Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 342
Phone Number: 508.626.4854
Email: kagartan@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Wed & Thur 1-2pm and Fri 11am-12pm (please send me an email at kagartan@framingham.edu to set up a remote meeting) Dr. Kaan Agartan holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Binghamton University. He has authored and co-authored publications which appeared in European Journal of Turkish Studies, Journal of International Affairs, and Capital and Class. He is the co-editor of Reading Karl Polanyi for the Twenty-first Century: Market Economy as a Political Project (Palgrave, 2007). His current research focuses on the relationship between social citizenship and the transformation of work patterns under neoliberalism. Areas of specialization: Comparative economic and social development; labor studies; critical globalization studies; economic sociology; political sociology and historical sociology. Courses regularly taught: SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology SOCI 301 Sociological Theory SOCI 320 Uncovering Meaning in the Social World SOCI 340 Sociology of Work SOCI 357 Sociological Perspectives on Globalization SOCI 356 Social Movements SOCI 495 Sociology Senior Thesis Seminar CRIM 222 Global Criminology GLST 101 Introduction to Global Studies GLST 201 Case Studies in Globalization
Ph.D., Southampton University, United Kingdom
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 334
Phone Number: 508.626.4879
Email: balberti@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Tue. 12:30pm-2:30pm, Fri. 12:30pm-1:30pm Remote, by Appointment, via Zoom, Collaborate, and Phone Dr. Benjamin Alberti received his PhD from Southampton University in the UK, where he studied gender and the artwork of Bronze Age Knossos from a feminist perspective. He has since gone on to publish widely on this topic as well the ceramics of northwest Argentina and the Archaic rock art of northern New Mexico, where he also co-directs projects. Teaching what he loves, Dr. Alberti incorporates archaeology, anthropology, art, and materiality into many of his classes. In addition, queer theory, feminism, studies of masculinity, and social theory all feature prominently. During the summer, Dr. Alberti teaches on the graduate anthropology program at Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina. Areas of specialization: Ceramics; Late pre-Inca Northwest Argentina; Ontological Archaeology; Queer Theory; Feminist Theory; Masculinities, and bodies. Courses regularly taught: ANTH 161 Cultural Anthropology (honor and non-honors) ANTH 172 Interpreting the Past: Archaeological Perspective (honors and non-honors) ANTH 253 Gender Across Cultures (honors and non-honors) ANTH 258 Critical Approaches to Men and Masculinities (honors and non-honors) ANTH 313 Latin American Archaeology, HONS 101 First Year Honors Seminar SOCI 301 Sociological Theory
Ph.D., Boston University
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 319
Phone Number: 508.626.5660
Email: dbrellas@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Wed. 4-5pm on Zoom and By appointment only. Dr. Demetrios Brellas received his Ph.D. in Archaeology from Boston University in 2016. As primarily a zooarchaeologist, his research relies on the interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites to understand the complex interactions between humans, animals and their environments in the past. His graduate work focused on the socioeconomic role of wetland environments and their resources in ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. In the past, he has conducted archaeological fieldwork throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East including: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Italy. Most recently, his research has taken place in Greece, where he is a part of several ongoing projects, which involve the analysis of animal as well as human remains. He is currently the team zooarchaeologist at the Molyvoti Thrace Archaeological Project and Field School (MTAP) in Greece, where he continues to research animal economies and particularly the role of sustainable wetland and marine ecosystem use in ancient complex societies. Dr. Brellas also loves teaching, almost as much as archaeology. Before pursuing a graduate level career in archaeology he worked as a K-12 teacher and tutor for many years. Everyone learns differently and educators therefore must not take anything for granted when we speak. Therefore, his teaching philosophy focuses on finding the strategy that works for each student by using various teaching tools. These include hands-on activities, multi-media and online