Nancy Naples (sociologist)
Nancy A. Naples | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New York University ( M.A. 1974); Hunter College School of Social Work, City University of New York (M.S.W 1979); CUNY Graduate Center (Ph.D 1988). |
| Thesis | (1988) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut, formerly: University of California, Irvine, Iowa State University, State University of New York, Old Westbury, Columbia University, State University of New York, Purchase, Queens College, City University of New York. |
| Doctoral students | Lionel Cantú |
| Main interests | Sociology, Immigration and Citizenship, Social Movements, Social Policy, Feminism, Race, Class, and Gender. |
| Website | https://sociology.uconn.edu/person/nancy-naples/ |
Nancy A. Naples is an American sociologist, and currently Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Connecticut, where she is also director of graduate studies. She has contributed significantly to the study of community activism, poverty in the United States, inequality in rural communities, and methodology in women's studies and feminism.