James Baldwin
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Contact Information
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Office: 102 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Phone: (936) 261-3202
Email: jkbaldwin@pvamu.edu
Teaching/Research Areas of Interest
- African American Studies (Theory & Intellectual Traditions)
- Urban Sociology & Governance
- Racial Stratification & Institutional Inequality
- Housing, Segregation, and Racialized Space
- Racialized Organizations and Institutional Power
- Racialized Geographies & Spatial Injustice
Methodological Approaches
- Historical and Archival Analysis
- Structural and Institutional Analysis
- Mixed Methods
- Quantitative Methods
Education
- Ph.D. in Sociology, Texas A&M University (2025)
- M.P.A. (Public Administration), Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service (2020)
- B.S. in Social Work, Alabama State University (2018)
Selected Research Activities
- Baldwin, J. (2026). Proximity without equity? Racialized housing organizations and the 15-minute city. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2026.2613396
- Baldwin, J. K., & Feagin, J. R. (2025). Weaving the web of domination: Unpacking systemic racism and privilege in America. In M. Mangum (Ed.), The Routledge handbook on marginalized groups in the United States and their challenges (pp. 17–33). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003646457-3