George Aumoithe, PhD

George Aumoithe’s research shows how the AIDS epidemic should be understood in the context of 1970s austerity, which exacerbated inequality and undermined the nation’s disaster preparedness.  His study analyzes public policy, health institutions, and grassroots...

Megan Brown, PhD

Megan Brown’s study investigates the strategic and practical mechanisms through which labor unions, worker and community organizations, and policy makers advanced the $15/hour minimum wages across the U.S.  She examines the locally-based strategies employed by labor...

Juyoung Lee, PhD

Juyoung Lee contributes to research on environmental inequalities by examining large-scale determinants of local environmental outcomes.  She uses sophisticated quantitative techniques to explore the consequences for local communities of decisions made at corporate...

Ayca Zayim, PhD

Ayca Zayim completed her dissertation in 2018 at the University of Wisconsin. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Mount Holyoke College. Ayca focuses on the relationship between central banks in emerging economies and the...

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