Michele Wakin

Michele Wakin, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater State University. She received an EdM from Boston University, and an MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research interests include homelessness and poverty, inequality, and urban and community studies. She was awarded the Ernest A. Lynton Citation for Distinguished Engaged Scholarship for Early Career Faculty because of her involvement with the homeless advocacy community in Brockton, MA....See more

Michele Wakin, PhD, is a Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater State University. She received an EdM from Boston University, and an MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research interests include homelessness and poverty, inequality, and urban and community studies. She was awarded the Ernest A. Lynton Citation for Distinguished Engaged Scholarship for Early Career Faculty because of her involvement with the homeless advocacy community in Brockton, MA. Dr. Wakin has published in the journals American Behavioral Scientist, City & Community, Administrative Theory and Praxis , and The Journal of Workplace Rights. She is the author of three books: Otherwise Homeless: Vehicle Living and the Culture of Homelessness (2014), Hobo Jungle: A Homeless Community in Paradise (2020), and Homelessness in America: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO, 2022). See less