Christopher Uggen, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Regents Professor and Martindale Chair in Sociology and Law at the University of Minnesota
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should People Who Have Completed Felony Sentences Be Allowed to Vote?"
- Reasoning:
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“The practice of denying a person the right to vote who’s served their sentence gnaws away at the health of American democracy.”
“Felon Disenfranchisement Impacts U.S. Election Outcomes, According to U of M Study,” University of Minnesota press release, Mar. 6, 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Regents Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnesota, 2016-present
- Martindale Chair in Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2015-present
- Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2006-present
- Chair-Elect, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2006
- Executive Board, American Society of Criminology, 2003-2006
- Guest editor, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Special issue: Collateral Consequences of Criminal Sanctions, 2005
- Public Sociology Award, University of Minnesota Department of Sociology, 2005
- Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2001-2005
- Member, Sociological Research Association, 2004
- Sociological Education Award, Sociologists of Minnesota, 2004
- Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1995-2001
- Education:
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- PhD, Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1995
- MS, Sociology, University of Wisconsin, 1990
- BA, Behavioral Science and Law / Criminal Justice, University of Wisconsin, 1986
- Other:
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- None found
- Quoted in:
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- Are Laws That Disenfranchise People with Felony Convictions a Form of Racial Discrimination?
- Should People with Felony Convictions Be Permitted to Vote while in Prison?
- Should People with Felony Convictions Who Are out of Prison but on Parole or Probation Regain Their Right to Vote?
- Did Florida's Laws That Disenfranchised People with Felony Convictions Cause Al Gore to Lose the 2000 Presidential Elections?