she teaches in the Department of History within the College of Arts and Sciences. She maintains her office in 226 ten Hoor Hall and can be reached at sagreen1@ua.edu or (205) 348-7100. Her office hours are Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. by Zoom appointment. Dr. Green earned her PhD from the University of Illinois in 2013. Her educational background informs her interdisciplinary approach to historical research and teaching. Professor Green's research focuses on United States History, Gender and Women's History, and the History of Race. Her work explores gender urban history, transnational connections, and black-white intimacies in antebellum America. She examines how human beings encounter one another in complicated ways across different historical contexts, with particular attention to spatial politics and racial dynamics in Miami and Alabama. Her scholarship bridges academic and public history through creative engagement with communities and historical sites. Her scholarly contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards including the Newberry Fellowship (2021), PEN Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History (2020), and the Barbara 'Penny' Kanner Prize from the Western Association of Women Historians (2016). She has also received Ford Foundation fellowships, the Educator of the Year award from the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society, and multiple dissertation and research awards. Professor Green teaches a range of courses including American Civilization to 1865 (HY 103), American Civilization since 1865 (HY 104), The Nineteenth Century City (HY 300), American Swagger (HY 306), and Antebellum America (HY 311/AAST 395). Her pedagogical approach emphasizes using local communities and historical sites as 'labs' for learning. She has secured significant grant funding for her research on Zora Neale Hurston, black Miami neighborhoods, and spatial politics in the American South. Her current projects include 'Zora Neale Hurston and the British Empire,' 'Zora Neale Hurston in Postwar Honduras,' and research on postwar spatial politics in Miami. She is also developing work related to 'The Grant Green Story' and continues to explore connections between the American South and the Bahamas, reflecting her personal heritage.

Victoria T. Fieldsمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Black women's rhetoric
• Rhetorical history
• Archival rhetorics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Victoria T. Fields is a doctoral candidate and Instructor of Record in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on Black women's rhetoric, rhetorical history, archival rhetorics, social movements, and sports, with a graduate minor in Gender and Women’s Studies. She holds a B.S. in Communication and Sport Management (Summa Cum Laude) from Eastern Michigan University and an M.A. in Communication (Rhetoric concentration) from the University of Illinois. Fields has been recognized for her teaching excellence, including the 2023 Ebony Excellence Award for Instructor of the Year and multiple listings as an 'Excellent' instructor by students. Her leadership roles include co-founding the Women of Color Section at the National Communication Association and serving as a Graduate Representative on the Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Justice Committee. Her research has been supported by prestigious grants such as the Dianne Pinderhughes Fellowship and the Humanities Without Walls Fellowship. Key publications include work on Black feminist rhetoric, transgender athlete rights, and sports sociology. She is also a 2025 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recipient, acknowledging her potential to lead transformative initiatives in higher education. Fields’ awards and honors span academic achievement, teaching excellence, and equity advocacy, including the AAC&U Future Leaders Award and recognition from the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center. Her interdisciplinary work bridges communication studies, gender studies, and social justice advocacy.

Magnus Nermoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Sociology
• Gender Studies
• Social Stratification
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Magnus Nermo is a Professor of Sociology and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. He holds a secondary affiliation with the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI). His research focuses on gender and social class stratification in Western societies, particularly occupational segregation and elite recruitment dynamics. He chairs key committees such as the Teacher Proposal Board II and SAGA (Working Group for Education at Undergraduate and Graduate Levels), emphasizing educational equity and gender equality initiatives. Current research includes longitudinal studies on occupational sex segregation in Sweden and Europe over five decades. Completed projects have examined elite mobility patterns among college graduates, the role of family ties in career trajectories, and cross-national comparisons of housework division and economic dependency. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis, often using Swedish and European datasets to explore social inequality mechanisms. Nermo’s articles address themes like gender disparities in high-prestige occupations, the interplay between self-esteem and occupational outcomes, and policy implications for work-family balance. His contributions highlight persistent gender gaps in leadership roles and the evolving nature of social stratification in modern welfare states.

María José Álvarez Rivadullaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Social Inequality
• Urban Sociology
• Public Policy
• +۷ مورد دیگر

María José Álvarez Rivadulla is a Full Professor of Sociology at the University of the Andes, Colombia, where she founded the Sociology Department. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh (2009), with earlier degrees from Uruguay’s University of the Republic. Her work focuses on social inequality, urban sociology, and public policy, particularly in Latin America. She combines quantitative and qualitative methods to study topics like residential segregation, social movements, and care policies. Research Interests: Dr. Álvarez specializes in urban marginality, social mobility in segregated societies, and the intersection of class, gender, and public policy. She has authored books such as *Política en los Márgenes* (on informal settlements in Montevideo) and *Costly Opportunities* (on social mobility barriers). Current projects include comparative analysis of Bogotá’s care policies and urban interventions like cable cars. Awards: Recipient of the Tinker Visiting Professorship (UT Austin, 2020). She serves on the editorial board of the *International Journal of Urban and Regional Research* and co-edits Springer’s *Latin American Societies* series. Recent publications explore feminist care policies, class interaction in elite universities, and urban inequality. Grants & Advising: Methodological advisor for the *Alliances for Care* project. Supervised research includes studies on Ser Pilo Paga scholarship effects, urban violence in Colombia, and middle-class dynamics in Latin America.

