Sociology at Furman University

6 faculty and 0 courses in Sociology at Furman University.

Faculty

• Joseph Merry, Associate Professor, Sociology h-index 7
  Notable: “Learning Beyond the School Walls: Trends and Implications” (2016) · 228 citations
• Claire Whitlinger, Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Director, Intergroup Dialogue Program h-index 5
  Notable: “International Human Rights Law and Social Movements: States' Resistance and Civil Society's Insistence” (2012) · 78 citations
• Geniece Crawford Monde, Herman N. Hipp Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 3
  Notable: “#BlackDontCrack: a content analysis of the aging Black woman in social media” (2017) · 50 citations
• Claire Gilliland, Assistant Professor, Sociology h-index 3
  Notable: ““Too Much to Hope”: Analyzing Clergy Rhetoric on White Supremacy” (2023) · 9 citations
• Kristy Maher, Professor of Sociology and Director of MacDonald Medicine Program
  Medical sociology, social determinants of health, and health disparities. She served as the Chair of the Sociology Department for six years in the early 2000's and has directed study away programs for over a decade taking students t
• Yang Gao, Associate Professor, Sociology

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.