Rina Bliss

Associate Professor of Sociology

Dr. Rina Bliss is an associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University. Her research explores the personal and societal significance of emerging genetic sciences. Rina has written three books: Race Decoded: The Genomic Fight for Social Justice; Social by Nature: The Promise and Peril of Sociogenomics; and most recently, Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential.

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