Sociology at Gettysburg College

11 faculty and 30 courses in Sociology at Gettysburg College.

Faculty

• Voon Chin Phua, Professor h-index 14
  Notable: “The Crossroads of Race and Sexuality” (2003) · 121 citations
• Barbara Schmitter Heisler, Emeritus Professor h-index 13
  Notable: “The Political Rights of Migrant Workers in Western Europe.” (1991) · 103 citations
• Emelio R. Betances, Professor h-index 6
  Es on the social policies of the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico. During his presidential campaign of 2018, López Obrador promised to address the claims raised by social movements over the last 40 ye
  Notable: “State and Society in the Dominican Republic.” (1997) · 87 citations
• Brent Harger, Associate Professor h-index 6
  Notable: “Gossip at Work: Unsanctioned Evaluative Talk in Formal School Meetings” (2009) · 63 citations
• Alecea Standlee, Associate Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “Ethnographic Approaches to the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication” (2008) · 532 citations
• Craig Dennis Lair, Associate Professor h-index 5
  Es on the sociology of outsourcing, work, and the economy. Over the past few years, he has focused on two projects: the sociological exploration of advertisements for nannies on Craigslist, and the trend of individuals and businesses hiring
  Notable: “Outsourcing and the Contracting of Responsibility*” (2012) · 30 citations
• Jean Potuchek, Emeritus Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Employed Wives' Orientations to Breadwinning: A Gender Theory Analysis” (1992) · 110 citations
• Cassie M. Hays, Chairperson/Associate Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Placing Nature(s) on Safari” (2012) · 14 citations
• Sandra Gill, Emeritus Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Measuring gender differences: The expressive dimension and critique of androgyny scales” (1987) · 167 citations
• Charles F. Emmons, Emeritus Professor
• Divonna Stebick, Director, Teacher Education & Professor

Courses

• Introduction to Sociology SOC-101
• Wealth, Power & Prestige SOC-202
• Population SOC-203
• Sociology of Mass Media & Popular Culture SOC-204
• Sociology of the Family SOC-206
• Race, Privilege & Hierarchy SOC-209
• Deviance, Diversity & Difference SOC-212
• Gender Inequalities SOC-217
• Childhood and Adolescence SOC-220
• Sociology of Education SOC-224
• Economic Sociology SOC-230
• Health, Medicine and Society SOC-239
• Sexualities SOC-240
• Sociology of Tourism SOC-242
• Chinese Diaspora SOC-243
• Global Sexualities SOC-244
• Visual Sociology SOC-245
• Environment, Society & Justice SOC-247
• Social Development of Latin America SOC-262
• Society and Politics in Latin America SOC-267
• Social and Political Problems: The Case of Mexico SOC-276
• Intro to Sociological Theory SOC-296
• Field Methods in Social Research SOC-298
• Data Analysis and Statistics SOC-299
• Theories of Self SOC-315
• Theories of Social Transformation SOC-316
• Theories of Capitalism SOC-318
• Sociology Practicum SOC-325
• Applied Sociology SOC-366
• Sociology Seminar SOC-400

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.