Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology supports a diverse community of faculty, staff and students working together to research and address real world social issues and problems. Faculty offer courses in race and ethnicity, social class, gender, popular culture, social psychology, organizations, community, environment, criminology, religion, global sociology, medical sociology, demography, and gerontology, among others. Some courses include hands-on service-learning opportunities in which students connect service and/or research in the community with course material. To further complement our courses in these and other areas of sociology, students have opportunities to work one-on-one with professors engaged in sociological research. For sociology majors seeking to enter applied fields, we have a highly praised internship program that offers practical experience in community nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and businesses.

Sociological training prepares students for graduate school and/or employment in a variety of occupations. Employers increasingly look for job candidates to have the critical thinking, writing, and research skills students will develop in our program. Sociology coursework provides students with the ability to live and work effectively in a diverse and global society by better understanding social diversity, cultural trends, inequalities, organizational behavior, and community and world events. Sociology provides an excellent background for students wishing to enter into the helping professions like social services, ministry, nursing, teaching, and law enforcement, and it provides an outstanding foundation for law, marketing, human resources, journalism, government, business management, and entrepreneurialism. 

Abel, Richard D, Lecturer
Sociology
PHD, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2020

Amaral, Ernesto F. L., Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007

Campbell, Mary E, Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2004

Duran, Robert, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Colorado Boulder, 2006

Evans, Rhonda D, Instructional Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2002

Foster, Holly A, Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Toronto, 2001

Gatson, Sarah N, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, Northwestern University, 1999

Glanville, Jennifer, Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2001

Hakim, Omar, Professor of the Practice
Sociology
MS, The University of Texas at Austin, 2004

Harden, Troy, Professor of the Practice
Sociology
PHD, De Paul University, 2020

Hernandez, Alexander A, Instructional Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, Boston College, 2014

Khan, Koyel, Instructional Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Connecticut, 2020

Kim, Nadia, Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2003

Lakkimsetti, Chaitanya, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Wisconsin, 2010

Lariscy, Joseph, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Texas Austin, 2013

Mackin, Robert S, Instructional Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998

Maich, Katherine Eva, Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of California, Berkeley, 2017

Marlow, Thomas, Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, Brown University, 2020

Mestrovic, Stjepan G, Professor
Sociology
PHD, Syracuse University, 1982

Morris, Theresa M, Professor
Sociology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2000

Over, Defne, Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, Cornell University, 2017

Pals, Heili, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, Stanford University, 2006

Plankey-Videla, Nancy, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1998

Prechel, Harland N, Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Kansas, 1986

Reid, Jonathan, Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, Florida State University, 2021

Rubio Goldsmith, Pat, Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Arizona, 1999

Santana, Emilce, Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, Princeton University, 2019

Suzuki, Kazuko, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, Princeton University, 2003

Thornton, Patricia H, Professor
Sociology
PHD, Stanford University, 1993

Waren, Warren P, Instructional Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008

Wolf, Joan B, Associate Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Chicago, 1997

Woods, Timothy S, Instructional Professor
Sociology
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2000

Ye, Liangfei, Assistant Professor
Sociology
PHD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2021