Belinda Robnett, sociology professor, was elected chair of the Collective Behavior & Social Movements section of the American Sociological Association and commenced her duties at the American Sociological Association meetings in August.

Robnett specializes in research on gender, social change and movements, race and ethnicity, and African Americans. Her work has been funded by the Russell Sage Foundation – most recently for a study on the history of black political organizations in the U.S. – and by the National Science Foundation. She’s published findings in the American Journal of Sociology, Race and Social Problems, Sociological Perspectives, Social Problems and Social Forces, among others. She has two books in progress – one stemming from her Russell Sage-funded research and another on gender pluralism – and she’s authored How Long? How Long? African-American Women in the Struggle for Civil Rights. She also has a co-edited book.

Robnett joined the UCI faculty in 1999 after serving nine years on the faculty of the Department of Sociology at UC Davis. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Michigan after receiving her A.B in psychology at Stanford University, Ed.M. at Harvard University, and her M.A. in psychology at Princeton University.