Andrew Papachristos
Andrew Papachristos | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Loyola University of Chicago, University of Chicago |
| Known for | Work on gun violence and its transmission |
| Awards | 1994 Yoshiyama Award from The Hitachi Foundation, 2012 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award (with Min Xie) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Thesis | Murder by structure: a network theory of gang homicide (2007) |
Andrew Vasilios Papachristos is an American sociologist, professor of sociology and faculty fellow at the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at Northwestern University. He is also the director of the Northwestern Neighborhoods & Networks Initiative (N3) that engages communities, civic partners, and policy makers to address core problems facing the residents of Chicago and surrounding communities. He previously served as professor of sociology at Yale University, where he directed the Policy Lab at Yale as well as the Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course.