Our faculty’s team-teaching approach with professors in other disciplines and our diverse selection of courses put social values at the heart of our curriculum.
Meet Our Faculty
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Geniece Crawford Mondé
Associate Professor, Sociology
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Yang Gao
Assistant Professor, Sociology
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Claire Gilliland
Assistant Professor
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Ken Kolb
Professor, Sociology; Chair, Sociology
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Kristy Maher
Professor, Sociology
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Joseph Merry
Associate Professor, Sociology
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Claire Whitlinger
Associate Professor of Sociology; Program Founder, Intergroup Dialogue Program; Co-Director, Intergroup Dialogue Program