Faculty
Stephanie A. Bohon
Professor; Head; Co-Director, 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; Associate Head
Carceral Studies; Law & Society; Transformative Justice; Theory, Culture & Media; Feminist Perspectives
Email: mbrow121@utk.edu
Michelle Christian
Associate Professo; Director of Undergraduate Studies
Critical race and racism, Global political economy, Labor
Email: mchris20@utk.edu
Meghan Conley
Assistant Professor of Practice; Director of Community Partnerships
Crimmigration; Latinx Migration; Participatory Action Research; Social Movements
Email: mconley2@utk.edu
Harry F. Dahms
Professor; 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
Paul K. Gellert
Associate Professor; Director of Global Studies
Environmental Sociology, Development, Comparative/Historical Sociology, Political Economy, Asian Studies, Global Studies
Email: pgellert@utk.edu
Timothy M. Gill
Assistant Professor
Political Economy, Political Sociology, Theory, Globalization, Development
Email:
tgill5@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
Alex A. Moulton
Assistant Professor
Environmental Sociology, Political Ecology, Environmental Justice, Race and Development
Email: amoulto3@utk.edu
Lois Presser
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Criminological Theory, Narrative Criminology, Harm, Violence, Restorative Justice
Email: lpresser@utk.edu
Jon Shefner
Professor
Political Economy of Development, Globalization, Social Movements, Latin America
Email: jshefner@utk.edu
Tyler Wall
Associate Professor
Critical Police Studies; State Violence and Racial Capitalism; Law & Society, Race and Class
Email: twall3@utk.edu
Deadric T. Williams
Assistant Professor
Race & Racism, Black Families, Poverty & Material Hardship, Stress & Health, Quantitative Methods
Email: dwill196@utk.edu