Carolyn Rouse, Ph.D.

Carolyn Rouse earned an A.B. in anthropology and sociology from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. Her work explores the use of evidence to make particular claims about race and social inequality. Rouse is the author of several books, including “Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam,” “Televised Redemption: Black Religious Media and Racial Empowerment,” and “Uncertain Suffering: Racial Healthcare Disparities and Sickle Cell Disease.” Currently she is finishing a book and film based on her work studying low life expectancies in a white rural community in California. Rouse was Program Chair for the 2012 AAA Meetings and the 2017 AAA/ASA Meetings. She also served as chair of two ad hoc committees for the AAA. Rouse has taught at Princeton University since 2000.