faculty

Angela Aidala

Associate Research Scientist of Sociomedical Sciences

Department: Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health

Phone: +1 212 305 7023

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 503, 722 W 168th Street

Dr. Aidala is Co-Principal Director and Study Director of the Community Health Advisory & Information Network (CHAIN) Project, an ongoing study of persons living with HIV or at high risk of infection in New York City. CHAIN is conducted in... more

Karen Barkey

Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies

kb7@columbia.edu

Department: Sociology

Phone: +1 212 854 3692

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 601C Knox

Karen Barkey is Professor of Sociology and History. She studies state centralization / decentralization, state control and social movements against states in the context of empires. In her recent work she has also explored the issue of toleration... more

Peter Bearman

Jonathan R. Cole Professor of Sociology

psb17@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 3094

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 814 International Affairs Building

Deborah Becher

Assistant Professor

(Barnard)

dbecher@barnard.edu

Department: Sociology, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 851 9480

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 329 Milbank

Debbie is currently revising her dissertation, Valuing Property: Eminent Domain for Urban Redevelopment, Philadelphia 1992-2007, for publication as a book about legitimacy of government investment in private markets. The exceptional act of... more

Courtney Bender

Associate Professor

cb337@columbia.edu

http://www.columbia.edu/~cb337

Department: Religion

Phone: +1 212 851 4134

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 103, 80 Claremont Avenue

Courtney Bender is an associate professor of Religion at Columbia University. An ethnographer and qualitative sociologist, Bender's primary research fields are the sociology of religion and culture, social theory, and North American religious... more

Elizabeth Bernstein

Associate Professor

(Barnard)

ebernste@barnard.edu

http://sociology.barnard.edu/profiles/elizabeth-bernstein

Department: Sociology, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 854 3039

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 332B Milbank

Elizabeth Bernstein, Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Sociology, joined the faculty of Barnard in September, 2002. Her teaching includes such courses as Gender and Power in Transnational Perspective; The Sociology of Gender;... more

Yinon Cohen

Yerushalmi Professor of Israel and Jewish Studies

Chair

yc2444@columbia.edu

http://www.columbia.edu/~yc2444/

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 615 Knox

Yinon Cohen's research focuses on international migration, social stratification and labor markets. His recent research has examined the effects of labor market processes on the selectivity and socioeconomic assimilation of immigrants. ... more

Jonathan R. Cole

John Mitchell Mason Professor of the University and Provost Emeritus of the University and Dean Emeritus of Faculties

jrc5@columbia.edu

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/univprof/jcole/index.html

Phone: +1 212 854 1132

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 820 Jerome Greene Hall

Jonathan R. Cole is currently John Mitchell Mason Professor of the University and Provost and Dean of Faculties, Emeritus at Columbia University. For fourteen years, from 1989 to 2003, he was Provost and Dean of Faculties of Columbia University -... more

Thomas A. DiPrete

Giddings Professor of Sociology

tad61@columbia.edu

Department: Sociology

Phone: +1 212 851 9281

Room: 601B Knox

Gil Eyal

Professor

ge2027@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 4272

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 714 Knox

Gil Eyal's work deals with sociology of expertise, intellectuals and knowledge, in particular as it relates to broader political processes and to the interstitial spaces between fields. In two early books he has dealt with the transition from... more

Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson

Professor

ppf1@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 5622

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 609 Knox

Priscilla Ferguson's work ranges from analysis of the literary field in France to studies of the post-revolutionary French novel through explorations of an emerging national culture in France over the 19th century. Her most recent book,... more

Herbert J. Gans

hjg1@columbia.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 605 Knox

Herbert J Gans has replaced full time teaching with full time writing, but continues to teach the now 40 year old Field Methods course. He still writes about poverty and antipoverty policy, urban issues, the news media, and race and ethnicity,... more

Todd Gitlin

Professor

tgitlin@columbia.edu

http://toddgitlin.net/

Department: School of Journalism

Phone: +1 212 854 8124

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 201F Journalism

Todd Gitlin, an American writer, sociologist, communications scholar, novelist, poet, and not very private intellectual, is the author of fourteen books, including, most recently (with Liel Leibovitz), The Chosen Peoples: America,... more

Serban Iorga

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 616 Knox

Şerban Iorga is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, and a Director of Health Economics and Outcomes Research at OptumInsight. He specializes in causal inference and statistical modeling in and design of prospective and... more

Areas of Specialty: Causal inference and statistical modeling pharmaco-socio-economic, Health and well-being outcomes research

Christel Kesler

Assistant Professor

(Barnard)

ckesler@barnard.edu

Department: Sociology, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 851 9481

