David Matthew Merolla (en9483)
University information
Title: Department Chair
Unit: Sociology
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science
Contact information
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sociology
656 W. Kirby Avenue, #2253
Detroit, 48202
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department:
Title:
Associate Professor
Secondary Title:
Department Chair
Phone:
313-577-2930 (main sociology office)
Email:
dmerolla@wayne.edu
Office:
2253 F/AB
Curriculum Vitae:
https://people.wayne.edu/profile/en9483/1578/merolla_cv_october22.docx
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Research interest(s)/area of expertise:
Race and racism
Sociology of education
Social psychology
Quantitative methods
Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications:
Ph.D. in Sociology, Kent State University, 2010
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Selected publications:
- 2023. Wyatt, Randall and David Merolla. Group Positions Beyond the Binary: The Determinants of Immigration Attitudes Among Black, Hispanic, and White Americans. Sociological Focus. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/00380237.2023.2239734
- 2022. Hunt, Whitney, and David M. Merolla. "Genes and race in the era of genetic ancestry testing: The geneticization of identity and the social deconstruction of whiteness." Sociology Compass (2022): e13011
- 2021. Nazaretian, Zavin, Cedrick Heraux, and David M. Merolla. "Perceived threat and officer-involved shootings: characteristics leading to fatal vs non-fatal instances." Policing: An International Journal
- 2020. Smith, J.P. and Merolla, D.M., 2020. "PUFF, PUFF, PASS: The Effect of Racial Prejudice on White Americans’ Attitudes towards Marijuana Legalization." Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 17(1), pp.189-206.
- 2019. Jason P. Smith and David Merolla. “Black, Blue, and Blow: The Effect of Race and Criminal History on Perceptions of Police Violence. Sociological Inquiry DOI: doi.org/10.1111/soin.12275
- 2019. David M. Merolla and Omari Jackson. “Structural Racism as the Fundamental Cause of the achievement Gap.” Sociology Compass DOI: doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12696
- 2018. David M. Merolla. “Completing the Educational Career: College Enrollment and College Completion for Black, Hispanic and White students.” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4 (2) 281-297
Citation index:
Courses taught by David Matthew Merolla
Fall Term 2022
Winter Term 2022
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