Head of department

Ragini Malhotra, PhD

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  • Spring 2026 Interim Chair
  • Assistant Professor

Faculty

Abigail Fuller

Abigail Fuller, PhD

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  • Lecturer
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Brendan McQuade, PhD

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  • Associate Professor
  • Head of Department (Sabbatical Spring '26)
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Scott Riiska, PhD

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  • Lecturer
Julianne Siegfriedt

Julianne Siegfriedt, PhD

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  • Assistant Professor, Women & Gender Studies and Sociology

Faculty Emeriti

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Piers Beirne, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Legal Studies

Wendy Chapkis

Wendy Chapkis, PhD

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  • Professor of Sociology and Women & Gender Studies
Luisa Deprez

Luisa Deprez PhD

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  • Professor Emerita
Cheryl Laz

Cheryl Laz, PhD

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  • Professor Emerita

James W. Messerschmidt, PhD

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  • Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Staff

Jenna Butler

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Administrative Specialist