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INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, AWARD WINNING FACULTY
Dr. David Arditi, PhD George Mason University
Professor, Sociology
Director of the Center for Theory
Advisor for Multidisciplinary Studies
Email: darditi@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Cultural studies; cultural sociology; science technology & society; digital studies; popular culture; and social theory.
Dr. Steven Arxer, PhD University of Florida
Professor, Sociology
Email: steven.arxer@uta.edu
Research Specializations:: Intersections, Qualitative Methods, Identity, Community-engaged Research
Dr. Krystal Beamon, PhD Oklahoma State University
Associate Professor, Sociology
Email: kbeamon@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Race and ethnicity; sociology of sport; qualitative methods; and inequality.
Dr. Kelly Bergstrand, PhD University of Arizona
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Sociology
Email: kelly.bergstrand@uta.edu
Office: 425 University Hall (UH)
Research Specialization: Social movements; environmental sociology; and social psychology
Dr. Lilian Chavez, PhD Arizona State University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sociology
Dr. Naomi Cleghorn, PhD Stony Brook University, MA University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Email: cleghorn@uta.edu
Research Specialization: Bioarchaeology; zooarchaeology; human osteology; Old World prehistory and human origins; the archaeology of Neanderthals and early modern humans; biological anthropology.
Dr. Christian Crowder, PhD University of Toronto
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Forensic Anthropologist, Dallas County Medical Examiner Office
Email: Christian.Crowder@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Lauren Dent, PhD University of North Texas
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: lauren.dent@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Environmental hazards and disasters; climate change adaptation and emergency management in indigenous communities; sociology of media and culture; qualitative and quantitative sociological methods; sociological theory
Dr. Alma Garza, PhD University of California, Irvine
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Sociology Student Association Faculty Advisor
Dr. Kelsey Hanson, PhD University of Arizona
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Anthropology Club Advisor
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Email: kelsey.hanson@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Anthropological archaeology of North America (regional emphasis in the U.S. Southwest); Archaeometry; Technological knowledge and innovation (especially mineral pigments); Knowledge, power, and communities of practice; Cultural resource management
M. Faye Hanson-Evans, MA University of Texas at Arlington
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: mfaye@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Stratification beliefs about the causes of poverty among and between racial and ethnic groups in the U.S.; sociology of poverty; and political sociology
Dr. Heather Jacobson, PhD Brandeis University
Professor, Sociology
Email: jacobson@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Sociology of families; sociology of reproduction; and qualitative research methods
Dr. Adam Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Email: adam.johnson2@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Human-environment relations; sustainable conservation; and biophilic design.
Dr. Dorothy Kalanzi, PhD Texas Woman's University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: kalanzi@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Medical sociology; public health; gerontology; HIV/AIDS; Africa
Dr. Andrea Kay, PhD University of Lausanne
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Email: andrea.kay@uta.edu
Research Specialization: Human-environment-climate interactions in the archaeological record; field archaeology and data recovery methods; the spread and development of Agriculture; and past land-use and livelihood.
Dr. Ritu Khanduri, PhD University of Texas at Austin
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Lambda Alpha Faculty Advisor
Email: khanduri@uta.edu
Research Specialization: Media; globalization; subaltern studies; gender; history; diaspora;
Dr. Robert Kunovich, PhD The Ohio State University
Professor, Sociology
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Email: kunovich@uta.edu
Research Specialization: Science, technology, and risk; race, ethnicity, and nation; social stratification and inequality; political sociology; and quantitative research methods and statistics.
Katrina Nuncio, MA University of Texas at Arlington
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Dr. Joci Caldwell Ryan, PhD Southern Methodist University
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Anthropology
MPH University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Email: jcryan@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Food and culture; gender and sexuality; medical anthropology; and African studies
Dr. Beth Anne Shelton, PhD University of Texas at Austin
Professor, Sociology
Email: shelton@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Gender, work, family and civic engagement.
Dr. Jason Shelton, PhD University of Miami
Professor, Sociology
Director of the Center for African American Studies
Email: jeshelton@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Sociology of religion, black middle class culture and ideology, racial and ethnic attitudes, and debate over race versus class
Dr. Amy Speier, PhD University of Pittsburgh
Department Chair
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Anthropology Program Director
Email: speier@uta.edu
Research Specialization: Medical anthropology; gender; the anthropology of tourism; various types of health and medical tourism; and Central European Studies.
Dr. Christian Zlolniski, PhD University of California-Santa Barbara
Professor, Anthropology
Email: chrisz@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Latinos in the U.S.; globalization; transnational migration; economic anthropology; and Mexico.
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Raymond Eve, PhD University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Professor Emeritus, Sociology
Email: eve@uta.edu
Research Specialization: Science v. religion; crime and deviance; and science and technology
Dr. Karl Petruso, PhD Indiana University
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology
Email: petruso@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Aegean prehistory; classical archaeology; economic prehistory.
Dr. Linda Rouse, PhD Florida State University
Associate Professor Emeritus, Sociology
Research Specializations: social psychology; sociology of family; education; and evaluation research
Dr. Shelley L. Smith, PhD University of Michigan
Professor, Anthropology
Email: slsmith@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Skeletal variation; human growth and development; and human evolution
Dr. Robert Young, PhD University of Michigan
Professor Emeritus, Sociology
Email: bob.young@uta.edu
Research Specializations: Social psychology and deviance
Advisors
Reyunia Holmes
Academic Advisor
Email: reyunia.holmes@uta.edu
Bio: Reyunia Holmes is an Academic Advisor in the College of Liberal Arts, where she supports students in achieving their academic and professional goals. With a strong academic foundation in psychology, she hold a Master of Arts in Psychology from Northcentral University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from Grambling State University. Reyunia brings a student-centered approach to advising, goal-setting, and academic planning. She is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where students can thrive. When not working with students, Reyunia enjoys watching movies, eating snacks, and volunteering at church.
Dr. Kelly Bergstrand, PhD University of Arizona
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor, Sociology
Email: kelly.bergstrand@uta.edu
Office: 425 University Hall (UH)
Research Specialization: Social movements; environmental sociology; and social psychology
Staff
Julianna Adams
Administrative Assistant I
Email: julianna.adams@uta.edu
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