7 faculty and 0 courses in Sociology at Whitman College.
- Alissa Cordner, Professor of Sociology, Director of Public Health h-index 20
Es on environmental sociology, the sociology of risk and disasters, environmental health and justice, and politics and participation. Her two major areas of research are the social and political aspects of wildfire risk management and the s
Notable: “Guideline levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water: the role of scientific uncertainty, risk assessment decisions, and social factors” (2019) · 370 citations
- Michelle Janning, Raymond and Elsie DeBurgh Chair of Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology, Co-Director of Human-Centered Design Program h-index 8
Es on the intersection between social roles and relationships and the spaces and objects of everyday life. In addition to her frequent public speaking and applied consulting projects with local Walla Walla organizations, she has done interd
Notable: “Two Kicks Forward, One Kick Back: A Content Analysis of Media Discourses on the 1999 Women’s World Cup Soccer Championship” (2002) · 138 citations
- Helen Kim, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Sociology h-index 6
Notable: “Identification of AKARI infrared sources by the Deep HSC Optical Survey: construction of a new band-merged catalogue in the North Ecliptic Pole Wide field” (2020) · 21 citations
- Alvaro Santana-Acuña, Associate Professor of Sociology h-index 5
Biography Education Areas Of Interest Álvaro Santana-Acuña (Ph.D., Harvard University, 2014) is Associate Professor of Sociology at Whitman College, where he teaches courses in Cultural Sociology, Social Theory, Social Researc
Notable: “How a literary work becomes a classic: The case of One Hundred Years of Solitude” (2014) · 37 citations
- Gilbert F. Mireles, Professor of Sociology h-index 3
Notable: “The Effects of Homeownership on Civic Participation among Immigrant Farmworkers in Washington State” (2016) · 10 citations
- Chris Wakefield, Assistant Professor of Sociology
/Interest Education Publications Biography Areas of Expertise/Interest Education Publications Chris Wakefield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Whitman College. Professor Wakefield teaches courses topic courses in crime and sexualit
- Neal Christopherson, Director of Institutional Research
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