Sociology at San Diego State University

24 faculty and 53 courses in Sociology at San Diego State University.

Faculty

• Hank Johnston, Professor h-index 23
  Notable: “Social Theory and the Politics of Identity.” (1995) · 1,135 citations
• Audrey N. Beck, Professor & Graduate Advisor h-index 21
  Notable: “Marital Trajectories and Mortality Among US Adults” (2009) · 199 citations
• Joseph Gibbons, Professor h-index 20
  Notable: “The Association of Minority Self-Rated Health with Black versus White Gentrification” (2016) · 141 citations
• Enrico Marcelli, Associate Professor & Director h-index 19
  Es on estimating the number, effects and integration of legal and undocumented immigrants in the USA; and on questions regarding the social and geographic sources of health, such as: How does undocumented immigrant legal status influence ac
  Notable: “Short and long sleep are positively associated with obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease among adults in the United States” (2010) · 825 citations
• Ruth X. Liu, Professor Emerita (FERP) h-index 14
  Notable: “School related stress in early adolescence and academic performance three years later: the conditional influence of self expectations” (2005) · 163 citations
• Minjeong Kim, Professor & Director h-index 12
  Gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, family and international migration, and popular culture. Kim has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on these topics. Kim is the author of Elusive Belonging: Ma
  Notable: “Measuring Twitter-based political participation and deliberation in the South Korean context by using social network and Triple Helix indicators” (2011) · 89 citations
• Jill Esbenshade, Professor Emerita (FERP) h-index 10
  Es on governmental and corporate policy as it relates to labor and immigration issues. As a practitioner of Public Sociology, she has published numerous policy reports as well as academic articles and book chapters on a variety of top
  Notable: “Customer-driven management models for choiceless clientele? Business process reengineering in a California welfare agency” (2015) · 52 citations
• Timothy C. Brown, Associate Professor h-index 10
  Ing on rural gangs in the Southern region of the United States, and the unique experiences of female law enforcement officers. He currently serves on the editorial boards for Deviant Behavior and American Journal of Crimin
  Notable: “Playing the Game: A Qualitative Exploration of the Female Experience in a Hypermasculine Policing Environment” (2019) · 42 citations
• Neftalie Williams, Assistant Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “FIELD TRIALS ON PRESERVED TIMBER OUT OF GROUND CONTACT” (1978) · 10 citations
• Michael McCall, Associate Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Arousal and attraction: A response-facilitation alternative to misattribution and negative-reinforcement models.” (1989) · 52 citations
• Matthew Rowe, Lecturer h-index 3
  Notable: “Sex, love, friendship, belonging and place: Is there a role for ‘Gay Community’ in HIV prevention today?” (2008) · 57 citations
• Amy Wong, Lecturer
• Caroline Martinez, Assistant Professor
• Charlene Holkenbrink-Monk, Lecturer
• Daisy Gomez-Fuentes, Lecturer
• Daniel Davis, Lecturer
• Jose Briceno, Lecturer
• Jung Min Choi, Professor
• Kristopher Kohler, Lecturer
• Luciano N. Cruz, Lecturer
  Notable: “The Status of Global Africa: Part 1 – Diaspora Communities of People of African Descent” (2025)
• Michael J. Roberts, Professor
  In the areas of critical theory, cultural studies, the culture and history of surfing, science and technology studies, the U.S. labor movement, the intersectionality of race and class, and the cultural history of rock-and-roll. I did my
• Norah Shultz, Professor & Chair
• Piero Weiss, Lecturer
• Rachael Horn Langford, Lecturer

Courses

• Introductory Sociology: The Study of Society SOC 101
• Introduction to Social Problems SOC 102
• Body and Society SOC 115
• Elementary Social Statistics SOC 201
• Experimental Topics SOC 296
• Social Research Methods SOC 301
• Sociology of Emotions SOC 310
• Sex and Gender in Contemporary Society SOC 320
• Culture and History of Surfing SOC 330
• Modern Surfing and Globalized Society SOC 331
• Sociology of Popular Culture SOC 335
• Sociology of Religion SOC 338
• Population and Contemporary Issues SOC 350
• Global Social Problems SOC 352
• Sociology of Race and Ethnicity SOC 355
• Classical Social Theory SOC 401
• Contemporary Social Theory SOC 403
• Intermediate Social Statistics SOC 406
• Survey and Experimental Research Methods SOC 407
• Qualitative Research Methods SOC 408
• Social Psychology: Mind, Self, and Society SOC 410
• Police and Society in the Americas SOC 411
• Social Construction of Reality SOC 412
• Sexuality in Modern Society SOC 420
• American Families SOC 421
• Gender and Sexuality in Korea SOC 429
• Social Organization SOC 430
• Wealth, Status, and Power SOC 433
• Sociology of Health and Illness SOC 436
• Sociology of Mental Illness SOC 441
• Homicide in America SOC 442
• Crime and Society SOC 443
• Juvenile Delinquency SOC 444
• Sociology of Deviance SOC 445
• Sociology of Criminal Organizations SOC 446
• Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery SOC 447
• Urban Sociology SOC 448
• Social Change SOC 450
• Sociology of Intersectionality SOC 455
• Protests, Reforms, and Revolutions SOC 457
• Nonviolence, Peace, and Social Change SOC 458
• The American Labor Movement SOC 459
• Technology and Society SOC 460
• Sociology, Research, and Community Engagement SOC 470
• Field Internship SOC 480
• Special Study SOC 499
• Political Sociology SOC 537
• Sociology of Education SOC 539
• Police, Courts, and Corrections SOC 543
• Immigrants and Refugees in Contemporary American Society SOC 555
• Current Topics in Sociology SOC 596
• Investigation and Report SOC 597
• + 1 more courses

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.