Jeremy Freese

American sociologist

Jeremy Freese

Born|

Jeremy Jay Freese

(1971-03-15) March 15, 1971 (age 52)
Nationality| American
Education| University of Iowa
Indiana University
Known for| Violet
Scientific career
Fields| Sociology
Institutions| Northwestern University
Stanford University
Thesis| What Should Sociology Do about Darwin?: Evaluating Some Potential Contributions of Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology to Sociology (2000)
Doctoral advisor| Brian Powell
Website| www.boydetective.net

Jeremy Jay Freese (born March 15, 1971)[1] is an American sociologist and author.

## Work life[edit]

Freese is a professor of sociology at Stanford University, where he is also the co-leader of the Health Disparities Working Group in the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences.[2] He previously served as professor of sociology at Northwestern University from 2007 to 2015, where he chaired the Department of Sociology from 2010 to 2013 and served as Ethel and John Lindgren Professor of Sociology from 2013 to 2015.[3]

## Video game design[edit]

In 2008, he created the interactive fiction computer game Violet,[4] which won the 2008 Interactive Fiction Competition and multiple awards.

## Blogging[edit]

Freese began blogging in 2003. In 2007, he was one of four sociologist bloggers profiled in the American Sociological Association's magazine Footnotes.[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Freese, Jeremy". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
2. ^ "Jeremy Freese". Stanford Sociology. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
3. ^ "Jeremy Freese Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-02.
4. ^ Smaglik, Paul (November 2008). "Computer game offers academics a chance to play role of graduate student". Nature. 456 (7221): 539. doi:10.1038/nj7221-539a. ISSN 0028-0836.
5. ^ Jeremy (2003-07-08). "jeremy freese's weblog: entry-level entry". jeremy freese's weblog. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
6. ^ Rice, LaVon (2007). "Portrait of the Sociologist as Blogger". Footnotes. Retrieved 2020-01-02.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Faculty page
* Jeremy Freese publications indexed by Google Scholar

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Israel
* United States
* Netherlands

Academics|

* Google Scholar

Other|

* IdRef

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