Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D. Follow Sociology Expert Education Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara M.A., Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara B.A., Sociology, Pomona College Introduction Sociologist with over a decade of experience in university research and teachingHas studied race and racism, gender and sexuality, the economy and work, consumer studies, and environmental issuesHas taught a range of sociology courses at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Pomona College Experience Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D., is a former writer for ThoughtCo, who authored nearly 170 articles about race, class, gender and consumer behavior. She has taught a wide range of sociology courses at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Pomona College, covering topics including research methods, theory, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, consumer culture, and globalization. An experienced researcher, Cole joined the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York, England, in 2017. Prior to that, she worked as a funded research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society in Graz, Austria, from 2014 to 2016. Cole's writing has appeared in a number of academic journals. Education Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D., has a master's degree and a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College. Awards and PublicationsNicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D., has had academic work published in the journal Race, Gender & Class, and the public sociology magazine Contexts, as well as in edited volumes including "Consumer Culture, Modernity and Identity" and "Media Education for a Digital Generation."Social science writing has appeared on the websites Sociological Images, The Sociological Cinema, Work in Progress, Social Science Space, and Pacific Standard.Freelance writer for Truthout and CounterPunch. ThoughtCo and Dotdash Meredith ThoughtCo, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is an award-winning reference site offering education content created by experts. ThoughtCo reaches 13 million readers each month. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Nicki Lisa Cole, Ph.D. Understanding Culture Jamming and How it Can Create Social Change The Difference Between Hispanic and Latino What Sociology Can Teach Us About Thanksgiving The Racial Wealth Gap Definition of Systemic Racism in Sociology What's the Difference Between Prejudice and Racism? Understanding and Defining White Privilege Guide to Being an Anti-Racism Activist Emma Watson's 2014 Speech on Gender Equality Manifest Function, Latent Function, and Dysfunction in Sociology Biography of Harriet Martineau Understanding Socialization in Sociology How Emile Durkheim Made His Mark on Sociology Definition of Base and Superstructure What Is Cultural Hegemony? Visualizing Social Stratification in the U.S. What Is Social Class, and Why Does it Matter? What Does Consumerism Mean? Studying Race and Gender with Symbolic Interaction Theory What Is Feminism Really All About? Science Says You Should Leave the Period Out of Text Messages Top 11 Facts About Halloween The Main Points of "The Communist Manifesto" How to Be an Ethical Consumer in Today's World