I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago. I am also an external affiliate of the University of Chicago's Stone Center for Research on Wealth Inequality and Mobility and the University of Washington's Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. My core research agenda concerns two questions: How does urban economic development affect marginalized communities? And how do marginalized communities contribute to urban economic development? I answer these questions in the context of gentrifying neighborhoods, immigrant entrepreneurship, gayborhoods, and religious communities. To learn more about my work, see my Research page.

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