About
Jarron Long is a second-year doctoral student, broadly interested in a historically-informed sociology of knowledge, politics, and culture. In his latest research, he explores how groups and individuals articulate and act upon particular theories of the social world. One ongoing project uses a mixture of computational and qualitative methods to investigate the content and consequences of social theories deployed in the making of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs. Another, in collaboration with Professor Erin Cech, draws on novel survey and interview data to examine the varied accounts Americans give of social inequalities in STEM fields and professions.
Outside of sociology, Jarron is a proud Chicagoan and a longtime fan of jazz, Marvel comics, and classic films.
