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Steven J. Gold is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985. His research focuses on international migration, ethnic economies, and community development, employing qualitative field methods and visual sociology. Gold has authored and co-authored numerous books, including 'Israeli Diaspora' and 'Wandering Jews: Global Jewish Migration'. His work has received significant recognition, illustrated by the Thomas Znaniecki Award from the American Sociological Association. Gold has also published over 150 journal articles and chapters, contributing extensively to the field. He has served as the Graduate Program Director for 12 years and has chaired 23 Ph.D. dissertations. His accolades include the Distinguished Career Award from the American Sociological Association's International Migration Section in 2019. He was also a Visiting Scholar for the Erasmus Mundus Joint European Master’s program on International Migration and Social Cohesion in 2014.
Michigan State University • East Lansing, MI
Tenure system faculty member in Department of Sociology.
Department of Psychology