Heba Gowayed
Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University
Boston University College of Arts & Sciences
Heba Gowayed is the Moorman-Simon Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University. Her research, which is global and comparative, examines how low-income people traverse social services, immigration laws, and their associated bureaucracies, while grappling with gender and racial inequalities. Her writing has appeared in Gender & Society, Ethnic & Racial Studies, Sociological Forum, and in public outlets. She is currently working on her book, Refuge, under contract at Princeton University Press, and it’s expected in 2022.
Areas of Expertise
- Immigration
- Policy
- Race and Ethnicity
- Social Policy
- Sociology
- Gender
Methodology
- Ethnographic Methods
- Interviews
- Qualitative Methods
- Affiliates
- Inaugural - Faculty