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Faculty Experts
Professor, Department of Sociology, Director, Center for Mobilities Research and Policy
College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise:
sociology
sustainability
Contact:
mimi.b.sheller@drexel.edu
215.571.3652
Before Rosa Parks: The Fight for Philly Transit Equity and the Black Women on the Frontlines
Mimi Sheller, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 5 WHYY.org story, that also ran on WITF.org (NPR - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), about the racial hierarchy that continues today in Philadelphia’s public spaces and transportation.
Philadelphia’s Transit Authority Rethinks Regional Rail
Mimi Sheller, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 26 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the future of SEPTA regional rail with fewer commuters. The article was picked up on Jan. 27 by Governing.
Without Commuters, What Will Happen To Septa Regional Rail?
Mimi Sheller, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a Jan. 26 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the future of SEPTA regional rail with fewer commuters.
SEPTA Regional Rail Is Coming Back, but Many of Its Suburban Riders Are Still Working From Home
Mimi Sheller, PhD, a professor and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a June 29 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the return of SEPTA regional rail and the reduction of riders as many continue to work remotely.
COVID-19 Reveals a Path Forward on Climate Change
Richardson Dilworth, PhD; Scott Knowles, PhD; and Mimi Sheller, PhD, professors in the College of Arts & Sciences; and Franco Montalto, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, co-authored a post for American Scientist's "Macroscope" blog on May 12 about how the pandemic might be showing us a path toward stemming climate change.
Young Philadelphians driving less, raising kids outside of 'car culture'
Mimi Sheller, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a WHYY/Newsworks.org story on Dec. 11 about young Philadelphians choosing to be car-less.
Changing Attitudes Toward Driving and the Automobile
Dr. Mimi Sheller, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy, was interviewed on WHYY’s “Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane” on September 26 about changing attitudes towards cars and driving.
The End of Car Culture
Dr. Mimi Sheller, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy, was quoted in a New York Times story on June 29 about the end of car culture.
Drexel Sociologist’s New Book Explores the Double-Edged Sword of “The Age of Aluminum”
From Coca-Cola cans to Apollo 11 to the Empire State Building, aluminum can be found almost anywhere you look. But are there unseen costs associated with this ubiquitous metal? In a new book, Drexel University’s Mimi Sheller, PhD, explores how aluminum enabled a high-speed, gravity-defying American modernity even as other parts of the world paid the price in environmental damage and political turmoil.
How Aluminum Changed the World, for Good and Bad: A Q&A With Drexel Prof Mimi Sheller
Aluminum has helped change the world in ways previously unimaginable. But the quest for more aluminum has also had damaging ripple effects on the environment and indigenous populations around the world.
Institute for Energy and the Environment Seed Grants
Reducing carbon emissions, improving efficiency of the power grid and using ultrasound to treat contaminated water are just a few of the research goals being pursued by the first round of projects funded by the A.J. Drexel Institute for Energy and the Environment. In all six projects received seed funding totaling $270,000 to investigate topics related to environmental protection and sustainability.
What I’m Reading: Mimi Sheller
Mimi Sheller is a sociology professor who studies how people move. Coincidentally, the novel she’s currently reading looks at another kind of movement—the flight patterns of monarch butterflies and how they could be affected by climate change.
Q & A with Drexel's Dr. Mimi Sheller
Sheller studies how people move and how mobile communication changes how people move. She's designed the mCenter to cross boundaries within disciplines and within Drexel.