Teaching

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My primary goal in all of my classes is for students to use the sociological imagination to understand the impact of social structure on opportunities and constraints in everyday lived experiences.  Developing the sociological imagination and understanding social structure are essential elements of my sociology courses. In my courses, I use multiple pedagogical methods to achieve these goals. Through these courses, students are able to articulate privileges and disadvantages that are embedded into the core of society.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION AND TEACHING INTEREST  

Sociology of Religion       American Catholicism     Race and Ethnicity

Identity Studies                 The Family                         Theory

COURSES TAUGHT

Introduction to Sociology

Social Problems

Theories of Crime

Marriage & the Family

African-American Catholicism

Classical Sociological Theory

Criminological Theory (Graduate)