Torin Monahan
Associate Professor of Human & Organizational Development and Medicine
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003
Joined faculty in 2008
Professor Monahan's main theoretical interests are in social control and institutional transformations with new technologies. Related interests include globalization, urban studies, social inequality, ethnography, and contemporary social and cultural theory. His current research is on the social implications of surveillance and security systems. Projects include (1) an ethnographic study of the effects of RFID technologies on organizational dynamics in hospitals, (2) collaborative research on the surveillance modalities and ethical dimensions of human implants, (3) inquiry into emerging public-private partnerships and "fusion centers" for the provision of national security, and (4) a book project on surveillance and police in U.S. public schools.
Monahan is a member of the international Surveillance Studies Network and is on the editorial board for the primary academic journal on surveillance, Surveillance & Society.
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