People

Faculty

Gary John Adler, Jr.

Director, Undergraduate Program in Sociology
Assistant 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 Baker

Professor of Sociology, Education, and Demography

(814) 863-0955

dpb4@psu.edu

Eric P. Baumer

Head, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-5436

epbaumer@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

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Data Analytics

(814) 865-8709

djd78@psu.edu

Francis Dodoo

Liberal Arts Professor of Sociology, Demography, and African Studies

(814) 863-2240

duf2@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, Religious Studies, and International Affairs
Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (theARDA.com)

(814) 867-1427

rfinke@psu.edu

Sarah A Font

Assistant Professor of Sociology

(814) 863-2259

saf252@psu.edu

Michelle Frisco

Associate Professor of Sociology & Demography

(814) 863-5507

mlf112@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
Director, Criminal Justice Research Center

(814) 867-0217

dak27@psu.edu

Megan Kurlychek

Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy

(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

Associate Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 865-8867

nkl10@psu.edu

Liying Luo

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-0147

lzl65@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

John McCarthy

Distinguished Professor of Sociology

(814) 863-8260

jxm516@psu.edu

Holly Nguyen

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy
Director, Undergraduate Program in Criminology

(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

Barry Ruback

Professor of Criminology and Sociology

(814) 865-1307

rbr3@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
Program 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
Director, Graduate Program in Sociology

(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

(814) 863-5385

amv5430@psu.edu

Pamela Wilcox

Professor of Criminology

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

(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

Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 863-5435

meg247@psu.edu

Ahmet Guler

Director of Graduate Studies in Criminal Justice Policy and Administration
Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminology

(814) 863-3671

aguler@psu.edu

Laurie Mulvey

Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology
Executive 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

Sam Richards, HPS

Teaching Professor of Sociology
Director of Development, 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

Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminology

(814) 863-7453

lmy3@ucs.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

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