Isaac Kimmel

Cohort

2017

Subfields

Cultural Sociology, Global/Transnational Sociology and International Migration, Political Sociology, Qualitative Methods

Profile

Isaac Kimmel completed his PhD in Sociology at Notre Dame in August 2025. His doctoral research draws on insights from cultural sociology, political communication, and legislative studies to examine the role of politicians as producers of critical information for the American public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2023, Dr. Kimmel has worked full-time in project management and research roles for the Center to Counter Human Trafficking at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo, Texas. Dr. Kimmel's research at TAMIU informs a practitioner-focused initiative that trains and equips healthcare providers and educators to identify and assist persons who are being trafficked for sex or labor in South Texas.

Dr. Kimmel also holds an MA in Sociology from Notre Dame and a BA in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America.