Dr. Kyle Rakowski

Dr. Kyle Rakowski
Assistant Professor of Sociology & Human Services

Areas of Expertise:

  • Crime and Deviance
  • Juvenile Delinquency and Sociology of Youth
  • Social Inequality and Stratification
  • Social Network Analysis

Education:

  • Ph.D., Sociology, Washington State University, 2023
  • M.A., Sociology, Washington State University, 2018
  • B.A., Sociology and American Studies, Eckerd College, 2015

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About Dr. Rakowski

Dr. Rakowski is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology & Human Services at Fort Lewis College. His research interests include crime, deviance, juvenile delinquency, and systems of stratification and inequality. His recent research focuses on the development of punitive environments within schools and projects exploring user roles and information transmission within online conspiracy networks.

Selected conference presentations

  • Rakowski, Kyle. 2022. “School Disciplinary Policy and The Promotion of Punitive Environments.” Add Health Users Conference.
  • Rakowski, Kyle. 2021. “Structural Properties of a Fringe Online Social Network.” Social Media: Art, Culture, & Pop Culture section at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting.
  • Rakowski, Kyle. 2020. “The Cabal Social: A Network Topology of Conspiracy Proliferation on Twitter.” Identity, Ideology, and Media section at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting.