Research Foci

Northeastern’s Sociology and Anthropology Department provides students with the research skills and critical perspectives needed to understand the complex causes of the most pressing challenges of our time and develop appropriate solutions to address them. Some of these challenges include climate change, health disparities, racism and racial injustice, and income inequality and precarity.
The department’s faculty research is loosely organized into eleven research foci:
Linda Blum, Professor of Sociology
Layla Brown, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies
Anjanette Chan Tack, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
Jelena Golubović, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs; Graduate Program Director, Sociology
Valentine M. Moghadam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Eileen Otis, Associate Professor of Sociology
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology
Nina Sylvanus, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Berna Turam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Suzanna Danuta Walters, Professor of Sociology; Professor and Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Layla Brown, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies
Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Director, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Jelena Golubović, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Carie Hersh, Associate Teaching Professor in Anthropology
Matthew Hunt, Professor of Sociology
Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs; Graduate Program Director, Sociology
Doreen Lee, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Valentine M. Moghadam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Gordana Rabrenovic, Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology
Liza Weinstein, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Sociology
Matthew Hunt, Professor of Sociology
Doreen Lee, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Eileen Otis, Associate Professor of Sociology
H.C. Robinson, Associate Professor of Law and Sociology
Nina Sylvanus, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Layla Brown, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Doreen Lee, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Ineke Marshall, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Valentine M. Moghadam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Eileen Otis, Associate Professor of Sociology
Nina Sylvanus, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Berna Turam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Liza Weinstein, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Sociology
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Jelena Golubović, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Ineke Marshall, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Ramiro Martinez, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Cassie McMillan, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Gordana Rabrenovic, Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
Berna Turam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Anjanette Chan Tack, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Doreen Lee, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Alisa Lincoln, Associate Dean of Research; Director, Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research; Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
Gordana Rabrenovic, Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
Berna Turam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Liza Weinstein, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Sociology
Linda Blum, Professor of Sociology
Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Director, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute
Danielle Crookes, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Sharon Harlan, Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
Carie Hersh, Associate Teaching Professor in Anthropology
Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs; Graduate Program Director, Sociology
Alisa Lincoln, Associate Dean of Research; Director, Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research; Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
Cassie McMillan, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Laura Senier, Associate Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Undergraduate Program Director, Sociology and Anthropology
Sara Wylie, Associate Professor Sociology and Health Science
Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Director, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute
Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Sharon Harlan, Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
Laura Senier, Associate Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Undergraduate Program Director, Sociology and Anthropology
Sara Wylie, Associate Professor Sociology and Health Science
Layla Brown, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies
Anjanette Chan Tack, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
Danielle Crookes, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Matthew Hunt, Professor of Sociology
Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs; Graduate Program Director, Sociology
Isabel Martinez, Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Ramiro Martinez, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Gordana Rabrenovic, Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology
Suzanna Danuta Walters, Professor of Sociology; Professor and Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Layla Brown, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Africana Studies
Anjanette Chan Tack, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
Danielle Crookes, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences
Silvia Dominguez, Associate Professor of Sociology
Daniel Faber, Professor of Sociology; Director of the Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Jelena Golubović, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Tiffany Joseph, Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs; Graduate Program Director, Sociology
Alisa Lincoln, Associate Dean of Research; Director, Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research; Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
Ineke Marshall, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Isabel Martinez, Associate Professor and Director of Latinx, Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Ramiro Martinez, Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Cassie McMillan, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice
Gordana Rabrenovic, Associate Professor of Sociology; Director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
Sasha Sabherwal, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Asian Studies
Berna Turam, Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
Liza Weinstein, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Sociology
Phil Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Director, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute
Sharon Harlan, Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
Carie Hersh, Associate Teaching Professor in Anthropology
Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Assistant Professor of Religion and Anthropology
H.C. Robinson, Associate Professor of Law and Sociology
Laura Senier, Associate Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences; Undergraduate Program Director, Sociology and Anthropology
Nina Sylvanus, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sara Wylie, Associate Professor Sociology and Health Science