Christopher Uggen
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis,
MN
55455
Christopher Uggen is Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight Professor in Sociology, Law, and Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a fellow of the American Society of Criminology. He studies crime, law, and inequality, firm in the belief that sound research can help build a more just and peaceful world. His books include Incarceration and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration (2022, Oxford) and Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy (2006, Oxford). His current projects examine voting rights for people with criminal records, prison reentry, fairness in sentencing, Scandinavian justice, gun violence, and monetary sanctions. Chris received the 2023 American Sociological Association Public Understanding of Sociology award, in part for his work (with Doug Hartmann) as publisher and editor of TheSocietyPages.org, an online social science hub that has drawn more than 40 million visitors. He is a past Vice President of the American Sociological Association and Executive Secretary of the American Society of Criminology.
Educational Background
- Ph.D.: Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1995
- M.S.: Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1990
- B.A.: Behavioral Science and Law/Criminal Justice, University of Wisconsin, 1986
Specialties
- Crime, Law, Justice
- Life Course
- Inequality
- Methods
- Policy