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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

 

 

Department Chair


 

 

Vandana Kohli

 
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

 

Faculty

 

 

Doreen Anderson-Facile

  • 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

 

  • 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/

 

Rhonda Dugan


Rhonda Dugan, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2005
  • Assistant Professor of Sociology.
  • Research Scientist, Institute for Social and Community Research.
  • Teaching: Introduction to Sociology, Race & Ethnic Relations, African American Experience, Research Methods, Gender & Society, Cultural Sociology, Popular Culture, Sociology through Film.
  • Research: Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, & Gender; Cultural Sociology, Popular Culture; Identity; Migration .
  • Phone: 661 654-6613
  • FAX: 661 654-6909
  • e-mail: rdugan2@csub.edu

 

 

Alem Kebede

 
Alem Kebede, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1999
  • Professor of Sociology
  • Coordinator, Master Program in Sociology
  • 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/

 

 

Edna Molina


Edna Molina, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1998
  • Associate Professor of Sociology
  • Teaching: Introduction to Sociology; Asian American Experience; Chicana Experiences; Diveristy and the U.S. Educational System; Ethnic and Race Relations; Family and Stress; Introduction to Research Methods and Advanced Research Design and Methods; and Social Stratification.
  • 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

 

 

Gonzalo Santos


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

 

Lecturers

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Altenhofel


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

 

 

Daniel Cervi


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/

 

Retired Faculty

 

 

 

J. Daniel McMillin

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)

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

 

Kenneth Nyberg

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)

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)

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

 

Russell Travis

Retired (Faculty Early Retirement Program)

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

 

Administrative Support Coordinator

 

 

 

 

Patricia Cadena


Patricia C. Cadena, Administrative Support Coordinator
  • Dorothy Donahoe Hall, Rm. AA209
  • California State University, Bakersfield
  • 9001 Stockdale Hwy.
  • Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
  • 661 654-2368
  • FAX 661 654-6909
  • E-Mail pcadena@csub.edu