Dr. Diane Sicotte
Assistant Professor
Department of Culture and Communication
Office:
Phone: (215) 895-2264
Email: diane.sicotte@drexel.edu
Background: Ph.D. - Sociology, Arizona State University (2003)
M.A. - Sociology, Arizona State University
B.S. - Sociology, Portland State University
IGERT student (interdisciplinary research training).
Interdisciplinary research at Center for Environmental Studies, Tempe, Arizona.
Research Interests: Qualitative and quantitative research on environmental justice, contaminated communities, environmental lawsuits [delete, and replace with: environmental and social inequality, environmental health, health disparities, political ecology.
Current or Pending Research Grants/Projects:
1. Study of racial and economic inequality in proximity to the most hazardous facilities.
Data Source: RSEI (U.S. EPA). Location: greater Philadelphia, PA and NJ; greater Phoenix, AZ
2. Historical case study tracing development of environmental injustice in a copper smelter town.
Location: Hayden, AZ.
3. Case study of environmental justice controversy. Location: Phoenix, AZ.
4. History of Environmental Justice activism in greater Philadelphia.
Future Projects:
1. Industrial history of greater Philadelphia.
2. RSEI study including four U.S. cities and their surrounding suburban counties.
Courses Taught:
Sociology of the Environment
Environmental Justice
Urban Sociology