Faculty Research Interests
Larry Neuman, Ph.D., Department Chair, 2010-Present, Professor
Email: neumanl@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1093 | Office Location: White 409
Research Interests
National identity and fear of the OTHER, racial/ethnic categorization policies, immigration, Japanese social policies and national identity, anime fan subculture
Classes Taught
Urban Sociology, Research Methods, Political Sociology, Social stratification and Inequality, Soc of Pacific Asian, Race and Ethnicity in a Comparative Perspective, Asian Americans, International Studies...
Leda Nath, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email: nathl@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1125 | Office Location: White 415
Research Interests
Social Psychology, Family and Work, Research on Teaching
Classes Taught
Soc 476-Research Methods, Soc 355-Social Psychology, Soc 342-Work & Family, Soc 380-Organization & Society, Soc250-Social Problems, Gened130-Individual & Society
Michael Oldani, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email: oldanim@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1728 | Office Location: White 421
Research Interests
Pharmaceuticals, Psychiatry, Parenthood, Aboriginal Canadians, Mental Illness
Classes Taught
AN302-Culture, Medicine & Health, AN312-Pharmaceuticals, Culture & Society, AN218-Cultural Anthropology, AN420-Anthro Theory, Gened 130-Individual & Society
Margarita Alario, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email: alariom@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5262 | Office Location: White 418
Research Interests
Social Theories, Environmental Policy, High Technological Issues
Classes Taught
Soc321-Natural Disasters, Soc 319-Intro to Environmental Sociology, Soc 385-Soc of Globalization
Marvin Free, Ph.D., Professor- Coordinator of Criminal Justice
Email: freem@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5260 | Office Location: White 401
Research Interests
Criminal Justice, Racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Classes Taught
Intro to Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, Minorities in the Criminal Justice System, Police and Courts
Ron Berger, Ph.D., Professor
Email: bergerr@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1407 | Office Location: White 425
Research Interests
Disability Studies, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, White-Collar Crime
Classes Taught
Soc 276-Intro to Criminology, Soc 315-Soc of Disability, Soc 372-White Collar Crime, Soc 388-The Holocaust
Paul Gregory, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Internship Coordinator
Email: gregoryp@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1984 | Office Location: White 423
Research Interests
Problem Solving Courts, Juvenile Delinquency and Community, Corrections
Classes Taught
Soc 365-Soc of Law, Soc250-Social Problems, Soc 378-Punishment/Corrections, CJ327 Community Corrections & Treatment
Jennifer Flad, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Email: fladj@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1098 | Office Location: White 407
Research Interests
Health & Illness, Gender & Sexuality, Sustainability, Disability Studies, Food and Food Politics.
Classes Taught
Soc 473-Social Theory, Soc 345-Soc of Gender, Soc 310-Health and Illness, Soc 240-Principles of Sociology
Peter Killorian, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Forensic Science
Email: killorap@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1422 | Office Location: White 417
Research Interests
Social Theory, Bioarcheology, Health and Class, Environment
Classes Taught
Gened 130-Individual & Society, ANT225-Human Evolution, ANT325/Crim 325-Forensic Documentation, ANT425-Adv. Forensic Documentation
Akiko Yoshida, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Email: yoshidaa@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5774 | Office Location: White 405
Research Interests
Singlehood, Marriage, Father involvement, Masculinity, Gender roles, Gender & work, childhood, Japan, East Asia
Classes Taught
Soc 252-Intro to Family Studies, Soc 362-Population Studies, Soc 476-Research Methods, Contemporary Japanese Society
Diane Soles, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Email: solesd@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5262 | Office Location: White 413
Research Interests
Introduction to Race & Ethnicity (265), Comparative Race & Ethnicity (391), Focus on the Americas Racial & Ethnic Inequality Beyond the Classroom (393), Social Theory (473), Women in Latin America (Anthro310)
Classes Taught
Political culture in Latin America, gender, social movements in Chile, Censorship and the film industry in Cuba, Visual Sociology, Cultural Studies.
Gregory Jeffers, Assistant Professor
Email: jeffersg@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1253 | Office Location: White 403
Research Interests
Policing, Race and Ethnicity, Ethnography
Classes Taught
Police and Courts, Punishment and Corrections
Howard Grigsby, Professor, Race and Ethnic Studies Program Coordinator
Email: grigsbyg@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-4121 | Office Location: White 208
Holly Denning, Lecturer
Email: denningc@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5777 | Office Location: White 414
Research Interests
Peace and Justice studies, Restorative Justice models for social and environmental disasters
Classes Taught
Gened 130-Individual & Society, Soc 265-Race and Ethnicity, Soc 345-Sociology of Gender, African American Community, American Indian Studies
Scott Neubauer, Lecturer
Email: neubaues@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5253 | Office Location: White 420
Research Interests
Law enforcement, child abuse investigations, victim's advocacy
Classes Taught
CJ321 Criminal Investigation, CJ322-Criminal Investigation of Child Abuse.
Charles Ogg, Ph.D., Lecturer
Email: oggc@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-5777 | Office Location: White 414
Research Interests
Music, Science Fiction
Classes Taught
Gened130-Individual & Society, Soc252-Intro to Family Studies
Robert Greene, Lecturer
Email: greener@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1074 | Office Location: White 419
Research Interests
Masculinity, Homelessness and Homeless Youth, Social Inequality, Poverty, Soc of Education and Learning.
Classes Taught
Soc 276-Intro to Criminology, Gened 130-Individual & Society
Brian Bentel, Lecturer
Email: bentelb@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1368 | Office Location: White 422
Research Interests
Human social psychology in Postmodern Society, Religion, Identity, Politics, Morality, Individualism, Social Theory
Classes Taught
Soc 240-Principles of Sociology, Soc 250-Social Problems, Gened130-Individual & Society, Soc 355-Social Psychology.
Wayne Youngquist, Lecturer
Email: youngquw@uww.edu | Office Phone: (262) 472-1665 | Office Location: White 416
Research Interests
Media, Crime, Social movements, Social Theory.
Classes Taught
Political Sociology, Gened 130-Individual & Society, Social Theory, Soc 371-Soc of Homocide, Soc of News and Mass Media, Soc 373-Soc of Terrorism