About
Jarron Long is a fourth-year doctoral student, broadly interested in a historically-informed sociology of politics and culture. In his research, he examines the meanings that people attach to such topics as urban space and social stratification, as well as the material significance that these meanings hold for projects of social change. One ongoing study investigates attempts by state actors in federal Washington and local Cleveland to achieve coordination around the Model Cities Program (1966-1974) in the midst of shifting depictions of urban crisis. Another, in collaboration with Professor Erin Cech, draws on novel survey and interview data to examine the varied explanations that contemporary Americans give for social inequalities in STEM fields and professions.
Outside of sociology, Jarron is a proud Chicagoan and a longtime fan of jazz music, Marvel comics, and classic films.
