Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work (SOC, ANT, SWK, SCJ)
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Rachel Caspari, Chair
142 Anspach Hall 989-774-3160
Mensah Adinkrah, Ph.D., Criminology, Homicide
Elbert Almazan, Ph.D., Medical Sociology, Youth Studies
Brigitte H. Bechtold, Ph.D., Research Methods, Political Economy, Population Studies, Social Policy
Tracy Brown, Ph.D., Native American Cultures, Gender
Rachel Caspari, Ph.D., Physical Anthropology, Race
Sergio Chavez, Ph.D., Archaeology
Laura Cochrane, Ph.D., Africa, Anthropology of Religion
Susan Grettenberger, Ph.D., Social Work, Social Welfare Policy, Non-Profit Organizations
Nancy J. Herman-Kinney, Ph.D., Symbolic Interactionism, Social Psychology, Qualitative Methods
David A. Kinney, Ph.D., Sociology of Education, Research Methods
Athena McLean, Ph.D., Medical Anthropology, Aging, Social Production of Knowledge
Harry Mika, Ph.D. Crime and Social Justice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Gary Miller, Ph.D., Policy, Research Methods
Gil Richard Musolf, Ph.D., Sociological Theory, Symbolic Interactionism
Robert G. Newby, Ph.D., (Emeritus) Racism and Inequality, Social Psychology, Educational Sociology
Katherine Rosier, Ph.D., Childhood, Social Psychology, Family
Alan Rudy, Ph.D., Political Economy, Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Science and Technology
Mary S. Senter, Ph.D., Stratification, Gender, Applied Sociology
Brian Smith, Ph.D., Juvenile Justice
Justin Smith, Ph.D., Race and Justice, Criminology, Social Inequalities
Carmen White, Ph.D., Educational Anthropology, Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations, Oceanic Cultures
Course Designators:
SOC - Sociology
ANT - Anthropology
SWK - Social Work
Interdisciplinary Programs:
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Cultural Resource Management
Graduate Certificate in Cultural Resource Management
Scholarships and Awards
Edward E. McKenna Academic Excellence Award
Established in 1998 in memory of this dedicated teacher, scholar, and unionist by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work. Endowment earning will provide cash awards for winning authors of an annual undergraduate and graduate paper competition
Bernard N. Meltzer Scholarship
Established by friends in honor of Bernard N. Meltzer, former faculty member and chairperson of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, for a graduate student in sociology.