Department Chair, Sociology

Kim M. Blankenship, PhD, is Professor and Chair in the Department of Sociology and Director of the Center on Health, Risk and Society at American University. She previously served on the faculty of Sociology at Duke University and at the Duke Global ... [More]

Research Assistant Professor

Monica Biradavolu joined AU in 2010 after postdoctoral positions at Yale University and Duke University. She researches the structural determinants of health, an interdisciplinary focus that embeds health within economic, social, political and gender... [More]

Research Manager

Nimesh Dhungana gained a combination of research and management experience working for a Nepal-based development management firm, Organization Development Center (ODC). At ODC, he led assignments related to human resource development, HIV/AIDS preven... [More]

A senior at American University, Erik is interested in analyzing the nutritional disparities caused by gentrification of urban areas. Currently working as research assistant to Michael Bader, where projects have been focused on understanding how acce... [More]

Part Time Staff

Sarah is currently working on her Masters degree in Sociology while serving as a Research Assistant for the Center on Health, Risk and Society on Project Parivartan. She will be involved in composing the upcoming annual Hunger and Homelessness Report... [More]

Elizabeth comes to the Center on Health, Risk and Society as an incoming Masters student in Sociology at American University. Elizabeth’s interests are broadly rooted in social justice, and she brings that focus to her work at the center with the SHA... [More]

Alexandra graduated from American University in May 2010, with a double major in Justice and Women's, Gender, and Sexualities Studies. She is currently enrolled in the BA/MA program at AU and hopes to complete her Sociology master's program in the s... [More]

After graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from AU this summer, Lori is continuing on in the department, expecting to graduate with her Master’s degree in August, 2012. During her undergraduate career, she held internship ... [More]