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Brent Kaup

Professor of Sociology

Email: [[bzkaup]]
Office: Boswell Hall 225
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:30 - 5:00pm
Research Areas: Environmental Sociology, Political Ecology, Political Economy, Globalization & Development
Website: {{https://sites.google.com/email.wm.edu/brentzkaup}}

Background

Brent Kaup studies how the transformation of nature affects social inequalities and societal well-being. In addition, he seeks to understand how the materiality of nature shapes markets, policies, and social movements.  Through his research, he has examined an array of topics including genetically modified crops in the Midwest, extractive industries in Bolivia, and the bugs in his own backyard. His areas of specialization include Environment, Energy, Political Economy, Socioeconomic Change and Development, and Globalization. 

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 
M.S., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., History and Sociology, University of Oregon