Faculty by Field of Study

ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS

Kenneth Bollen	Political Sociology, Social Change, Quantitative Methodology
Guang Guo	Quantitative Methodology, Stratification/Mobility, Education
Philip Morgan	Social Demography, Sociology of the Family, Research Methods
Francois Nielsen	Stratification/Mobility, Comparative Sociology/Macrosociology, Quantitative Methodology

COMPARATIVE/HISTORICAL

Kenneth Andrews	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex
Neal Caren	Social Movements, Environmental Justice, Political Sociology, Urban Politics
Charles Kurzman	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Theory
Margarita Mooney	Migration, Religion, Latin America/Caribbean, Higher Education

CULTURE

Chrisopher Bail (starts 2013)	Cultural Sociology, Political Sociology, Ethnicity, Emotions
Judith Blau	Cultural Sociology, Social Organizations: Formal and Complex, Occupations/Professions
Margarita Mooney	Migration, Religion, Latin America/Caribbean, Higher Education
Andrew Perrin	Political Sociology, Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Theory

FAMILY

Kathleen Harris	Demography, Family, Stratification/Mobility
Philip Morgan	Social Demography, Sociology of the Family, Research Methods
Lisa Pearce	Religion, Family, Demography
Peter Uhlenberg	Demography, Family, Aging/Social Gerontology

FERTILITY, MORTALITY, AND POPULATION GROWTH

Yong Cai	Social Demography, Sociology of Health, Chinese Society, Comparative Historical Sociology, Social Change, Research Methodology
Kathleen Harris	Demography, Family, Stratification/Mobility
Philip Morgan	Social Demography, Sociology of the Family, Research Methods
Peter Uhlenberg	Demography, Family, Aging/Social Gerontology
Yang Yang	Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

GENDER

Jacqueline Hagan	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Sherryl Kleinman	Social Psychology, Emotions, Gender

HEALTH AND ILLNESS/MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

Yong Cai	Social Demography, Sociology of Health, Chinese Society, Comparative Historical Sociology, Social Change, Research Methodology
Gail Henderson	Global Health Inequality and Research Ethics
Victor Marshall	Aging, Health, Life Course
Liana Richardson	Social Stratification of Health; Intersectionality (race/class/gender); Life Course and Aging; Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Michael Shanahan	Children and Youth, Social Psychology, Life Course Studies
Yang Yang	Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

LIFE COURSE & AGING

Victor Marshall	Aging, Health, Life Course
Liana Richardson	Social Stratification of Health; Intersectionality (race/class/gender); Life Course and Aging; Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Michael Shanahan	Children and Youth, Social Psychology, Life Course Studies
Peter Uhlenberg	Demography, Family, Aging/Social Gerontology
Yang Yang	Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

MIGRATION, RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY AND POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Judith Blau	Cultural Sociology, Social Organizations: Formal and Complex, Occupations/Professions
Jacqueline Hagan	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Laura López-Sanders (starts 2013)	International Migration, Race and Ethnic Relations, Social Inequality, Work and Organizations, Economic Sociology, Ethnography
Ted Mouw	Economy and Society, Demography, Stratification/Mobility
Margarita Mooney	Migration, Religion, Latin America/Caribbean, Higher Education

ORGANIZATIONS

Howard Aldrich	Social Organizations—Formal/Complex, Occupations/Professions, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations
Kenneth Andrews	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex
Arne Kalleberg	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex
Catherine Zimmer	Quantitative Methodology, Organizations—Formal/Complex, Work and Labor Markets; Associate Professor, Adjunct Sociology faculty, Research Associate with Odum Institute for Research in Social Science.

Howard Aldrich

Social Organizations—Formal/Complex, Occupations/Professions, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations

Kenneth Andrews

Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex

Arne Kalleberg

Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex

Catherine Zimmer

Quantitative Methodology, Organizations—Formal/Complex, Work and Labor Markets; Associate Professor, Adjunct Sociology faculty, Research Associate with Odum Institute for Research in Social Science.

POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY OF THE STATE

Kenneth Andrews	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex
Christopher Bail (starts 2013)	Cultural Sociology, Political Sociology, Ethnicity, Emotions
Kenneth Bollen	Political Sociology, Social Change, Quantitative Methodology
Charles Kurzman	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Theory
Andrew Perrin	Political Sociology, Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Theory

RACE & ETHNICITY

Judith Blau	Cultural Sociology, Social Organizations: Formal and Complex, Occupations/Professions
Jacqueline Hagan	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Laura López-Sanders (starts 2013)	International Migration, Race and Ethnic Relations, Social Inequality, Work and Organizations, Economic Sociology, Ethnography
Ted Mouw	Economy and Society, Demography, Stratification/Mobility
Anthony Perez	Race & Ethnic identity, Stratification, Social Demography, Inequality, Quantitative Methods
Karolyn Tyson	Education, Qualitative Methodology, Social Psychology

RELIGION

Jacqueline Hagan	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Charles Kurzman	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Margarita Mooney	Migration, Religion, Latin America/Caribbean, Higher Education
Lisa Pearce	Religion, Family, Demography

MOVEMENTS/COLLECTIVE ACTION

Kenneth Andrews	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex
Christopher Bail (starts 2013)	Cultural Sociology, Political Sociology, Ethnicity, Emotions
Neal Caren	Social Movements, Environmental Justice, Political Sociology, Urban Politics
Charles Kurzman	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Francois Nielsen	Stratification/Mobility, Comparative Sociology/Macrosociology, Quantitative Methodology

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY/MICRO/EMOTIONS

Sherryl Kleinman	Social Psychology, Emotions, Gender
Victor Marshall	Aging, Health, Life Course
Michael Shanahan	Children and Youth, Social Psychology, Life Course Studies

SOCIETY & GENETICS

Guang Guo	Quantitative Methodology, Stratification/Mobility, Education
Francois Nielsen	Stratification/Mobility, Comparative Sociology/Macrosociology, Quantitative Methodology
Michael Shanahan	Children and Youth, Social Psychology, Life Course Studies

STRATIFICATION (including inequality based on race, ethnicity, and gender)

Guang Guo	Quantitative Methodology, Stratification/Mobility, Education
Laura Lopez-Sanders (starts 2013)	International Migration, Race and Ethnic Relations, Social Inequality, Work and Organizations, Economic Sociology, Ethnography
Ted Mouw	Economy and Society, Demography, Stratification/Mobility
Francois Nielsen	Stratification/Mobility, Comparative Sociology/Macrosociology, Quantitative Methodology
Anthony Perez	Race & Ethnic identity, Stratification, Social Demography, Inequality, Quantitative Methods

THEORY

Judith Blau	Cultural Sociology, Social Organizations: Formal and Complex, Occupations/Professions
Charles Kurzman	Migration and Immigration, Stratification/Mobility, Religion
Andrew Perrin	Political Sociology, Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Theory

WORK, OCCUPATIONS, AND LABOR MARKETS

Arne Kalleberg	Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations—Formal/Complex
Victor Marshall	Aging, Health, Life Course
Ted Mouw	Economy and Society, Demography, Stratification/Mobility