Administration
Administration
Department Head
Eric P. Baumer
- Head, Department of Sociology and Criminology
- Professor of Sociology and Criminology
(814) 863-5436
Associate Department Head
Valarie King
- Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Human Development & Family Studies
- Associate Head, Department of Sociology and Criminology
(814) 863-8716
Undergraduate Directors
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
Holly Nguyen
- Assistant Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy
- Director, Undergraduate Program in Criminology
(814) 863-5404
Graduate Directors
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
507 Oswald Tower, University Park, PA 16802 Tel: 814-863-9721 Office Hours: Spring 2021 Sociology 211Z 11:00am-12:00pm Tues & Thurs Demography Training Program Typically I try to be available 1:00pm-2:00pm Friday Under COVID-19 this means via zoom so please e-mail (sxm27@psu.edu) to set up.
(814) 863-9721
Jennifer Van Hook
- Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography
- Director, Graduate Program in Sociology
706 Oswald Tower
(814) 867-2276
Thomas A. Loughran
- Professor of Sociology and Criminology
- Director, Graduate Program in Criminology
1011 Oswald Tower
(814) 865-8668
Ahmet Guler
- Director of Graduate Studies in Criminal Justice Policy and Administration
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Criminology
Department of Sociology and Criminology 1003 Oswald Tower
(814) 863-3671
Center Directors
Jennifer Glick
- Arnold S. and Bette G. Hoffman Professor in Sociology
- Director, Population Research Institute
(814) 863-4719
Derek Kreager
- Liberal Arts Professor of Sociology and Criminology
- Director, Criminal Justice Research Center
(814) 867-0217