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Faculty

Gary John Adler, Jr.

Director, Undergraduate Program in Sociology
Associate Professor of Sociology
Faculty Affiliate, PSU Rock Ethics Institute
Faculty Affiliate, PSU Social Thought Program
Member, PSU Society for the Study of Religion

(814) 863-5365

gary.adler@psu.edu

David P. Baker

Professor of Sociology, Education, and Demography
Director, Graduate Program in Sociology

(814) 863-0955

dpb4@psu.edu

Eric P. Baumer

Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-2240

epbaumer@psu.edu

Sarah Brothers

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy

(814) 865-2527

sarah.brothers@psu.edu

Sarah Damaske

Associate Professor of Sociology, Labor & Employment Relations, and Women's Studies
Research Associate, Population Research Institute

(814) 865-5425

sarahdamaske@psu.edu

Jonathan Daw

Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-0096

jud36@psu.edu

Daniel DellaPosta

Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Data Analytics

(814) 865-8709

djd78@psu.edu

Diane Felmlee

Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-5509

dhf12@psu.edu

Richard Felson

Professor of Criminology and Sociology

(814) 865-8797

rbf7@psu.edu

Andrew Fenelon

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Sociology

(814) 865-4856

afenelon@psu.edu

Roger Finke

Distinguished Professor of Sociology and International Affairs
and co-Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com)

(814) 867-1427

rfinke@psu.edu

Sarah A Font

Associate Professor of Sociology
Associate Director, Graduate Program in Sociology

(814) 863-2259

saf252@psu.edu

Jennifer Glick

Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor in Sociology
Director, Population Research Institute

(814) 863-4719

jeg115@psu.edu

Corina Graif

Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Research Associate, Population Research Institute
Associate Editor, Journal of Quantitative Criminology

(814) 863-7712

corina.graif@psu.edu

Steven A. Haas

Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 867-2830

sah49@psu.edu

Melissa A. Hardy

Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 867-4337

mah38@psu.edu

John Iceland

Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 867-2821

jdi10@psu.edu

Valarie King

Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Human Development & Family Studies
Associate Head, Department of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-8716

vek1@psu.edu

Derek Kreager

Liberal Arts Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 867-0217

dak27@psu.edu

Megan Kurlychek, Ph,D.

Professor of Sociology, Criminology and Public Policy
Associate Director, Criminal Justice Research Center

(814) 863-6436

mck6@psu.edu

Thomas A. Loughran

Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy
Director, Graduate Program in Criminology

(814) 865-8668

tal47@psu.edu

Nancy Luke

Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 865-8867

nkl10@psu.edu

Liying Luo

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography
Associate Director, Center for Social Data Analytics

(814) 863-0147

liyingluo@psu.edu

Molly A. Martin

Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography

(814) 863-5508

mam68@psu.edu

Stephen A. Matthews

Liberal Arts Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Demography
Courtesy appointment in Geography and the School of International Affairs
Director, Graduate Program in Demography (Dual-Degree)
Faculty Director, Online Graduate Programs in Applied Demography

(814) 863-9721

sxm27@psu.edu

Holly Nguyen

Associate Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy

(814) 863-5404

hollynguyen@psu.edu

Léa Pessin

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 826-3987

lpessin@psu.edu

David Ramey

Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 867-5864

dmr45@psu.edu

Charles Seguin

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Data Analytics

czs792@psu.edu

Alan Sica

Professor of Sociology

(814) 863-0121

alansica@psu.edu

Eric Silver

Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 865-8714

esilver@psu.edu

Stacy Silver

Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Development and Family Studies
Honors Advisor, Sociology and Criminology

(814) 865-8798

stacysilver@psu.edu

Jeremy Staff

Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Demography

(814) 865-4560

jus25@psu.edu

Darrell Steffensmeier

John Kramer Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 466-6476

d4s@psu.edu

Jeffery T. Ulmer

Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Director, Criminal Justice Research Center
Program Co-Chair, Criminal Justice Policy and Administration MPS Degree, World Campus

(814) 865-6429

jtu100@psu.edu

Jennifer Van Hook

Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 867-2276

jxv21@psu.edu

Ashton M. Verdery

Harry and Elissa Sichi Early Career Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Social Data Analytics
Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography
Faculty Co-Hire: Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

(814) 863-5385

amv5430@psu.edu

Pamela Wilcox

Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Director, Graduate Program in Criminology

