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Whitney N. Laster Pirtle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She is a critical race sociologist with expertise in race, racism, anti-Blackness, health disparities, health equity, and Black feminist sociology praxis. Dr. Pirtle directs a research center focused on examining how race and its intersections shape health disparities, with an emphasis on creating equitable solutions to address the social factors underlying these disparities. She has previously served as a faculty member at the University of California, Merced, where she founded the Sociology Health Equity Lab. An accomplished scholar, Dr. Pirtle has co-edited the influential volume 'Black Feminist Sociology: Perspectives Praxis' and is currently working on a forthcoming book addressing race in contemporary South Africa. Her contributions to the field have earned her several accolades, including the inaugural Equity Justice Award from the MacArthur Foundation and the Wade Smith Award for her teaching and mentorship. Through her research, teaching, and community engagement, Dr. Pirtle centers equity, inclusion, and justice.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.