Sociology at Louisiana State University

22 faculty and 40 courses in Sociology at Louisiana State University.

Faculty

• Wesley M. Shrum, Jr., Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor of Sociology h-index 33
• Tim Slack, Professor of Sociology h-index 27
• Matthew R. Lee, Dean of College of Agriculture, Professor of Sociology h-index 27
• Mark J. Schafer, Associate Professor of Sociology, Director of Graduate Studies h-index 21
• Samuel Stroope, Professor of Sociology h-index 21
• Frederick Weil, Professor of Sociology h-index 15
• Kevin T. Smiley, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 13
• Heather M. Rackin, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 13
• Heather A. O'Connell, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 13
• Mark H. Walker, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 12
• Hope Xu Yan, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 6
• Hyunsu Oh, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 5
• McKenzie L. Jossie, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 3
• Tom Wooten, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 2
• Chantel Chauvin, Senior Instructor of Sociology
• Danielle J. Thomas, Instructor of Sociology
• Edward S. Shihadeh, Department Chair, Professor of Sociology
• Ginger Stevenson, Senior Instructor of Sociology
• Rhiannon A. Kroeger, Associate Professor of Sociology
• Seth A. Williams, Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Skylar C. Gremillion, Senior Instructor of Sociology
• Troy C. Blanchard, Interim Provost, Professor of Sociology

Courses

• Introductory Sociology SOCL 2001
• Introductory Sociology Honors SOCL 2002
• Louisiana in a Global Context SOCL 2010
• Introduction to Statistical Analysis SOCL 2201
• Methods of Sociological Research SOCL 2211
• Sociology of Sport SOCL 2255
• Introduction to Crime Studies SOCL 2301
• Aspects of Federal, State, & Local Law Enforcement SOCL 2371
• Industrial Sociology SOCL 2411
• Current Social Problems SOCL 2501
• Marriage and Family SOCL 2505
• Race Relations SOCL 2511
• Sociological Theory SOCL 3101
• Sociology of the Criminal Justice System SOCL 3371
• Sociology of Culture SOCL 3401
• Sociology of Deviance SOCL 3501
• Poverty in the United States SOCL 3505
• Criminal Violence SOCL 3510
• Social Interaction SOCL 3601
• Death and Dying in the US SOCL 3701
• Sociology Internship SOCL 3900
• Directed Reading and Research in Sociology SOCL 3901
• Senior Thesis Research Honors SOCL 3905
• Research Practicum in Sociology SOCL 3911
• Topics in Sociology SOCL 4091
• The Community SOCL 4321
• Rural and Small Town America SOCL 4322
• Social Stratification SOCL 4331
• The Family SOCL 4401
• Modeling Communication Within Marital and Family Relationships SOCL 4402
• Political Sociology SOCL 4421
• Sociology of Education SOCL 4431
• Sociology of Religion SOCL 4441
• Sociology of Medicine SOCL 4451
• Sociology of Mental Health SOCL 4452
• Criminology SOCL 4461
• Sociology of Youth and Crime SOCL 4462
• Gender and Crime SOCL 4463
• Communities and Crime SOCL 4464
• Drugs and Society SOCL 4465

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 2026-07-01.