Fellow
Michelle Smirnova
Fellow
Michelle Smirnova is a Fellow with the FrameWorks Institute, an Associate Professor of Sociology, and an Associate Faculty member in the Race, Ethnic, & Gender Studies department at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. As a sociologist trained in content and discourse analysis, cognitive and semi-structured interviewing, focus groups, survey design, and ethnography, she has contributed to a number of FrameWorks projects on substance use, healthcare, housing, technology, and education. She received a dual BA in psychology and international studies from Washington University in St. Louis and an MA and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Maryland.
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