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David Schieber is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University. He teaches and conducts research at the intersection of work and organizations, culture, and economic sociology. Schieber has a Ph.D. from UCLA and has been instrumental in fostering student-driven research opportunities, culminating in thesis publications for undergraduates at Northwestern. He also teaches graduate pedagogy seminars intended to improve teaching strategies among sociology graduate students. His research includes studies on the pornography industry in Los Angeles, particularly how cultural values and stigma surrounding sex work influence the organizational decision-making processes of performers. Additionally, Schieber is interested in the sociological study of autism, focusing on the embodied experiences of individuals living with autism, and employs a symbolic interactionism framework to explore this subject.
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