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Historical Sociology

Affiliated Faculty

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photo of Peter Bearman
Core Faculty

Peter Bearman

Director, Incite Institute; and Jonathan R. Cole Professor of Sociology

Research Interests

Social Network Analysis
Historical Sociology
Health & Population
Qualitative Methodology
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photo of Gil Eyal
Core Faculty

Gil Eyal

Professor of Sociology

Research Interests

Historical Sociology
Science, Knowledge, & Technology
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photo of Diane Vaughan
Faculty Emeriti

Diane Vaughan

Professor Emerita of Sociology and of International and Public Affairs

Research Interests

Cultural Sociology
Historical Sociology
Organizations
Qualitative Methodology
Science, Knowledge, & Technology
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photo of Andreas Wimmer
Core Faculty

Andreas Wimmer

Lieber Professor of Sociology and Political Philosophy, Department of Sociology

Research Interests

Historical Sociology
Political Sociology
Social Network Analysis
Cultural Sociology
Globalization
Inequality
Race, Ethnicity, & Migration

Affiliated Graduate Students

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Elizaveta Sheremet

PhD Student

Research Interests

Quantitative Methodology
Science, Knowledge, & Technology
Education
Historical Sociology
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Stiven Vasquez Nunez

Master's Student

Research Interests

Ethnography
Historical Sociology
Gender & Sexuality
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Jiading Zhu

Master's Student

Research Interests

Historical Sociology
Political Sociology
Organizations
Chinese Society
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