Shadrick Small is a staff researcher for the Othering & Belonging Institute. His work at the Institute is largely concerned with belonging metrics and other empirical assessments of belonging. Prior to joining the Institute, he was a data lead for the Louisiana Slave Conspiracies project, a digital archive of primary source documents relating to enslavement in 1790s Louisiana. Since joining the Institute, Shadrick has been appointed to the Alameda County Reparations Committee as an at-large member. A proud and lifelong resident of the East Bay, he holds a BA in sociology from the University of Southern California and a PhD in sociology from UC Berkeley, where his research centered on the intersections of race, culture, and social theory.
The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley brings together researchers, organizers, stakeholders, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society in order to create transformative change.
