Dr. Geoffrey Wodtke

Biography

Geoff Wodtke is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago, where he serves as the Associate Director of the Stone Center. His research focuses on significant social issues such as inequality, poverty, and social mobility, with particular attention to causal inference methodologies in the social sciences. Wodtke’s recent work includes projects analyzing the impacts of poverty on child development and exploring racial disparities in exposure to environmental health hazards. He completed his PhD in Sociology at the University of Michigan and earned an MA in Statistics from the same institution. His scholarly contributions include numerous publications in leading journals such as the American Sociological Review and Demography. In addition, Wodtke has co-authored a forthcoming book with Xiang Zhou on Causal Mediation Analysis. His engagement with contemporary sociological topics places him at the forefront of research dealing with social psychology and urban sociology.

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