Sociology Department

Areas of Specialization

Babb, Sarah: Economic Sociology, Latin America, Political Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology, Organizations, Globalization

Derber, Charles: Political Economy, Culture, Social Change

Dodson, Lisa: Women, Families, and Poverty, Policy Analysis/Public Policy, Qualitative Methodology

Gamson, William: Political Sociology, Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Mass Communication/Public Opinion

Garroutte, Eva: Religion, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Native American Studies

Gray, Paul: Social Change and Development, Methods, Business and Society

Guillemin, Jeanne: (Research only, no teaching) Medical Sociology, Preventative Health Care, Cross-Cultural Studies

Hesse-Biber, Sharlene: Qualitative Methodology, Race/Class/Gender, Women and Health

Holmstrom, Lynda Lytle: Medical Sociology, Family, Violence Against Women

Karp, David: Social Psychology, Qualitative Methodology, Mental Health

Lowry, Ritchie: Economy and Society, Political Sociology, Military Sociology

Magubane, Zine: Gender and Sexuality, Colonialism and Post-Colonialism, Globalization, Race and Class

Malec, Michael: Sports, Undergraduate Education/Teaching, Statistics

McGuffey, C. Shawn: Childhood, Family, Race/Class/Gender, Qualitative Methods, Social Psychology, Trauma

Pfohl, Stephen: Theory, Cultural Studies, Crime, Deviance, and Social Control

Salzinger, Leslie: Gender/Feminist Theory, Economic Sociology, Globalization and Ethnography

Sarkisian, Natalia: Race/Class/Gender; Quantitative Methods; Family

Schervish, Paul: Religion, Theory, Philanthropy

Schor, Juliet: Economy and Society, Cultural Sociology, Gender

Spangler, Eve: Occupations/Professions, Occupational Health, Race/Class/Gender

Williamson, John: Aging/Social Gerontology, Policy Analysis/Public Policy, Quantitative Methodology