David Cook-Martin (2007), Assistant Professor of Sociology, has a BA from Wheaton College, an M.A. from the University of Houston, and a Ph.D. from UCLA. Cook-Martin teaches courses on Migration, Citizenship, and Methods. His research interests are in the areas of political membership, ethnicity, and gender as observed in contexts of international migration.

Betsy Erbaugh (2007), Assistant Professor of Sociology, has a B.A. from Tufts University, an M.A. from the University of Notre Dame, a second M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. She teaches courses on gender, prejudice, queer theory, and research methods. Her research investigates dynamics of gender, race, class and sexuality in social movements.

Karla Erickson (2004), Assistant Professor of Sociology, has a B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University, M.A. from Hamline University and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Erickson teaches courses on gender, sexuality, and labor. (On Leave 08-09)

Susan Ferguson (1993), Department Chair, Associate Professor of Sociology, has a B.A. and M.A. from Colorado State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. In addition to an introductory course, Ferguson teaches courses on the family, women and work, medical sociology, and research methods. Her research interests include the never married and women's health issues.

Chris Hunter (1976), Professor of Sociology, has a B.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. Hunter teaches courses on nonprofit organizations, social psychology, sociological theory, and deviant behavior.

Maxwell Leung (2008), Assistant Professor of Sociology, has a B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University. He teaches courses on Contemporary Asian American Issues, Race and Popular Culture, and American Studies. His primary research interests include: cultural studies analysis of hate violence; poststructuralism and biopolitics; theories of the state and governmentality; and critical race, feminist, and queer analyses of the law.

Kent McClelland (1982), Professor of Sociology, has an A.B. from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. McClelland teaches Contemporary Sociological Theory; Conflict Resolution Seminar; and Methodology. His research interests focus on Perceptual Control Theory.

Kesho Scott (1986), Associate Professor of American Studies and Sociology, has a B.A from Wayne State University, a M.A. from the University of Detroit, and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Scott teaches about Social Movements in the 20th Century; Women, Men, & Society; The Black Community; and Contemporary Sociological Theory. (On Leave 08-09)