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Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Faculty

Carmody, Dianne C.
Chappell, Allison T.
Danner, Mona
Gainey, Randy
Katz, Janet
Lombardo, Lucien X.
Monk-Turner, Elizabeth
Polonko, Karen
Smith, Donald Hugh
Sumter, Melvina
Suzara, Araceli
Time, Victoria
Triplett, Ruth A.
Wegar, Katarina E.
Whitaker, Ingrid P.
White, Garland F.
Yang, Xiushi

The Master of Arts in Applied Sociology is offered jointly by the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University, and the Department of Sociology at Norfolk State University. You can find information on the NSU Sociology Department and their faculty here.

Carmody, Dianne C.
Ph.D., Univ. of New Hampshire, 1991
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director, MA Applied Sociology
6024 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3801
dcarmody@odu.edu
CV

Dianne Carmody specializes in the subjects of Criminology, Violence Against Women, Crime and the Media, and Capital Punishment.

Chappell, Allison T.
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2005
Assistant Professor, Internship Director
6006 Batten Arts and Letters
757-683-4041
achappel@odu.edu

Allison Chappell specializes in Criminology, Community Policing, Sociology of Law, and Occupational Socialization.

Danner, Mona
Ph.D., American Univ., 1993
Professor
Director, PhD Criminology & Criminal Justice
6034 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-5931
mdanner@odu.edu

Mona Danner specializes in Theory (Criminological, Sociological, Feminist), Cross-National Research, Social Inequality (Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Class, Nation), and Criminal Justice Policy.

Gainey, Randy
Ph.D., Univ. of Washington, 1995
Professor
Department Chair
6014 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-4794
rgainey@odu.edu

Randy Gainey specializes in Quantitative Research Methods, Criminology, Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency.

Katz, Janet
Ph.D., SUNY-Albany, 1980
Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Arts and Letters
9000 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-4338
jkatz@odu.edu

Janet Katz specializes in Criminology, Women and Crime, and Eugenics.

Lombardo, Lucien X.
Ph.D., SUNY-Albany, 1978
Professor
6040/6038 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3800
llombard@odu.edu

Lucien Lombardo specializes in Violence, Correctional Institutions, Criminal Justice Administrations, Crime, Society, and the Media.

Monk-Turner, Elizabeth
Ph.D., Brandeis Univ., 1982
Professor
6018 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3817
eturner@odu.edu

Elizabeth Monk-Turner specializes in Women in the Labor Force, Methods, Education, and Health.

Polonko, Karen
Ph.D., Indiana Univ., 1979
Professor
6028 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3797
kpolonko@odu.edu

Karen Polonko specializes in Feminist Scholarship, Sociology of Children, Human Sexuality, and Families.

Smith, Donald Hugh
Ph.D., Emory Univ., 1972
Associate Professor
6047 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3814
dhsmith@odu.edu

Donald Smith specializes in Social Psychology, Sociology of Sports, Research Methods, and Comparative Criminal Justice.

Sumter, Melvina
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1999
Associate Professor
6004 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3812
msumter@odu.edu

Melvina Sumter specializes in Penology / Corrections, Theoretical Criminology , and Social Support.

Suzara, Araceli
Ph.D., Loyala University of Chicago, 1994
Assistant Professor and
Director of the Filipino American Center
Filipino-American Ctr
757-683-5099
asuzara@odu.edu

Araceli Suzara specializes in the Sociology of Religion, Minority Groups, Asian Americans, and Filipino/Filipina Americans.

Time, Victoria
Ph.D., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997
Associate Professor
6032 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-6100
vtime@odu.edu

Victoria Time specializes in Criminal Law, Comparative Criminal Justice, Theory, and Justice and Society.

Triplett, Ruth A.
Ph.D., Maryland - College Park, 1988
Professor
Chief Departmental Advisor
6045A Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3804
rtriplet@odu.edu

Ruth Triplett specializes in Criminology / Delinquency, Deviant Behavior, Social Disorganization, and Criminal Justice.

Wegar, Katarina E.
Ph.D., Brandeis Univ., 1994
Associate Professor
6022 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-5327
kwegar@odu.edu

Katarina Wegar specializes in Family, Health and Illness, and Qualitative Methodology.

Whitaker, Ingrid P.
Ph.D., Univ. of Michigan, 1997
Associate Professor
6010 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3811
iwhitake@odu.edu

Ingrid Whitaker specializes in Social Organization, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, and Children and Youth.

White, Garland F.
Ph.D., Univ. of Washington, 1970
Associate Professor
6030 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3818
email: gwhite@odu.edu

Garland White specializes in Research Methods, Deviance, Criminology, and Data Analysis.

Yang, Xiushi
Ph.D., Brown Univ., 1991
Professor
6020 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-3809
xyang@odu.edu
CV

Xiushi Yang specializes in Demography, Migration, Urbanization, Statistics, and HIV risk behavior.