Sohaila Shakib, Ph.D.
Title: Professor
Department: Sociology
Areas of Expertise
Sport Sociology; Gender and Sport; Race and Sport; Smoking; Obesity; Physical Activity
Professional Background
Dr. Shakib’s work focuses on sports gender and race, chronic illness and smoking. She was previously a senior research associate at the Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research at USC’s Keck School of Medicine. She also was s staff research associate at the Center for Community Health, Neuropsychiatric Institute, at University of California at Los Angeles. Her work has been published in journals such as American Journal of Preventative Medicine, International Review for the Sociology of Sport and Sociological Perspectives.
Education
Ph.D., sociology, University of Southern California
M.A., sociology, Tulane University
B.A., psychology, Tulane University
NCI postdoc in preventative medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine
Related News Stories
Faculty Highlights: October 2012
Contact
Email Address: sshakib@csudh.edu
Office: (310) 243-3831
Contact Preference: Email