Department of Sociology

Research interests: Tabitha Decker's interests include urban sociology, comparative and historical sociology, and social/spatial theory. A former Thomas J. Watson Fellow, Tabitha examined the gendering of work through a study of women taxi drivers in South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Malaysia. Tabitha is currently developing a dissertation focused on Dubai's urban development, which seeks to understand relations between the built environment and social, economic, and cultural processes.

Education: B.A. International Relations, Honors (Wellesley College)