Professor of Sociology, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, and Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School of Public Policy
cwhayes@umich.edu
Office Information:
4228 LSA Building
Gender and Sexuality;
Inequalities and Stratification;
Medical Sociology;
Qualitative Approaches
Education/Degree:
Harvard University, Ph.D. Sociology, June 2003
Harvard University, Fellow, 1998-2003
Harvard University, M.A. Sociology, June 2000
Spelman College, B.A. summa cum laude, May 1996
About
Celeste Watkins-Hayes's scholarship focuses on HIV/AIDS; urban poverty; social policy; and racial, class, and gender inequality illuminating social problems of great interest to scholars, communities, and policymakers. She works at the intersection of sociology, African American Studies, and public policy. Her work analyzes the impact of the HIV epidemic on women and the growth of the HIV safety net. Her award-winning recent book, Remaking a Life: How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront Inequality, uses the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a lens to understand how women achieve radical improvements in their social wellbeing in the face of social stigma and economic disadvantage.