Professor Shelly Tenenbaum with alumnus Claude Kaitare (class of 2005) outside MCI-Norfolk.
Work that questions power and changes lives
Sociology at Clark is grounded in inquiry that connects the classroom to the wider world. Our faculty lead research on some of today’s most critical issues—racial and gender inequality, immigration and displacement, access to health care and education, and the role of culture and institutions in shaping everyday life. Student research explores how power operates and how communities navigate, resist, and reimagine systems around them.
Faculty research
Rooted in communities, relevant to the world
Research profiles
Clark Department of Sociology faculty publish in top journals, win national research grants, and speak at international conferences—but they also teach introductory classes, guide student theses, and care deeply about mentoring.
Want to explore how your interests might intersect with faculty work?
Space to grow
Clark sociology students are part of a department where research is visible, accessible, and personal. Faculty regularly mentor undergraduate projects, and many students contribute directly to faculty-led studies. You might conduct interviews, analyze data, collaborate on conference presentations, or even publish your own work.
Whether you’re pursuing an honors thesis, enrolling in a capstone seminar, or explore an interest in depth, you’ll find support to grow as a researcher and a thinker.
Health inequality
Professor Rosalie Torres Stone’s central research focus is on the complex social and structural inequities in the fields of health and mental health well-being, with particular emphasis on racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. In addition, community engaged research and social policy have been at the heart of her scientific career, as community-based approaches are essential to finding sustainable solutions that are effective in bringing positive change.
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