James Elliott

James (Jim) Elliott earned his Ph.D. in Sociology (with a minor in Geography) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then trained as a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Carolina Population Center at UNC Chapel Hill. Before coming to Rice, he earned tenure at the University of Oregon and Tulane University, where he received presidential awards for his undergraduate, graduate and service-learning teaching.

Dr. Elliott’s current research focuses on the social production of inequalities and environmental hazards as they intersect with urban and community dynamics. He is currently a consulting editor for the American Journal of Sociology, an editorial board member of the American Sociological Review, and an invited member of the Committee on Population at the National Academies of Sciences. At Rice, he co-directs the Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience (CFAR), and in the past he has served as the co-editor of Sociological Perspectives and as an advisor to the National Science Foundation’s program in Sociology. He has also served as Department Chair.