Associate Professor of Sociology & Director, Technology and Society Optional PhD Emphasis
Jennifer Earl is the Director Emeritus of the Center for Information Technology and Society (2006-2009) and an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She studies information technology, social movements, and the legal system. She has been the recipient of major funding awards, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research in 2006-2011. She has published widely, including in major sociological journals such as the American Sociological Review and the Annual Review of Sociology, as well as in respected specialty journals such as Sociological Theory, Mobilization, and Social Science Computer Review. Current projects include CAREER award-funded research on internet activism and a study of arrests made at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
