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In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

C. Wright Mills (1916–1962), U.S. sociologist

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Jennifer Altenhofel, Ph.D., The American University, 2004

Lecturer in Sociology
Teaching: Historical Sociology, Critical Thinking, Family and Childhood Studies, Race and Ethnicity, War, Community Service and Feminist Theories
Research: Immigration, Family Studies, Women's History, Interdisciplinary Studies and Theology
Phone: 661 654-6292
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: jaltenhofel@csub.edu

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Doreen Anderson-Facile, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 2003

Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminology
Research Scientist, Institute for Social and Community Research
Teaching: Sociology of Deviance, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Society, Family Violence, Gangs, Race/Ethnicity and Justice, Feminism and Justice, Feminist Epistimologies and Theory.
Research: Prisoner Re-entry, Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Motorcycle Gang/Clubs
Phone: 661 654-2512
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: danderson_facil@csub.edu

Janet Armentor-Cota

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Janet Armentor-Cota, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2005

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Research Scientist, Institute for Social and Community Research
Teaching: Introduction to Sociology, Gender and Society, Technology and Society, Contemporary Social Theory, Sociology of Knowledge, Qualitative Methods
Research: Internet Studies, Culture and Communication, Gender, Inequality, Social Theory, and Qualitative Methods
Phone: 661 654-2553
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: jarmentor_cota@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~jarmentor_cota/

Daniel Cervi

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Daniel Cervi, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1998

Lecturer in Sociology, Antelope Valley Campus
Teaching: Stratification, Research Methods, Family & Society, Social Psychology, Race & Ethnic Relations, Quantitative Methods, Gender & Society, Sociology of Deviance, Senior Seminar
Phone: 661 952-5019
FAX: 661 952-5126
e-mail: dcervi@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~dcervi/

Rhonda Dugan

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Laura Hecht

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Laura Hecht, Department Chair
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1996

Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Urban Sociology, Gender and Society, Social Change, Social Psychology
Research: Concentrated Urban Poverty, Managing Work and Family Roles: Logistical Aspects and Psychological Outcomes
Phone: 661 654-2124
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: lhecht@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~lhecht

Robin Hognas

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Robin S. Hognas, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Assistant Director, Institute for Social and Community Research
Teaching: Statistics, Research Methods, Social Stratification, Sociology
of Music
Research: Theory, Social Networks, Social Support, Poverty, Social Policy
Phone: 661 654-3456
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: rshirer@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~rshirer/

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Alem Kebede, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1999

Associate Professor of Sociology
Coordinator, Sociology Internship Program
Teaching: Perspectives in Sociological Theory, Advanced Sociological Theory, Social Stratification, Social Change, Social Movements, The African American Experience
Research: Social Theory, Social Movements, Cross Cultural Encounters
Phone: 661 654-2306
Fax: 661 654-6909
e-mail: akebede@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~akebede/

Vandana Kohli

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Vandana Kohli, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1990

Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Introductory Sociology, Social Demography, Demographic Methods, Research Methods, Cultural Geography, Geographic Information Systems
Research: Demography of Racial and Ethnic Groups, Fertility Analysis Including Teenage Pregnancy, Diasporas, Geographic Information Systems
Phone:661 654-6614
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: vkohli@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~vkohli

J. Daniel McMillin

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)
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J. Daniel McMillin, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, 1973

Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Contemporary Social Theory, Family and Society, Family and Stress, Sociology of Deviance, and Social Stratification.
Research: The American Gun Culture
Phone: 661 654-2368
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: dmcmillin@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~dmcmillin

Edna Molina

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Edna Molina, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1998

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Intro to Sociology, Race and Ethnic Relations, The Asian American Experience in the U.S., The Latino experience in the United States, The Chicano Family, Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods, Social Stratification, Social Change, Collective Behavior and Social Movements, Modern Society/Social Problems, and the Demography of Human Populations.
Research Interests: Homelessness in the United States; Issues of Urban Poverty; Race, Class and Gender; Environmental Justice/Environmental Racism.
Phone: 661-654-6876
e-mail: emolina3@csub.edu

Kenneth Nyberg

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)

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Kenneth Nyberg, Ph.D., University of Utah, 1973

Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Advanced Sociological Theory, Sociology of Knowledge, Sociology and Technology, Social Change, Conflict Mediation and Dispute Resolution
Research: Sociology of Education, Social Change, Public Health
Phone:661 654-2368
FAX:661 654-6909
e-mail: knyberg@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~knyberg

James Ross

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)

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James Ross, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1972

Associate Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Introductory Sociology, Research Methods, Sociology of Religion, Computer Literacy, Collective Behavior, Social Psychology, Social Stratification, Critical Thinking
Research: Computers and Society, Collective Behavior, Sociology of Religion, American Society, Cross-cultural Sociology
Phone: 661 654-2384
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: jross@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~jross

Gonzalo Santos

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Gonzalo Santos, Ph.D., State University of New York, Binghamton, 1992

Associate Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Race and Ethnic Relations, Modern World System, Contemporary Global Issues, Latino Experiences in the U.S., Latin American Experience, Indigenous Experience
Research: Historical Sociology, Immigration, Peoplehood, Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies, Latinos in the U.S., World Systems' Analysis
Phone: 661 654-2191
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: gsantos@csub.edu
Website: http://www.csub.edu/~gsantos

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)

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Russell Travis, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1971

Associate Professor of Sociology
Teaching: Childhood and Society, Social Psychology, Social Stratification, Popular Culture, and Technology and Society
Research: Socialization, Stratification, Popular Culture
Phone: 661 654-2384
FAX: 661 654-6909
e-mail: rtravis@csub.edu

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