Faculty
Dr. Beatriz Aldana Marquez
Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Office: UAC 433
Phone: 512.245.7606
Email: b_a248@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Immigration and Deportation
Latinx Sociology
Punishment
Dr. Audwin L. Anderson
Director,
Center for Diversity
& Gender Studies
Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Office: UAC 478
Phone: 512.245.2361
Email: aa04@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Multicultural Relations
Sociology of Law
Theory
Dr. Claude M. Bonazzo Romaguera Jr.
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Office: UAC 460
Phone: 512.245.0877
Email: cb59423@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Race and Ethnicity
Education
Health
Gayle Gordon Bouzard
Associate Chair,
Department of Sociology
Undergraduate Advisor
M.Ed.
Texas State University
M.A.
University of Minnesota
Office: UAC 461
Phone: 512.245.4468
Email: gb12@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Gender/Sexuality
Social Problems
Dr. Kyong Hee Chee
Graduate Coordinator,
M.S. in Dementia & Aging Studies
Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Office: UAC 468
Phone: 512.245.4760
Email: kc26@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Aging & the Life Course
Community Development
Family
Dr. Matthew Clement
Ph.D.
University of Oregon
Office: UAC 459
Phone: 512.245.6604
Email: mtc73@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Environment
Urbanization & Land Use
Lillian Dees
M.A.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 447
Phone: 512.245.2455
Email: ld01@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Aging
Death & Dying
Family
Dr. David Dietrich
Ph.D.
Duke University
Office: UAC 470
Phone: 512.245.8054
Email: dd34@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Political Sociology
Race & Ethnicity
Social Movements
Theory
Dr. Michelle Edwards
Ph.D.
Washington State University
Office: UAC 472
Phone: 512.245.1898
Email: michelle_edwards@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Environmental Sociology
Research Methods
Sociology of Science
Dr. Patti Giuffre
Director of Graduate Programs,
Department of Sociology
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Office: UAC 449A
Phone: 512.245.8983
Email: pg07@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Gender & Sexuality
Qualitative Methods
Work & Occupations
Dr. Deborah Harris
Ph.D.
Mississippi State University
Office: UAC 465
Phone: 512.245.4547
Email: dh57@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Qualitative Methods
Sociology of Food
Stratification & Inequality
Lois Hickman
M.A.I.S.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 441
Phone: 512.245.2476
Email: lh21@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Applied Sociology
Family Problems
Juvenile Delinquency
Dr. Chris Johnson
Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Office: UAC 444
Phone: 512.245.5693
Email: cjj38@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Aging & the Life Course
Dementia Studies
Family
Sociology of Religion: A Global Perspective
Dr. Seoyoun Kim
Ph.D.
Purdue University
Office: UAC 463
Phone: 512.245.7816
Email: s_k182@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Aging & the Life Course
Physical & Mental Health
Quantitative Methods
Dr. Joseph Kotarba
Ph.D.
University of California at San Diego
Office: UAC 466
Phone: 512.245.8905
Email: jk54@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Culture
Health & Illness
Qualitative Methods
Social Theory
Lisa Lamb Weber
M.S.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Office: UAC 434
Phone: 512.245.2113
Email: ll16@txstate.edu
Contact By Voicemail
Voicemail: 210.367.8780
Specializations:
Deviance
Race Relations
Substance Abuse
Dr. Debarun Majumdar
Ph.D.
Bowling Green State University
Office: UAC 473
Phone: 512.245.2479
Email: dm28@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Demography
Statistics
Dr. Gloria P. Martinez
Director, Latina/o Studies Minor
Ph.D.
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Office: UAC 457
Phone: 512.245.2470
Email: gm21@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Gender
Latino Sociology
Medical Sociology
Multicultural Relations
Kelly Mosel-Talavera
Internship Coordinator
M.A.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 460
Phone: 512.245.1708
Email: km33@txstate.edu
Specialization:
Gender and Sport
Kay Newling
M.A.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 442
Phone: 512.245.1567
Email: kn18@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Sports & Leisure
Statistics
Dr. Xi Pan
Ph.D.
Miami University
Office: UAC 458
Phone: 512.245.3288
Email: x_p5@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Health Care
Health Promotion
International Health
Public Health of Aging
Quantitative Methods
Colin Pierson
M.A.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 443
Phone: 512.245.1702
Email: crp59@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Evaluation Research
Health
Quantitative Research
Social Policy
Dr. Nathan Pino
Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Office: UAC 456
Phone: 512.245.8229
Email: np11@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Criminology
Development
Deviance
Globalization
Dr. Bob Price
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Office: UAC 455
Phone: 512.245.3805
Email: bobprice@txstate.edu
Please use email for communications.
Specializations:
Political Sociology
Technology & Social Change
Urban Sociology
Dr. Rachel Romero
Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Office: UAC 446
Phone: 512.245.3035
Email: r_r299@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Culture
Qualitative Methods
Social Theory
Street Art & Graffiti
Dr. Chad L. Smith
Chair, Department of Sociology
Ph.D.
Washington State University
Office: UAC 449B
Phone: 512.245.2113
Email: cs39@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Environmental Sociology
Political Sociology
Social Inequality
Tina Villarreal
Internship Coordinator
M.A.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 442
Phone: 512.245.2072
Email: tv12@txstate.edu
Specialization:
Applied Sociology
Dr. Toni Watt
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Office: UAC 462
Phone: 512.245.3287
Email: tw15@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Child/Adolescent Health
Evaluation
Foster Care
Mental Health/Substance Abuse
Michael Whitehawk
M.A.
Texas State University
Office: UAC 448
Phone: 512.245.4766
Email: mw39@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Crime
Race
Social Class
Dr. Jonathan Wivagg
Ph.D.
Baylor University
Office: UAC 433
Phone: 512.245.4766
Email: jw47@txstate.edu
Specializations:
Quantitative Analysis
Research Methods
Survey Data Collection
