Jeremy Jay Freese (born March 15, 1971) is an American sociologist and author.
Work life
Freese is a professor of
sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...
at
Stanford University, where he is also the co-leader of the Health Disparities Working Group in the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences. He previously served as professor of sociology at
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
from 2007 to 2015, where he chaired the Department of Sociology from 2010 to 2013 and served as Ethel and
John Lindgren
John Halvar Theofron Lindgren (8 November 1899 – 30 January 1990) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 1927 world titles in the 18 km and 50 km events. He finished eighth in the 50 km race at the 1932 Winter Olympics ...
Professor of Sociology from 2013 to 2015.
Video game design
In 2008, he created the
interactive fiction computer game Violet
Violet may refer to:
Common meanings
* Violet (color), a spectral color with wavelengths shorter than blue
* One of a list of plants known as violet, particularly:
** ''Viola'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
Places United States
* Viol ...
, which won the 2008
Interactive Fiction Competition
The Interactive Fiction Competition (also known as IFComp) is one of several annual competitions for works of interactive fiction. It has been held since 1995. It is intended for fairly short games, as judges are only allowed to spend two hours pla ...
and multiple awards.
Blogging
He began blogging in 2003 because he was bored. In 2007, he was one of four sociologist bloggers profiled in the
American Sociological Association's magazine ''Footnotes''.
References
External links
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Faculty page*
Living people
1971 births
American sociologists
University of Iowa alumni
Indiana University alumni
Northwestern University faculty
Stanford University faculty
American male bloggers
American bloggers
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