Asad Lugman Asad
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Asad Asad is a first-year doctoral student in sociology. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with comprehensive honors in May, 2011 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was also a Beinecke Scholar. Read a profile of Asad's undergraduate career here.
Asad's research interests encompass crime, law, and deviance; culture; inequality; international migration; political sociology; and public policy. Current research projects include: (1) a mixed methods analysis of the relationship between the private prison industry and unauthorized immigration to the United States; (2) a comparative study about the use of private security contractors as third-parties in international conflict; (3) an interview-based and ethnographic project that explores urban interventions and orientation toward civic engagement among urban youth using the Boston Debate League as a case study (with Monica C. Bell).
In his spare time, Asad volunteers with the Boston Debate League and serves as a member of the editorial board for the inaugural issue of the Harvard Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy.
04/02/2012
- Research Interests
- Crime, Law, and Deviance; Culture; Inequality; International Migration; Political Sociology; Public Policy
- Previous Degrees
- B.A. (Comprehensive Honors, Phi Beta Kappa) Political Science & Spanish, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Research Assistantships
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Filiz Garip, Discovering Diverse Mechanisms of Migration: The Mexico-U.S. Stream from 1970 to 2000
Mary Waters, Katrina and Its Aftermath in the Lives of Community College Students
- Grants Received
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) Graduate Seed GrantBeinecke Scholarship for Graduate Study
Contact
617-496-5794 (FAX)
563 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138