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Sociology & Anthropology Department Faculty

Each faculty member in the Sociology/Anthropology Department at Shippensburg University brings unique experiences and interests to the classroom. The department holds memberships in the American Sociological Association, Eastern Sociological Society, and the International Leadership Association. Students receive personal attention and mentorship from faculty for:

Advising
Research collaboration
Employment after graduation
Admission to graduate programs

Allison Carey

allison carey

Professor of Sociology & Chair

accare@ship.edu

Grove Hall 430

717-477-1582

Ph.D., University of Michigan

BIO

Areas

Professor Carey's areas of specialization include:

Medical sociology
Health and disability
Social problems
Inequality
Qualitative research methods
Cultural beliefs and practices related to people defined as having intellectual disabilities

Selected Publications

Lawrence M. Eppard

lawrence eppard

Associate Professor of Sociology

leeppard@ship.edu

Grove Hall 437

717-477-1596

Ph.D., University of Florida

BIO

Areas

Professor Eppard's areas of specialization include:

Economic and racial inequalities
Poverty and social welfare
Research methods
Media/post-truth America
Environmental sociology

Selected Publications

Check some of Professor Eppard's most recent published articles as well as his books:

(coming summer 2024!)

Connors Institute

Professor Eppard directs the Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research & Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University.

Connors seeks to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the American public around issues of news literacy, societal well-being, and democracy promotion.

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Chad Kimmel

chad kimmel

Associate Professor of Sociology

cmkimm@ship.edu

Grove Hall 431

717-477-1706

Ph.D., Western Michigan University

BIO

Areas

Professor Kimmel's areas of specialization include:

Community studies
Restorative justice
Deviance
Suburban sociology

Karl Lorenz

karl lorenz

Professor of Anthropology

kglore@ship.edu

Grove Hall 335

717-477-1771

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

BIO

Areas

Professor Lorenz's areas of specialization include:

The evolution of social complexity
Regions of Native North America, Mesoamerica, and Egypt

David Monaghan

david monaghan

Associate Professor of Sociology

dbmonaghan@ship.edu

Grove Hall 433

717-477-7447

Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center

BIO

Areas

Professor Monaghan's areas of specialization include:

Higher education
Education and culture
Education policy

Selected Publications

Monaghan, D. B. (2024). Why do people go to college? The institutional environment and the educational dispositions of community college students. Theory and Research in Education (online, print forthcoming)
Monaghan, D. B., & Attewell, P. A. (2023). College promise programs as symbolic politics. Sociology of Education, 96(4), 301-323.
Monaghan, D. B. (2023). How Well Do Students Understand “Free Community College”? Promise Programs as Informational Interventions. AERA Open, 9,
Monaghan, D. B., & Coca, V. M. (2023). Do Community College “Promise” Programs With Low-Bar Merit Criteria Improve High School Performance? Community College Review
Monaghan, D. B. (2022). Moral education: the cultural significance of higher education in the discourse of non-traditional undergraduates. American Journal of Cultural Sociology, 10(1), 164-195.

Ying Yang

ying yang

Associate Professor of Sociology

Grove Hall 425

717-477-1787

Ph.D., University of South Carolina

BIO

Areas

Professor Yang's areas of specialization include: