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Cook was the founding director of the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS), [2] which was formed at Stanford in 2004. [10] She also served as senior associate dean for the social sciences from 2001-2005, and as chair of the sociology department from 2005-2010. [11]
William Richard Scott (born December 18, 1932) is an American sociologist, and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, specialised in institutional theory and organisation science. He is known for his research on the relation between organizations and their institutional environments. [1] [2]
Pages in category "Stanford University Department of Sociology faculty" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Sociology; Stanford was set up with a Political Science department but that was almost immediately renamed Economics and Social Science. The forerunner of the current Political Science department was established in 1918. Sociology and Anthropology were originally one department established in 1948. They split in 1957.
John Wilfred Meyer (born 1935) is an American sociologist and emeritus professor at Stanford University. [1] Beginning in the 1970s and continuing to the present day, Meyer has contributed fundamental ideas to the field of sociology, especially in the areas of education, organizations, and global and transnational sociology.
Mark Sanford Granovetter (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n ə v ɛ t ər /; born October 20, 1943) is an American sociologist and professor at Stanford University. [2] He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in social networks known as The Strength of Weak Ties (1973). [3]
Department Notes 1 Theodore J. Hoover [41] 1925–1936 Mining and Metallurgy: Stanford AB 1901 2 Samuel B. Morris [42] 1936–1944 Civil Engineering: Stanford AB 1911 3 Frederick E. Terman: 1944–1958 Electrical Engineering: 4 Joseph M. Pettit: 1958–1972 Electrical Engineering: Stanford Ph.D. 1942 5 William M. Kays [43] 1972–1984 ...
Stanford Morris Lyman (June 10, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American sociologist. [1] He is recognized for his work on interactionism and the sociology of race relations in the United States . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He served as president of the Mid-South Sociological Association , and he co-founded the American Sociological Association 's Section on ...