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Shiloh Deitz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Sociology

Courses Taught

SOC 2610: Mapping Urban Inequity; SOC 3600: Cartography for Social Justice; SOC 3615: Our World in Big Data; SOC 1110: Introduction to Sociology and SOC 2010: Statistics and the Social World

Education

  • Ph.D. in Geography, University of Oregon
  • M.S. in Geography, Southern Illinois University
  • M.A. in Sociology, Southern Illinois University
  • B.A. in Peace Studies, Whitworth University

Research Interests

Professor Deitz's research broadly examines public infrastructures and their failures to better understand social inequalities in the United States. As a human geographer, she use a variety of methodologies, including spatial analysis, GeoAI, ethnography, qualitative interviewing, surveys, remote sensing, and cartography. Her work covers topics such as federally assisted housing, accessible pedestrian infrastructure, disability justice, smart cities, open data, plumbing, and disaster policy.

For more information about her research and teaching please see her [shilohdeitz.com] personal webpage.