Urban Sociology
Affiliated Faculty
Core Faculty
Debbie Becher
Assistant Professor, Sociology, Barnard College
Research Interest
Faculty Emeriti
Herbert J. Gans
Robert S. Lynd Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Special Lecturer in Sociology
Research Interest
Core Faculty
Yao Lu
Associate Professor of Sociology
Research Interest
Core Faculty
Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
Research Interest
Core Faculty
Van C. Tran
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology
Affiliated Graduate Students
On the Market
Bailey Alexandra Brown
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Parent Behavior and School Choice
Christina Ciocca Eller
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
College Effects on Bachelor's Degree Completion for the New Majority
On the Market
Brittany Nicole Fox-Williams
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Trust Matters: Race, Achievement, and Student–Teacher Relationships
Joss T. Greene
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Gender Bound: The Politics of Prison Gender Classification, 1941-2018
On the Market
Ryan Hagen
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
A Time of Thunder: Emergency Managers and Disaster Anticipation in New York City
Jonathan Lin
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Making Autonomy: Understanding Independence Through Policy and Practice
Dakota Zoe Ross-Cabrera
Masters Student
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Black, White, Latino, or Other? Race and 2nd Generation Dominican Identity in New York City
On the Market
Dialika Sall
PhD Candidate
Research Interest
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Working Towards Blackness: Race, Ethnicity and the Children of African Immigrants