Trevor Jamerson

Trevor Jamerson is Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology with Ph.D., M.S., and B.A. degrees in Sociology from Virginia Tech.  Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Tech, Jamerson was Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hollins University.  Jamerson’s research emphasizes relationships between social media, tourism, and racial commodification—specifically seeking to better understand physical-digital connections between Harlem and TripAdvisor.  Jamerson presented research on links between race and capitalism at the American Sociological Association’s Junior Theorist Symposium in 2020, and was chosen by students in 2021 to deliver a TEDx address titled “Race Studies and Cultivating Empathy.”  He is currently teaching Sociological Theory and Sociology Senior Seminar.