Faculty
Below is a list of Sociology faculty. For students interested in our Graduate Programs in Sociology, please also check out our Criminology Faculty since Sociology and Criminology Faculty are merged at the Graduate Level.
Dr. Chardie Baird
Professor |
Dr. Alisa Garni
Associate Professor |
Dr. Gerad Middendorf
Professor |
Dr. Matthew Sanderson
Professor |
Dr. Nadia Shapkina
Sociology Undergraduate Coordinator & |
Dr. Frank Weyher
Associate Professor |
Advisor
Gabe Bachura
Advisor |
Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty
Faculty | Position | |
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Adamchak, Susan | Adjunct | sadamcha@ksu.edu |
Goe, Richard | Professor Emeritus | goe@ksu.edu |
Wood, Spencer | Associate Professor Emeritus | sdwood@ksu.edu |
Graduate Students
Master of Arts
Name | Education | Research Interests | |
Borhani, Chrischelle | borhani@ksu.edu | ||
Davis, Logan | Disability inequalities | logan52@ksu.edu | |
Sears, Dylan | B.A. Oklahoma State University | White nationalism, white supremacy, right and left-wing social movements, state response to right- and left-wing social movements | dmsears@ksu.edu |
Schohr, Alta | B.S. Kansas State University | Veterans Rights, military veterans and their spouses | achohr@ksu.edu |
Schultz, Jordan | B.S. Kansas State University | jaschult@ksu.edu | |
Shute, Austin | B.S. Kansas State University | Media, fear mongering, political rhetoric in the media, rural media | atshute@ksu.edu |
Taylor, Rei | B.A. Emporia State University | Gender / Sexuality inequalities, Drugs & Society | rei13@ksu.edu |
Walrath, Nicholas | Police power, pacification, the right to maim, necropolitics, less-lethal weapons, crowd control policing, crowd theory, air power | ntwalrath@ksu.edu | |
Weiser, Abigaile | B.A. Emporia State University | Disability inequality, race/sex/gender inequalities, abortion rights and access | abigai20@ksu.edu |
Doctor of Philosophy
Name | Education | Research Interests | |
Anderson, Jamilya | M.A. Kansas State University | jamilya@ksu.edu | |
Brewer, Christopher | M.A. The University of Southern Mississippi | Cybercrime, Hacktivism/Hacker Culture, Policing | cgbrewer@ksu.edu |
Clevenger, Todd | tclevenger@ksu.edu | ||
Cole, Joni | jscole1@ksu.edu | ||
Cooper, Krystal | M.A. Kansas State University | kkrystal@ksu.edu | |
Dance, Matt | M.A. Boise State University | mpdance@ksu.edu | |
Eden, Karly | M.A. Kansas State University | Education, social movements, social inequalities, gender | karlyeden8@ksu.edu |
Edwards, Mari-Esther | M.A. New Mexico State University | Community supervision, probation/parole, juvenile justice, social inequalities, cultural clashes, criminal justice system | mariedwards09@ksu.edu |
Esamwata, Joab |
M.A. Madurai Kamaraj University, India M.A. Kansas State University |
International Migration, Race/Racial/Social Inequality, and Food Security and Education | jesamwa@ksu.edu |
Fields, Kyle | kmfields@ksu.edu | ||
Grant, Kelli | M.A. Wichita State University | Food in prison; mass incarceration; incarcerated women; race/gender.social inequality; law enforcement; women in policing | kelli522@ksu.edu |
Grube, John | johngrube@ksu.edu | ||
Knight, Trina | M.A. Kansas State University | Victimization, Technology, Media, Religion, Conspiracy | tknight3289@ksu.edu |
Kuchera, Chase | chase4@ksu.edu | ||
McCarthy, Adrienne | M.S. Eastern Kentucky University | Crimes of the powerful, Political economies, Theory, Right-wing ideology and right wing extremism | mccarthya@ksu.edu |
Miller, Jacob |
M.A. Kansas State University |
Sustainable agriculture, absentee ownership, socio-cultural barriers to reducing irrigation, climate change | tree11@ksu.edu |
Melich, James | M.A. St. John's University | Agriculture, meat industry, food systems, and community well-being | jpmelich@ksu.edu |
Mpuan, Peter | pbmpuan@ksu.edu | ||
Pimentel, Alexandra | M.S. Kansas State Univeristy | pimentel@ksu.edu | |
Ray, Dusty | r2d2dusty@ksu.edu | ||
Saeed, Ayesha | M.A. University of Notre Dame | Political sociology, development, social theory, narratives, agency, peace and conflict | asaeed@ksu.edu |
Sitterle, Daniel | M.A. Kansas State University | sitterle@ksu.edu | |
Veitch, Adam | M.A. University of South Alabama | Social theory, popular culture, social stratification, political economy, historical sociology, development | veitch@ksu.edu or sveitch@centralstate.edu |
Webb, Brandy | M.A. Kansas State University | Online communities and virtual spaces, technology-facilitated abuse, and gender/sexuality inequalities. | blhakala@ksu.edu |
Zhang, Teng |
M.S. George Washington University M.A. Universtiy of British Columbia |
Social polarization, culture, and inequalities | tengzhang@ksu.edu |