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 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: Melissa Wilde
Graduate Chair: Wendy Roth
Undergraduate Chair: Chenoa Flippen
Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Ph.D.
Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & Education
Irma T. Elo, Ph.D.
Tamsen and Michael Brown Presidential Professor of Sociology 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.
Professor of Sociology Director, Center for the Study of Ethnicity Race and Immigration (CSERI), Undergraduate Chair of Sociology
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Paula Fomby, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, Associate Director, Population Studies Center
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Lance Freeman, Ph.D.
Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City and Regional Planning, and Sociology
lancefre@design.upenn.edu898-7673
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Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
pgonalon@sas.upenn.edu215.573.9196
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Roberto G. Gonzales
Richard Perry University Professor of Sociology and Education
David Grazian, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology and Communication
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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Hans-Peter Kohler, Ph.D.
Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography Professor of Sociology Co-Director, Population Aging Research Center
hpkohler@sas.upenn.edu215.898.7686
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Letícia Marteleto, Ph.D.
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Sociology
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Joel Mittleman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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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 & Sociology; Raymond Pace & Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights; and Professor of Africana Studies Director, Program on Race, Science and Society
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Wendy D. Roth, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology Graduate Chair in Sociology
wroth3@sas.upenn.edu215.573.9388
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Jason Schnittker, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
jschnitt@ssc.upenn.edu215.573.7514
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Tahseen Shams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Benjamin Shestakofsky, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology
bshesta@sas.upenn.edu215.898.9980
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Xi Song, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
xisong@sas.upenn.edu215.573.5101
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Melissa J. Wilde, Ph.D.
Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College, Chair Department of Sociology
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Guobin Yang, Ph.D.
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Sociology and Communication Director, Center on Digital Culture and Society
Tukufu Zuberi, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology The Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Professor of Africana Studies
tukufu@pop.upenn.edu215.573.5169
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