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 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

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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

chenoa@upenn.edu215.898.5534

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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

pfomby@sas.upenn.edu

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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

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

247 McNeil BuildingRead Bio

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

jmittlem@sas.upenn.edu

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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

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

289 McNeil BuildingRead Bio

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

dorothyroberts@law.upenn.edu

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