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Larry Au

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212-650-5856
lau1@ccny.cuny.edu

Larry Au is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at The City College of New York, CUNY. His research examines the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in the production of biomedical knowledge, and asks how clinicians and scientists can better serve their patients and the public. Part of this work examines the globalization of precision medicine—or the use of genomics and other forms of big data to improve diagnosis and treatment—as a policy idea and scientific project, focusing primarily on its rise in China. Another part of this research looks at the politics of expertise around Long Covid, in particular, the experience of patients as they navigate uncertainties around their condition.

His work has been published in Sociological Forum, Qualitative Sociology, Social Science & Medicine, SSM-Qualitative Research in Health, Science Technology & Human Values, Public Understanding of Science, and other venues. This research has been supported by the Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies, the Social Science Research Council, and other funders, and has received awards such as from the American Sociological Association. He is serving as an elected council member (2023-2025) of the American Sociological Association’s Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section, a co-organizer (2023-2028) of the newly formed Network T: Health at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, and a member of the editorial board of The Sociological Quarterly.

Education
  • Ph.D. in Sociology, Columbia University, 2022
  • M.Sc. in Global Governance and Diplomacy, University of Oxford, 2015
  • M.A. in History and B.Sc. in Social Analysis and Research (with Honors and magna cum laude), Brown University, 2014
Courses
  • Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research (SOC 23200)
  • Illness Narratives and Patient Experiences (SOC 31166)
  • Medical Professions, Authority, and Activism (SOC 31975, cross-listed as INTL 31958)
  • Data Justice and Algorithmic Accountability (SOC 31182, cross-listed as ECO 31182)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (SOC 31920)