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