Discrimination, Crime, and Poverty Policy

Discrimination, crime, and poverty are three major societal ills that federal, state, and local governments have sought to ameliorate through social and economic policies. This concentration investigates economic and social theories that illuminate the causes and persistence of these ills; the course work also assists students to examine and evaluate existing and potential public policies in this field.

Affiliated Faculty

Sociology
Law School, Political Science
Political Science
Stanford Law School
Psychology

Courses

Below is a list of suggested courses. The list includes classes that students have taken in the past to complete this particular concentration, as well as additional classes that may be considered toward this topic. Students may choose to take other courses, though all concentration courses must be discussed with and approved by the faculty adviser whether or not they are on the suggested list. Students may also propose directed reading, Overseas Studies (BOSP), and Bing Stanford in Washington (BSIW) courses.

Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time, Location

Velazquez, M. (PI)
pearman, f. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Tuesday
9:00 AM
11:50 AM

Rosa, J. (PI)
ward, O. (TA)
Carpenter, C. (TA)
Kimmel, A. (TA)
Romero, A. (TA)
Wilson, S. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

Naylor, R. (PI)
Varkey, K. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM

Naylor, R. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
9:00 AM
10:20 AM

Morten, M. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Monday Wednesday
3:30 PM
5:20 PM

Saavedra Pineda, S. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Monday Wednesday
3:30 PM
5:20 PM

Jackson, M. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Spring

Monday Wednesday
11:30 AM
1:20 PM

Chandrasekhar, A. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
11:30 AM
1:20 PM

Jackson, M. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Monday Wednesday
11:30 AM
1:20 PM

Artiles, A. (PI)
Ayala, Y. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Spring

Wednesday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM

Levine, S. (PI)
Phalen, L. (TA)

2023 - 2024
Winter

Thursday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM

Antonio, A. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Thursday
9:00 AM
11:50 AM

Wotipka, C. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Spring

Thursday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

Soon, V. (PI)
Jordan, S. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM

Cooper, E. (TA)
Lin, T. (PI)

2023 - 2024
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
9:30 AM
11:00 AM

Butler-Wall, A. (TA)
Verghese, N. (TA)
Crandall, M. (PI)
Cruz, M. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

Jean-Baptiste, R. (PI)
Crandall, M. (SI)

2023 - 2024
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
9:00 AM
10:20 AM

Iker, T. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

Davenport, L. (PI)
Flores, C. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Autumn

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

Ruisanchez, A. (PI)
Jamieson, A. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Autumn

Ruisanchez, A. (PI)
Jamieson, A. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Ruisanchez, A. (PI)
Jamieson, A. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Spring

Hummel, L. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

Hummel, L. (PI)

2022 - 2023
Spring

Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

Edwards, M. (PI)
Ardrey, S. (GP)
Roberts, S. (GP)

2022 - 2023
Autumn

Monday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

Edwards, M. (PI)
Gupta, A. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

Litvak, L. (PI)
Ardrey, S. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
11:30 AM
1:20 PM

Scher, L. (PI)
Aggarwal, A. (TA)

2022 - 2023
Winter

Tuesday
11:30 AM
1:20 PM