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: Jason Schnittker
Undergraduate Chair: Chenoa Flippen
Linda H. Aiken, PhD, FAAN, FRCN, RN
Claire M. Fagin Leadership Professor of Nursing Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & Education, Director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research
laiken@nursing.upenn.edu215.898.9759
Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research
Nursing Education Building
420 Guardian Drive, NEB Room 332R
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
Fax: 215.573.2062Read Bio
Regina Smalls Baker, MSW, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
regbaker@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7990
218 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Courtney Boen, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
McNeil 232Read Bio
Charles L. Bosk, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
cbosk@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7673
278 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
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
335 McNeil Building
Department of Africana Studies
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 331A
Phone: 215.898.4965
Fax: 215.573.2052Read Bio
Daniel Aldana Cohen, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Sociology Director, Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, or (SC)2
dacoh@sas.upenn.edu215.898.5614
Office: McNeil 251Read Bio
Irma T. Elo, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology Department Chair, Research Associate, Population Studies Center, Research Associate, Population Aging Research Center
popelo@pop.upenn.edu215.898.9162
Office: 229 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Chenoa Flippen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology Undergraduate Chair of Sociology
chenoa@sas.upenn.edu215.898.5534
231 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
pgonalon@sas.upenn.edu215.573.9196
McNeil 217Read Bio
David Grazian, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Communication Faculty Director of Urban Studies
dgrazian@soc.upenn.edu215.898.7682
432 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Michel Guillot, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
miguillo@sas.upenn.edu215.573.3655
242 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Emily Hannum, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Education Associate Dean, School of Arts & Sciences
hannumem@soc.upenn.edu215.898.9633
247 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Jerry A. Jacobs, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
365 McNeil
jjacobs at upenn.eduRead Bio
Hans-Peter Kohler, Ph.D.
Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography Professor of Sociology Chair, Graduate Group in Demography; Director, Population Aging Research Center
hpkohler@pop.upenn.edu215.898.7686
272 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
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
277 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Robin Leidner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
rleidner@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7667
276 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Hyunjoon Park, Ph.D.
Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology Director, James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies
hypark@sas.upenn.edu215.898.0942
219 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Emilio A. Parrado, Ph.D.
Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology Director, Population Studies Center
eparrado@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7831
288 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Dorothy 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
361 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Wendy D. Roth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
wroth3@sas.upenn.edu215.573.9388
McNeil 252Read Bio
Jason Schnittker, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology Graduate Chair
jschnitt@ssc.upenn.edu215.573.7514
220 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Benjamin Shestakofsky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
McNeil 228Read Bio
Herbert Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
hsmith@pop.upenn.edu215.898.7768
230 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Xi Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
xisong@sas.upenn.edu215.573.5101
McNeil 271Read Bio
Melissa J. Wilde, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
292 McNeil BuildingRead Bio
Guobin Yang, Ph.D.
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Sociology and Communication
Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology The Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Professor of Africana Studies
tukufu@pop.upenn.edu215.573.5169
246 McNeil BuildingRead Bio