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Hans Joas

Visiting Professor (jointly appointed in Social Thought)

Office: Foster 309

Phone: 773-834-1090

hjoas@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Social theory, historical sociology of religion

Typically in residence at Chicago in the autumn quarter, Hans Joas teaches courses and mentors students in contemporary social theory. For more detail...

Zahra Khoshk Jan

Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: Social Science 317

zkhoshkjan@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Political sociology, sociology of religion, qualitative research, Iran’s studies

Zahra Khoshk Jan’s primary approach (in research and study) is social constructionism. Accordingly, her main field of research is “the political socio...

Karin Knorr Cetina

O. Borchert Distinguished Service Professor

Office Hours:

Office: SS 426

Office Number: 834-3312

Tuesdays 2:00-3:00 Harper Café or email for appointment

Office: Social Sciences 426

Phone: 773-834-3312

knorr@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Economic sociology, sociology of science, consumption, globalization, sociology of culture, qualitative methods, contemporary theory

Karin Knorr Cetina is interested in financial markets, knowledge and information, as well as in globalization, theory and culture. Her current project...

Bernard Koch

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology

Office Hours:

Office: SS 407

Email for appointment

Office: Social Science 407

bernardkoch@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Science of science, culture, cultural evolution, AI ethics, computational social science

Bernard Koch is a sociologist with research interests in the science of science; culture; cultural evolution; AI ethics; and computational social scie...

John Levi Martin

Florence Borchert Bartling Professor

Office Hours:

Office: SS 312

Office Number: 702-7098

Email for appointment.

Office: Social Sciences 312

Phone: 773-702-7098

jlmartin@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Social structures, political fields and the quantitative study of qualities

John Levi Martin received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was recently a professor, after being a profess...

Omar McRoberts

Associate Professor

Office Hours:

Office: SS 427

Office Number: 834-8970

Email for appointment

Office: Social Sciences 427

Phone: 773-834-8970

omcrober@midway.uchicago.edu

Interests:

Religion, urban sociology, urban poverty, race, and collective action

Omar M. McRoberts is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and The College. McRoberts' scholarly and teaching interests i...

Stephen Raudenbush

Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Sociology, the College, and the Harris School of Public Policy Studies

Office Hours:

Office: SS 418

Office Number: 834-1904

Email for appointment

Office: Social Science 418

Phone: 773-834-1904

sraudenb@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Sociology of education and quantitative methods

Stephen Raudenbush is the Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Sociology, the College and the Harris School of Public Po...

Kristen Schilt

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Office Hours:

Office: SS 320

Office Number: 702-7753

LOA

Office: Social Sciences 320

Phone: 773-702-7753

kschilt@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Gender & sexualities, transgender studies, work and occupations, ethnography, qualitative methods, feminist & queer cultural production

Kristen Schilt's research interests center on sociology of gender and sexualities, the sociology of culture, and the sociology of work and occupations...

Jenny Trinitapoli

Professor; Director, Committee for International Social Science Research

Office Hours:

Office: SS 414

Office Number: 834-0334

Office hours starting 4/16, Wednesdays 2:00-4:00

Office: Social Sciences 414

Phone: 773-834-0334

jennytrini@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Demography, sociology of religion

My training is in two areas: social demography & the sociology of religion. Bridging these two fields, my work features the demographer’s characterist...

Robert Vargas

Professor

Office Hours:

Office: SS 410

Office Number: 834-2586

LOA

Office: Social Sciences 410

Phone: 773-834-2586

robvargas@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Political economy of policing, urban studies, law, race, and mixed methods

Professor Vargas is a social scientist interested in research on cities, law, and race. His writing and teaching focus on identifying the political-ec...

Linda Waite

George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor

Office Hours:

Office: NORC 249A

Office Number: 256-6333

Email for appointment.

Office: NORC 249A

Phone: 773-256-6333

l-waite@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Health & society, aging, family, social demography, sexuality

Linda Waite is the George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago. Her resear...

Geoffrey Wodtke

Professor; Associate Director, Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility

Office Hours:

Office: SS 425

Office Number: 834-0335

Mondays 5:30-6:30 or by appointment

Office: Social Sciences 425

Phone: 773-834-0335

wodtke@uchicago.edu

Interests:

Inequality, poverty, and social mobility; social psychology; urban sociology; causal inference

Geoff Wodtke’s research is in the areas of urban poverty and neighborhood effects, group conflict and racial attitudes, class structure and income ine...