The Center for Humanities Research is pleased to announce its fall 2023 and spring 2024 cohorts. All were chosen to work on research projects related to CHR's 2023-24 annual theme, "Democracy, Disposability, and Repair." Congratulations to all of our new faculty and graduate fellows! Learn more abou...
Lili Deveneau is a sociology master’s student with a passion for social justice and human rights. Through research, policy, and collaboration, her goal is to eliminate child sexual abuse via collaborative education and multi-pronged preventive efforts. She received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology fr...
Briana L. Pocratsky is a doctoral student of public sociology at George Mason University and managing editor of The Sociologist, an open-access magazine of public sociology supported by the District of Columbia Sociological Society (DCSS) and George Mason University’s Department of Sociology and Anth...
The PhD in sociology provides rigorous training in public and applied social research including skills in research design, data analysis, and substantive areas that are pertinent to many sectors in the Washington, D.C., area. Graduates have the theoretical, analytical, and professional skills that pr...
Christina Roulley earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Criminology and a concentration in Inequality and Social Change from George Mason University in Spring 2023. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Sociology at the same institution and anticipates graduating in Spr...
Serena is a Sociology PhD student at George Mason University. She previously earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Anthropology from George Mason where she researched imported feminized labor in Lebanon, analyzing the xenophobic tendencies of the Lebanese government and its people and how this i...
Emma Vetter is a sociology doctoral candidate and Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR). She earned her BA in Sociology and Communication Studies, with a minor in Family Studies, from Grove City College. After working as an event planner in the Pittsburgh area, ...
Ben Manski studies the participation of ordinary people in the deliberate constitution of their societies. His work takes in social movements, law, politics, climate and ecology, and the corporation, focusing on democracy, democratization, and constitutionalism, and he has published widely on these t...
In this course, we will learn the ways in which sex and gender organize our social lives. We will examine the ways in which gender determines our place in society, our perceptions of others locally and globally, and our prospects for the future. We will critically explore how the interlocking experie...
