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'''Jeremy Jay Freese''' (born March 15, 1971)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002079279.html |title=Freese, Jeremy |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> is an American sociologist and author. He is professor of [[sociology]] at [[Stanford University]], where he is also the co-leader of the Health Disparities Working Group in the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sociology.stanford.edu/people/jeremy-freese |title=Jeremy Freese |website=Stanford Sociology |language=en |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> He previously served as professor of sociology at [[Northwestern University]] from 2007 to 2015, where he chaired the Department of Sociology from 2010 to 2013 and served as Ethel and [[John R. Lindgren|John Lindgren]] Professor of Sociology from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boydetective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jfreese_vita-2019.pdf |title=Jeremy Freese Curriculum Vitae |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> In 2008, he created the [[computer game]] [[Violet (video game)|Violet]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smaglik |first=Paul |date=November 2008 |title=Computer game offers academics a chance to play role of graduate student |url=http://www.nature.com/articles/nj7221-539a |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=456 |issue=7221 |pages=539–539 |doi=10.1038/nj7221-539a |issn=0028-0836}}</ref> He began blogging in 2003 because he was bored. In 2007, he was one of four sociologist bloggers profiled in the [[American Sociological Association]]'s magazine ''Footnotes''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jeremyfreese.blogspot.com/2003/07/entry-level-entry.html |title=jeremy freese's weblog: entry-level entry |last=Jeremy |date=2003-07-08 |website=jeremy freese's weblog |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/footnotes/feb07/fn3.html |title=Portrait of the Sociologist as Blogger |last=Rice |first=LaVon |date=2007 |website=Footnotes |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
'''Jeremy Jay Freese''' (born March 15, 1971)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002079279.html |title=Freese, Jeremy |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> is an American sociologist and author.
==Work life==
Freese is a professor of [[sociology]] at [[Stanford University]], where he is also the co-leader of the Health Disparities Working Group in the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sociology.stanford.edu/people/jeremy-freese |title=Jeremy Freese |website=Stanford Sociology |language=en |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref> He previously served as professor of sociology at [[Northwestern University]] from 2007 to 2015, where he chaired the Department of Sociology from 2010 to 2013 and served as Ethel and [[John R. Lindgren|John Lindgren]] Professor of Sociology from 2013 to 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boydetective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jfreese_vita-2019.pdf |title=Jeremy Freese Curriculum Vitae |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
==Video game design==
In 2008, he created the [[interactive fiction]] [[computer game]] [[Violet (video game)|Violet]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smaglik |first=Paul |date=November 2008 |title=Computer game offers academics a chance to play role of graduate student |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=456 |issue=7221 |pages=539 |doi=10.1038/nj7221-539a |issn=0028-0836|doi-access=free }}</ref> which won the 2008 [[Interactive Fiction Competition]] and multiple awards.
==Blogging==
Freese began blogging in 2003. In 2007, he was one of four sociologist bloggers profiled in the [[American Sociological Association]]'s magazine ''Footnotes''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jeremyfreese.blogspot.com/2003/07/entry-level-entry.html |title=jeremy freese's weblog: entry-level entry |last=Jeremy |date=2003-07-08 |website=jeremy freese's weblog |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/footnotes/feb07/fn3.html |title=Portrait of the Sociologist as Blogger |last=Rice |first=LaVon |date=2007 |website=Footnotes |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:07, 22 April 2024

Jeremy Freese
Born
Jeremy Jay Freese

(1971-03-15) March 15, 1971 (age 53)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Iowa
Indiana University Bloomington
Known forViolet
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Stanford University
ThesisWhat Should Sociology Do about Darwin?: Evaluating Some Potential Contributions of Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology to Sociology (2000)
Doctoral advisorBrian Powell
Websitewww.boydetective.net

Jeremy Jay Freese (born March 15, 1971)[1] is an American sociologist and author.

Work life

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Freese is a professor of sociology at Stanford University, where he is also the co-leader of the Health Disparities Working Group in the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences.[2] He previously served as professor of sociology at Northwestern University from 2007 to 2015, where he chaired the Department of Sociology from 2010 to 2013 and served as Ethel and John Lindgren Professor of Sociology from 2013 to 2015.[3]

Video game design

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In 2008, he created the interactive fiction computer game Violet,[4] which won the 2008 Interactive Fiction Competition and multiple awards.

Blogging

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Freese began blogging in 2003. In 2007, he was one of four sociologist bloggers profiled in the American Sociological Association's magazine Footnotes.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Freese, Jeremy". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Freese". Stanford Sociology. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Freese Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. ^ Smaglik, Paul (November 2008). "Computer game offers academics a chance to play role of graduate student". Nature. 456 (7221): 539. doi:10.1038/nj7221-539a. ISSN 0028-0836.
  5. ^ Jeremy (2003-07-08). "jeremy freese's weblog: entry-level entry". jeremy freese's weblog. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. ^ Rice, LaVon (2007). "Portrait of the Sociologist as Blogger". Footnotes. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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