Sociology

https://sociology.utk.edu/

Stephanie Bohen, Head
Michelle Brown, Associate Head
Michelle Christian, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Professors
Bohon, S.A., PhD – Penn State
Brown, M., PhD – Indiana
Dahms, H.F., PhD – New School for Social Research
Gellert, P.K., PhD - Wisconsin
Jalata, A., PhD – State University of New York (Binghamton)
Jones, R.E., PhD – Washington State
Presser, L., PhD – Cincinnati
Shefner, J., PhD – California (Davis)

Associate Professors
Christian, M., PhD – Duke
Ergas, C., PhD – Oregon
Gill, T., PhD – Georgia
Wall, T., PhD – Arizona State
Williams, D., PhD - Nebraska (Lincoln)

Assistant Professors
Destine, Shaneda, PhD – Howard University
McClanahan, B., PhD - Essex

Lecturers
Adams, R., PhD – Tennessee
Conley, M., PhD – Tennessee
East, E., PhD – Tennessee
Ellis, N., PhD – Tennessee
Gilbertson, T., PhD – Tennessee
Kim, J.W., PhD – Virginia Tech
Lowery, G., PhD – Tennessee
Martinez, K., PhD – Tennessee
McGlamery, S., PhD – Virginia Tech
Petersen, C., PhD – Northeastern
Smith, J., PhD – Tennessee

Adjunct Faculty
Chen, C., PhD – Washington State

The undergraduate curriculum emphasizes the theme of social justice through coursework and research in the areas of criminology, critical race and ethnic studies, political economy and globalization, and environmental issues and globalization. Students develop an understanding of both everyday social behavior and the structural factors that contribute to social injustice and inequality within the community, region, nation and world. Students also acquire the methodological tools to identify and critically analyze social phenomena, trends and policies. The program also helps students gain the international and intercultural knowledge they will need to understand the challenges of the 21^st century.