Department Chair
Josh Meisel
Professor and Department Chair
- Joshua.Meisel@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4446
- BSS 518C
Critical Drug Studies, Cannabis Studies, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Criminology, Deviance and Social Control
Faculty
Dominic Corva
Assistant Professor
- dominic.corva@humboldt.edu
- Cannabis Studies Lab at Bret Harte House
Cannabis Studies, Law and Society, Political Geography, Rural Development, Social Movements
F 1-5pm
Caglar Dolek
Assistant Professor
- caglar.dolek@humboldt.edu
- BSS 532
Critical Criminology, Political Economy, Social History, Qualitative Methods, Urban Marginality & Contentious Politics
M/W 10 am - 12 pm or by appointment via zoom (students should contact to set an appointment)
William Dolphin
Lecturer
- william.dolphin@humboldt.edu
- Telecommuting
Cannabis Studies: law and policy, use behaviors, botany and chemistry, medicinal applications, stigma management, global migration and evolution
By appointment only (zoom)
Jennifer Eichstedt
Professor
- Jennifer.Eichstedt@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4949
- BSS 534
Sociology of Race/Ethnicity, Critical White Studies, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Social Movements, Stratification/Inequality, Gender Theory
On Leave Fall 2024
Stefanie Israel de Souza
Assistant Professor
- sei14@humboldt.edu
- BSS 520C/Zoom
Urban Marginality, Critical Criminology, Qualitative Methods, Cultural Sociology, Social Change
W 10:30am-12:30pm (Zoom), F 1-2pm (in-person), and by appointment
Daniel Mar
Lecturer
- djb13@humboldt.edu
- BSS 539
Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Regulations, Regenerative Agriculture, Cannabis Studies
Office Hours: M/W 2:30pm- 3:30pm
Christina Martinek
Lecturer
- cam30@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4445
- BSS 548
Sociology of Aging/Social Gerontology, Senior Social Services, and Senior/ Community Needs Assessments
T 3-4, W 1:30-2:30, and by appointment or zoom
Michelle Newhart
Lecturer
- mn210@humboldt.edu
- Telecommuting
Medical Sociology, Medical Cannabis, Health Behaviors, Stigma, Social Movements, Aging and the Life Course, Gender, Research Methods, Social Theory, Science and Technology Studies, Writing
Summer Office Hours: M 3-5pm/ TR 9-11am/ S 4-5pm or Email for Appointment
James Ordner
Lecturer
- James.Ordner@humboldt.edu
- BSS 529
Social Movements, Environmental Sociology, Social Theory, and Qualitative Methods
Wed. 2-4 PM (in-person or via Zoom)
Elizabeth Rienzi
Lecturer
- Elizabeth.Rienzi@humboldt.edu
- BSS 539C
Race/Ethnicity, Transracial and Transnational Adoption, Asian American Studies, Identity, Sociology of the Family, Feminist Theory, Qualitative Research Methods
M/W 2-2:50 PM or by appointment
Anthony Silvaggio
Associate Professor
- Anthony.Silvaggio@humboldt.edu
- BSS 530
Environmental Sociology, Social Movements, Cannabis Studies, and Survey Research Methods
M 9-10:00, 3-4pm BSS 530, W 9-10,3-4 Zoom, and by appointment
Michihiro Clark Sugata
Associate Professor
- Michihiro.Sugata@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-3148
- BSS 528
Social Inequalities, Financial Governance and Cartographies of Debt, International Human Rights, Critical Theory
W 11-3pm and by appointment
Mary Virnoche
Graduate Coordinator & Professor
- Mary.Virnoche@humboldt.edu
- (707) 826-4569
- BSS 536
Technology and Society, Gender, Qualitative Methods and Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research
M 1-2 pm; T 9-10:30 am; or by appt (students should request zoom if preferred)
Jason Whitley
Lecturer
Community-based learning, Community Organizing, & Social Movements
Fri 12-2 pm Tues 1-2pm and by appointment
Staff
Catey Hoehn
MA Student - Teaching Associate
- cmh927@humboldt.edu
- BSS 518D
Office Hours: Email for appointment
