Deputy Deans

Robert Vargas

Associate Professor of Sociology; Deputy Dean Robert Vargas

Area of Study

Department of Sociology

Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization

Robert Vargas

Associate Professor of Sociology; Deputy Dean

Professor Vargas' research examines how laws, politics, and bureaucracies shape the conditions of cities, with a particular focus on violence and health care. Read more about his work here.

Vargas will also serves as a Deputy Dean. His portfolio focuses on graduate education, working with students, departments, the dean of students' team, and broader partners across campus to strengthen and sustain graduate programs in SSD.

Read more about Professor Vargas here.