Matthew Desmond
| Matthew Desmond | |
|---|---|
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin at Madison (Ph.D.) |
Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist. He is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University.[1][2] He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2015.[3]
Life
He studied as an undergraduate at Arizona State University, serving at the same time as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Tempe.[4] He got his PhD in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[5]
Works
- Matthew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Crown/Archetype, 2016, ISBN 9780553447446
- Mustafa Emirbayer; Matthew Desmond (4 August 2015). The Racial Order. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-25366-4.
- Mustafa Emirbayer, Matthew Desmond, Racial Domination, Racial Progress: The Sociology of Race in America McGraw-Hill Education, 2009, ISBN 9780072970517
- Matthew Desmond (15 November 2008). On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-14407-8.
References
- ↑ "Matthew Desmond". MacArthur Foundation. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ http://sociology.fas.harvard.edu/people/matthew-desmond
- ↑ Glauber, Bill (30 September 2015). "'Genius grant' winner Matthew Desmond made in Madison, Milwaukee". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ↑ Jennifer Schuessler, "A Harvard Sociologist on Watching Families Lose Their Homes", New York Times, Feb. 19, 2016.
- ↑ Bill Glauber, "'Genius grant' winner Matthew Desmond made in Madison, Milwaukee", Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, Sept. 30, 2015.
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