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 330 Milbank

Professor Christel Kesler joined the Barnard faculty in 2010. Prior to this, she held a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Oxford. Kesler's research focuses on cross-national comparisons of social inequality, and... more

Shamus Khan

Assistant Professor

sk2905@columbia.edu

http://web.mac.com/shamuskhan/iWeb/Site/Home.html

Phone: +1 212 854 2489

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 617 Knox

Shamus Khan is an assistant professor in the department of sociology. He was the inaugural scholar in residence at ISERP and directs the culture in the social sciences group, the business and politics group, and the elite research network. Khan is... more

Bruce Kogut

Sanford C Bernstein & Co Professor of Leadership and Ethics

(Business)

bruce.kogut@columbia.edu

http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/bkogut/

Department: Columbia Business School

Phone: +1 212 854 9050

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 706 Uris Hall

Bruce Kogut is the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Professor of Leadership and Ethics and director of the Sanford C. Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School. He received his PhD from the MIT Sloan School of Management... more

Peter Levin

Assistant Professor

(Barnard)

PLEVIN@barnard.edu

Department: Sociology, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 854 2868

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: Milbank 331

Peter Levin, Assistant Professor of Sociology, joined the Barnard faculty in January 2004. Professor Peter Levin's main field of study is economic sociology, with a focus on work and gender identities. He has taught such courses as... more

Bruce G. Link

bgl1@columbia.edu

http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/our-faculty/profile?uni=bgl1

Department: Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health

Phone: +1 212 305 4547

Yao Lu

Assistant Professor

yao.lu@columbia.edu

http://sites.google.com/site/yl2479/

Phone: +1 212 854 5442

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 614 Knox

Research Lu’s research areas include social demography and social stratification. She is particularly interested in examining causes and consequences of migration and immigration, and how migration intersects with socioeconomic and health... more

Denise Milstein

Lecturer in Discipline

MA Advisor

dm531@columbia.edu

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 706 Knox

Denise Milstein received her B.A. in Political Science and Latin American Studies from Brown University, and her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University. Her work develops a relational, historically grounded perspective on the dynamics of art... more

Debra Minkoff

Professor

(Barnard)

DMINKOFF@barnard.edu

http://sociology.barnard.edu/profiles/debra-minkoff

Department: Sociology, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 854 2279

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 332D Milbank

Debra Minkoff is Professor and Chair of Sociology at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her work explores the ecological and institutional dynamics of contemporary American social movements and political organizations. She has... more

Alondra Nelson

Associate Professor

alondra.nelson@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 851 7081

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 606 Knox

Alondra Nelson is Associate Professor of Sociology and holds an appointment in the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWaG). Her areas of specialization include race and ethnicity in the U.S.; gender and kinship; socio-historical studies... more

Aaron Pallas

Professor

amp155@columbia.edu

Department: Teachers College

Phone: +1 212 678 8119

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 464 Grace Dodge

Aaron Pallas is Professor of Sociology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has also taught at Johns Hopkins University, Michigan State University, and Northwestern University, and served as a statistician at the... more

Jo C. Phelan

Associate Professor

jcp13@columbia.edu

http://cupop.columbia.edu/node/190

Department: Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health

Phone: +1 212 305 0406

Office Hours: By appointment

Professor Phelan has addressed inequalities in physical and mental health; particularly those based on socioeconomic status, gender, and stigmatized statuses such as homelessness and mental illness. Her work locates the creation and perpetuation... more

Jonathan Rieder

Professor

(Barnard)

JRieder@barnard.edu

Department: Sociology, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 854 4359

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 322C Milbank

Jonathan Rieder, Professor of Sociology, joined the faculty of Barnard College in 1990 and chaired the department from 1990 through 2003. In addition to his teaching in the Department of Sociology, Professor Rieder directs Barnard’s... more

Emmanuelle Saada

Associate Professor

es2593@columbia.edu

Department: French and Francophone Studies

Phone: +1 212 854 3691

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 504 Philosophy Hall

Emmanuelle Saada joined the Department of French and Romance Philology at Columbia University in 2006. She received her academic training in France, first at the École Normale Supérieure in sociology and history and later at the... more

Saskia Sassen

Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology

sjs2@columbia.edu

Saskia Sassen

Phone: +1 212 854 0790

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 713 Knox

Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Co-Chairs The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University. Her recent books are Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages (Princeton University Press 2008... more

Michael Schudson

Professor

ms3035@columbia.edu

Department: School of Journalism

Phone: +1 212 854 8277

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 201D Journalism

Michael Schudson grew up in Milwaukee, Wisc. He received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard. He taught at the University of Chicago from 1976 to 1980 and at the University of California, San Diego from 1980... more

