Maureen Eger | Department of Sociology | University of Washington

Affiliate Assistant Professor

Associate Professor of Sociology, Umeå University

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Fields of Interest

Comparative Politics Education Environment Immigration Institutions Nationalism Political Sociology Public Opinion Race and Ethnicity Social Welfare

Biography

Ph.D., University of Washington, 2010

M.A., University of Washington, 2005

M.A., Stanford University, 2000

B.A., Stanford University, 1999

Maureen A. Eger is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Umeå University in Sweden and a 2024-25 Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University. She earned a PhD and MA in sociology from the University of Washington and MA in sociology and BA in psychology from Stanford University. Her research interests lie broadly in political sociology, with an emphasis on immigration, nationalism, and the welfare state. In 2026, she will join the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California (USC).

*The selection of publications listed under "Research" reflects work carried out while at UW and/or published with other UW Sociology alumni.

Awards and Honors

Herbert L. Costner Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Sociology, University of Washington, 2009

John C. Flanagan Dissertation Fellowship, the Graduate School, University of Washington, 2008-2009