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Urban Sociology

Affiliated Faculty

photo of Debbie Becher
photo of Debbie Becher
Core Faculty

Debbie Becher

Associate Professor, Sociology, Barnard College

Research Interests

Urban Sociology
Economic Sociology
Cultural Sociology
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photo of Saskia Sassen
Faculty Emeriti

Saskia Sassen

Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Emerita

Research Interests

Globalization
Inequality
Urban Sociology
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photo of Gerard Torrats-Espinosa
Core Faculty

Gerard Torrats-Espinosa

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Data Science Institute Member

Research Interests

Inequality
Urban Sociology
Health & Population
Race, Ethnicity, & Migration
Quantitative Methodology

Affiliated Graduate Students

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Taylor B. Alarcon

PhD Student

Research Interests

Race, Ethnicity, & Migration
Inequality
Urban Sociology
Quantitative Methodology
Computational Methodology
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Ixchel Bosworth

PhD Student

Research Interests

Inequality
Race, Ethnicity, & Migration
Urban Sociology
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Joanna Chae

PhD Student

Research Interests

Inequality
Race, Ethnicity, & Migration
Urban Sociology
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Samuel Maves

PhD Student

Research Interests

Urban Sociology
Inequality
Education
Quantitative Methodology
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Zaid Julius O'Neal

Master's Student

Research Interests

Historical Sociology
Urban Sociology
Inequality
Race, Ethnicity, & Migration
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Hannah Pullen-Blasnik

PhD Student

Research Interests

Urban Sociology
Science, Knowledge, & Technology
Economic Sociology
Political Sociology
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