Mette Evelyn Bjerre

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Educational Background

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2022

M.A., Sociology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

M.Sc. Global Politics, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, U.K.

B.A. (Hons) Politics & International Studies, with a minor in Race & Culture, Middlesex University, London, U.K.

Research and Teaching Interests

Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, Multiracial Identity Formation, Nordic Exceptionalism, Sociology of Education, Global Comparative Studies, Qualitative Methods.

Courses Typically Offered

SOCI 224: Race, Sport, and Inequality

SOCI 100: Introduction to Sociology

FOUN 098: Space, Place, and Identity in a Global Perspective

Selected Publications

(Peer Reviewed)

Dustin S. Stoltz, Justin Van Ness, and Mette Evelyn Bjerre. 2020. “The Changing Valuation of Dogs.” Sociological Forum Vol 35(4): 1183-1205.

(Other Media)

Mette Evelyn Bjerre, “Why Race Matters in Denmark and the Consequences of Ignoring it.” Europe in The World, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, January 25, 2022.

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