Rebecca J. Erickson Ph.D., Washington State University, 1991
Specialization: Sociology Psychology, Sociology of Emotions, Work and Well-being
Professor Erickson’s research interests include emotion management in work and family and their effects on well-being as well as issues related to the social psychology of the self. Her most recent project focuses on the occupational experiences of nurses and how the emotional demands of the nursing profession impact nurses’ health and present unique challenges to healthcare organizations seeking to retain qualified nurses in bedside care.
Daniela Jauk-Ajamie, Ph.D., The University of Akron, 2013
Specialization: Gender, Clinical Sociology, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Professor Jauk-Ajamie is a certified clinical sociologist. She researches the intersections of gender inequality, reproductive justice and sustainability in the criminal legal system which she explores with qualitative and community-engaged methodologies. She is also interested in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning with a focus on feminist pedagogies and experiential learning.
Kevin M. Moseby, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2013
Specialization: Health, (Bio)Medicine, and Illness; Race & Ethnicity; Science & Technology Studies
Professor Moseby’s employs a range of qualitative methods and intersectional approaches to (1) understand how race matters in contemporary biomedicine, health policy, and science; (2) explore how Black American’s life experiences and opportunities are entangled with the institutions of biomedicine and public health (i.e. the state); and (3) document how Black American (and other marginalized and yet resilient) communities understand, experience, and mobilize against health disparities and, in turn, influence policy and the practice of medicine and scientific research. These three research strands are reflected in his book-in-process, The Color of AIDS: Exclusion and Inclusion of Black American Health and Activism, which is under contract with the New York University Press.
Stacey Nofziger Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1999
Specialization: Criminology, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Professor Nofziger’s research uses control theories in criminology to understand topics such as juvenile violence and victimization, the role of parenting in preventing deviant and criminal behavior, and bullying. She also examines student well-being, and the impact of experiential learning in classes to help students develop career-ready skills.
Robert L. Peralta Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2002
Specialization: Social Inequality; Drug and Alcohol Use, Criminology, Masculinity, Interpersonal Violence
Professor Peralta’s research activity has centered on investigating the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, substance use & interpersonal violence. His research broadly addresses the impact of social structure on behavior with a focus on the social determinants of substance use and violence. Dr. Peralta’s current research focuses on the impact of policing on mental health and well-being using community engaged research approaches.
Juan Xi Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2006
Specialization: Medicine and Mental Health
Professor Xi’s research interests include medical sociology, migration and immigrants, and quantitative methods. Her current projects examine the role of structure covariates in the relationship between immigrants’ English ability and earnings by testing structure-individual cross level mediation and moderation effects.
Lia Chervenak Wiley, Ph.D., The University of Akron, 2014
Specialization: Criminology; Sociology of Deviant Behavior; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Professor Wiley’s research interests include life-course criminology, drug and alcohol use and abuse, and violence and victimization. She is also interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning with a focus on first-generation college students and active learning.