NEWS
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Recent News
Georgia State Grad Supports Firefighters As Head Of Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation
Shirley Anne Smith, who graduated from Georgia State with degrees in journalism and sociology, has always looked for ways to give back to the community.read more ❯
Grad Student Hopes To Expand Understanding Of Haitian Culture
Mollie Innocent-Cupid overcame her self-doubt as an expecting mom and older grad student to pursue research drawing from her own experience as a Haitian-American.read more ❯
Changing Roadscapes
A new Georgia State lab is focused on how e-scooters and other forms of micromobility are remaking the landscape for commuters in Atlanta and beyond.read more ❯
Women in Georgia: Then and Now
Sociology professor Deirdre Oakley on how women’s status in the state has evolved over the past 50 years.read more ❯
Public Health Team Receives $1.3 Million Federal Grant To Study COVID-19 Research Participation in Black Communities
The NIH has awarded an interdisciplinary public health team a grant through its RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program to study COVID-19 research participation in Black communities in Atlanta.read more ❯
"A Crisis for Every American"
COVID-19 has heightened housing insecurity in the U.S. Here, Georgia State faculty share eight research-backed ways to help keep Americans off the streets. read more ❯
Desmond Goss awarded a CTC Mini-Grant
We are delighted to announce that Desmond Goss was awarded a CTC mini-grant to bring social justice professionals in for a virtual panel on working in social justice.read more ❯
Widening the Gaps
Associate professor Tomeka Davis discusses how COVID-19 is compounding disparities in education.read more ❯
Tara Coyt Book Talk
The Sociology Club sponsored a book talk on November 5th featuring, Tara Coyt, the author of Real Talk about LGBTQIA.read more ❯
Human Trafficking Ensnares More Than Half Of Metro Atlanta’s Homeless Youth, Georgia State Study Shows
The study found that Atlanta's homeless youth, especially minority and LGBTQ, are more likely to be trafficked against their will for labor than commercial sexual exploitation.read more ❯
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The Department of Sociology
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Department Chair
Dr. Erin Ruel
Department Specialist
Chantel DeLions
Director of Instruction
Dr. Maura Ryan Bernales
Undergraduate Director
Dr. Deirdre Oakley
Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Katie Acosta
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Dr. Daniel Pasciuti
Director of Online Sociology BA Program
Dr. Deirdre Oakley
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Department of Sociology
38 Peachtree Center Ave. SE
Suite 941
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Department of Sociology
P.O. Box 3965
Atlanta, GA 30302