Şerife Geniş

Şerife Geniş is a Professor at Aydın Adnan Menderes University, affiliated with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences under the Department of Sociology and General Sociology and Methodology. She holds a doctorate from the University of Illinois and completed her undergraduate studies in Sociology at Middle East Technical University.

• Education: Integrated Doctorate in Sociology (University of Illinois, 1997-2004), Bachelor's in Sociology (Middle East Technical University, 1989-1994)

Her research focuses on urban sociology, globalization, spatial segregation, and social inequality. Her publications analyze gated communities as mechanisms of socio-spatial exclusion, neoliberal urbanization processes, and the intersection of gender with urban rights. The 2020 article on neighborhoods as spaces of inequality highlights systemic disparities in urban planning and housing access.

While her work spans topics like demographic transformations, industrialization impacts, and diasporic community formation, she has not been explicitly linked to scientific awards in the provided texts. Her fieldwork-based studies in Gaziantep and Istanbul provide empirical insights into rural-urban transitions and privatized urban development.