Sociology at Oberlin College

8 faculty and 0 courses in Sociology at Oberlin College.

Faculty

• Greggor Mattson, Professor of Sociology h-index 10
  Notable: “Is America Fragmenting?” (2009) · 117 citations
• Veljko Vujacic, Professor of Sociology h-index 10
  Sociological theory, political sociology and comparative-historical sociology, with a special focus on theories of nationalism and the development of communism and nationalism in the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Courses Fall 2026 In
  Notable: “Historical legacies, nationalist mobilization, and political outcomes in Russia and Serbia: A Weberian view” (1996) · 58 citations
• Christie Parris, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department Chair h-index 8
  Notable: “Justice for All? Factors Affecting Perceptions of Environmental and Ecological Injustice” (2013) · 43 citations
• Daphne John, Associate Professor of Sociology and Comparative American Studies h-index 6
  Notable: “Reliability in Coding Open-Ended Data: Lessons Learned from HIV Behavioral Research” (2004) · 824 citations
• Alexander Kinney, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 6
  Notable: “Masculinity, Ritual, and Racialized Status Threat: Examining Mass Shooter Manifestos Using Structural Topic Models” (2021) · 19 citations
• Alicia Smith-Tran, William G. Smith Associate Professor of Sociology and Comparative American Studies h-index 5
  Medical sociology narrative methods aging and the life course race, class, and gender sociology of sport Selected Publications Smith-Tran, Alicia . 2024. “Pushing Back on Black Don’t Crack.” Contexts 23(1): 18-23. Smith-Tran, Alicia . 2023.
  Notable: “Elderly Cancer Survivors Reflect on Coping Strategies During the Cancer Journey” (2016) · 19 citations
• Beiyi Hu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
• JeffriAnne Wilder, Executive Director of the Center for DEI Innovation and Leadership

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.