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Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research broadly focuses on race, wealth, culture, and urban studies. She leverages her skills in mapping, statistics, policy analysis, qualitative data analysis, and social theory to study how culture contributes to the racial wealth gap, racial exclusion in higher education, and the relationship between racial composition and gentrification.