Sociology at Rice University

8 faculty and 21 courses in Sociology at Rice University.

Faculty

• Tony N. Brown, Distinguished Professor h-index 41
  Notable: “Systems Analysis of Stress and Positive Perceptions in Mothers and Fathers of Pre-School Children with Autism” (2005) · 666 citations
• Elaine Howard Ecklund, Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences; Professor of Sociology h-index 39
  Notable: “Immigration and Religion” (2007) · 331 citations
• James R. Elliott, David W. Leebron Professor of Sociology h-index 36
  Notable: “Race, class, and Hurricane Katrina: Social differences in human responses to disaster” (2006) · 841 citations
• Bridget Gorman, Dean of Undergraduates; Trustee Professor of Sociology h-index 29
  Notable: “The long arm of childhood: The influence of early-life social conditions on men’s mortality” (2004) · 968 citations
• Jenifer Bratter, Professor, Department Chair h-index 20
  Notable: ““But Will It Last?”: Marital Instability Among Interracial and Same‐Race Couples*” (2008) · 276 citations
• Corey M. Abramson, Associate Professor h-index 12
  Notable: “Beyond exploratory: a tailored framework for designing and assessing qualitative health research” (2019) · 185 citations
• Todd W. Ferguson, Assistant Teaching Professor h-index 10
  Notable: “Female Leadership and Role Congruity within the Clergy: Communal Leaders Experience No Gender Differences Yet Agentic Women Continue to Suffer Backlash” (2017) · 59 citations
• Christina J. Diaz, Associate Professor h-index 8
  Notable: “The Effect(s) of Teen Pregnancy: Reconciling Theory, Methods, and Findings” (2016) · 124 citations

Courses

• Introduction to Sociology SOCI 101
• Social Problems SOCI 231
• Social Inequality SOCI 301
• The Sociological Imagination SOCI 302
• Inequality, Mobility & Schools: Education in a Stratified Society SOCI 303
• Race, Space, Place SOCI 305
• Sociology of Gender SOCI 306
• Houston: The Sociology of a City SOCI 308
• Race and Ethnic Relations SOCI 309
• Urban Sociology SOCI 310
• Demography SOCI 313
• Culture and Society SOCI 315
• Sociology of Work and Occupations SOCI 319
• Social Movements SOCI 320
• Criminology SOCI 321
• Sociology of Law SOCI 325
• Sociology of Religion SOCI 333
• Sociology of the Family SOCI 334
• Sociology of Immigration SOCI 340
• Qualitative Research Methods SOCI 341
• Sociology of Globalization SOCI 342

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.