Sociology at Skidmore College

9 faculty and 35 courses in Sociology at Skidmore College.

Faculty

• Jennifer C. Mueller, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 15
  Notable: “Racial Ideology or Racial Ignorance? An Alternative Theory of Racial Cognition” (2020) · 222 citations
• Catherine White Berheide, Tisch Family Distinguished Professor and Professor of Sociology h-index 14
  Notable: “Women, the Family, and Policy: A Global Perspective.” (1995) · 76 citations
• Andrew M. Lindner, Professor of Sociology h-index 12
  On the intersection of politics and mass culture. His work on these topics has appeared in such publications as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Social Problems, New Media & Society. He is also the co-author of All Me
  Notable: “Million Dollar Maybe? The Effect of Female Presence in Movies on Box Office Returns” (2015) · 39 citations
• Rik Scarce, Professor of Sociology h-index 11
  Notable: “Poll Trends: Environmental Problems and Protection” (1991) · 350 citations
• John Brueggemann, Professor of Sociology h-index 8
  Revolve around social inequality, social movements, food, and labor history. He has published five books: Racial Competition and Class Solidarity (co-authored with Terry Boswell, Cliff Brown and Ralph Peters), Rich, Free and Miserable: the
  Notable: “W.E.B. DuBois, Race and the City: The Philadelphia Negro and Its Legacy” (1999) · 84 citations
• Amon Emeka, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 6
  Ses on the experiences and achievements of African immigrants to the U.S. since 1965. Sociology Department
  Notable: “The Gradient of Immigrant Age-at-Arrival Effects on Socioeconomic Outcomes in the U.S.” (2009) · 101 citations
• Xiaoshuo Hou, Department Chair and Professor of Sociology and Asian Studies h-index 6
  Notable: “Chapitre 8. An analysis of the changing doctor-patient relationship in China” (2012) · 32 citations
• Rebecca Gleit, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 6
  Notable: “Culinary nutrition course equips future physicians to educate patients on a healthy diet: an interventional pilot study” (2021) · 27 citations
• Katie R. Billings, Assistant Professor of Sociology h-index 5
  Notable: “Legal Consciousness and Cultural Capital” (2020) · 75 citations

Courses

• Sociological Perspectives SO 101
• Social Issues SO 201
• The Individual in Society SO 202
• Femininities and Masculinities SO 203
• Introduction to Race, Class, and Gender SO 204
• Social Inequality SO 208
• Work and Inequality in the United States SO 212
• Crime and Victimization SO 213
• China and Globalization SO 215
• Food and Society SO 216
• Families in the United States SO 217
• Race, Power, and Dialogue SO 219
• Media Sociology SO 221
• Environmental Sociology SO 223
• Social Research Methods SO 227
• Statistics for the Social Sciences SO 228
• Black America Becoming SO 235
• Sociology of Emotions SO 304
• Sociology of Religion SO 306
• Medical Sociology SO 310
• Deviance and Social Control SO 314
• Economy and Society SO 315
• Women in Modern Society SO 316
• American Social Changes SO 321
• Political Sociology SO 322
• Classical Sociological Theory SO 324
• Contemporary Social Theory SO 325
• Social Movements and Collective Action SO 328
• Criminal Justice SO 329
• Women in Global Economy SO 331
• Immigration, Race, and Shifting Color Lines in the U.S. SO 336
• Social Justice Dialogue: Theory and Praxis SO 361
• Independent Study in Sociology SO 371
• Senior Coda in Sociology SO 374
• Senior Seminar in Sociology SO 375

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.