Expert Directory
Pitzer College faculty experts are ready to assist the members of the media on a variety of topics. If you do not find the topic you’re looking for, contact Anna Chang at 909.607.0491 or anna_chang@pitzer.edu
Sociology:
Dipa Basu, PhD
Expertise:
African and Asian diasporic issues, Consumption, Economics and changing consumption patterns, Ethnicity, gender, race in popular culture, film and media representation, Globalization, Hip hop, Service learning and study abroad, Urban polices
Alicia Bonaparte, PhD
Expertise:
"Birthing;
Consumer health experiences, Healthcare professionals and consumer relationships, Hierarchy system within healthcare for sociological classes, Historical research, Immigrant healthcare, Public policy in healthcare, Medical sociology, Midwiferly, Reproductive health, Reproductive healthcare in California.
José Calderón, PhD
Expertise:
Chicano and Latino communities, Civil rights, Critical ethnography and participant observation, Experimental and service learning, Immigration, Healthcare policies, Language rights, Labor relations, Multi-ethnic coalitions, Race and ethnic relations, Urban community development, Urban and political sociology, US/Mexico relations.
Peter Nardi, PhD
Expertise:
"Friendships, Gay/homosexuality policy issues, Gay/homosexuality studies, Male friendships.
Harmony O'Rourke, PhD
Expertise:
Modern Africa, The Hausa Diaspora in Cameroon, Colonialism, Gender, Islam, Migration, Cultural reproduction of minority communities
Claudia Strauss, PhD
Expertise:
Political developments, social and economic inequality in Central Asia, Societ Union and Post-communist societies
Kamala Thomas, PhD
Expertise:
Influence of Chronic Stress and Psychological Resilience on Depression and Biological Correlates of Stress and Disease, Management of Chronic Illness in Patients and their Families, Influence of Culture, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status on Health
