David Embrick

David G. Embrick

Associate Professor, Sociology and Africana Studies, UConn

University of Connecticut

Dr. David G. Embrick is an Associate Professor with a joint position in Africana Studies Institute and the Department of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 2006. He is a former American Sociological Association Minority Fellow, Founding Co-Editor of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; the Founding Series Editor of Sociology of Diversity, Bristol University Press; and the Founding Series Co-Editor of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, University of Georgia Press. Dr. Embrick’s research has centered largely on the impact of contemporary forms of racism on people of color. He has published extensively on diversity ideology; racism, space, and place; racial microaggressions; and social exclusion in online virtual environments. His most recent research centers on comparative/global anti-Black racism, white sanctuaries, and whitelash.

Areas of Expertise

  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Sociology

Methodology

  • Archival Methods
  • Ethnographic Methods
  • Interviews
  • Mixed Methods
  • Qualitative Methods