Professor Pruitt Elected to Rural Sociological Society Council

Professor Lisa R. Pruitt has been elected as a Council member of the Rural Sociological Society, a professional social science association that promotes the generation, application, and dissemination of sociological knowledge and seeks to enhance the quality of rural life, communities, and the environment.

Lisa R. Pruitt is a professor at UC Davis School of Law whose recent scholarship explores the legal relevance of rural spatiality, including how it inflects dimensions of gender, race, and ethnicity.  Pruitt's work also considers rural-urban difference in transnational and international contexts.