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Cathy Rakowski

Cathy Rakowski

Cathy Rakowski

Associate Professor in Rural Sociology and in the Department of Women’s Studies

rakowski.1@osu.edu

614-292-6447

414C Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Rd
Columbus, OH
43210

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Areas of Expertise

  • processes of development and social change

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Texas, 1984

 Cathy Rakowski School of Environment and Natural Resources & Women's Studies
(Ph.D. University of Texas, 1984) is Associate Professor in Rural Sociology and in the Department of Women’s Studies. Her research focuses on processes of development and social change including: planning; social engineering; program implementation and evaluation; social impact assessment; community development under conditions of economic and political restructuring; gender and class issues; globalization, and; grassroots and transnational organizing. Her work concentrates on Latin America, particularly Venezuela, and Africa.