Dr. Gary Lilly
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Ph.D., Kent State University
M.A., Kent State University B.A., Westminster College |
Courses taught: Introduction to a Liberal Arts Education, Principles of Sociology, Research Methods for Social Science, Sociology Capstone I and II, Sociology of Law, Medical Sociology, Social Change
Current Scholarship: Program Manager, Mercer County Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q). Conducts interviews and supervises students to do the same to evaluate health and safety standards of residences for individuals with disabilities |
Dr. Kristin Park
Chair, Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies
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Ph.D., Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
M.A., UNC-Chapel Hill M.A. Certificate in Latin American Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill B.A., Colgate University |
Courses taught: Social Theory, Sociology Capstone I, Cultural Anthropology, Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective, Religion and Society, Social Class in America (Social Inequality), Introduction to a Liberal Arts Education
Current Scholarship: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning uses Bloom's taxonomy and Kolb's learning styles to inform course design, including in role plays that apply and evaluate social theory and cultural relativism. Also create workshops and teaching modules on internationalizing the curriculum. |
Dr. Kristenne Robison
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Ph.D., Syracuse University
M.A., Syracuse University M.A., The Ohio State University B.A., Baldwin-Wallace College |
Courses taught: Principles of Sociology, Juvenile Delinquency, Sociology Capstone II, Criminology, Research Methods, Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Disability
Current Scholarship: Incarcerated Women's Educational Experiences; Gender Policing of Women Athletes Honors: Recipient, 2011 ASA/SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award |
Dr. Rena Zito
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Ph.D., North Carolina State University |
Courses taught: Principles of Sociology, Deviance, Sociology Capstone I and II, Data Analysis, Minority-Majority Relations, Sociology of Family Current Scholarship: Family Structure Histories and Adolescent Behavior, Criminological Theory |
Dr. Shannon Smithey
Affiliated Faculty (Political Science)
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Ph.D., Ohio State University
M.A., Ohio State University B.S., Southern Methodist University B.A., Southern Methodist University |
Sociology/Criminal Justice Studies Courses Taught: Criminology, Research Methods for Social Science, Data Analysis for Social Science, Principles of Sociology
Current Scholarship: Research on the South African Constitutional Court and its effects on South Africa's post-apartheid transition to democracy |
Dr. Phyllis Kitzerow
Faculty Emerita of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies
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Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., University of Pittsburgh B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Courses taught: Deviance, Minority-Majority Relations, Sociology of Gender, Gender and Family, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Theory
Current Scholarship: Writing a book, based on in depth interviews, on career choices and trajectories of female lawyers completing law school in 1975 Honors: 2011-12 Westminster Distinguished Faculty Award |






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