Darnell Hunt
· Professor of Sociology & African American Studies, and Executive Vice Chancellor & ProvostUniversity of Washington · African American Studies
Active 1967–2026
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About
Darnell Hunt is a Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies at UCLA and serves as the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost. He has been a faculty member at UCLA since 2001 and previously served as chair of the sociology faculty at the University of Southern California. Hunt is the lead author of the Hollywood Diversity Report, an annual series examining the relationship between diversity and profit in the entertainment industry. His research and publications focus on race, media, urban theory, and social realities, with notable works including 'Screening the Los Angeles Riots: Race, Seeing, and Resistance' and 'Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities.' He holds an A.B. in journalism from the University of Southern California, an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in sociology from UCLA. Hunt is a member of the American Sociological Association and the Association of Black Sociologists, and has served on various advisory boards and campus committees, including receiving the UCLA Academic Senate’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award in 2011.
Research topics
- Data Mining
- Computer Security
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Data science
- World Wide Web
- Database
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
Selected publications
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition · 2025-09-16
articleMotivation: This study aims to characterize the biophysical properties of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) using advanced diffusion MRI, as current clinical assessments are limited by labor-intensive visual inspection. Goal(s): Our goal is to differentiate the biophysical tissue properties of periventricular and deep WMH to better understand their distinct characteristics. Approach: We applied advanced diffusion MRI modeling, machine learning, and free-water eliminated tractography to FLAIR a…
Heritable and non-heritable uncommon causes of stroke (vol 15, pg 961, 2020)
Journal of Neurology · 2020-06-18
article
Frequent coauthors
- 32 shared
H.D. Ihlenfeldt
Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek
- 23 shared
John Simes
- 23 shared
Salim Yusuf
McMaster University
- 23 shared
Andrew Tonkin
Monash University
- 22 shared
Graeme Sloman
- 19 shared
Adrienne Kirby
University of Sydney
- 19 shared
Christine Mac Donald
- 19 shared
Andrzej Budaj
Education
- 1997
Ph.D., African American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
- 1992
M.A., African American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
- 1989
B.A., African American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & honors
- UCLA Academic Senate’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award…
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