Faculty by Field of Study

ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS

Kenneth Bollen Structural equation models; Measurement; Quantitative methods for longitudinal data, Population and Health.
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.
Philip Morgan Advanced Quantitative Methods; Family; Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Francois Nielsen Inequality, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methods
Kate Weisshaar Gender; Family; Inequality; Quantitative methodology
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

COMPARATIVE/HISTORICAL

Kenneth Andrews Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Environment
Neal Caren Social Movements, Environmental Justice, Political Sociology, Political Engagement, and Urban Politics
Glen H. Elder, Jr. Life Course, Family, Social Psychology, Comparative and Historical.
Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies

CULTURE

Mosi Ifatunji Race, Culture, Biology and Social Stratification
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Philip Morgan Advanced Quantitative Methods; Family; Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth
Andrew Perrin Political Sociology, Culture, Social Theory, Work and Occupations, Health

FAMILY

Glen H. Elder, Jr. Life Course, Family, Social Psychology, Comparative and Historical.
Jacqueline Hagan International Migration between Latin America and the United States, Migration and Human Rights, Religion, Social Justice and Migration, International Migration and Labor Markets
Kathleen M Harris Social Demography, Poverty, Family, Public Policy.
Philip Morgan Advanced Quantitative Methods; Family; Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth
Lisa Pearce Family, Demography, Religion
Kate Weisshaar Gender; Family; Inequality; Quantitative methodology

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
Kathleen M Harris Social Demography, Poverty, Family, Public Policy.
Robert Hummer Demography; Population Health; Aging and the Life Course
Philip Morgan Advanced Quantitative Methods; Family; Fertility, Mortality, and Population Growth
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

GENDER

Jacqueline Hagan International Migration between Latin America and the United States, Migration and Human Rights, Religion, Social Justice and Migration, International Migration and Labor Markets
Sherryl Kleinman Symbolic Interaction, Social Psychology, Qualitative Research, Sociology of Emotions, Race, Class and Gender
Lisa Pearce Family, Demography, Religion
Kate Weisshaar Gender; Family; Inequality; Quantitative methodology

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
Kathleen M Harris Social Demography, Poverty, Family, Public Policy.
Gail Henderson Global Health Inequality and Research Ethics
Robert Hummer Demography; Population Health; Aging and the Life Course
Victor Marshall Aging, Health, Life Course
Andrew Perrin Political Sociology, Culture, Social Theory, Work and Occupations, Health
Liana Richardson Social stratification of health; Intersectionality (race/class/gender); Life course and aging; Qualitative and quantitative methods
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

LIFE COURSE & AGING

Glen H. Elder, Jr. Life Course, Family, Social Psychology, Comparative and Historical.
Barbara Entwisle Social Demography, Migration, Life Course, Quantitative Methods, Population and Environment
Robert Hummer Demography; Population Health; Aging and the Life Course
Victor Marshall Aging, Health, Life Course
Lisa Pearce Family, Demography, Religion
Liana Richardson Social stratification of health; Intersectionality (race/class/gender); Life course and aging; Qualitative and quantitative methods
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
Jacqueline Hagan International Migration between Latin America and the United States, Migration and Human Rights, Religion, Social Justice and Migration, International Migration and Labor Markets
Mosi Ifatunji Race, Culture, Biology and Social Stratification
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology

ORGANIZATIONS

Howard Aldrich Evolutionary Social Science; Entrepreneurship; Organizations, Occupations, and Work; Economic Sociology; Inequality
Kenneth Andrews Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Environment
Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
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 Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Environment
Kenneth Bollen Structural equation models; Measurement; Quantitative methods for longitudinal data, Population and Health.
Neal Caren Social Movements, Environmental Justice, Political Sociology, Political Engagement, and Urban Politics
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Andrew Perrin Political Sociology, Culture, Social Theory, Work and Occupations, Health
John D. Stephens Comparative politics and political economy, with area foci on Europe, the Antipodes, Latin America, and the Caribbean

RACE & ETHNICITY

Kenneth Andrews Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Environment
Jacqueline Hagan International Migration between Latin America and the United States, Migration and Human Rights, Religion, Social Justice and Migration, International Migration and Labor Markets
Mosi Ifatunji Race, Culture, Biology and Social Stratification
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Anthony Perez Race & Ethnic identity, Stratification, Social Demography, Inequality, Quantitative Methods
Karolyn Tyson Education, Social Psychology, Qualitative methods

RELIGION

Jacqueline Hagan International Migration between Latin America and the United States, Migration and Human Rights, Religion, Social Justice and Migration, International Migration and Labor Markets
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Lisa Pearce Family, Demography, Religion

MOVEMENTS/COLLECTIVE ACTION

Kenneth Andrews Social Movements, Political Sociology, Organizations, Race and Ethnicity, Environment
Neal Caren Social Movements, Environmental Justice, Political Sociology, Political Engagement, and Urban Politics
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Francois Nielsen Inequality, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methods

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY/MICRO/EMOTIONS

Sherryl Kleinman Symbolic Interaction, Social Psychology, Qualitative Research, Sociology of Emotions, Race, Class and Gender

SOCIETY & GENETICS

Guang Guo Statistical methods and the intersection between the social sciences and genomics.
Kathleen M Harris Social Demography, Poverty, Family, Public Policy.
Francois Nielsen Inequality, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methods
Yang Claire Yang Demography, Medical Sociology, Health and Aging, and Quantitative Methodology

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

Guang Guo Statistical methods and the intersection between the social sciences and genomics.
Mosi Ifatunji Race, Culture, Biology and Social Stratification
Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology
Francois Nielsen Inequality, Social Stratification, Quantitative Methods
Anthony Perez Race & Ethnic identity, Stratification, Social Demography, Inequality, Quantitative Methods
Kate Weisshaar Gender; Family; Inequality; Quantitative methodology

THEORY

Mosi Ifatunji Race, Culture, Biology and Social Stratification
Charles Kurzman Political Sociology, Social Movements, Middle East and Islamic studies
Andrew Perrin Political Sociology, Culture, Social Theory, Work and Occupations, Health

WORK, OCCUPATIONS, AND LABOR MARKETS

Arne Kalleberg Work, Organizations and Occupations, Social Stratification, Economy and Society, Comparative
Ted Mouw Demography, Social Stratification, Economic Sociology