Rob Eschmann
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Boston University
Boston University School of Social Work
Dr. Rob Eschmann is an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Social Work, Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Sociology, Faculty Affiliate in African American Studies Program, and Assistant Director of Research at the BU Center for Antiracist Research.
Dr. Eschmann writes on educational inequality, community violence, racism, social media, and youth wellbeing. His research seeks to uncover individual, group, and intuitional-level barriers to racial and economic equity, and he pays special attention to the heroic efforts everyday people make to combat those barriers.
Dr. Eschmann’s research investigates the effects of online experiences on real-world outcomes. His forthcoming book, When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Era, will systematically explore the ways online communication has changed the expressions of racism, its effects on communities of color and society, and resistance to racism at individual and structural levels.
Areas of Expertise
- Communications
- Crime and Punishment
- Education
- Race and Ethnicity
- Social Work
- Sociology
Methodology
- Ethnographic Methods
- Focus Groups
- Interviews
- Mixed Methods
- Qualitative Methods
- Quantitative Methods
- Secondary Data Analysis
- Survey Methods and Questionnaires
- Affiliates
- Inaugural - Faculty