Carter Rakovski, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Vice Chair
Department of Sociology

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Teaching interests :Statistics, Social Interaction, Drug Use in the U.S., and Introduction to Sociology

Research interests: Caring Labor, Gender and Work, Nursing Homes, Health Care, Intersectionality, and Fibromyalgia

Brief biography: I have a Ph.D. in sociology (2004) and a Master's in Statistics (2000) from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  I also have ten years of experience working as a statistical consultant for organizations including the Department of Veterans Affairs and Bentley University.  I currently provide statistical analysis for management consulting firms.  My current academic research involves nursing home workers, intersectionality, and care work.  I am also studying employment and health care use among people with chronic conditions, in particular, fibromyalgia.   My research has been published in a range of journals including the Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Care, the Annals of Family Medicine, Research in Higher Education, and the Journal of Accounting Research.