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      Ali R. Chaudhary PhD

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

    • Bio

      Ali R. Chaudhary, Ph.D.

      Assistant Professor of Sociology

      Rutgers University-New Brunswick

      I am a sociologist and musician based in New Jersey. I write and teach about race, immigration, civil society, culture, and music. I work at Rutgers University in New Brunswick-NJ in the Department of Sociology. I earned my Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Davis in 2015. I then moved to the United Kingdom and held a two-year postdoc at the University of Oxford where I was Marie Curie Fellow at the International Migration Institute and Junior Research Fellow of Wolfson College.

       

      In addition to my research and teaching, I'm an occasional jazz guitarist. Over the past decade, I 've performed hundreds of gigs with outstanding jazz musicians from my home state of California, Oxford/Oxfordshire, and most recently in the NYC/Tri-State area.

       

      Visit my Rutgers Department Page here

       

       

      Scroll below to learn more about my research, teaching, and music-making.

    • Research

      My primary areas of research include race & immigration, civic engagement, organizations, culture, and the sociology of music. I am currently working on a number of projects examining how social categories (e.g. race, nationality, ethnicity, nativity, etc.) correspond to unequal life experiences and opportunities. Most of my scholarship thus far has focused on the uneven consequences of race and stigma on the socioeconomic and civic integration of immigrants and ethno-racial minorities in North America and Europe. In my latest research, I use insights gleaned from my work on race and immigration to understand how boundaries and social categories shape inequalities in the production and performance of music.

       

      Click here to visit my Google Scholar Page

       

    • Teaching

      My philosophy for teaching emphasizes critical thinking, rigor, and preparation for effective written and oral communication. My approach to teaching is also informed by students’ feedback, which I integrate throughout the duration of course instruction.

       

      I welcome opportunities to mentor undergraduate students by providing hands-on research apprenticeships and assistance with post-graduate application processes.

       

      At the doctoral level, I enhance my teaching through active collaboration with sociology graduate students. I think of graduate school as training for intellectual combat and the production of knowledge. Accordingly, I enjoy collaborating and working with graduate students on projects of mutual interest.

       

      Click to learn more about doctoral studies in sociology at Rutgers

       

       

    • Music-Making

      Since 2007, I've been studying and performing jazz in a variety of combos and ensembles. While I lack formal training in music, I've learned a great deal "on the job". Prior to my move to NJ in 2017, I performed regularity with several outstanding jazz musicians in Northern California and Oxford(UK). After a three-year break from performing, I recently started performing again in the NYC metro area. I currently perform every Sunday evening at Pino's Lounge in Highland Park, NJ (across the river from Rutgers and 20 miles south of NYC).

       

      Check out some of my music below in the video clip of past performances

       

      FB Page for my weekly gig at Pino's Lounge in NJ - Pino's Sippin Sundays

    • Dispatches from the Twilight Zone

      Musings, Commentaries, & Announcements

       

       

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