Mark C. Pachucki

Professor of Sociology

Academic Freedom Is a Public Good.

Abstract: Those who feel the effects of academic freedom most acutely are not a small group of educators, but the roughly 340 million members of the general public. In this essay, …

Posted by Mark C. Pachucki on Mon, Apr 27, 2026

Network threats to causal inference: Variations in network position by participation in randomized controlled trials

Abstract: Researchers and practitioners rely on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to make causal inferences. However, most people who participate in RCTs are part of multiple, …

Posted by Mark C. Pachucki on Sat, Mar 28, 2026

Soc 106: Race, Ethnicity, Class, Gender

Undergraduate lecture Syllabus: Soc106Syllabus.pdf FAQ for course: Soc106_FAQs.pdf Previously taught: Spring 2026

Posted by Mark C. Pachucki on Mon, Jan 12, 2026

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