Ann Owens

Urban Sociology, Sociology of Education, Social Stratification, Social Policy, Quantitative Analysis, Spatial Analysis

Ann Owens is Professor in the Sociology department at USC, with courtesy appointments in Public Policy and Spatial Sciences. She received her PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Harvard University. Ann was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center on Poverty and Inequality at Stanford University. 

Her research centers on the causes and consequences of social inequality, with a focus on urban neighborhoods, housing, education, and geographic and social mobility. Her research also examines how social policies cause or alleviate social inequalities.

• Ph.D. Sociology and Social Policy, Harvard University, 2012
• A.B. Sociology, University of Chicago