Peter Bearman

Peter Bearman

Research Interests

Social Network Analysis
Historical Sociology
Health & Population
Qualitative Methodology

Curriculum Vitae

Biographical Note

Peter Bearman is Director of the Incite Institute and Cole Professor of Social Science in the Department of Sociology. He co-designed the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and is a specialist in network analysis and historical sociology. He is author of Doormen (University of Chicago Press, 2005) and with Adam Reich, of Working for Respect: Community and Conflict at Walmart (Columbia University Press, 2018). He is currently co-editor of the Middle Range Series and the Oral History Series at Columbia University Press. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, the National Academy of Science, and the National Academy of Medicine. His recent work focuses on the analysis of texts and narratives. He teaches introductory sociology, qualitative research design, research designs, historical sociology, social networks, and classical social theory.

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Selected Publications