Department of Sociology

The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.

Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.

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FULL MEMBERS

WESLEY JAMES, Professor, PhD (2009), Mississippi State University [2027]

JOSEPH T. LARISCY, Associate Professor, PhD (2013), University of Texas at Austin [2025]

SUNAH LAYBOURN, Associate Professor, PhD (2018) University of Maryland [2027]

JENI LOFTUS, Associate Professor, PhD (2004), Indiana University [2025]

TIMOTHY MCCUDDY, Associate Professor, PhD (2018), University of Missouri-St. Louis [2028]

GRETCHEN PETERSON, Professor, PhD (2000), University of Arizona [2030]

CAROL RAMBO, Professor, PhD (1993), The University of Florida [2030]

JUNMIN WANG, Professor, PhD (2007), New York University [2027]

 

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS  

JOANNA BOUDREAUX, Assistant Professor of Teaching, PhD (2022) University of Memphis

KRYSTAL LARYEA, Assistant Professor, PhD (2024) Stanford University

KENDRA MURPHY, Associate Professor of Teaching, PhD (2025) University of Memphis

SIMRANJIT STEEL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2020) Rice University 

ANTHONY STONE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2023) University of Cinncinnati 

 

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EXTERNAL MEMBERS

 

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 NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.