Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Faculty
Brian Barry, Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D. Syracuse University
3153 Eastman
(585) 475-2401
bpbgss@rit.edu
Urban experience, death and dying, North America.
Conerly Casey, Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
xxx Eastman
(585) xxx-xxxx
conerlycasey@hotmail.com
Cultural and psychological anthropology, social suffering, violence and trauma, health and emotions, human security and rights, social justice, self-other, urban Africa (Nigeria-Hausa), Middle East (Kuwait).
Kijana Crawford, Associate Professor of Sociology
Ed.D. University of Rochester
3163 Eastman
(585) 475-2943
drcgss@rit.edu
Mentoring, women, work and culture, minority relations, African-American culture, North America.
Jess Cuculick, Assistant Professor (Department of Liberal Studies, NTID)
Ed.D. University of Rochester, expected 2010
3272 Eastman
585 475 6489 VP
585 475 6189 fax
JALNAP@rit.edu
Research interests: deaf education, educational sociology, sociology of health, deaf culture, communication technology, literacy, and race, class and gender in deaf communities.
Paul Grebinger, Professor of Anthropology (chair)
Ph.D. University of Arizona
3151 Eastman
(585) 475-6763
pfggss@rit.edu
Historical anthropology, horticulture, material culture, globalization, gender and work, popular culture in teaching, North America, Colombia.
William A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Professor (Public Policy and Urban & Community Studies)
M.A. in Political Science, Howard University
1327 Eastman
(585) 475-4407
wajgpt@rit.edu
The application of governmental policies to distressed cities, regional governments, state and local government reform, smart growth and sprawl, citizen engagement, community economic development, Rochester, urban North America.
Christine Kray, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
3167 Eastman
(585) 475-4686
cakgss@rit.edu
Globalization, religion and evangelization, tourism, social movements, Latin America, Mexico.
Uli Linke, Professor of Anthropology (Coordinator of International Studies)
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
3189 Eastman
(585) 475-4389
(585) 442-1506
uli.linke@rit.edu
Cultural anthropology, gender, visual culture and violence, racism and nationalism, political anthropology of the body, political technology of the senses in modern states, Germany, Europe.
William D. Middleton, Assistant Professor of Archaeology (interim chair, Material Culture Sciences)
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison
3173 Eastman
(585) 475-5756
wdmgss@rit.edu
Complex societies, craft specialization, interregional exchange, early agriculture, archaeometry, archaeological chemistry, ethnoarchaeology, geoarchaeology-geomorphology, paleoecology, Mesoamerica, Central America, Andean Intermediate Area, Anatolia.
Martha E. Morgan, Assistant Professor of Archaeology (Material Culture Sciences)
Ph.D. University of Arizona, Tucson
01-3177
(585) 475-4416
memgsh@rit.edu
Ethnoarchaeology, historic archaeology, history of technology, metallurgy; Islamic studies, Maghribi studies, Spanish colonial contact studies; U.S. Southwest, South American Andes, North Africa.
Vincent Serravallo, Associate Professor of Sociology
Ph.D. CUNY Graduate School, New York
3165 Eastman
(585) 475-2433
vssgsp@rit.edu
Foundations of sociology, sociology of work, social class, social change, North America.
K. Dean Santos, Associate Professor (Department of Liberal Studies, NTID)
M.S.W. San Diego State University
3284 Eastman
(585) 475-6545 V/TTY
kdsnap@rit.edu
Murli Sinha, Professor of Sociology
Ph.D. Cornell University
3149 Eastman
(585) 475-2896
mmsgss@rit.edu
Globalization, family, sociology of health, technology transfer, North America, India.
Danielle Taana Smith, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Ph.D. University of South Carolina
3155 Eastman
(585) 475-4413
dtsgla@rit.edu
Economic sociology, entrepreneurship in African American communities, use of internet technologies among small businesses, refugee communities, North America, Liberia.
Jason Younker, Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Material Culture Sciences)
Ph.D. University of Oregon
3169 Eastman
(585) 475-5549
jtygla@rit.edu
Cultural anthropology, Native North Americans, culture change and identity, cultural resource management, geographic information systems, cultural informatics, ethnographic research methods.
Faculty Resources in Other Departments: A number of faculty teach relevant courses for our major in either Urban and Community Studies or International Studies. Please check the faculty listing for Economics, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, History, Political Science, STS & Public Policy by clicking on the College of Liberal Arts website