Contact Information
Office
Haag Hall, Room 208
5120 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Email: sociology@umkc.edu
Phone: 816-235-1116
Department Chair
Shannon Jackson
Department Description
Sociology is a wide-ranging discipline that strives to understand how the organization of society affects people’s lives and experiences. Our mission is to help students develop a sociological perspective and use this perspective to question and understand the world around them. Students in our program have opportunities to develop critical thinking and research skills and to apply classroom learning through experiences in community organizations and agencies. Department faculty members are committed to excellence in teaching and work to assist students in developing a foundation for moving into a career.
Jeffrey S. Bennett1,2; associate professor of anthropology and religious studies; B.A. (University of Washington); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago).
Marc Garcelon1; associate professor of sociology; B.A. (University of Washington); M.A., Ph.D. (University of California at Berkeley).
Jennifer Huberman; professor of anthropology; B.A. (Boston University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago).
Shannon Jackson1,2; professor of anthropology; B.A., M.A. (University of Connecticut); Ph.D. (University of Chicago).
Michelle Smirnova1,2; associate professor of sociology; B.A. (Washington University); M.A. (University of Maryland); Ph.D. (University of Maryland).
Deborah B. Smith1,2; chair; department of sociology; professor of sociology and director of family studies; B.S., Ph.D. (Cornell University); M.A. (University of Minnesota).
Ann Wood1; associate teaching professor of sociology; B.A. (Grinnell College); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Kansas).
Joseph Workman 1,2; associate professor of sociology; B.A. (Ohio State University); M.A. (University of Notre Dame); Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame)
Emeriti Faculty
Linda M. Breytspraak; professor emeritus of sociology and medicine;
