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Patrick Sharkey

Patrick Sharkey (born c. 1977) is an American urban sociologist and criminologist. He has been Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University since 2019. He was formerly Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at New York University, with an affiliation at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

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Brown University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Academic advisors
Robert J. Sampson William Julius Wilson Christopher Winship
Born
c. 1977 (age 48–49)
Discipline
Sociology, urban sociology, criminology

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Patrick Sharkey → Robert J. Sampson William Julius Wilson Christopher Winship
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