Urban Sociology
Affiliated Faculty

Core Faculty
Debbie Becher
Associate Professor, Sociology, Barnard College
Research Interests

Faculty Emeriti
Herbert J. Gans
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Emeritus
Research Interests

Faculty Emeriti
Saskia Sassen
Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Emerita
Research Interests

Core Faculty
Gerard Torrats-Espinosa
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Data Science Institute Member
Research Interests
Affiliated Graduate Students
Brittany Nicole Fox-Williams
PhD Student
Research Interests
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Trust Matters: Race, Relationships, and Achievement in NYC Public Schools
Lisa Lucile Owens
PhD Student
Research Interests
Dissertation / Thesis Title
Notes on the use of Surveillance in Public Housing
Dialika Sall
PhD Student
Research Interests
Dissertation / Thesis Title
"(Re)Defining Blackness: Race, Ethnicity and the Children of African Immigrants"