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Sociology Faculty

Sociology Faculty

Alison Alkon

Pronouns she/her
Title
- Associate Teaching Professor of Community Studies
Email
- aalkon@ucsc.edu

Hillary L Angelo

Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- hangelo@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Webpage
Office Hours email me for current office hours
Faculty Areas of Expertise Urban studies, Environmental History, Social Theory, Sustainability

Amy Marie Argenal

Pronouns She/Her/Hers/ Ella
Title
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Community-Engaged Research and Learning
Email
- aargenal@ucsc.edu
Office Hours W-12:30pm-2:00pm drop-in- Rachel Carson 312 By appointment- More...
Faculty Areas of Expertise Community-based Research, Human Rights, Immigration

Sanjay Barbora

Pronouns He/Him/His
Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- sbarbora@ucsc.edu

James Battle

Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- jbattle@ucsc.edu
Website
- Professional Webpage
Office Hours Summer 2024 (Session II): 12-3pm, Wednesdays, by appt. via Zoom
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Science and Technology, Anthropology, African Diaspora, More...

Christopher Benner

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Professor
Email
- cbenner@ucsc.edu
Website
- Chris Benner's Web-site
Office Hours By appointment (please email me)
Faculty Areas of Expertise Urban studies, Labor and Social Movements, Sociology, Environmental More...

Julie Bettie

Pronouns she/her
Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- jbettie@ucsc.edu
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Cultural Studies, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Gender More...

Lindsey L Dillon

Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- lidillon@ucsc.edu
Office Hours Fridays 10-1pm, sign up at https://calendly.com/lindseydillon
Faculty Areas of Expertise Activism, Environmental Justice, Science and Technology, American Studies, More...

Hiroshi Fukurai

Title
- Professor of Sociology and Legal Studies
Email
- hfukurai@ucsc.edu
Website
- 2021-2022 Course Introduction
Office Hours Not available Fall 2022
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Legal Studies, International and Global Affairs, Race, Critical More...

Deborah Gould

Title
- Professor and Chair
Email
- dbgould@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Webpage
Office Hours Winter 2024: by appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise Social Movements, Social Theory, Political Theory, Affect Studies, More...

Miriam Greenberg

Title
- Professor
Email
- miriam@ucsc.edu
Website
- Office Hours Mondays 9-12
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Urban studies, Cultural Studies, Environmental Studies

Julie H Guthman

Title
- Professor
Email
- jguthman@ucsc.edu
Website
- Link to CV
Office Hours Monday 12:30 to 2:30, or by appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise Agroecology and Agriculture, Food/Nutrition, Capitalism, California More...

Camilla A Hawthorne

Pronouns she/they
Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- camilla@ucsc.edu
Website
- Personal Webpage
Office Hours On leave 2024-2025
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, African Diaspora, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, African More...

Naya Jones

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Professor & Core Faculty in Global and Community Health Program
Email
- njones6@ucsc.edu
Website
- Dr. Jones' Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise African Diaspora, African American / Black Studies, Environmental Studies, More...

Rebecca A London

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director Campus + Community
Email
- rlondon@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Webpage
Office Hours Fall OH Weds 1:30-3:30, sign up at More...
Faculty Areas of Expertise Schools and Academic Achievement, Community-based Research, Health and More...

Michael A. McCarthy

Pronouns he/him
Title
- Director of Community Studies
Email
- mimccart@ucsc.edu
Website
- Personal Website
Faculty Areas of Expertise Social Theory, Political Theory, Capitalism, Democracy, Community Studies, More...

Steven Mc Kay

Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
Title
- Professor
Email
- smckay@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Webpage
Office Hours by appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Labor and Social Movements, Immigration, Critical Race and More...

Katharyne W Mitchell

Title
- Dean of the Division of Social Sciences
Email
- kmitch@ucsc.edu
Website
- Katharyne Mitchell

Jaimie Morse

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Professor
Email
- jmorse1@ucsc.edu
Office Hours On sabbatical in AY 2024-25
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Legal Studies, Science and Technology, Health and Wellness, More...

Madhavi Mohan Murty

Title
- Associate Professor
Email
- mmurty@ucsc.edu
Office Hours By appointment
Faculty Areas of Expertise Cultural Studies, Feminist Theory, Film and Politics, Globalization, More...

Juan Pedroza

Title
- Associate Professor and Sociology Graduate Education Chair
Email
- j.pedroza@ucsc.edu
Website
- Personal Webpage
Office Hours fall 2024: email me (j.pedroza@ucsc.edu) or sign up here More...
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Immigration

Jennifer E Reardon

Title
- Professor and Sociology Undergraduate Education Chair
Email
- reardon1@ucsc.edu
Website
- Faculty Webpage
Office Hours By appointment.
Faculty Areas of Expertise Sociology, Science and Technology, History of Science, New Media, Genomics

Alicia Rose Riley

Pronouns she, her, her, hers, herself
Title
- Assistant Professor & Core Faculty in Global and Community Health Program
Email
- ariley3@ucsc.edu
Website
- Health Equity and Beyond Lab
Office Hours Virtual by appointment (email me)
Faculty Areas of Expertise Health and Wellness, Discrimination and Inequality, Death/Mortality More...

Xiaowei Wang

Pronouns they/them
Title
- Visiting Assistant Professor
Email
- xwang207@ucsc.edu
Website
- xiaoweiwang.com

Zoe Zhao

Pronouns she/they/Ta
Title
- Assistant Professor
Email
- mzhao58@ucsc.edu
Website
- Personal Website
Office Hours by appointment