Research/Areas of Interest
racial inequality and racial formation; urban politics, cities, and space; law, the criminal legal system, and policing; bureaucracy and organizations; research methods
Education
- PhD, Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, 2018
- MS, Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, 2013
- BA, Development Studies, University of California–Berkeley, USA, 2009
- BA, Sociology, University of California–Berkeley, USA, USA, 2009
Biography
Daanika Gordon is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Tufts University. Her scholarship explores the legal, political, and organizational processes involved in racial formation and placemaking. Her current research focuses on the dynamics of creating affordable housing in affluent communities. In previous work, she examined how police department policies and practices responded to and further shaped segregated space. Dr. Gordon's first book, Policing the Racial Divide: Urban Growth Politics and the Remaking of Segregation (NYU Press 2022), was the 2023 winner of the Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award, presented by the Law and Society Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Dr. Gordon's work has appeared in journals including Social Problems, Law & Social Inquiry, Law & Policy, Socius: Sociological Perspectives for a Dynamic World, and Sociological Perspectives, among other outlets. At Tufts, her research has been funded by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, the Bernstein Faculty Fellowship, the Neubauer Faculty Fellowship, and the Faculty Research Awards Committee. Prior, her work was supported by the Center for Engaged Scholarship and the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Gordon teaches courses including the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Race and the Criminal Legal System, Deviance and Conformity, and Research Design and Interpretation. She also teaches courses for the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT). Dr. Gordon was the 2023 recipient of the Recognition of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (ROUTE) Award, which is awarded annually to a junior faculty member who has displayed exceptional teaching and advising, concern for students' academic and personal growth, and the ability to convey passion and enthusiasm for their field of study.
Dr. Gordon's work has appeared in journals including Social Problems, Law & Social Inquiry, Law & Policy, Socius: Sociological Perspectives for a Dynamic World, and Sociological Perspectives, among other outlets. At Tufts, her research has been funded by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, the Bernstein Faculty Fellowship, the Neubauer Faculty Fellowship, and the Faculty Research Awards Committee. Prior, her work was supported by the Center for Engaged Scholarship and the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Gordon teaches courses including the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Race and the Criminal Legal System, Deviance and Conformity, and Research Design and Interpretation. She also teaches courses for the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT). Dr. Gordon was the 2023 recipient of the Recognition of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (ROUTE) Award, which is awarded annually to a junior faculty member who has displayed exceptional teaching and advising, concern for students' academic and personal growth, and the ability to convey passion and enthusiasm for their field of study.