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Frederick "Fred" Wherry is the Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, where he also serves as the Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. He is an affiliated faculty member of the African-American Studies Program. Currently, Wherry is writing a book titled "Debtors Deserve," which is under contract with Crown Publishing. This work examines the rise of mass debt and its parallels to mass incarceration, focusing on the predatory practices of debt collectors within the court system. He founded the Debt Collection Lab and the Dignity + Debt Network, both of which tackle issues related to economic justice. Wherry has authored, edited, and co-edited nine books, including "Credit It's Due: Rethinking Financial Citizenship" and the "Oxford Handbook of Consumption." He serves as the president of the Eastern Sociological Society and the Social Science History Association and is a co-editor of a book series on Culture and Economic Life at Stanford University Press.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.