Bob Watrelمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Political Geography
• Cartography
• Geovisualization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bob Watrel is the Department Head and Associate Professor of Geography at South Dakota State University. His expertise lies in political geography, cartography, geovisualization, and Great Plains studies. He holds a B.S. from the University of North Dakota (1989), an M.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1993), and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2001). Research interests include electoral geography, regional political dynamics, and mapping technologies. His work analyzes spatial patterns in presidential elections, library resource disparities between religious and secular universities, and economic challenges affecting South Dakota's planning districts. He has authored multiple influential atlases on U.S. elections and contributed to studies on Bible Belt demographics and occupational gender segregation in rural regions. Watrel's publications span over three decades, demonstrating consistent focus on mapping complex social, political, and economic phenomena. His geovisualization techniques have advanced the field's understanding of spatial political behavior and regional development strategies.

• 19th-century U.S. History
• Civil War and Reconstruction
• War Trauma and Memory
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Associate Professor Frances M Clarke specializes in 19th-century U.S. history at the University of Sydney's Department of History. Her research examines the American Civil War, war trauma, childhood history, and intersections of gender/race. She teaches courses including 'A House Divided: The American Civil War', 'Race & Gender in America', and graduate seminars on war trauma. Honors include the 2024 Lincoln Prize and Grace Abbott Book Prize for Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era . Research interests focus on: Experiences of underage soldiers Gold Star Mother pilgrimages War memorialization politics Medicalization of trauma Publications analyze war's cultural impact through legal, medical, and social lenses. Collaborative projects investigate court-martial trials, military justice evolution, and post-war social reconstruction. Supervised over 40 honors students and 10 doctoral candidates studying war memory, gender, and social justice.

Joanna Sikoraمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Educational Inequalities
• Social Stratification
• Sociology of the Family
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Joanna Sikora is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the School of Sociology, Australian National University (ANU). She holds a Magister Socjologii from Wrocław University and a Ph.D. from ANU. Her research focuses on educational inequalities, social stratification, and gender dynamics in STEM, with a particular emphasis on adolescent career expectations and the role of cultural capital. She employs quantitative methods, leveraging large-scale datasets such as PISA and LSAY, and has advised international organizations like the OECD and European Commission. Education: Magister Socjologii, Wrocław University Ph.D., Australian National University Research Interests: Dr. Sikora’s work examines educational disparities through the lens of class, gender, and ethnicity. Key areas include: Educational inequalities and social mobility Sociology of the family and cultural capital Gender segregation in STEM fields Adolescent career aspirations and outcomes Affiliations: She serves as Vice President for Oceania on the Board of Research Committee 04 (Education and Society) under the International Sociological Association. Grants & Projects: Investigated gender segregation in science education (2012–2013) Explored young Australians’ occupational ambitions (2009–2010) Collaborations: Her research spans global partnerships, addressing issues like pandemic impacts on education and gender equity in STEM.

Tess Chakkalakalمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• 19th-Century African American Literature
• American Literary History
• Slavery and Freedom Studies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Tess Chakkalakal is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies and English at Bowdoin College, where she teaches courses on 19th-century African American and American literature. Her research focuses on slavery, racial identity, and literary history, with a particular emphasis on figures like Charles W. Chesnutt and Sutton E. Griggs. She holds a PhD from York University and has authored several acclaimed books, including Novel Bondage: Slavery, Marriage, and Freedom in Nineteenth-Century America (2011), which received the Robert K. Martin Prize. Her recent work includes A Matter of Complexion: The Life and Fictions of Charles W. Chesnutt (2025) and co-hosting the award-winning podcast Dead Writers with Brock Clarke. Education: PhD (York University), MA (York University), BA (University of Toronto). Research Interests: Dr. Chakkalakal’s work bridges literary analysis and historical inquiry, exploring themes of race, gender, and freedom in 19th-century texts. She examines how authors like Chesnutt and Tourgée navigated postbellum America’s complexities, particularly through themes of marriage, abolitionism, and racial identity. Her scholarship also engages with sentimentalism, transatlantic influences, and the intersection of literature with social movements. Podcast & Media: Co-creator of the Dead Writers podcast, which blends literary criticism with historical storytelling, Dr. Chakkalakal has been featured in WUNC North Carolina Public Radio , Portland Press Herald , and Maine Home + Design . She has delivered lectures nationwide, including presentations at the Modern Language Association and American Literature Association conferences. Professional Affiliations: She serves on the Board of Directors for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and the Maine Maritime Museum, furthering her commitment to public humanities and historical preservation.

Anna K. Kingمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Psychology of public opinion and crime policy
• Political extremism causes/responses
• Ethics & bias in criminal justice
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Anna K. King is a Professor of Crime & Justice Studies at Georgian Court University, affiliated with the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education. She has held leadership roles including Graduate Program Director (2022-2024) and Department Chair (2014-2019). Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Cambridge, an M.A. in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany, and a B.A. in Psychology from Clark University. Her research focuses on public opinion and crime policy, political extremism, ethics in criminal justice, gender dynamics, and critical criminological theories. Teaching includes undergraduate courses like 'Attitudes to Crime & Punishment' and graduate offerings such as 'Understanding Terrorism.' Dr. King's publications span topics from pandemic crime impacts to cultural criminology, with notable works on terrorism and human rights approaches. Her awards include the GCU Faculty Fellowship Award (2022) and Gates Cambridge Scholarship (2002). She has contributed to media discussions on criminal justice trends and societal challenges.