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Maryann Bylander

Professor of Sociology, SOAN Department Chair

JR Howard 365, MSC: 60
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Maryann is a sociologist whose research focuses on questions of migration, global development, NGOs, and credit/debt. Most of her research has been based in Southeast Asia, in particular Cambodia and Thailand. Classes she teaches at Lewis & Clark include: international migration, critical perspectives on development, debt & society, social change in Southeast Asia, and quantitative research methods. Outside of Lewis & Clark she loves to read, hike, climb, and bake with her 2-year old!

News Stories

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Sociology Professor Earns Accolades from the American Sociological Association

Associate Professor of Sociology Maryann Bylander has earned an honorable mention in the 2025 Thomas and Znaniecki Best Book competition of the American Sociological Association. 

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Sociology Professor Shares Microfinance Research in The Baffler

Associate Professor of Sociology Maryann Bylander’s article “A Conflict of Interest” was recently published in The Baffler, a cultural and political journal. Focusing on the flaws of development and microfinance in Cambodia, the article is one of many ways Bylander is bringing her research findings to audiences beyond the academic sphere. 
anthropology, collaborative research, economics, faculty research, grant, international education, overseas and off campus, research, social sciences, Sociology, student research, study abroad 

Students Share Findings From Summer Research in Cambodia

Three sociology students have returned to Lewis & Clark from their research in Cambodia alongside Assistant Professor of Sociology Maryann Bylander. They presented to peers and faculty the conclusions from their fieldwork on the practical and ethical implications of microcredit in developing countries.
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Sociology Professor Urges Migrants’ Rights in Cambodian Press

Assistant Professor of Sociology Maryann Bylander studies mobility and migration in the Global South. Currently in Cambodia leading a field research expedition with students, Bylander has just had a column published in the Phnom Penh Post. In it, she urges better treatment of migrant Cambodian workers in Thailand.
anthropology, collaborative research, economics, faculty research, faculty, international education, overseas and off campus, ray warren symposium, social sciences, Sociology, student research 

Sociology Professor and Students Head to Cambodia for Fieldwork

Assistant Professor of Sociology Maryann Bylander will travel this summer to Cambodia with three Lewis & Clark students to investigate the use of microcredit—a finance model of providing small, affordable loans to new businesses in developing areas. The expedition is being funded by an ASIANetwork Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows grant.
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Sociology and Anthropology is located in J.R. Howard Hall on the Undergraduate Campus.

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Chair: Maryann Bylander 

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