Faculty
Stephanie A. Bohon
Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Social Justice
Social and Applied Demography, New Destination Immigration, Latino Migration, Ethnic Economies, and Immigrant Incorporation/Adaptation
Email: sbohon@utk.edu
Michelle Brown
Professor and Associate Head
Carceral Studies; Law & Society; Transformative Justice; Theory, Culture & Media; Feminist Perspectives
Email: mbrow121@utk.edu
Michelle Christian
Assistant Professor
Critical race and racism, Global political economy, Labor
Email: mchris20@utk.edu
Meghan Conley
Director of Community Partnerships
Crimmigration; Latinx Migration; Participatory Action Research; Social Movements
Email: mconley2@utk.edu
Harry F. Dahms
Professor; Co-Director, Center for the Study of Social Justice; Co-Chair, Committee on Social Theory
Theory (Classical, Contemporary, Critical), Globalization, Economic Sociology/Political Economy, Social Inequalities, Entrepreneurship
Email: hdahms@utk.edu
Shaneda Destine
Assistant Professor
Race, Class, and Gender; Black Social Movements; Intersectionality; Critical Race and Political Economy
Email: sdestine@utk.edu
Christina Ergas
Assistant Professor
Environmental Sociology,
Environmental Justice,
Globalization and Development, Gender and the Environment
Email:
cergas@utk.edu
R. Scott Frey
Professor and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ)
Environmental Sociology, Development, Comparative/Historical Sociology
Email: rfrey2@utk.edu
Paul K. Gellert
Associate Professor
Environmental Sociology, Development, Comparative/Historical Sociology, Political Economy, Asian Studies, Global Studies
Email: pgellert@utk.edu
Kasey Henricks
Assistant Professor
Race and Ethnicity, Public Finance, Research Methods
Email: henricks@utk.edu
Asafa Jalata
Professor
Political Economy, Global Studies/World-Systems, Race and Ethnicity, Sociology of Development, Globalization and Social Movements, Terrorism Studies, Human Rights, and Africana Studies
Email: ajalata@utk.edu
Robert Emmet Jones
Professor
Environmental Sociology, Human Dimensions of Ecosystem Management, Public Opinion and Policy, Research Methods, Rural Sociology, Social Psychology
Email: mountain@utk.edu
Lois Presser
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Criminological Theory, Narrative Criminology, Harm, Violence, Restorative Justice
Email: lpresser@utk.edu
Victor Ray
Assistant Professor
Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Stratification, Qualitative Methods
Email: vray3@utk.edu
Louise Seamster
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate
Race and Political Economy
Email: lseamste@utk.edu
Jon Shefner
Professor and Head
Political Economy of Development, Globalization, Social Movements, Latin America
Email: jshefner@utk.edu
Tyler Wall
Assistant Professor
Critical Police Studies; State Violence and Racial Capitalism; Law & Society, Race and Class
Email: twall3@utk.edu