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Whitney Pirtle

Whitney Pirtle
Professional Title: 
Associate Professor of Sociology and John D. and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights
Office: 
COB2, Room 223
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Education: 
  • Ph.D., 2014 – Vanderbilt University
  • M.A., 2010 – Vanderbilt University 
  • B.S., 2008 – Grand Valley State University
Research Interests: 
  • Race and ethnicity 
  • Social stratification 
  • Social psychology 
  • Sociology of health and illness 
  • Quantitative methods 
  • Comparative sociology 
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