Univ of Southern California
University of Southern California
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Sociology

Kaprielian Hall 352
(213) 740-3533
FAX: (213) 740-3535
Email: soci@college.usc.edu
www.usc.edu/dept/sociology

Chair: Timothy Biblarz, Ph.D.

Faculty

Ruth Ziegler Early Career Chair in Jewish Studies: Dan Lainer-Vos, Ph.D.

Professors: Lynne Casper, Ph.D.; Sharon Hays, Ph.D.; Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Ph.D.*; Paul Lichterman, Ph.D.; Michael Messner, Ph.D.*; Rhacel Parreñas, Ph.D.; H. Edward Ransford, Ph.D.*; Merril Silverstein, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Timothy Biblarz, Ph.D.*; Nina Eliasoph, Ph.D.; Macarena Gomez-Barris, Ph.D.*; Elaine Bell Kaplan, Ph.D.; Andrew Lakoff, Ph.D.; Leland Saito, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Amon Emeka, Ph.D.; Dan Lainer-Vos, Ph.D.; Veronica Terriquez, Ph.D.; Jody Agius Vallejo, Ph.D.

Professor (Research): Jon Miller, Ph.D.*

Associate Professor (Research): Richard Flory, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: Constance Ahrons, Ph.D.; Vern Bengtson, Ph.D. (Gerontology); Lamar T. Empey, Ph.D.; Malcolm Klein; Thomas E. Lasswell, Ph.D.*; Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr., Ph.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award.

Degree Programs

The Department of Sociology offers a departmental major and minor. The Department of Sociology also offers the Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology.