Faculty
Our current faculty pursues nationally and internationally recognized research on basic and applied social science questions. Three faculty members have received LSU's prestigious Rainmaker award for outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity.
Michael S. Barton
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, University at Albany, State University of New York
Office: 139 Stubbs Hall
Email: mbarto3@lsu.edu
Specializations: Criminology; urban sociology; gentrification & neighborhood change
Michelle Barton
Adjunct Instructor of Sociology
ABD, University at Albany, State University of New York
Office: 11 Stubbs Hall
Email: michellebarton@lsu.edu
Specializations: Families; aging
Sarah Becker
Director of CCELL (Center for Community Engagement, Learning, & Leadership)
Associate Professor of Sociology
Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Office: 141 Stubbs Hall
Email: sbecker@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-7243
Specializations: Intersectionality; criminology; ethnography; communities
Dana Berkowitz
Associate Professor of Sociology
Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
PhD, University of Florida
Office: 133 Stubbs Hall
Email: dberk@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-2619
Specializations: Gender; bodies; sexualities; qualitative methods; feminist & social theory
Troy C. Blanchard
Interim Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 132 Hodges Hall
Email: troy@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-8273
Specializations: Social inequality; social demography; applied sociology
Chantel Chauvin
Instructor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 137 Stubbs Hall
Email: cdufre3@lsu.edu
Specializations: Violent crime, delinquency, gender & crime, gun violence
Skylar C. Gremillion
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Instructor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 143 Stubbs Hall
Email: sgremi3@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1117
Specializations: Gender; law; inequality; online communications
Yoshinori Kamo
Department Chair
Professor of Sociology
PhD, University of Washington
Office: 114 Stubbs Hall
Email: kamo@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-5353
Specializations: Work & family; social inequality; psychological well-being
Rhiannon A. Kroeger
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, Ohio State University
Office: 108 Stubbs Hall
Email: rkroeger@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-3898
Specializations: Health & Illness; family demography; quantitative methods
Matthew R. Lee
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Support Services
Professor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 156 Thomas Boyd Hall
Email: mlee@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1786
Specializations: Criminology; public health
Lori L. Martin
Professor of Sociology
Professor of African and African American Studies
PhD, University at Albany, State University of New York
Office: 106B Stubbs Hall
239 Stubbs Hall
Email: lorim@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-5814
(225) 578-1785
Specializations: Race & ethnicity; wealth inequality; asset poverty; sociology of sport
Heather A. O’Connell
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Office: 20 Stubbs Hall
Email: hoconnell@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-4032
Specializations: Race & ethnicity; social stratification; spatial demography
Robert P. O’Neil
Instructor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 13 Stubbs Hall
Email: roneil@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1997
Specializations: Social Interaction; theory; sex & gender
Heather M. Rackin
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, Duke University
Office: 125 Stubbs Hall
Email: hrackin@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-5123
Specializations: Family formation & fertility; social inequality; social demography
Mark J. Schafer
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor of Sociology
Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness
PhD, Indiana University
Office: 110A Stubbs Hall
215 Martin Woodin Hall
Email: mschaf1@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-5032
(225) 578-5357
Specializations: Sociology of education; comparative & global sociology; social inequality; rural
sociology
Edward S. Shihadeh
Professor of Sociology
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Office: 107 Stubbs Hall
Email: edsoc@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1635
Specializations: Criminology; urban sociology; race, ethnicity & immigration
Wesley M. Shrum, Jr.
Professor of Sociology
PhD, Princeton University
Office: 105B Stubbs Hall
Email: shrum@lsu.edu
Specializations: Technology (e.g., video, internet, mobile communication); Africa/Asia
Tim Slack
Professor of Sociology
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Office: 104A Stubbs Hall
Email: slack@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1116
Specializations: Social stratification & poverty; community & environment; social demography; rural
sociology
Ginger Stevenson
Instructor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 119 Stubbs Hall
Email: gsteven@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-5347
Specializations: Criminology; interpersonal violence; deviance
Samuel Stroope
Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, Baylor University
Office: 105A Stubbs Hall
Email: sstroope@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-0188
Specializations: Sociology of health & illness; sociology of religion
Danielle J. Thomas
Adjunct Instructor of Sociology
PhD, Louisiana State University
Office: 10 Stubbs Hall
Email: dthom68@lsu.edu
Specializations: Race & ethnicity, community development, sports
Jose Torres
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, Virginia Tech
Office: 117 Stubbs Hall
Email: jtorres@lsu.edu
Phone: (757) 581-3375
Specializations: Criminology; social control; race & ethnicity; policing
Matthew Valasik
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, University of California, Irvine
Office: 17B Stubbs Hall
Email: mvalasik@lsu.edu
Specializations: Criminology; gangs; policing; white power movement;
spatial analysis; social networks
Mark H. Walker
Assistant Professor of Sociology
PhD, University of Iowa
Office: 18 Stubbs Hall
Email: mwalk67@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1114
Specializations: Social psychology; social networks; self & identity; mental health
Frederick Weil
Associate Professor of Sociology
PhD, Harvard University
Office: 17C Stubbs Hall
Email: fweil@lsu.edu
Phone: (225) 578-1140
Specializations: Political sociology; comparative-historical; community & urban; disasters; poverty
& grassroots mentoring; survey research; photo/video ethnography; geospatial analysis