Sociology of Education
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Complete Information
Baylor University
 
Contact:
  P.O. Box 97326
Burleson Hall
Waco, TX 76798-7326
  Telephone: (254) 710-1165 Fax: (254) 710-1175
  Email: NA Web: http://www.baylor.edu/~Sociology/
  Chair: Charles M. Tolbert II,
Director of Graduate Studies: Tillman Rodabough
  Aministrative Assistant(s): Debbie Marable
 
Degrees Offered: PhD, BA Academic Year System: Semester
 
In–State Tuition (2002–2003): $9300
Out–of–state Tuition (2002–2003): $9300
Alternative Tuition Structure:
Financial Aid Available to Full-Time Students: Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships-university funded, Tuition Waivers
Number of First Year Graduate Students Receiving Some Form of Assistance: 4
Admission Deadline: (during academic year) February 1
Financial Support Deadline: February 1
Number of Full-Time Graduate Students: 9
Number of Part-Time Graduate Students: 0
Number of Undergraduate Majors in Fall 2002: 58
Teacher Trainings Programs:
Number of Undergraduate Sociology Degrees Awarded in 2001-2002: 58
Graduate Record Examination: General Test Required
Number of Graduate Sociology Degrees Awarded In 2001-2002: 8
Masters: PHDs:
 
Special Programs and Areas of Expertise:
  Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Biosociology, Community, Demography, Education, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Rural Sociology, Social Organization, Social Psychology, Stratification/Mobility, Theory
 
Full–Time Faculty
Bader, ChristopherD. (PhD, Washington 2002) Religion, Criminology/Delinquency, Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization; Assistant Professor.
Driskell, Robyn Bateman (PhD, Texas A&M 1997) Demography, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Rural Sociology; Assistant Professor.
Fellce, Lawrence G. (PhD, Cornell 1971) Quantitative Methodology, Education, Social Organization; Professor.
Kendall, Diana E. (PhD, Texas-Austin 1980) Theory, Race/Class/Gender, Occupations/Professions; Associate Professor.
Lockhart, William H. (PhD, Virginia 2001) Religion, Stratification/Mobility, Collective Behavior/Social Movements Assistant Professor.
Lyon, J. Larry (PhD, Texas-Austin 1975) Stratification/Mobility, Community, Urban Sociology; Professor.
Mencken, F. Carson (PhD, Louisiana State-Baton Rouge 1994) Rural Sociology, Applied Sociology, Research Methods; Associate Professor.
Mueller, Kathryn (MA, Baylor 1984) Sex and Gender, Social Problems; Senior Lecturer.
Rodabough, Tillman (PhD, Cornell 1976) Applied Sociology, Social Psychology; Professor.
Tolbert, Charles M. II, (PhD, Georgia 1980) Stratification/Mobility, Economy and Society, Rural Sociology; Professor.
2001–02 PHD Recipients and Dissertation Titles
Wivagg, Jonathan R Communications Technology and Community Research in the Community Network Planning Process: A Case Study of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Young, Aaron R Police Performance, Public Safety and Curfew Application: A Longitudinal Study of Community Perspectus at the Local Level