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Faculty in Sociology


Department Chair

     Stephen Adair

     860-832-2979

 

Phone and Fax

     860-832-2966

     860-832-2986

 

Mailing Address

     Department of Sociology

     304 Maria Sanford

     Central Connecticut State

          University

     New Britain, CT

     06050

 

Office Location

     304 Maria Sanford

 

Faculty

    Stephen Adair (Chair)

     Bruce Day

     Mary Erdmans

     Julie Fennell

     Jessica Greenebaum

     Elizabeth Kaminski

     Beth Merenstein

    John Mitrano

     Fiona Pearson

     John O'Connor

     All Soc faculty

 

  Stephen Adair
Ph.D., Northeastern University;  Professor (1997).
Areas of interest: Social Theory; Social Movements; Inequality; Human Rights; and Research Methods.
860-832-2979
adairs@ccsu.edu

 Bruce Day
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire; Associate Professor (1998).
Areas of interest: Organizations, Occupations and Work; Family; Art and the Media; Introduction to Sociology.
860-832-3017
dayb@ccsu.edu,


 Mary Erdmans
Ph.D., Northwestern University; Professor (2002)
Areas of interest: Race and Ethnic Relations, Social Movements; Field Studies; Polish and Polish American Studies
Professor Erdmans is on sabbatical for the 2008-2009 Academic year
860-832-3144
erdmansm@ccsu.edu

Julie Fennell
Ph.D., Brown University; Visiting Assistant Professor (2008)
Areas of interest: Gender and Family; Sociological Theory; Family Planning; Qualitative Methods; Popular Culture
860-832-2985
fennelljul@ccsu.edu

 Jessica Greenebaum
Ph.D., Syracuse University; Associate Professor (2000).
Areas of interest: Animals and Society; Gender; Sexuality; and Inequality
860-832-2822
greenebaumj@ccsu.edu

Elizabeth Kaminski

Ph.D., Ohio State University, Associate Professor (2003)

Areas of Interest: Music and Social Change; Sexuality; Gender; Qualitative Methods; Gay and Lesbian Communities; Social Movements

860-832-3136

kaminskie@ccsu.edu


Beth Frankel Merenstein

Ph. D., University of Connecticut, Assistant Professor (2005)

Areas of Interest: Race and Ethnicity; Politics of Racism; Immigration; Social Movements

860-832-3174

merensteinb@ccsu.edu


  John R. Mitrano
Ph.D., Boston College,  Professor (1994).
Areas of interest: Race and Ethnicity; Italian American Experience; Research Methods; Qualitative Analysis; 
Organizations, Occupations and Work; Sport; Men's Studies; Social Economy/Social Justice; Consumer Culture; Sex and Sexuality.
860-832-3145
mitranoj@ccsu.edu

Fiona Pearson

Ph. D., Georgia State University,  Assistant Professor (2006).

Areas of interest: Sociology of Education, Sociology of Welfare; Poverty and Inequality; Race, Class and Gender

860-832-3137

pearsonaf@ccsu.edu


John O'Connor

Ph.D.,University of Massachusetts, Assistant Professor (2003)

Areas of Interest: Class and Inequality; Social Welfare Policy; Marxism; Comparative Historical Research; Political Sociology

860-832-2975

oconnorjohn@ccsu.edu



 
PART-TIME FACULTY
 
Christopher Doucot, M.A., Yale University.  Race, Class and Gender.
Burton Levine, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Deviance; Social Stratification; The Family.
Latisha Nielsen, M.A. University of Connecticut.  Introduction to Sociology.
Michele Pantaleo, M.A. Saint Joseph College.  Introduction to Sociology
William Pilkington, Ed.D., St. John's University. Aging; Death and Dying.
Helen Raisz, M.A. Buffalo State University.  Race, Class and Gender
Patricia Yeaman, Ph.D., Fordham University. The Family.