sources, relatable personal stories, field work, discussion, and building on each students individual experiences, which along with traditional instruction methods ensures that learning archaeology is relatable and works for everyone. Areas of Specialization: Zooarchaeology of Complex Societies, Ancient Sustainability, Wetlands Archaeology, Heterarchy and Sociopolitics in Ancient Societies, The Ancient Near East, Bronze Age Archaeology, The Ancient Aegean, Analysis of Fish Remains, Forensic Archaeology, Social Zooarchaeology, Human-Animal Studies Course Taught: ANTH 172: Interpreting the Past: Archaeological Perspectives ANTH 161: Cultural Anthropology ANTH 206: Forensic Anthropology CRIM 231: Criminology of the Human-Animal Relationship
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 329
Phone Number: 508-626-5798
Email: bbrucato@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Thurs 10:30am-12:30pm, and Fri. at 10:30am-11:30am Dr. Brucato received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he studied the mediated visibility of racialized police violence. His work is published in Social Justice: A Journal of Crime, Conflict & World Order; Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory; Humanity & Society; Surveillance & Society; American Studies Journal; and Media & Communication. His chapters appear in the books Why Don’t The Poor Rise Up?: Organizing the Twenty-First Century Resistance; Policing the Campus: Academic Repression, Surveillance, and the Occupy Movement; and The Surveillance-Industrial Complex: A Political Economy of Surveillance. His current research builds a new critical theory of police power that corrects the Eurocentric bias in predominating theory of police by centering the mutually-informed origination and development of race and police in the United States.
Ph.D., Northeastern University
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 343
Phone Number: 508.626.4871
Email: vferraro@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Mon 12:30pm-1:30pm, Thur 12:30pm-2pm & by appointment. Virtual hours by Collaborate, Zoom, and phone. Dr. Ferraro’s research and teaching are focused broadly on the ways in which power inequalities produce norm- and law-violations. His teaching approach is highly interactive and collaborative, designed to foster a classroom environment wherein learning is shared among students and instructor. His current research projects investigate the rise and consequences of right-wing state-level policies, including anti-immigrant and pro-gun legislation. Additionally, his research investigates the effects of changes in immigration on county- and city-level rates of crime and immigrant victimization. Areas of specialization: Crime and deviance; immigration and social dis/organization; hate crimes and ethnic conflict; juvenile delinquency. Courses regularly taught: CRIM 121 Sociological Perspectives on Criminology CRIM 270 Social Deviance CRIM 301 Criminological Theory CRIM 240 Drugs, Social Control, and the Law SOCI 302 Quantitative Research Methods I SOCI 303 Quantitative Research Methods II SOCI 288 Immigration in the United States SOCI 400 Special Topics, Social Conflict in Northern Ireland
Northeastern University, MA
Office: O'Connor Hall room 345
Phone Number: 508-626-5795
Email: afranquiz@framingham.edu
Office Hours: by appointment only Andrew Franquiz currently works for the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Fusion Center as an Intelligence Analyst. In his role, he is responsible for receiving, classifying, and disseminating actionable intelligence on concerns to public safety and terrorism. He is an alumnus within the Criminology program here at Framingham State University (‘17) and has since completed his M.S. at Northeastern University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. As a Visiting Lecturer, he will be teaching Juvenile Delinquency this fall.
Ph.D.: Binghamton University
Office: O'Connor 314
Phone Number: 508-626-4822
Email: zgonen@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Mon 10am-11am, Tue 1:00pm-2:30pm, Wed 11am-12:30pm & by Appointment through Starfish Zeynep Gönen has received her PhD from Binghamton University Sociology Department in 2011. Her work focuses on the subjects of law, punishment, policing and criminalization from a global and historical comparative perspective. Her first book The Politics of Crime in Turkey (I.B.Tauris, 2016), explores the new forms of policing and criminalization of the racialized urban poor in contemporary Turkey. Her interests also include political sociology, gender, urban studies, home, and body, both in relation to the her broader research area of penality and outside of it.
