Public Sociology. Ethnography. Community. Engagement. Urban Environments
As a public urban sociologist, I am passionate about studying people, environments and communities, comparing that with what we already know to create new perspectives on our society and sharing that with both the academic and public world.
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I teach my students how we can understand our society and encourage them as well as myself to make that knowledge practical, applicable and useful on the ground via service learning and experiential learning.
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What's New
Named in "People to Watch in 2017" by the Press of Atlantic City
Read the article from the Press of Atlantic City
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A Black Radical Historical Tour in Philly
On Sunday, August 12 from 4-7 pm, Sheena Sood and I are collaborating with Michael Africa Junior to organize a city bus tour with stops at historical sites of Black Radicalism and Resistance in Philly. We are coordinating the tour with a session we are organizing with the American Sociological Association Annual Conference, which will be here in Philly in August! Check out the event link for more info.
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Community Engagement and Environmental Justice in South Jersey
Read the report that my students and I contributed to through canvassing Atlantic City and Ventnor, NJ with New Jersey Organizing Project to collect info from Superstorm Sandy victims.
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The Public Meeting: Embodied Dissent in Urban SpacesRead my short piece featured on an embodiment blog about public discourse around protest using redevelopment and gentrification in San Francisco as examples but also extending how we think about "rioting" vs "celebration" here in Philly with the Eagles vs national BLM protests.
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