Eli R. Wilson

Eli R. Wilson is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico. He received his PhD from University of California, Los Angeles. His research broadly examines how social inequality is both reproduced and contested in urban labor markets. Dr. Wilson’s first book, "Front of the House, Back of the House: Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers" (NYU Press) was published in the fall of 2020. It was based on six years of ethnographic research within high-end restaurants in Los Angeles.

Dr. Wilson’s current project explores labor dynamics and cultural narratives in the U.S. craft beer industry.