David Merolla

Department

Sociology

Secondary Title

Department Chair

Phone

313-577-2930 (main sociology office)

Office

2253 F/AB

News mentions

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Selected publications

• 2023. Wyatt, Randall and David Merolla. Group Positions Beyond the Binary: The Determinants of Immigration Attitudes Among Black, Hispanic, and White Americans. Sociological Focus. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/00380237.2023.2239734
• 2022. Hunt, Whitney, and David M. Merolla. "Genes and race in the era of genetic ancestry testing: The geneticization of identity and the social deconstruction of whiteness." Sociology Compass (2022): e13011
• 2021. Nazaretian, Zavin, Cedrick Heraux, and David M. Merolla. "Perceived threat and officer-involved shootings: characteristics leading to fatal vs non-fatal instances." Policing: An International Journal
• 2020. Smith, J.P. and Merolla, D.M., 2020. "PUFF, PUFF, PASS: The Effect of Racial Prejudice on White Americans’ Attitudes towards Marijuana Legalization." Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race, 17(1), pp.189-206.
• 2019. Jason P. Smith and David Merolla. “Black, Blue, and Blow: The Effect of Race and Criminal History on Perceptions of Police Violence. Sociological Inquiry DOI: doi.org/10.1111/soin.12275
• 2019. David M. Merolla and Omari Jackson. “Structural Racism as the Fundamental Cause of the achievement Gap.” Sociology Compass DOI: doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12696
• 2018. David M. Merolla. “Completing the Educational Career: College Enrollment and College Completion for Black, Hispanic and White students.” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4 (2) 281-297

Research Description

Affiliated Departments

• Sociology