People | Department of Sociology

The faculty of the Sociology Department is composed of more than 25 full time members, many of whom are also part of the Population Studies Center. The Department also has a number of affiliated faculty from the Education, Medical, Nursing, Social Policy and Practice, and Wharton Schools; as well as associated faculty from other departments.

Our faculty is highly diversified and conducts research on central sociological issues of theoretical and empirical relevance. It maintains strong international connections, and each year welcomes students and visitors from a number of foreign countries. Currently, the department ranks among the top ten in the United States based on faculty research and productivity.

Chair: Irma Elo
Graduate Chair: Wendy Roth
Undergraduate Chair: Chenoa Flippen

Regina S. Baker, Ph.D., M.S.W.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

regbaker@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7990

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Courtney Boen, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

cboen@upenn.edu215.573.0656

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Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Ph.D.

Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & Education

camille_charles@pop.upenn.edu215.573.2357

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Department of Africana Studies
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 331A
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Irma T. Elo, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Sociology Chair, Graduate Group in Demography, Research Associate, Population Studies Center, Research Associate, Population Aging Research Center

popelo@pop.upenn.edu215.898.9162

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Chenoa Flippen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology Undergraduate Chair of Sociology

chenoa@sas.upenn.edu215.898.5534

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Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

pgonalon@sas.upenn.edu215.573.9196

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Roberto G. Gonzales

Richard Perry University Professor of Sociology and Education

rggonzal@sas.upenn.edu

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David Grazian, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Communication Faculty Director of Urban Studies

dgrazian@soc.upenn.edu215.898.7682

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Michel Guillot, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

miguillo@sas.upenn.edu215.573.3655

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Emily Hannum, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology and Education Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences

hannumem@soc.upenn.edu215.898.9633

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Jerry A. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

215-898-1536

365 McNeil
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Hans-Peter Kohler, Ph.D.

Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography Professor of Sociology Co-Director, Population Aging Research Center

hpkohler@pop.upenn.edu215.898.7686

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Annette Lareau, Ph.D.

Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Professor in the Social Sciences Professor of Sociology, Secondary Appointment, Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE)

alareau@sas.upenn.edu215.898.3515

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Robin Leidner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology

rleidner@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7667

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Hyunjoon Park, Ph.D.

Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology Director, James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies

hypark@sas.upenn.edu215.898.0942

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Emilio A. Parrado, Ph.D.

Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology Director, Population Studies Center

eparrado@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7831

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Dorothy E. Roberts, J.D.

George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil RightsProfessor of Africana StudiesDirector, Program on Race, Science and Society Professor of Africana Studies, Director, Program on Race, Science and Society

dorothyroberts@law.upenn.edu

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