Ph.D., University of Central Florida
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 333
Phone Number: 508.626.4866
Email: xguadalupediaz@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Mon & Wed 12-1pm and by appointment Dr. Guadalupe-Diaz’s research and teaching interests lie broadly within the areas of sociological criminology, victimization, and social inequalities. Specifically, his research focuses on intimate partner violence (IPV) within LGBTQ communities. His work has explored sexual violence, help-seeking behaviors, police disclosure, perceptions of domestic violence law, and perpetration. More recently, Dr. Guadalupe-Diaz has focused on transgender survivors of IPV, identity work, and victim identity. Other scholarly areas of interest include: queering criminology, race and the criminal justice system, and gender and sexuality. Dr. Guadalupe-Diaz earned his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Central Florida and an MS and BS in sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Areas of specialization: Violence in intimate relationships, sociological criminology and victimology, gender and sexuality, applied sociology.
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 346
Phone Number: 508.626.4894
Email: jmartin50@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Dr. Martin is on sabbatical. Areas of specialization: Political sociology; social theory; political economy; power and inequality; social class; progressive politics; political consciousness; critical pedagogy Courses regularly taught: SOCI 130 Social Problems SOCI 301 Sociological Theory SOCI 308 Political Sociology SOCI 495 Internship
Ph.D., Boston University
Office: O’Connor Hall, Room 341
Phone Number: 508-626-4862
Email: jmcquaid@framingham.edu
Dr. McQuaid received his Ph.D. from Boston University, where he study the Massachusetts funeral market. His current research draws on his experience with both qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the ways in which cultural action shapes individual economic behavior as well as the broader implications that such individual action has for the functioning of markets as a whole. He is also interested in the possibilities that digital research methods – such as mapping and programming – might present for sociology as a discipline.
Fall 2021 Office Hours: M &W 11:30am-1pm and by appointment via zoom
Areas of Specialization: Cultural sociology, death and dying, economic sociology, research methods, sociology of the body, and social theory.
Courses regularly taught:
SOCI301: Sociological Theory
SOCI302: Quantitative Research Methods I
SOCI303: Quantitative Research Methods II
SOCI366: Sociology of Death and Dying
Ph.D., Columbia Pacific University
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 331
Phone Number: 508-626-4863
Email: droderick@framingham.edu
Office Hours: MWThuF 12:30pm – 1:45pm and by appointment Dr. Roderick received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Columbia Pacific University. His graduate work focused on the development of conceptual knowledge and attitudes regarding alcohol in young children as well as theoretical issues in alcoholism relapse. Dr. Roderick worked for many years in the mental health and addictions fields as a clinician and clinical director. More recently he served as a Full-Time Lecturer in Crime and Justice Studies at UMASS Dartmouth, retiring in 2019. He also served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at MCPHS University in Boston. Areas of specialization: the War on Drugs; Mental Health and Justice; Racial, Ethnic, Gender, and Economic disparities in the American healthcare system; forensic psychological evaluation of undocumented persons in immigration cases; college/university sexual assault policy and response.
