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Faculty

You can also see our faculty sorted by their research interests on our Research Areas page.

Core faculty

Alison Alkon

Title
- Associate Teaching Professor of Community Studies, Affiliate faculty, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Campus Email
- aalkon@ucsc.edu
Website
- Black, White and Green: Farmers Markets, Race and the Green Economy
- Community Studies

Michael A. McCarthy

Title
- Director of Community Studies
Campus Email
- mimccart@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Social Theory

Affiliated faculty

Eva C Bertram

Title
- Associate Professor
Campus Email
- ebertram@ucsc.edu

Christopher Benner

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- cbenner@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Urban studies

Heather E Bullock

Title
- Director, Center for Economic Justice and Action
Campus Email
- hbullock@ucsc.edu

Nancy N Chen

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- nchen@ucsc.edu

Rebecca G Covarrubias

Title
- Associate Professor and Research Director, Center for Reimagining Leadership
Campus Email
- rgcovarr@ucsc.edu
Website
- Collaborative Research for Equity in Action (CREA)

T. J. Demos

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- tdemos@ucsc.edu
Website

Lindsey L Dillon

Title
- Associate Professor
Campus Email
- lidillon@ucsc.edu
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Activism

James Battle

Title
- Associate Professor
Campus Email
- jbattle@ucsc.edu
Website
- Professional Webpage
- Professional Webpage
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Sociology

Madeleine P Fairbairn

Title
- Associate Professor
Campus Email
- mfairbai@ucsc.edu
Website
- UC AFTeR Project
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Agroecology and Agriculture

Hiroshi Fukurai

Title
- Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies
Campus Email
- hfukurai@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Sociology

Miriam Greenberg

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- miriam@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Sociology

Craig W Haney

Title
- Distinguished Professor
Campus Email
- psylaw@ucsc.edu

Regina D Langhout

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- langhout@ucsc.edu
Website
- Research Webpage
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Community-based Research

Steven McKay

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- smckay@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Sociology

Catherine Sue Ramirez

Title
- Professor & Chair
Campus Email
- cathysue@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- American Studies

Matthew B Sparke

Title
- Distinguished Professor of Politics
Campus Email
- msparke@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Capitalism

Jessica K Taft

Title
- Professor
Campus Email
- jtaft@ucsc.edu
Website
- http://jessicataft.sites.ucsc.edu/
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Activism

Lecturers and researchers

Leslie A Lopez

Title
- Continuing Lecturer, PhD Anthropology
Campus Email
- lesliel@ucsc.edu
Website

Rachel Goodman

Title
- Lecturer
Campus Email
- rachgood@ucsc.edu
Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Media Industries

Core emeriti faculty

Julie H Guthman

Title
- Distinguished Professor Emerita
Campus Email
- jguthman@ucsc.edu
Website
- Link to CV
- Link to AFTeR Project (collaborative research on agro-food tech)
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Agroecology and Agriculture

Mary Beth Pudup

Title
- Associate Professor
Campus Email
- pudup@ucsc.edu

Michael E Rotkin

Title
- Lecturer/Field Studies Coord
Campus Email
- openup@ucsc.edu

Nancy E Stoller

Title
- Professor Emerita
Campus Email
- nancys@ucsc.edu

George C Wilson

Title
- Professor Emeritus
Campus Email
- georgec@ucsc.edu

Deborah Woo

Title
- Professor Emerita
Campus Email
- dwoo@ucsc.edu

Affiliated emeriti faculty

David T Brundage

Title
- Professor Emeritus
Campus Email
- brundage@ucsc.edu
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Immigration

Dana Frank

Title
- Research Professor and Professor Emerita
Campus Email
- dlfrank@ucsc.edu
Website
- Dana Frank Historian, Professor, Writer
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Labor and Social Movements

Craig Reinarman

Title
- Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies Emeritus
Campus Email
- craigr@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Webpage
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Drug Abuse

Patricia J Zavella

Title
- Professor Emerita
Campus Email
- zavella@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Research Lecture
Faculty Areas of Expertise
- Chicana/o Studies

Last modified: Feb 07, 2025