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Professor John Lang
Associate Professor, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Appointed In
2008
Office
Swan Hall #220
Hours
Monday 12:45-1:45pm and Wednesday 12:45-2:45pm. No appointment necessary. Just stop by Swan 220 and say hello.

John Lang is deeply interested in food as a site for sociological exploration.

John Lang received his Ph.D. in in 2007. He also holds master’s and bachelor's degrees in Sociology from Rutgers University. Prior to joining the Occidental College faculty in 2008, John was a visiting assistant professor of .

Currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, John is deeply interested in food as a site for sociological exploration. His research, found in highly-regarded academic journals, involves the relationship between food, risk, trust, consumers and consumption.