Law, the criminal legal system, and policing; racial inequality and racial formation; urban politics, cities, and space; bureaucracy and organizations; research methods
Environmental sociology, science and technology studies, culture, political sociology, economic sociology, law and society, social and political theory, qualitative and computational methods
The response of societies and their governments to cross-border health threats; social theory and the development of sociological approaches to political problems: eg. the 'new institutionalism' in sociology and political science; the impact of cultural frameworks and social institutions on population health; the comparative historical study of epidemics; the generation and international transfer of scientific knowledge; risk regulation in the face of scientific uncertainty and globalization.
Civic and political engagement; social activism and community organizing; social inequalities (class, gender, race, immigration); nonprofit organizations; social justice philanthropy and foundations; qualitative research methods; community-based research
