(HEA6) Political Sociology and People’s Health

In this keynote, Dr. Jason Beckfield the Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology at Harvard University will delve into the integration of political sociology and social epidemiology for the examination of disparities in health across society.

The event is made possible through funding support from SSHRC.

Moderator: Dr. Cary Wu, York Research Chair in Political Sociology of Health at York University

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Jason Beckfield (he/him/his) is the Robert G. Stone Jr. Professor of Sociology at Harvard University, where he is also the Associate Director of the Center for Population and Development Studies. He took his PhD. in Sociology in 2005 at Indiana University in Bloomington, and later taught at the University of Chicago before joining the Harvard faculty in 2007. His research and teaching are in the areas of social stratification, political sociology, population health, and climate change. Currently, he is investigating the sociology of energy transitions, with a focus on the petrochemical-rich region of the United States Gulf Coast.

 

Tags: Health and Care, Policy, Politics

Organizer: Cary Wu, York University