Dr. Lawrence Bobo

Biography

Lawrence D. Bobo is the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, with appointments in the Department of Sociology and the Department of African and African American Studies. He has previously held tenured positions at the University of Wisconsin, UCLA, and Stanford University. Bobo directs the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. His recent scholarly contributions include the book 'Prejudice Politics: Group Position, Public Opinion, and the Wisconsin Treaty Rights Dispute,' co-authored with M. Tuan, which was a finalist for the 2007 C. Wright Mills Award. In recognition of his significant scholarly impact, he received the Cooley-Mead Lifetime Achievement Award from the Social Psychology Section of the American Sociological Association in 2012. His research interests encompass race, ethnicity, politics, and social inequality, with a focus on geographic areas including Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America.

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