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Suzanne Staggenborg
PhD, Northwestern University
Title: Professor- Chair of the Sociology DepartmentCampus Address: 2409 WWPH
Telephone: (412) 648-7582
Email: suzstagg@pitt.edu
Fields of Interest
- Social Movements/Collective Action
- Political Sociology
- Social Problems
- Sociology of Gender and Family
Biography
My areas of interest are social movements, political sociology, social problems, gender and family. My research is primarily in the area of social movements, including studies of abortion politics and women’s movements. I am currently working on a study of grassroots environmentalism, focusing on several local environmental organizations that are fighting practices such as shale gas drilling and promoting sustainable communities. I teach graduate courses in social movements and qualitative methods.
Current Research
| Organization and Strategy in the Grassroots Environmental Movement |
| Coalitions and Outcomes of the Pittsburgh G-20 Protests |
| The National Organization for Women and the Pittsburgh Women’s Movement |
Recent Publications
Teaching
| Social Movements | Qualitative Research Methods |
| Social Problems and Moral Crusades |