Sociology Program

Department of Anthropology and Sociology Chair: Karen Koster, Ph.D.

Sociology Program
East Hall, Room 301
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: 605-658-6750
sociology@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/sociology

FACULTY

Associate Professor:

Louisa Roberts, Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Specializations: Global and Transnational Sociology; Quantitative Methods; Attitudes and Belief Systems.

Assistant Professor:

Isaiah Cohen, Ph.D., Louisiana State University. Specializations: Sociology of Education, Sociology of Law, Marriage and Family, Child Development, Deviance, Qualitative Methods, and Quantitative Methods.

Senior Lecturer:

Cheryl Hartman, Ph.D., South Dakota State University. Specializations: Partner Violence, Social Class, Third Culture Kids, Society and Culture.

Emeritus Faculty:

Dona Davis, Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Specialization: Cross-Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Medical Anthropology, North Atlantic Maritime Cultures.
Jack Niemonen, Ph.D., Michigan State University. Specialization: Race Relations, Social Problems, Social Stratification.

DEGREE

Although there is no graduate program in Sociology at USD, graduate students in other disciplines are welcome in the program’s 500-level courses. These courses complement several graduate programs and can be used to fulfill elective course requirements.