Department of Sociology

Department Faculty

Robert J.S. Ross, Ph.D.
urban studies, political sociology, political economy, social policy

Patricia M. Ewick, Ph.D.
research methods, gender, law, deviance

Bruce London, Ph.D.
environment and society, community, sociology of the Third World, social demography

Deborah M. Merrill, Ph.D., Department Chair
research methods, family, aging, medical sociology, social demography

Shelly Tenenbaum, Ph.D.
Jewish studies, race/ethnicity, social stratification, gender, comparative genocide

Parminder Bhachu, Ph.D.
urban anthropology, immigration, diaspora cultures, nationalism, cultural identities and global processes, new capitalism and markets

Visiting Department Faculty

Melissa Butler, M.A.,   Jefferson 409

Debra Osnowitz, Ph.D., Jefferson 409