Appalachian offers updated and renamed graduate certificate in aging, health and society
Jun 18, 2018
The Department of Sociology is excited to announce new changes to our online certificate program focusing on aging, health, and society. Please use th...
Senior Sociology Major Tori Tensi: CAS Corps Feature of the Month
Jun 12, 2018
The CAS Corps are chosen to serve as representatives to all constituents of the College of Arts and Sciences and to create, promote and execute ...
Taylor Boyd, Sociology Alum Hard at Work!
Mar 21, 2018
Meet Taylor Boyd. Taylor obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Appalachian State University in the Fall of 2014. Following his departure from A...
Sociology Grades and Graduate School Dreams!
Mar 21, 2018
Our undergraduate students are heading to fantastic graduate school opportunities around the country and North Carolina! Take a moment to read through...
Dr. Cameron Lippard Becomes Editor of Sociological Inquiry & Sociation Today
Mar 21, 2018
Starting in the Fall of 2018, Dr. Cameron Lippard will serve as the Senior Editor for Sociation Today, North Carolina Sociological Association’s ope...
Dr. Anastacia Schuloff Takes Students on a Field Trip to Cherokee, North Carolina
Mar 21, 2018
As part of her SOC 4560: Race and Ethnicity course last Fall, Dr. Anastacia Schuloff planned a field trip for her students to Cherokee, North Carolina...
Dr. Beth Davison Receives Innovation Scholars Program Award
Mar 21, 2018
University Documentary Film Services, received a $10,000 grant to pursue her project in establishing a minitheater at the National Park Service’s &n...
Dr. stef shuster receives two awards
Mar 21, 2018
Assistant professor, Dr. stef shuster, has been busy this semester racking up awards. Their first award comes from the editors of the Journal of ...
Gender Remains Defining Feature of Marriage Proposals
Mar 9, 2018
Dr. Ellen Lamont research focuses on dating, hookups, and courtship. Her scholarship has been published in several top ranked journals, and she recent...
“Boys to Men: Masculinity and the Next Mass Shooting”
Mar 2, 2018
The recent mass shooting in Parkland, Florida has made some people wonder if masculinity is a culprit inciting violence by young men. On F...