Sociology Welcomes New Faculty

Evelina Akimova

Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue

Dr. Evelina Akimova’s primary research areas are health inequalities, focusing on chronotype and wellbeing, using computational social science and statistical genetics methods. Her current research focuses on the use of molecular genetics, survey, and accelerometer data to understand the complex interplay between chronotype, depressive symptoms, and labor market decisions and trajectories. Click here to read more about Dr. Evelina Akimova.

Alina Arseniev-Koehler

Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue

Alina Arseniev-Koehler is a computational and cultural sociologist with substantive interests in language, health, and social categories. Alina strives to clarify core concepts and debates about cultural meaning in sociology. Click here to read moreabut Dr. Alina Arseniev-Koehler.

Erin Dunn

Professor of Sociology at Purdue

Dr. Dunn is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist with expertise in genetics and epigenetics. Her research lab uses interdisciplinary approaches to better understand the social and biological factors that influence risk for depression among women, children, and adolescents. The goal of her work is to identify the causal mechanisms underlying risk for depression, translate that knowledge to population-based strategies for prevention, and target those strategies to “sensitive periods” in development. To read more about Dr. Dunn and to read about her lab click here.

Mark Suchman

Top Researcher on Management and Organizations Appointed Professor of Sociology at Purdue

A top researcher whose work includes studying law and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley is the latest recruiting success in the Moveable Dream Hires program. Mark Suchman has joined the Purdue University faculty in the College of Liberal Arts as a professor of sociology. Suchman also serves as executive director of the American Bar Foundation. Click here to read more about Dr. Mark Suchman.