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