Dr. Joseph Jakubek is a sociologist of communities who joined the faculty in the Department of Sociology in 2019. His previous professional research focused on social and economic development strategies in rural spaces, but he now commits most of his efforts at App State to teaching and student mentoring. He also serves as the Internship Coordinator for all sociology majors and helps students find, plan for, and succeed in internships and career preparation.
Courses Taught
- SOC 1000: The Sociological Perspective
- SOC 1100: Social Problems in American Society
- SOC 2001: Sociological Pathways
- SOC 2060: Religion and Society
- SOC 3710: Sociology of Appalachian Communities
- SOC 4390: Applied Sociology Seminar
- SOC 5350: Contemporary Social Issues
Research Interests
- Social and Economic Development
- Rural Communities
Recent Publications
Jakubek, Joseph. 2024. Review of "Food Power Politics: The food story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement." by Bobby J. Smith II. The University of North Carolina Press. 2023. Published in Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
Jakubek, Joseph. 2024. Review of "W.E.B. Du Bois: Pioneer American Sociologist." by Robert. A Wortham. Lexington Books. 2022. Published in Sociation 22(2).
Jakubek, Joseph, and Spencer D. Wood. 2018. "Emancipatory Empiricism: The Rural Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois." Sociology of Race and Ethnicity 4(1):14-34.
Jakubek, Joseph , and Cornelia Butler Flora. 2017. "Biofuels in an Age of Cheap Oil: Community Capitals and Motivations to Participate in Biodiesel Value Chains". Perspectives on Global Development and Technology. 16(4):410-433.
Title: Assistant Teaching Professor, Internship Coordinator
Department: Department of Sociology
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-7730
Fax: (828) 262-2294
Office address
9C Chapell Wilson HallMailing address
ASU Box 32115, Boone, NC 28608Attachments
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