Faculty Areas of Specialization
Specialized Elective: Sociological Theories of Crime and Deviance
Faculty Active in This Area: Colyer, Corcoran, DeKeseredy, Dunaway, Manning, Nolan, Scheitle, Stein, Weiss, Woldoff, Wozniak
o Criminological theory
o Policing and social control
o Punishments and correction
o Laws and courts
o Victimization
o Juvenile delinquency
o Gangs and violence
o Neighborhood/communities and crime
o Hate crime
o Gender and crime
o Race and crime
o Corporate/white collar crime and terrorism
o Mass media, crime, and deviance
o Cyber crime, digital criminology
o Substance use and abuse
o Perceptions of crime and justice
Inequality, Diversity, and Equity
Specialized Elective : Systemic Inequalities
Faculty Active in This Area: Bird, Dunaway, DeKeseredy, Hirshman, Latimer, Nolan, Renfrew, Song, Steele, Weiss, Woldoff, Woods, Wozniak
o Gender and Sexuality (gender-based violence, gender and work, LGBTQ youth, status)
o Race and Ethnicity
o Poverty and Social Class
o Urban issues
o Rural
o Health
o Environment, environmental justice
o Intersectionality
Social Psychology and Group Processes
Specialized Elective : – Individual and Society
Faculty Active in This Area: Corcoran, Latimer, Nolan, Renfrew, Woods
o Collective behavior, collective action, and social movements
o Symbolic interaction
o Self and identity
o Emotions, affect, and sentiments
o Group processes
o Altruism, pro-social behavior, and group solidarity
o Attitudes and public opinion
o Community, community dynamics
Specialized Elective : Sociology of Religion
Faculty Active in This Area: Colyer, Corcoran, Scheitle, Stein
o Amish community and culture
o Atheism and non-religion
o Religion and health
o Religion, politics, and social movements
o Religion and science
o Religion, crime, deviance, discrimination, and victimization
o Religious world views, beliefs, and behaviors
o Religious organizations and congregations