Department of Sociology

Dr. Bradley Nash Jr. joined the faculty at Appalachian State University in 2002. Currently a full Professor in the Department of Sociology, he served as Undergraduate Sociology Director from 2005 to 2010 and Graduate Sociology Director from 2017 to 2020. Teaching interests include sociological theory, environmental sociology, and social problems. One of his long-standing areas of research has been the historical-comparative analysis of labor law policy and its impact on trade unions and related labor organizations. More recently, he has also begun research in the area of the sociology of science, specifically looking at the social construction of and public attitudes toward scientific knowledge. He currently serves on the editorial board of Sociation and the American Sociological Association’s Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology.

 Courses Taught

• SOC 1100: Social Problems in American Society
• SOC 3150: Environmental Sociology 
• SOC 3710: Sociology of Appalachian Communities 
• SOC 3950: Classical Sociological Theory

Research Interests

• Comparative Labor Law Policies 
• Sociology of Science 
• Sociology and Anthropocene

Recent Publications

Nash, Bradley Jr.  “Labor Law Reform and Organized Labor: A Comparative-Historical Sociology of Unanticipated Outcomes”.  Humanity and Society.  Volume 43, Number 2.  2019. 

 Kleitsch, David, Ed Rosenberg and Bradley Nash, Jr.  “Community in a Virtual Environment: Can YouTube Build Community for LGBT Youth?”  Sociation Today.  Volume 13, Number 2.  2015.