Dr. Sanyu Mojola

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Biography

Sanyu Mojola is a Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, holding the Maurice P. Feldman Chair in Demographic Studies. She earned her joint honors BA degree from Durham University, UK, and her PhD from the University of Chicago, where her dissertation received the Richard Saller Dissertation Prize. Previously, she served as faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado Boulder, where she was also a Gamm Teaching Fellow. Her research utilizes mixed methods to examine how societies produce health and illness, with specific attention to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Kenya and South Africa. Mojola's work investigates the interplay of life course, gender, race/ethnicity, and socio-economic status in shaping health outcomes. Her notable publications include 'Love, Money, and HIV: Becoming Modern African Women in the Age of AIDS' and 'Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol'. She is currently the Principal Investigator of an NIH-funded project focused on the aging context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in rural South Africa. Mojola has published in leading journals such as the 'American Journal of Sociology' and serves on several editorial boards, including the 'American Sociological Review'.

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Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.