Full Name
Ashley Baber
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies
Institution
Augsburg University
Speaker Bio
Ashley Baber is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Augsburg University in Minneapolis. Her research and teaching interests include inequality, poverty mitigation, guaranteed basic income, the gig economy, labor markets, urban governance, the political economy of cities and spatial analysis. As a teacher and scholar, Ashley prioritizes experiential and community-engaged learning working to bring together lived experiences, civic engagement and academic scholarship.