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Michelle O'Brien

Affiliate Assistant Professor
Michelle O'Brien in Tajikistan

Contact Information

shannml@uw.edu

Fields of Interest

Conflict Demography Migration Nationalism Political Sociology Research Methods

Biography

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Washington, 2018
M.A., Sociology, University of Washington, 2014
B.A., Sociology and Russian, University of Michigan, 2007
Curriculum Vitae (552.62 KB)

Research

Selected Research

  • O’Brien, Michelle L., and Maureen A. Eger. 2021. “Suppression, spikes, and stigma: How COVID-19 will shape international migration and hostilities toward it.” International Migration Review 55(3): 640-659.
  • O'Brien, Michelle L. 2018. "The Long Shadow: The Long-Term Consequences of Armed Conflict for Population Change in Tajikistan." Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
    Adviser: Sara Curran, Adviser: Stewart Tolnay, Adviser: Nathalie Williams

Affiliations

Home Department
Sociology
Related Departments
Arts & Sciences
Social Sciences
Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology
Jackson School of International Studies
Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies

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