Faculty and Staff / Contact Us
Our faculty teach and conduct research in a variety of areas, including Family and the Life Course, Law/Crime/Deviance, Population Studies, Social Organization/Social Inequality, and Social Psychology. Our staff provide strong administrative support and a comprehensive advising program for students. For background information on each of our faculty and administrative staff, click on their names.
Chair of the Department
Karen Bradley
Arntzen Hall 514 (MS 9081)
Phone: (360) 650-3001
Fax: (360) 650-7295
Karen.Bradley@wwu.edu
Administrative Staff
Laurie Caskey-Schreiber
(1996) Administrative Service Manager, Sociology;
AH 512; (360) 650-3610;
laurie.caskey-schreiber@wwu.edu
BA, Western Washington University
Linda Clark
(1990) Undergraduate Advisor, Sociology; & Program Supervisor, Office of Survey Research;
AH 513; (360) 650-4882;
Linda.Clark@wwu.edu
BA, MA, Western Washington University
Department Faculty
Kristin Anderson
(2001) Associate Professor;
AH 522; (360) 650-7219; Kristin.Anderson@wwu.edu
BA, University of Northern Iowa;
PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
Gender, Domestic Violence, Family
Karen Bradley
(1992) Professor;
AH 514; (360) 650-3001; Karen.Bradley@wwu.edu
BA, Providence College;
MA, Boston College, Stanford University; PhD, Stanford University;
Stratification, gender organizations, cross-national research
Richard Bulcroft
(1999) Associate Professor;
AH 504; (360) 650-7913; Richard.Bulcroft@wwu.edu
BA, University of New Hampshire;
PhD, University of Minnesota
Family, relationships, adolescence, research methods
Rabel Burdge
Visiting Professor;
burdge@cc.wwu.edu
BS, MS Ohio State University;
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
Environmental & community sociology, social impact assessment, rural sociology
Editor of The Rural Sociologist; Co-Editor of Society and Natural Resources
Kyle D. Crowder
(1998) Professor;
AH 528; (360) 650-7213; Kyle.Crowder@wwu.edu
BA, University of Washington;
PhD, State Univ of New York at Albany
Urban sociology, social demography, stratification, family
Mick Cunningham
(1999) Associate Professor;
AH 532; (360) 650-4881; Mick.Cunningham@wwu.edu
BA, Pacific Lutheran University;
MA, PhD, University of Michigan
Family, gender, research methods, social demography
Nanette Davis
(1997) Visiting Professor;
AH 507; (360) 650-7522; nanettej@earthlink.net
BS, St. Cloud University;
MA, University of Minnesota;
PhD, Michigan State
Criminology, deviance, youth
Seth Feinberg
(2005) Assistant Professor;
AH 531; (360) 650-3864; Seth.Feinberg@wwu.edu
BA, Tufts University;
MA, PhD, Ohio State University;
Deviance, criminology, corrections, research methods
Ron Helms
(2000) Associate Professor;
AH 526; (360) 650-7927; Ronald.Helms@wwu.edu
PhD, University of Oregon;
Criminal Justice, criminology, research methods
Jim Inverarity
(1985) Professor;
AH 502; (360) 650-3006;
jimi@cc.wwu.edu || homepage
BA, University of Michigan;
PhD, Stanford University
Theory, sociology of law, methods, statistics
Online Course Biographies:
criminology || law || methods
Online Course Material:
255 || 302 || 355 || 363 || 450
Jennifer Lois
(2000) Associate Professor;
AH 530; (360) 650-3007; Jennifer.Lois@wwu.edu
PhD University of Colorado-Boulder;
Social psychology, gender, qualitative methods
Liz Mogford
(2007) Assistant Professor;
AH 529; (360) 650-3002; Liz.Mogford@wwu.edu
MPH, PhD, University of Washington
Social determinants of health, global health, and demography
John Richardson
(1974) Professor;
AH 524; (360) 650-3005;
John.Richardson@wwu.edu
BA, University of the Pacific;
PhD, University of California at Davis
Sociology of education, historical sociology, contemporary theory
Ed Stephan
(1970) Emeritus;
stephan@cc.wwu.edu || homepage
BA, San Francisco State University;
PhD, University of Oregon
Theory, demography, mathematical sociology
Jay Teachman
(1998) Professor;
AH 505; (360) 650-7214; Jay.Teachman@wwu.edu
BA, Western Washington University,
PhD, University of Chicago
Statistics, methods, demography, family
Lucky Tedrow
(1975) Director, Center for Social Science Instruction;
AH 501A; (360) 650-3176; Lucky.Tedrow@wwu.edu
BS, MA, Western Washington University
Social and applied demography, computer applications
Glenn Tsunokai
(2003) Assistant Professor;
AH 509; (360) 650-2540; Glenn.Tsunokai@wwu.edu
PhD, University of California at Riverside
Race and ethnic relations, methods, stratification