People

Faculty

Gary John Adler, Jr.

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Faculty Affiliate, PSU Rock Ethics Institute
Faculty Affiliate, PSU Social Thought Program

(814) 863-5365

gary.adler@psu.edu

Duane Alwin

McCourtney Professor of Sociology and Demography
Director, Center for Life Course and Longitudinal Studies

(814) 863-0438

dfa2@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

sad32@psu.edu

Jonathan Daw

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-0096

jud36@psu.edu

Daniel DellaPosta

Assistant Professor of Sociology

(814) 865-8709

djd78@psu.edu

Francis Dodoo

Liberal Arts Research Professor of Sociology and Demography

(814) 863-2240

duf2@psu.edu

Diane Felmlee

Professor of Sociology

(814) 863-5509

dhf12@psu.edu

Richard Felson

Professor of Criminology and Sociology

(814) 865-8797

rbf7@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

(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
Director, Family Demography Training Program, Population Research Institute

(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

Thomas A. Loughran

Professor of Sociology and Criminology
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)
Interim Director, Online Graduate Programs in Applied Demography

(814) 863-9721

matthews@psu.edu

John McCarthy

Distinguished Professor of Sociology

(814) 863-8260

jxm516@psu.edu

Holly Nguyen

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology
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

Assistant 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

Liberal Arts Research Professor of Sociology and Criminology

(814) 466-6476

d4s@psu.edu

Kevin J.A. Thomas

Professor of Sociology, Demography, and African Studies
Director, Undergraduate Program in Sociology

(814) 863-2387

kjt11@psu.edu

Jeffery T. Ulmer

Professor of Sociology and Criminology
Program Head, 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

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Social Data Analytics

(814) 863-5385

amv5430@psu.edu

Pamela Wilcox

Professor of Sociology and 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) 863-5207

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

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 (Educational Theory & Policy)

(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

Associate Professor of Rural Sociology and 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

Kurt Johnson

Research Associate Social Science Research Institute and Sociology

(814) 867-1290

kdj11@psu.edu

Gary King

Professor of Biobehavioral Health

(814) 863-8184

gxk14@psu.edu

Doris MacKenzie

Adjunct Senior Scientist in Criminology

dlm69@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

Susan Welch

Susan Welch Dean of the College of the Liberal Arts

(814) 865-7691

sxw11@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