Ken Kolb
Professor and Chair of Sociology, Furman University
Chapter Member: South Carolina SSN
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About Ken
Kolb's research outlines how people in underserved neighborhoods purchase and consume retail food despite the considerable obstacles in their path.
Contributions
In the News
"Infrastructure and Making Groceries, They’re More Connected Than You Think," Ken Kolb, Guest Column, The Advocate, January 20, 2022.
Publications
Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate (University of California Press, 2022).
Explains why past interventions to help people in food deserts have largely failed and what it would take to improve food access in these communities.