Haag Hall, Room 208
5120 Rockhill Road
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Mailing Address
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Department of Sociology
Haag Hall, Room 208
5120 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499

Department Chair:
Shannon Jackson

Professors:
Jennifer Huberman, Shannon Jackson (Coordinator, Anthropology Program), Deborah B. Smith

Associate Professors:
Jeffrey S. Bennett, Marc Garcelon (Coordinator, Sociology Program), Sookhee Oh, Michelle Smirnova, Joseph Workman

Associate Teaching Professor:
Ann Marie Wood

Office Support Assistant:
Maria Olson

Professors Emeriti:
Linda Breytspraak, Miguel Carranza, Thomas Carroll, Burton Halpert, Philip G. Olson, Peter Singelmann

Department Description

The Department of Sociology offers programs of study leading to:

• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - two emphasis options:
  • General Sociology
  • Cultural Anthropology Emphasis

Program minors are available in:

• Sociology
• Anthropology

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. Bennett^1,2; associate professor of anthropology and religious studies; B.A. (University of Washington); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Linda M. Breytspraak; professor emeritus of sociology and medicine;

Miguel A. Carranza professor emeritus of sociology and latina/latino studies program.

Thomas E. Carroll associate professor emeritus of sociology.

Marc Garcelon^1​; associate professor of sociology; B.A. (University of Washington); M.A., Ph.D. (University of California at Berkeley).

Burton Halpert associate professor emeritus of sociology and medicine.

Jennifer Huberman; professor of anthropology; B.A. (Boston University); M.A., Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Shannon Jackson^1,2; professor of anthropology; B.A., M.A. (University of Connecticut); Ph.D. (University of Chicago).

Philip G. Olson; professor emeritus of sociology.

Clovis Semmes; retired professor of sociology and black studies; B.A., Ph.D. (Northwestern University); M.A. (University of Illinois, Chicago).

Peter M. Singlemann professor emeritus of sociology.

Michelle Smirnova^1,2; associate professor of sociology; B.A. (Washington University); M.A. (University of Maryland); Ph.D. (University of Maryland).

Deborah B. Smith^1,2; 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)

Undergraduate Programs:

• Bachelor of Arts: Sociology
• Bachelor of Arts: Sociology with Cultural Anthropology Emphasis

Minors:

• Minor in Anthropology
• Minor in Sociology