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J. M. Bacon (Jules) is a Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Sociology Department. Their area of specialization is environmental sociology. During their time at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú they have taught: Introduction to Environmental Sociology Sociology of Climate Change Indigenous Approaches to Sociology...

Ashley Crooks-Allen (They/Them) is the incoming Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sociology department at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú.They were the 2022-2024 Dubois-Mandela Rodney / Anti-Racism Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan. They obtained their PhD from the University of...

Xavier Escandell's research explores immigration, transnationalism, and race/ethnic relations in the context of Western and Eastern Europe and Latin America. His published work appears in journals such as Annual Review of Sociology, British Journal of Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Social...

Susan Ferguson (she/her) is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú, where she has taught for over 30 years. Ferguson regularly teaches Introduction to Sociology, and her critically acclaimed anthology, Mapping the Social Landscape...

Sara Francisco received her Ph.D. in sociology and social data analytics from the Pennsylvania State University. Her research and teaching interests include studying the intersections between gender and race/ethnicity, health disparities, and quantitative methods. Her research often uses a myriad of...

Ross Haenfler is Professor of Sociology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú where he teaches Social Movements, Deviance and Social Control, Sociological Theory, Men and Masculinities, and introductory sociology courses. He loves teaching and tries to teach classes that create possibilities for students to live more...

My academic interests currently focus on the organizational analysis of nonprofit organizations. In the past, I have served as ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú's coordinator of the American Sociological Association's Minority Opportunities through School Transformation Program, as a member of the college's...

Lara Janson (’05) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú. A sociologist specializing in gender, sexuality, law, education, and qualitative/mixed research methods, she is interested in researching and teaching about intersections of inequality. Dr. Janson enjoys...

I’m a retired faculty member with a continuing research interest in Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) as a lens for understanding sociology. PCT provides an alternative view of human psychology that takes into account the feedback effects of our own actions on our perceptions of the world around us...

Sharon Quinsaat is a scholar of social movements and migration and currently Associate Professor of Sociology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú. She has conducted research using both qualitative and quantitative methods and published on a wide range of topics, including migrant conservatism, diaspora formation...

She is an internationally renowned Diversity Trainer/Consultant, an Associate Professor of American Studies and Sociology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú, and an award-winning writer. Kesho was a founding member of International Capacity Building Services, a cultural competency training team that specializes in...

I was born and grew up in Germany as an Army brat. I spent most of my childhood there, but after traveling the U.S., I consider Colorado my home. I received my B.A. from the University of Augusta, in Georgia while my dad was stationed at Fort Gordon. I moved to Colorado and received my Ph.D. from...