Ph.D., Chapman University
Office: O'Connor Hall 347
Phone Number: 508-626-4881
Email: hpearson@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Wed & Fri 10:30am - 12pm, and by appointment, virtual hours by Zoom Dr. Holly Pearson received her PhD in Education with an emphasis in Disability Studies from Chapman University in Orange, California. She also received a M.S. in sociology from Iowa State University and a B.A. in sociology with a minor in Asian Studies from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her graduate work explored the socio-spatial intersectional experiences of racial and ethnic minorities with disabilities in higher education from an arts and visual methodological lens. Presently, she is: exploring the history of higher education, particularly in the dynamic between higher education architecture and diversity. She is also examining disability disclosure, hidden labor, and hidden curriculum among scholars with disabilities. She has published research on impact of disability studies curriculum, disability and diversity, disability and spaces, intersectionality, and arts-based and visual methodologies. Areas of specialization: Disability Studies, Critical Spatial Studies, Architectural Theory, Intersectionality, Identities, and Arts-Based and Visual Methodologies
Ph.D., University of Washington
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 328
Phone Number: 508.626.4863
Email: vrutter@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: By appointment via Starfish Sociology Theory: Tue & Fri 12:30pm-2:20pm Internship: Tue 10:30am-12:20pm Virginia Rutter is co-author or co-editor of Families as They Really Are 2nd edition, The Gender of Sexuality, and The Love Test, and numerous review articles and chapters. She writes and researches topics related to sexuality in more- and less-committed relationships; divorce; family policy; infidelity; feminism; and inequality. She is a member of the Board of the Council on Contemporary Families; she mentors CCF interns at FSU regularly. In 2012, Rutter was awarded the FSU Distinguished Faculty for Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2014, Rutter was elected Vice-President and Director of the Framingham State University chapter of the Massachusetts State College Association. Her books, articles, columns, and engagement of public sociology through CCF and Sociologists for Women in Society aim to do what she does as an award-winning teacher at FSU: to make accessible and clear the best available social science research on families, sexuality, and diversity. You can read her Girl w/ Pen columns at The Society Pages. Areas of specialization: Gender; sexuality; marriage; intimate relationships and families; family policy; mental health; survey research; public sociology Courses regularly taught: SOCI 495 Internship in Sociology and Criminology SOCI 369 Sex/Sexualities in Society SOCI 350 Education and Social Change SOCI 312 Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence SOCI 301 Sociological Theory SOCI 212 Sociology of Families SOCI 218 Women in Society SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
Ph.D., University of MA- Amherst
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 350
Phone Number: 508-215-5767
Email: psanchezconnally@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Dr. Sánchez-Connally will be on sabbatical during the Fall 2021 semester. Dr. Sánchez-Connally is an alumna of Framingham State University. She holds a Master’s in Applied Sociology from UMass-Boston and a Ph.D. from UMass-Amherst. Her interests are: Race and Ethnicity, Latinx Studies, Higher Education Attainment, and Immigration. She is a former Mary Miles Bibb Fellow and the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her research examines how communities of color create and transmit different forms of capital to underrepresented high achieving students. Her current project is a collaboration that looks at issues of legality and access among immigrant college students. Courses regularly taught: SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology SOCI 210 Latinxs in the U.S. SOCI 203 Introduction to Critical Race Theory SOCI 288 Immigration in the United States SOCI 302 & 303 Quantitative Research Methods I & II SOCI 495 Internship CRIM 121 Sociological Perspectives on Criminology CRIM 224 Juvenile Delinquency
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Office: O'Connor Hall, Room 336
Phone Number: 508.626.4864
Email: isilver@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Mon & Wed 10:30am-12:20pm, please email me at isilver@framingham.edu to schedule a Zoom meeting Ira Silver has taught at Framingham State since 2002. He graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College and received his Masters and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He has authored and edited four books and is currently working on a new one about social problems in American society. Areas of specialization: Social inequality; charitable giving; community activism; social problem framing; technology and social change; death and dying Course regularly taught: SOCI 130 Social Problems SOCI 263 Social Inequality SOCI 283 Society, Technology & the Future SOCI 300 Animals and Us SOCI 306 Nonprofit Giving SOCI 366 Death and Dying
Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
Office: O'Connor 330
Phone Number: 508-626-4869
Email: ewhalley@framingham.edu
Fall 2021 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and by appointment via Zoom or phone Dr. Whalley’s research and teaching interests include sexual and gender violence, criminal-legal systems, critical criminology, the sociology of prison, and incarcerated populations. She uses ethnographic, community-based, transnational, feminist, and mixed methods in her work. She has published research on incarcerated women’s mental health and sexual trauma, prison abolition, rape crisis centers, and institutional sexual assault response. Dr. Whalley is also interested in gender and sexuality, incarcerated parenting, and postcolonial criminology.
Areas of specialization: Sexual violence, institutional responses to sexual and gender violence, rape culture, incarceration, critical criminology, transnational research, feminist criminology.