Megan Doherty Bea

Ph.D. Candidate

Overview

My research interests are in economic sociology, sociology of finance, social stratification, and financial policy. I study both macro-level processes that shape financial inequalities and micro-level economic and financial outcomes of individuals. I take a variety of methodological approaches in my work, including archival research and spatial and quantitative analysis.

Dissertation Title:

Geographies of Financial (In)Opportunity: Socio-Spatial Consequences of Payday Lending Support and Regulation

Committee:

Richard Swedberg (Chair), Kim Weeden, Laura Tach, and Peter Rich

 

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