Carla Shedd

Assistant Professor

cs2613@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 2456

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 606 Knox

Carla Shedd is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Columbia University. Shedd received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in June 2006 and her A.B. in Economics and African American Studies from Smith College... more

Allan A. Silver

as35@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 917 293 5606

Allan Silver is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1963, 1961, and 1954, respectively. He began teaching at Columbia in 1964, and has also taught at... more

Michael Sobel

Professor

mes105@columbia.edu

Department: Statistics

Phone: +1 212 851 2135

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 1008 School of Social Work

Michael Sobel's statistical research has focused on causal inference, models for categorical data, and structural equation models. His substantive research has been primarily in the area of social stratification. more

Seymour Spilerman

Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Social Sciences (in Sociomedical Sciences)

ss50@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 4273

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 613 Knox

Seymour Spilerman is the Julian C. Levi Professor of Social Sciences and Director of the Center for the Study of Wealth and Inequality. His research has examined the structure of work careers in corporate settings, focusing on the ways that... more

David Stark

Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology and International Affairs

dcs36@columbia.edu

http://www.thesenseofdissonance.com/

Phone: +1 212 854 3972

Office Hours: Wednesdays 4:15-6:15

Room: 701C Knox

David Stark is Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Columbia University where he is Chair of the Department of Sociology and also directs the Center on Organizational Innovation. His most recent book, The Sense... more

Julien Teitler

Associate Professor

jot8@columbia.edu

http://cupop.columbia.edu/people/julien-teitler

Department: School of Social Work

Phone: +1 212 851 2376

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 712 School of Social Work

Julien Teitler is Associate Professor of Social Work and Sociology and Director of the Columbia University Social Indicators Survey Center. Teitler’s research focuses on the effects of social environments and policies on families and... more

Ion Bogdan Vasi

Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs

bv2125@columbia.edu

http://www.columbia.edu/~bv2125/

Department: School of International & Public Affairs

Phone: +1 212 854 5717

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 1407 International Affairs Building

Ion Bogdan Vasi received his PhD in Sociology from Cornell University (2005), his MA in Sociology from Central European University (1998), and his BA in Sociology from the University of Bucharest (1997). His major areas of interest are... more

Diane Vaughan

Professor

dv2146@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 0074

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 715 Knox

Diane Vaughan received her Ph.D. in Sociology, Ohio State University, 1979, and taught at Boston College from 1984 to 2005. During this time, she was awarded fellowships at Yale (1979-82), Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford (1986-87),... more

Sudhir Venkatesh

Williams B. Ransford Professor of Sociology

sv185@columbia.edu

http://www.sudhirvenkatesh.org

Phone: +1 212 854 4281

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 611 Knox

Sudhir Venkatesh is William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology, and the Committee on Global Thought, at Columbia University in the City of New York. His most recent book is Gang Leader for a Day(Penguin Press). Gang Leader received a Best Book... more

Christopher Weiss

Lecturer in Discipline

cw2036@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 7559

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 811 International Affairs Building

Weiss’ past research has been concentrated around two inter-related themes. First is the issue of how institutions shape children’s and adolescents’ development. Second is how family structures and parenting shape youth... more

Amy Stuart Wells

Professor

asw86@columbia.edu

Department: Teachers College

Phone: +1 212 678 4042

Office Hours: By appointment

Amy Stuart Wells is a Professor of Sociology and Education, and the Coordinator of Policy Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research and writing has focused broadly on issues of race and education and more specifically on... more

Harrison C. White

hcw2@columbia.edu

Phone: +1 212 854 4115

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 708 Knox

Harrison C. White has published both field studies and mathematical analyses of business firms and market operation. He is a founder of the joint doctoral program between sociology, psychology, and the business school at Harvard University and... more

Josh Whitford

Associate Professor

Director of Graduate Studies

jw2212@columbia.edu

http://www.joshwhitford.org

Department: Sociology

Phone: +1 212 854 3593

Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-4

Room: 618 Knox

Josh Whitford’s interests include economic and organizational sociology, comparative political economy, economic geography and pragmatist social theory. His research focuses on the social, political and institutional implications of... more

Guobin Yang

Associate Professor

(Barnard)

gy2112@columbia.edu

http://bc.barnard.columbia.edu/~gyang/

Department: Asian/Middle Eastern Cultures, Barnard College

Phone: +1 212 854 2125

Office Hours: By appointment

Room: 321A Milbank

Guobin Yang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures and the Department of Sociology at Barnard College, Columbia University. He is also a faculty in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Department... more

Harriet Zuckerman