Dr. Nikki Jones is an Associate Professor in the African American Studies Department. As an urban ethnographer, she focuses on race and ethnic relations, criminal justice, and the intersections of race, gender, and justice. Her most recent book "Between Good and Ghetto: African American Girls and Inner City Violence" explores how African American girls negotiate high crime neighborhoods. She received her PhD in Sociology and Criminology from University of Pennsylvania.
Prof. Lara-Millán earned his PhD in Sociology from Northwestern University in 2013. Before joining the Department of Sociology, he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Postdoctoral Scholar in Health Policy Research at UC Berkeley. He is an ethnographer and historical sociologist. His research is currently focused on studying “reasoning” in a wide range of contexts, including law, medicine, criminal justice, economic pricing, austerity budgeting, and urban poverty governance.
