Dr. Sierra-Arévalo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. His research shows how danger and violence influence police culture, officer practice, and social inequality. His first book, Peril on Patrol: Danger, Death, and U.S. Policing, is under advance contract at Columbia University Press. Michael’s writing and research have appeared in The Washington Post, Times Higher Education, NPR, Vox, GQ, and The New Republic.

Learn more about Dr. Sierra-Arévalo at his personal website.