Faculty
Chair of the Department of Sociology: John Brueggemann
Professors: Catherine White Berheide, John Brueggemann, Kristie Ford, The Quadracci Chair in Social Responsibility; Rik Scarce, Susan Walzer
Associate Professors: Amon Emeka, Xiaoshuo Hou, Andrew Lindner
Assistant Professor: Jennifer Ashlock, Jennifer Mueller
Lecturer: Ruth Hernandez
Sociology professors embrace a wide range of specializations in their research and teaching. We study, and teach about, race, class, and gender; intergroup relations; global and environmental issues; media, religion, the family, culture, economy, politics, and sport; as well as theory, methods, statistics, and more.
Click on the "Faculty Information" links above to find out more about our teaching and research interests and to view our curriculum vitaes.
jennifer m. ashlock
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
Office: Tisch Learning Center 105
Telephone: 518-580-5453
Email: jashlock@skidmore.edu
Catherine White Berheide
Professor of Sociology
Office: Tisch Learning Center 222
Telephone: 518-580-5415
Email: cberheid@skidmore.edu
John Brueggemann
Department Chair and Professor of Sociology
Office: Dana Science Center 169
Telephone: 518-580-5410
Email: jbruegge@skidmore.edu
Amon Emeka
Associate Professor in Sociology
Office: Starbuck Center 201B
Telephone: 518-580-5410
Email: aemeka@skidmore.edu
Kristie A. Ford
Professor of Sociology
Quadracci Chair in Social Responsibility
Director of Center for Leadership, Teaching, and Learning (CLTL)
Consultant and Founder of Skidmore's Intergroup Relations (IGR) Program
Office: Tisch Learning Center 230
Telephone: 518-580-5425
Email: kford@skidmore.edu
Xiaoshuo Hou
Associate Professor of Sociology and Asian Studies
Frances Young Tang ’61 Chair in Chinese Studies
Office: Tisch Learning Center 229
Telephone: 518-580-5427
Email: xhou@skidmore.edu
Andrew M. Lindner
Associate Professor of Sociology
Office: Tisch Learning Center 220
Telephone: 518-580-5446
Email: alindner@skidmore.edu
Jennifer C. Mueller
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Director Intergroup Relations Program (IGR)
Office: Tisch Learning Center 226
Telephone: 518-580-5441
Email: jmueller@skidmore.edu
Rik Scarce
Professor of Sociology
Office: Tisch Learning Center 223
Telephone: 518-580-5416
Email: rscarce@skidmore.edu
Susan Walzer
Professor of Sociology
Office: Tisch Learning Center 224
Telephone: 518-580-5424
Email: swalzer@skidmore.edu