(814) 867-0215

pamelawilcox@psu.edu

Scott T. Yabiku

Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-0145

sty105@psu.edu

Teaching Faculty

Jarl Ahlkvist

Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Research Director, Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills (BaSICS) Project

(814) 409-7603

jua22@psu.edu

Mark Bergstrom

Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing

(814) 863-2798

mhb105@psu.edu

Caren Bloom

Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Director, Undergraduate Program in Criminology

(814) 865-5768

ceb112@psu.edu

Samar Farage

Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-9722

sxf14@psu.edu

John Fulton

Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology

(814) 867-2819

jaf33@psu.edu

Martha Gault Sherman

Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-5435

meg247@psu.edu

Ahmet Guler

Associate Teaching Professor of Criminology
Director of Graduate Studies in Criminal Justice Policy and Administration, World Campus

(814) 863-3671

aguler@psu.edu

Laurie Mulvey

Associate Clinical Professor of Sociology
Director, World In Conversation

(814) 865-2527

lauriemulvey@psu.edu

Erik Solevad Nielsen

Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-5469

esn2@psu.edu

Lydia Owens, PhD

Instructor

lnh5092@psu.edu

Sam Richards, Ph.D., HPS

Teaching Professor of Sociology
Co-Founder, World in Conversation Center for Public Diplomacy

(814) 863-7456

samrichards@psu.edu

Tim Robicheaux

Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 865-9501

trr10@psu.edu

Nicolás Sacco

Coordinator - Graduate Programs in Applied Demography
Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 867-0221

nxs851@psu.edu

Howard Smith

Associate Teaching Professor of Criminology

(814) 863-8868

hbs103@psu.edu

Lecinda M. Yevchak

Associate Teaching Professor of Criminology

(814) 863-7453

lmy3@psu.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Katerina Bodovski

Associate Professor of Education

(814) 867-1865

kxb918@psu.edu

Forrest S. Briscoe

Professor of Management & Organization and Sociology
Frank & Mary Jean Smeal Research Fellow

(814) 865-0746

fsb10@psu.edu

Guangqing Chi

Professor of Rural Sociology, Demography and Public Health Sciences

(814) 863-8245

gchi@psu.edu

Niki Dickerson VonLockette

Associate Professor of Labor Relations and Sociology

(814) 867-4773

nvonlock@psu.edu

Leif I. Jensen

Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-8642

lij1@psu.edu

Gary King

Professor of Biobehavioral Health

(814) 863-8184

gxk14@psu.edu

Doris MacKenzie

Adjunct Senior Scientist in Criminology

dlm69@psu.edu

Katherine Eva Maich

Assistant Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

(814) 867-5698

kem394@psu.edu

Eric Plutzer

Professor of Political Science and Sociology

(814) 865-6576

exp12@psu.edu

Manuel Rosaldo

Assistant Professor of Labor and Employment Relations

mxr1225@psu.edu

Andrea Tapia

Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology and Sociology

(814) 865-1524

axh50@psu.edu

Brian C. Thiede

Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Sociology

bct11@psu.edu

Ann R. Tickamyer

Professor of Rural Sociology and Sociology

(814) 865-5461

art14@psu.edu

Megan Wright

Assistant Professor | Penn State Law
Assistant Professor | Department of Humanities, Penn State College of Medicine
Assistant Professor | Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine
Affiliate Faculty | Department of Sociology and Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University

(814) 865-8957

msw331@psu.edu

Christopher Zorn

Liberal Arts Research Professor of Political Science and Sociology

(814) 863-9446

zorn@psu.edu

Graduate Students

Abdul Basit Adeel

Graduate Student, Sociology and Social Data Analytics

axa6372@psu.edu

Anthony Albanese

(814) 865-6258

aka5972@psu.edu

Michael Belt

(814) 865-6258

mzb6133@psu.edu

Ryan Bowman

Graduate Student of Criminology

rmb6561@psu.edu

Charley Boynton

cnb35@psu.edu

Michael Caniglia

Graduate Student of Sociology

mcc5832@psu.edu

Josie Carrier

Graduate Student of Sociology

jec6026@psu.edu

Alexander Chapman, ABD

alexander.chapman@psu.edu

Andrea Corradi

University Graduate Fellow

azc873@psu.edu

John D. Crum

Doctoral Candidate

jdc5315@psu.edu

Marjan Davoodi

mxd1025@psu.edu

Julia Dillavou

Doctoral Candidate in Criminology

jxd1143@psu.edu

Marco Faytong-Haro

Instructor of:
o Introductory Sociology
o Graduate workshop: Stata, R, and Math/Statistics Bootcamp. ***For this class, I will be using DataCamp for the Classroom in my data science class this semester! DataCamp supports education around the world for free via this initiative. Find out more here: datacamp.com/groups/education

