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Faculty Spotlights

App State Sociology Welcomes Dr. Ruth Carmi

Dr. Ruth Carmi joined the department in 2023. Her research and teaching focus on intersectionality, gender & sexuality, law and society, and peace...

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Sociology Welcomes Assistant Professor for Fall 2023

Dr. Elizabeth Trudeau joined the department in 2023. She particularly focuses on research and teaching in the areas of criminology, gender & sexua...

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Sociology Welcomes Two Full-Time Lecturers in 2022!

Leslie Cuddy earned her Master of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Duri...

Student and Alumni Spotlights

Congratulations to our 2023 Graduates and Award Winners!

The Department of Sociology would like to recognize our Outstanding Seniors and Scholarship Recipients for the 2022-2023 year. Scholarship Recipi...

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Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Johnston and His Experiences with Health and Aging

Meet Matthew Johnston, a 2010 graduate of App State with a BA in Sociology. Below are his answers to select questions about his success after graduati...

Gaige Cogswell

Alumni Spotlight: Gaige Cogswell Shares His Story From Higher Education to the Corporate World

Meet Gaige Cogswell, who graduated in 2018 from App State with a BS degree in Sociology with a concentration in Social Inequalities and a minor in Psy...

General News

Rodrigo Dorfman is a Chilean-born, Latino visual storyteller and community activist known for his work documenting the Great Latino Migration to the American South. Photo by Rodrigo Dorfman (rodrigodorfman.com).

September 26: "The Making of the Nuevo South" with Rodrigo Dorfman

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of S...

Immigrant Mountaineer Movement Conference

March 24: Immigrant Mountaineer Movement Conference

BOONE, N.C. —The first Immigrant Mountaineer Movement Conference will be held on Friday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the first and second fl...

App State's Center for Appalachian Studies to present "Calls from Home" film screening

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian Studies and Department of Sociology are proud to present a screening of “Calls...