Dana R. Fisher


Dana R. Fisher is an American sociologist, professor of sociology, and public speaker and author.   Her most recent book is American Resistance: from the Women’s March to the Blue Wave. She is a professor at the University of Maryland who speaks and writes about activism, democracy and environmental policy.

Career

Fisher graduated with an AB in East Asian Studies and Environmental Studies from Princeton University, an MS in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was awarded the Katherine DuPre Lumpkin Award for the best doctoral dissertation in the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Prior to her appointment at the University of Maryland, Fisher's previous faculty positions were at Columbia University, the Sciences Po, and University of Konstanz. Her Research has been featured in media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, CBS News, NPR, the No Jargon podcast of the Scholars Strategy Network, and in "The Collectors: Political Action," a documentary short by FiveThirtyEight and ESPN Films.

Publications

Books