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Faculty by Field of Study

ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS

Kenneth Bollen Structural equation models; Measurement; Quantitative methods for longitudinal data, Population and Health.
Scott Duxbury Computational Social Science, Criminology, Social Networks, the Sociology of Punishment, Media and Technology, Quantitative Methods, Race and Racism, and Public Opinion
Barbara Entwisle Social Demography, Migration, Life Course, Quantitative Methods, Population and Environment
Guang Guo Statistical methods and the intersection between the social sciences and genomics
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

COMPARATIVE/HISTORICAL

Neal Caren Social Movements, Computational Social Science
Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies

FAMILY

Regina Baker Poverty and Inequality, Social Stratification, Family, Racism/Racial Inequality, Social Policy
Karen Benjamin Guzzo Fertility, Family Demography; Measurement
Kathleen Mullan Harris Social Inequality and Health, Life Course, Biodemography, Social Science Genomics
Shannon Malone Gonzalez Black Feminism, Critical Criminology, Policing/Police Violence, Sociology of Knowledge, Families, Media and Technology, Mixed Methods
Lisa Pearce Family, Adolescence and Transitions to Adulthood, Religion, and Mixed Methods Research
Jessica Su Family, Social Demography, Stratification, Life Course

FERTILITY, MORTALITY, AND POPULATION GROWTH

Kenneth Bollen Structural equation models; Measurement; Quantitative methods for longitudinal data, Population and Health.
Yong Cai Social Demography, Sociology of Health, Chinese Society, Comparative Historical Sociology, and Research Methodology
Barbara Entwisle Social Demography, Migration, Life Course, Quantitative Methods, Population and Environment
Elizabeth Frankenberg Demography, Health, Illness, Medical Sociology
Karen Benjamin Guzzo Fertility, Family Demography; Measurement
Kathleen Mullan Harris Social Inequality and Health, Life Course, Biodemography, Social Science Genomics
Robert Hummer Demography; Population Health; Aging and the Life Course
Jessica Su Family, Social Demography, Stratification, Life Course
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

GENDER

Kathleen Fitzgerald Race, White Privilege, Gender, Sexuality, Sexual Violence, Social Movements, Food Justice, Pedagogy
Taylor Hargrove Population Health; Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Skin Tone Stratification; Aging and the Life Course
Tania Jenkins Medical Sociology, Health and Illness; Work, Occupations, Labor Markets; Stratification, Gender, Ethnography
Shannon Malone Gonzalez Black Feminism, Critical Criminology, Policing/Police Violence, Sociology of Knowledge, Families, Media and Technology, Mixed Methods
Lisa Pearce Family, Adolescence and Transitions to Adulthood, Religion, and Mixed Methods Research
Lauren Valentino cultural sociology; status; poverty and wealth; discrimination; social stratification and gender, and class inequality; mixed methods

HEALTH AND ILLNESS/MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

Kenneth Bollen Structural equation models; Measurement; Quantitative methods for longitudinal data, Population and Health.
Yong Cai Social Demography, Sociology of Health, Chinese Society, Comparative Historical Sociology, and Research Methodology
Elizabeth Frankenberg Demography, Health, Illness, Medical Sociology
Taylor Hargrove Population Health; Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Skin Tone Stratification; Aging and the Life Course
Kathleen Mullan Harris Social Inequality and Health, Life Course, Biodemography, Social Science Genomics
Robert Hummer Demography; Population Health; Aging and the Life Course
Tania Jenkins Medical Sociology, Health and Illness; Work, Occupations, Labor Markets; Stratification, Gender, Ethnography
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

LIFE COURSE & AGING

Barbara Entwisle Social Demography, Migration, Life Course, Quantitative Methods, Population and Environment
Taylor Hargrove Population Health; Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Skin Tone Stratification; Aging and the Life Course
Robert Hummer Demography; Population Health; Aging and the Life Course
Lisa Pearce Family, Adolescence and Transitions to Adulthood, Religion, and Mixed Methods Research
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

MIGRATION, RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY AND POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Barbara Entwisle Social Demography, Migration, Life Course, Quantitative Methods, Population and Environment
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology

MOVEMENTS/COLLECTIVE ACTION

Neal Caren Social Movements, Computational Social Science
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies

ORGANIZATIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND WORK

Tania Jenkins Medical Sociology, Health and Illness; Work, Occupations, Labor Markets; Stratification, Gender, Ethnography
Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Alexandrea Ravenelle Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Qualitative Research, Entrepreneurship
Lauren Valentino cultural sociology; status; poverty and wealth; discrimination; social stratification and gender, and class inequality; mixed methods

POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY OF THE STATE

Kenneth Bollen Structural equation models; Measurement; Quantitative methods for longitudinal data, Population and Health.
Neal Caren Social Movements, Computational Social Science
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Lauren Valentino cultural sociology; status; poverty and wealth; discrimination; social stratification and gender, and class inequality; mixed methods

RACE & ETHNICITY

Regina Baker Poverty and Inequality, Social Stratification, Family, Racism/Racial Inequality, Social Policy
Scott Duxbury Computational Social Science, Criminology, Social Networks, the Sociology of Punishment, Media and Technology, Quantitative Methods, Race and Racism, and Public Opinion
Kathleen Fitzgerald Race, White Privilege, Gender, Sexuality, Sexual Violence, Social Movements, Food Justice, Pedagogy
Taylor Hargrove Population Health; Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Skin Tone Stratification; Aging and the Life Course
Shannon Malone Gonzalez Black Feminism, Critical Criminology, Policing/Police Violence, Sociology of Knowledge, Families, Media and Technology, Mixed Methods
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Lauren Valentino cultural sociology; status; poverty and wealth; discrimination; social stratification and gender, and class inequality; mixed methods

RELIGION

Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Lisa Pearce Family, Adolescence and Transitions to Adulthood, Religion, and Mixed Methods Research

SOCIETY & GENETICS

Guang Guo Statistical methods and the intersection between the social sciences and genomics
Kathleen Mullan Harris Social Inequality and Health, Life Course, Biodemography, Social Science Genomics
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

STRATIFICATION AND LABOR MARKET)

Regina Baker Poverty and Inequality, Social Stratification, Family, Racism/Racial Inequality, Social Policy
Guang Guo Statistical methods and the intersection between the social sciences and genomics
Taylor Hargrove Population Health; Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Skin Tone Stratification; Aging and the Life Course
Tania Jenkins Medical Sociology, Health and Illness; Work, Occupations, Labor Markets; Stratification, Gender, Ethnography
Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Alexandrea Ravenelle Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Qualitative Research, Entrepreneurship
Jessica Su Family, Social Demography, Stratification, Life Course
Lauren Valentino cultural sociology; status; poverty and wealth; discrimination; social stratification and gender, and class inequality; mixed methods

 

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The Department of Sociology
University of North Carolina
155 Hamilton (soon to be Pauli Murray*)Hall
CB #3210
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210

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Email: sociology@unc.edu                                    Phone: (919) 962-1007
Fax: (919) 962-7568

*Though the Sociology Department uses the name Pauli Murray Hall for our building, on official maps you will find it as Hamilton Hall. In July 2020, all of the departments housed in the building agreed to adopt the name Pauli Murray Hall because of Professor Hamilton’s role in shaping history for the benefit of white supremacy and Murray’s legacy of advocacy for the rights of all members of society. An official request with the Chancellor is pending. For more information, please see here.