Environmental Sociology

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

Timothy W. Bartley, Ph.D.

Tim W. Bartley is a sociologist who studies sustainability standards, environmental/environmental justice movements, and the regulation of global industries. More broadly, he is interested in political, organizational, and economic processes that shape environments, workplaces, and the expression of rights around the world.

Additional Publications:
“Smart‐Mix or Stupid Assurances? How Businesses Used Voluntary Initiatives to (De)Legitimize Supply Chain Regulation.” (Co-Author with Maria‐Therese Gustafsson, Simon Pierre Boulanger Martel, and John Murray)
“Moralized Global Markets and Contested Fields: Perceptions of Supply Chain Controversies In Germany.” (Co-Author with Matthew Amengual and Sebastian Koos)

Yuki Kato, Ph.D.

Dr. Yuki Kato is an urban sociologist whose research interests intersect the subfields of social stratification, food and environmental justice, culture and consumption, and symbolic interaction. She has conducted research on the rise of urban agriculture and the alternative food movement in post-Katrina New Orleans, with a particular focus on food access disparities, the spatial and social landscape of alternative food activism, and the contested meanings of local during a major urban transformation. 

Additional Publications:
“Community Context of Food Access in a Food Desert.” (Co-Editor with Laura McKinney)
“Availability and Accessibility of Vacant Lots for Urban Cultivation in Post-Katrina New Orleans.” (Co-editor with Scarlett Andrews and Cate Irvin)