Sociology at Bowdoin College

6 faculty and 40 courses in Sociology at Bowdoin College.

Faculty

• Ingrid A. Nelson, Professor of Sociology h-index 8
  Notable: “From Quantitative to Qualitative: Adapting the Life History Calendar Method” (2010) · 91 citations
• Shruti Devgan, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 4
  Es on narratives, media, memory, emotions, families, and transnational flows, with an emphasis on South Asia/America/ns. She is currently working on a book project on the digital, diasporic, and intergenerational memories of the 1984 anti-S
  Notable: “From the ‘crevices in dominant memories’: virtual commemoration and the 1984 anti-Sikh violence” (2013) · 14 citations
• Oyman Basaran, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 2
  Notable: ““You are Like a Virus”” (2014) · 46 citations
• Jamella N. Gow, Rasuli Lewis Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 2
  Es on how im/migration, race, and the Blackness intersect for Black migrants. She explores how Caribbean migrants navigate racial and ethnic identity, inclusion/exclusion, and diasporic politics through immigrant status and Blackness in the
  Notable: “Countering anti-Blackness with migrant solidarity: Black and Caribbean linkages through racial struggle” (2023) · 17 citations
• Luiz Vilaca, Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Theo Greene, Associate Professor of Sociology, Chair of the Sociology Department

Courses

• Deconstructing Racism SOC 1010
• Black Radical Thinkers and the Caribbean SOC 1018
• Sociology of Campus Life: Race, Class, and Inequality at Elite Colleges SOC 1028
• Introduction to Sociology SOC 1101
• Introduction to Social Research SOC 2010
• Quantitative Analysis in Sociology SOC 2020
• Classics of Sociological Theory SOC 2030
• Gender and Crime SOC 2112
• Cities and Society SOC 2202
• Families: A Comparative Perspective SOC 2204
• Collective Memory and Storytelling SOC 2205
• Sociology of Education SOC 2206
• Race and Ethnicity SOC 2208
• Sociology of Sexuality SOC 2212
• Criminology SOC 2214
• Sociology of Deviance SOC 2215
• Deconstructing Masculinities SOC 2219
• Introduction to Human Population SOC 2222
• Global Politics of Work SOC 2225
• Self, Psyche, and Society SOC 2234
• Science, Technology, and Power SOC 2239
• Social Epidemiology: Lessons of COVID-19 SOC 2250
• Capitalism, Modernity, and Religion in Turkey SOC 2260
• Asian America and Empire: History, Society, Literature SOC 2264
• Asian America: History, Society, Literature SOC 2266
• Asian American Experience SOC 2268
• Digital Media and Society SOC 2272
• Sociology of Emotions SOC 2310
• Diversity in Higher Education SOC 2330
• Power and Progress in Higher Education SOC 2335
• Demography and Society SOC 2355
• Transnational Families SOC 2365
• Immigration and the Politics of Exclusion SOC 2370
• Muslims in American Society SOC 2385
• Social Movements and Collective Action SOC 2395
• Globalization and Development SOC 2397
• Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities SOC 2430
• Sociology of Mental Health and Illness SOC 2445
• Sociology of Medicine SOC 2460
• Sociology of Expertise SOC 2504

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.