Marjorie Zatz

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Marjorie Zatz
Marjorie Sue Zatz
Born (1955-12-19) December 19, 1955 (age 67)
Education University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., 1977), Indiana University, Bloomington (M.A., 1979; Ph.D., 1982)
Known forResearch on immigration and crime
Awards2012 Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, American Society of Criminology's Herbert Block Award
Scientific career
Fields Sociology, criminology
Institutions University of California, Merced, Arizona State University
Thesis Differential injustice: conflict theory extended  (1982)

Marjorie Sue Zatz (born December 19, 1955) [1] is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at the University of California, Merced, where she is also the Vice Provost and Graduate Dean. [2]

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Education and career

Zatz received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1977, where she majored in sociology and minored in Latin American studies. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University, Bloomington in 1979 and 1982, respectively. Her Ph.D. minor was Latin American studies. [3] She joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 1982 as an assistant professor. On July 16, 2012, she began working at the National Science Foundation as the director of their Law and Social Sciences program. [4] In 2014, she left the National Science Foundation and Arizona State University to join the University of California, Merced faculty. [2]

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References

  1. "Marjorie Sue Zatz". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Marjorie Zatz". UC Criminal Justice & Health Consortium. University of California. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "Marjorie Zatz". iSearch. Arizona State University. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. Roen, Maureen (6 July 2012). "ASU professor begins National Science Foundation post". ASU Now. Arizona State University. Retrieved 27 April 2017.