A blog by and for graduate students in HSU Public Sociology
Current Graduate Students
Hanna Baus Emphasis: Practicing Sociology Research Interests: Gender and Crime, Race, and Prisoner Reentry
Heather Clark Emphasis: Teaching Sociology Research Interests: Criminology, Gender and Sexuality, Popular Culture, Media, Mental Health, and Social Psychology
Christopher Coker Emphasis: Teaching Sociology Research Interests: Deviance and Drugs, Drug Policy, Social Inequality, Institutional Research
Loren Collins
Emphasis: Teaching Sociology Research Interests: Global Capitalism, Globalization, and World-Systems
Yancy Mejia
Emphasis: Practicing Sociology Research Interests: Gender and Sexuality, Race/Ethnicity and Social Inequalities, Deviant Subcultures, Anti-Globalization Movements
Jennifer Miles
Emphases: Teaching Sociology Research Interests: Neoliberal Ideology, Transnational Social Movements & Alternative Policy Group Solidarity, Neoliberal Economic Policy
Liza Olmedo
Emphases: Practicing and Teaching Sociology Research Interests: Social Justice, Social Inequalities, Feminist Theory, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality, Social Movements, Xican@/Latin@ Studies
Vanessa Pike-Vrtiak
Emphases: Practicing Sociology Research Interests: Criminal Justice Issues, Gender, Crime, Race and Inequalities
Julian Rivera Emphasis: Practicing Sociology Research Interests: Criminology and Social Psychology
Elmer Rodriguez Emphases: Practicing Sociology Research Interests: Sociology of Education, Race and Ethnicity Topics, Medical Sociology and Media Studies
Carly Strand Emphases: Practicing Sociology Research Interests: Single Parent College Students, Poverty, University Structure/Institution, Food Production and Sourcing, Nutrition
Lor Yang Emphases: Teaching Sociology Research Interests: Racial Inequity, Gender Studies, Food Security, and Social Ecology