Susan D. RoseCharles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Director of the Community Studies Center (1984).239 W Louther St rose@dickinson.edu (717) 245-1244
Susan D. RoseCharles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Director of the Community Studies Center (1984).239 W Louther St (717) 245-1244 | rose@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Dickinson College, 1977; M.A., Cornell University, 1982; Ph.D., 1984.Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching, 2000-2001.She is interested in life course studies and systems of socialization (family, education, and religion), with a particular emphasis on comparative family systems and the interaction of gender, class, and race. Other areas of interest include: violence, religion, sex education, stratification, and social policy.
J. Daniel Schubert (on leave Fall 2012) Associate Professor of Sociology (1996).Denny Hall Room 314(717) 245-1227 | schubert@dickinson.edu B.A., Towson State University, 1983; M.A., University of Maryland, 1989; Ph.D., 1995.He is interested in social theory, cultural studies, gender, health and illness, and the sociology of knowledge. Publications have focused on the ethics of academic practice and poststructuralist thought. Current research focuses on the lives of adults with long-term chronic illness.
Amy C. SteinbuglerAssistant Professor of Sociology (2008).Denny Hall Room 106(717) 254-8140 | steinbua@dickinson.edu B.A., Evergreen State College, 1998; M.A., Temple University, 2002; Ph.D., 2007.Amy C. Steinbugler's research and teaching focus on issues of race/ethnicity, sexuality, gender, and family. She is interested in how individuals maintain intimate relationships across systems of inequality. Her recent book, Beyond Loving: Intimate Racework in Lesbian, Gay, and Straight Interracial Relationships (Oxford University Press, 2012) is a qualitative analysis of the everyday lives of Black/White couples. It examines how these partners conceptualize and negotiate racial differences in their relationship, and how sexuality shapes these practices. Her writing on the intersections of race, sexuality, and gender has also been published in Sexualities, Gender & Society, and the Du Bois Review.
Helene Kim LeeAssistant Professor of Sociology (2008).Denny Hall Room 113(717) 245-1249 | leehe@dickinson.edu B.A., Cornell University, 1997; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003; Ph.D., 2009.
Erik LoveAssistant Professor of Sociology (2009; 2012).Denny Hall Room 13(717) 245-1225 | lovee@dickinson.edu B.A., Albion College, 2001; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2006; Ph.D., 2011.Erik Love received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he was a Regents Fellow. Erik's research centers on civil rights advocacy in the United States. He has presented his research on the efforts of Arab, Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian American advocacy organizations at several academic conferences, in peer-reviewed journals, and he has contributed to a wide range of popular publications including Jadaliyya and Al Jazeera. His work has won the support of the National Science Foundation, the Richard Flacks Fund for the Study of Democracy, and the Center for New Racial Studies. Prior to joining the faculty at Dickinson, Erik lived and studied in Jerusalem, Cairo, and outside Kyoto. Since arriving at Dickinson, Erik has continued his research on civil rights advocacy as he prepares a book manuscript.
Joyce A. BylanderSpecial Assistant to the President for Institutional and Diversity Initiatives (1998).West College (Old West) (717) 245-1411 | bylander@dickinson.edu B.A., Cleveland State University, 1974; M.P.A., University of South Carolina, 1998.
Shalom D. StaubAssociate Provost for Academic Affairs (2004).West College (Old West) 2nd Floor(717) 245-1080 | staubs@dickinson.edu | Visit Web SiteB.A., Wesleyan University, 1977; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1985.His research and teaching interests focus on 1) various dimensions of conflict analysis, conflict resolution and peacemaking, and 2) the ethnography of religious experience, including “folk” religion, religion and conflict, and the intersection of religion with race, ethnicity, and gender. These interests play out in his courses on conflict and conflict resolution studies, religion and conflict, ethnography of Jewish experience, folk religious practices in the Middle East and North Africa, and immigration and religious diversity in the US.