Brian Mayer

Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D. Sociology, Brown University, 2006

Areas of Interest: Environmental Sociology, Medical Sociology, Social Movements

Office: 3338 Turlington
Mailing Address: PO Box 117330, Gainesville, FL 32611-7330
Voice: (352) 392-0265 ext. 228
FAX: (352) 392-6568
E-mail: bmayer@soc.ufl.edu
Individual Web Page: http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/bmayer/

Brian Mayer recieved his PhD in Sociology from Brown University in 2006. His research areas include environmental sociology, medical sociology, social movements, and the sociology of science. Dr. Mayer's research focuses on the intersection of these sociological disciplines, where social movement actors contest with scientists and policy makers over environmental causes of disease. In addition, Dr. Mayer is interested in social stratification and inequality, especially the distribution of environmental inequalities in our society.

Currently, Dr. Mayer is working on a book examining the formation of social movement coalitions between labor and environmental organizations in the United States. Other projects include an analysis of the public's perception of the relationship between asthma and air pollution and a new project investigating the role of environmental discourses in the national debate over chemical safety and security.