Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Ellen Lamont Publishes Article in The Atlantic, Interviewed for The New York Times
Feb 17, 2020

Dr. Ellen Lamont was invited to write an article for The Atlantic on the findings of her new book, The Mating Game: How Gender Still Shapes How We Dat...

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Dr. Cameron Lippard Co-authors Book on Affirmative Action and College Admissions
Feb 14, 2020

In collaboration with Dr. J. Scott Carter at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Cameron Lippard recent reserach monograph, The Death of Affirmativ...

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Dr. Ellen Lamont Publishes Book on Her Latest Research Focused on Dating
Jan 16, 2020

Recently, Dr. Ellen Lamont's, The Mating Game: How Gender Still Shapes How We Date, was published and released by the University of California Pr...

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Dr. Cameron Lippard Talks with the American Sociological Association about Latino Immigrants in Western North Carolina
Nov 19, 2019

Dr. Cameron Lippard was recently featured in a public information video created by the American Sociological Association (ASA). This video highlights ...

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Dr. Ellen Lamont Receives the College of Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year Award
Oct 28, 2019

Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences selects a member from the Academy of Outstanding Teachers for the Teacher of the Year title. In order to m...

Dr. Ed Rosenberg

Dr. Ed Rosenberg Appointed to the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging
Oct 24, 2019

Dr. Ed Rosenberg, professor of Sociology and former director of the graduate programs in Gerontology and Sociology at Appalachian State University, ha...

Sociology Faculty Recognized as "Most Helpful"
Sep 10, 2019

Appalachian State's Mapworks Office has released a 2018-2019 "most helpful" faculty and staff around campus.  Students were asked to complete a s...

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Drs. Page and Husain Begin New Research on "End-of-Life Doulas"
Aug 27, 2019

Drs. Amy Dellinger Page and Jonelle Husain have received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval to move ahead with their research project expl...

Dr. Joe Jakubek

Dr. Joseph Jakubek presented with Outstanding Scholarly Achievement award by Rural Sociological Society
Aug 26, 2019

On August 9, 2019, Dr. Joseph Jakubek, Lecturer in Sociology, was awarded the Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award by the Rur...

Dr. Felicia Arriaga

Dr. Felicia Arriaga Participates in a Panel Discussion on the Changing Dynamics of North Carolina Politics and Policy
Aug 14, 2019

On July 24, 2019, Dr. Felicia Arriaga, assistant professor of Sociology, participated in a panel discussion of prominent women of color scholars and p...