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Ben Marley, Ph.D., is a teaching-focused Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Binghamton University in 2018, with a dissertation entitled 'Agricultural Revolutions in America’s Heartland: Corn Belt Making American Capitalism,' exploring the origins and crises of the Midwestern family farm within the world system. Dr. Marley’s published work appears in reputable journals including the Journal of Agrarian Change, Environmental Sociology, and the Journal of World-Systems Research. He has won the Faculty Teaching Innovation Award in 2020, as well as an excellence in teaching award in 2018. His current research investigates the experiences of peasant classes in China regarding rural revitalization and is framed within social-ecological changes in a global context. He actively collaborates with undergraduate students on independent research projects. His previous research has delved into the development and crisis of coal mining in Appalachia, contributing to his teaching interests which encompass environmental sociology and climate change. Dr. Marley is engaged with the Center for Gender in a Global Context and the Asian Studies Center.
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