mxf461@psu.edu

Sara C. Francisco

scf7@psu.edu

Brittany N. Freelin

bnf5@psu.edu

Kerby Goff

PhD Candidate in Sociology, ABD
Research Assistant, Association of Religion Data Archives

kerby.goff@psu.edu

Carlos Gonzales

Graduate Student of Criminology

cmg6774@psu.edu

Carlyn Graham

PhD Candidate in Sociology and Demography

ceg248@psu.edu

Alana Harris

Graduate Student of Sociology

anh5772@psu.edu

Sarah Henry

Graduate Student of Criminology

sarbear.henry@gmail.com

Chris Julien

cmj5125@psu.edu

Kayla Kemp

kmk6713@psu.edu

Kaitlyn Konefal

kak482@psu.edu

Allison Kurpiel

aek271@psu.edu

Jane Lankes

jlankes@psu.edu

Kelsey Leibelsperger

kul614@psu.edu

Cheyenne Lonobile

cal6011@psu.edu

Kendal Lowrey

PhD Candidate, Sociology & Demography
Graduate Research Assistant
NIH T-32 Predoctoral Trainee
Chief Evaluation Office Summer Fellow 2022 (U.S. Dept. of Labor)

kll289@psu.edu

Rachel L McNealey, ABD

Ph.D. Candidate, Criminology
Graduate Research Assistant
CRIM 250W Lab Instructor

rlm5970@psu.edu

John Miller

jpm6795@psu.edu

Sarah Miller

Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology and Demography

sem34@psu.edu

Rory Monaghan

rjm486@psu.edu

Jessica Mongilio

jmm1197@psu.edu

Lauren Newmyer

PhD Candidate in Sociology and Demography

lun148@psu.edu

Ashley Niccolai

arn5275@psu.edu

Alexandra V. Nur

aur441@psu.edu

Jason (Jisu) Park

Graduate Student in Sociology & Demography

jpp5931@psu.edu

Elena Pojman

Graduate Student of Sociology

emp5761@psu.edu

Marina Haddock Potter

mkh28@psu.edu

Arinala (Nala) Randrianasolo

Graduate Student of Sociology and Demography
Bunton-Waller Fellow

akr6025@psu.edu

Joseph Risi

Graduate Student of Sociology

jbr5835@psu.edu

Mary Roberts

mkr5635@psu.edu

Cayley Ryan

Graduate Student of Sociology and Demography

cer5700@psu.edu

Iman Said

Bunton-Waller Fellow
Doctoral Candidate

ixs228@psu.edu

Christopher Seto

PhD Candidate
University Graduate Fellow
Graduate Research Assistant

chs37@psu.edu

Kelsey Shaulis

Graduate Student in Sociology

kms8215@psu.edu

Anna E Shetler

Graduate Student of Sociology and Demography

ajs8448@psu.edu

Jessie Slepicka

jls7904@psu.edu

Jesse Smith

jus769@psu.edu

Jonathan Uhl

Doctoral Candidate
Graduate Research Assistant

jxu16@psu.edu

Jaz Vallin

Graduate Student of Criminology

jfv5199@psu.edu

Alexander Joseph Vanhee

Doctoral candidate ABD

ajv98@psu.edu

Emerson Waite

ecw5258@psu.edu

Bianca Wirth

bqw5342@psu.edu

Elise Wolff

Graduate Student of Sociology

euw33@psu.edu

Jiahui Xu

jpx5053@psu.edu

Haoyang Zhang

hzz5179@psu.edu

Yiwen Zhang

yuz427@psu.edu

Jordan Zvonkovich

jtz5015@psu.edu

Students on the Market

Andrea Corradi

University Graduate Fellow

azc873@psu.edu

John D. Crum

Doctoral Candidate

jdc5315@psu.edu

Gerardo Cuevas

gvc106@psu.edu

Megan Evans

mme5163@psu.edu

Marco Faytong-Haro

Instructor of:
o Introductory Sociology
o Graduate workshop: Stata, R, and Math/Statistics Bootcamp. ***For this class, I will be using DataCamp for the Classroom in my data science class this semester! DataCamp supports education around the world for free via this initiative. Find out more here: datacamp.com/groups/education

mxf461@psu.edu