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American sociologist

Alice Goffman (born 1982) is an American sociologist, urban ethnographer, and author mostly known for the fierce controversy that resulted from the publication of her 2014 book On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City.^[5] She was Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pomona College.^[6] Though once considered a "star" in the field, Goffman was denied tenure at the University of Wisconsin in 2019 and left academia.^[7]

Early life and education

Goffman attended The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.^[8] She earned a BA at the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD at Princeton University, both in sociology.^[3] Her doctoral dissertation committee was chaired by Mitchell Duneier and included Paul DiMaggio, Devah Pager, Cornel West, and Viviana Zelizer.^[1]

While earning her PhD at Princeton,