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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 2013; M.A., Sociology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2006; B.A., Sociology, Hebrew University, 2003.

Research Interests: Medical sociology, economic sociology, and end-of-life care.

Appointments: Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan, 2015–present.

Awards: ASA Medical Sociology Best Publication Award, 2018; UM Faculty Recognition Award, 2020.

Publications:

• Values at the End of Life (Harvard University Press, 2019)
• Economizing death: Hospice care in America (Social Forces, 2017)

Additional Contributions: Editorial board, American Sociological Review; consultant for palliative care policy.