Sociology & Criminal Justice

We've earned 'Excellence' in undergraduate and graduate teaching

Welcome to the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. The department offers a BA in sociology or criminal justice. We have a long tradition of quality teaching and are proud of the fact that five of our faculty have earned the university's Excellence in Teaching Award.

Graduate students may earn an MA or a Ph.D. degree in sociology or criminology. Teaching assistantships, research assistantships and fellowships are available on a competitive basis. The department is home to the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies and affiliated with the Disaster Research Center.

You can find information on this site about our graduate and undergraduate programs and faculty, but if you have a specific question please contact us.

General inquiries can be directed to the department or you may contact individual faculty directly. For information about the Sociology Undergraduate and Graduate Programs e-mail sociology-program@udel.edu. For the Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program e-mail criminaljustice-program@udel.edu.

News

GRADUATING SENIORS

A photographer from Graduation Images will be at our convocation ceremony on May 31 (11 a.m.) in the Delaware Field House.

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD

Dr. Kenneth C. Haas is a political scientist who holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Community Services Volunteer Award Recipient

Paul Ashton, M.A. student received the City of Newark Community Service Award on May 5, 2008 for outstanding volunteerism to the University and to the greater Newark community. This awards program was initiated several years ago by the Town & Gown Committee.

A Former Graduate Student Publishes Book

Kathleen Bogle, 2004 PhD graduate has published, Hooking Up, Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus.

Three Former Graduate Students Co-edit Book

Laura L. O'Toole, Jessica R. Schiffman, and Margie L. Kiter Edwards have co-edited the text-reader,Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2nd Edition.

New Book Focuses on Latina/o Experience in America

With a presidential election less than a year away, the topic of Latin American immigration to the United States has become a hot button political issue in debates among Republican and Democratic candidates.

Criminal Justice Course Wins UCEA Award

The undergraduate course "Drugs and the Criminal Justice System: An Inside/Outside Perspective" taught by Lana Harrison, professor of sociology, has received an award from the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) Mid-Atlantic Region in the "Special Populations" category. The award was given in October at the region's conference in Harrisburg, Pa.

Fulbright Fellowship Recipient

A very proud congratulations to our own Ben Aguirre who has received a Fulbright Fellowship to teach.

ASC Young Scholar Award

Aaron Kupchik has won the American Society of Criminology's Young Scholar Award.

Newly Elected

Dr. Margaret Andersen, Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Sociology has been elected Vice President

UCEA Award

Dr. Lana Harrison's class, "Drugs and the Criminal Justice System: An Inside/Outside Perspective" received an award

New Fall Faculty

We are pleased to announce the addition of two new faculty starting Fall 2007