Sociology of Education
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Johns Hopkins University
 
Contact:
  3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
  Telephone: (410) 516-7626 Fax: (410) 516-7590
  Email: sociology@jhu.edu Web: http://www.soc.jhu.edu
  Chair: Andrew J. Cherlin,
Director of Graduate Studies:
  Aministrative Assistant(s):
 
Degrees Offered: PhD, BA Academic Year System: Semester
 
In–State Tuition (2002–2003): $27390
Out–of–state Tuition (2002–2003): $27390
Alternative Tuition Structure:
Financial Aid Available to Full-Time Students: Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships- university funded and under faculty members' grants, Tuition Waivers, Fellowships from the University, Fellowships from Outside Source
Number of First Year Graduate Students Receiving Some Form of Assistance: 5
Admission Deadline: (Fall only) January 15
Financial Support Deadline: January 15
Number of Full-Time Graduate Students: 26
Number of Part-Time Graduate Students: 0
Number of Undergraduate Majors in Fall 2002: 29
Teacher Trainings Programs:
Number of Undergraduate Sociology Degrees Awarded in 2001-2002: 29
Graduate Record Examination: General Test Required
Number of Graduate Sociology Degrees Awarded In 2001-2002: 
Masters: 3 PHDs: 4
 
Special Programs and Areas of Expertise:
  Development, Education, Family, Quantitative Methodology, Race/Ethnic Relations, Social Psychology, Stratification/Mobility, Children and Youth, Comparative Sociology/Macrosociology, Work and Occupations, Policy Analysis/Public Policy
 
Full–Time Faculty
Alexander, Karl L. (PhD, North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1972) Education, Stratification, Children and Youth; Professor.
Andreas, Joel (PhD, California-Los Angeles 2003) Class, Education and Social Reproduction, Political Sociology; Assistant Professor.
Arrighi, Giovanni (PhD, Universitá Bocconi-Milan 1960) Economy and Society, Comparative/Historical Sociology, Theory; Professor.
Cherlin, Andrew J. (PhD, California-Los Angeles 1976) Demography, Family, Social Policy; Professor. Gordon, Robert A. (PhD, Chicago 1963) Small Groups, Criminology/Delinquency, Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization; Professor.
Hao, Lingxin (PhD, Chicago 1990) Family, Quantitative Methodology, Policy Analysis/Public Policy; Associate Professor.
Kohn, Melvin L. (PhD, Cornell 1952) Comparative Sociology, Social Psychology, Stratification; Professor.
McDonald, Katrina B. (PhD, California-Davis 1995) Race and Gender, African-American Population, Maternal and Infant Health; Associate Professor.
Silver, Beverly J. (PhD, SUNY-Binghamton 1992) Comparative/Historical Sociology, Collective Behavior/Social Movements, Political Sociology; Professor.
Part–Time Faculty
Agree, Emily M. (PhD, Duke 1993) Aging/Social Gerontology, Demography; Assistant Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Altschuler, David M. (PhD, Chicago 1983) Community, Criminology/Delinquency, Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research; Adjunct Associate Professor, Affiliated with: Institute of Policy Studies.
Astone, Nan M. (PhD, Chicago 1988) Demography, Urban Sociology, Children and Youth; Associate Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
DeLuca, Stefanie A. (PhD, Northwestern 2002) Education, Neighborhoods, Policy Analysis/Public Policy; Assistant Professor, Affiliated with: Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Eaton, William (PhD, Wisconsin-Madison 1973) Mental Health, Quantitative Methodology, Medical Sociology; Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Ensminger, Margaret E. (PhD, Chicago 1978) Medical Sociology, Economy and Society, Mental Health; Associate Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Entwisle, Doris R. (PhD, Johns Hopkins 1960) Education, Children and Youth, Quantitative Methodology; Professor Emerita.
Epstein, Joyce L. (Johns Hopkins 1974) Education, Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Social Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Affiliated with: Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Harris, Stephen E. (JD, Baltimore 1965) Criminal Justice, Penology/Corrections, Law and Society; Lecturer.
LaVeist, Thomas A. (PhD, Michigan 1988) Medical Sociology, Aging/Social Gerontology, Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research; Associate Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Legters, Nettie E. (PhD, Johns Hopkins 1996) Education, Organizations-Formal/Complex; Adjunct Assistant Professor.
McDill, Edward L. (PhD, Vanderbilt 1959) Education, Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Children and Youth; Emeritus.
McPartland, James M. (PhD, Johns Hopkins 1968) Education, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Social Organization; Adjunct Professor, Affiliated with: Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Miech, Richard (PhD, North Carolina-Chapel Hill 1995) Mental Health, Stratification Mobility; Assistant Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Morlock, Laura L. (PhD, Johns Hopkins 1973) Medical Sociology, Theory, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations; Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Nathanson, Constance A. (PhD, Chicago 1967) Medical Sociology, Sex and Gender, Social Organization; Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Navarro, Vicente (PhD, Johns Hopkins 1968) Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Medical Sociology, Comparative/Historical Sociology; Professor, Joint Appointment with: School of Public Health.
Newman, Sandra J. (PhD, New York 1973) Policy Analysis (Public Policy, Urban Sociology; Adjunct Professor.
Plank, Stephen B. (PhD, Chicago 1995) Education, Quantitative Methodology, Stratification/Mobility; Assistant Professor, Affiliated with: Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Slavin, Robert E. (PhD, Johns Hopkins 1976) Education, Social Psychology, Quantitative Methodology; Adjunct Professor, Affiliated with: Center for Social Organization of Schools.
Tsui, Amy (PhD, Chicago 1977) Population, Demography, Fertility; Joint Appointment with: Bloomberg School of Public Health.
2001–02 PHD Recipients and Dissertation Titles
Kerr, Kerri A Easing the Transition: The Effect of School Organization on Ninth Grade Success
Manning, Emily Susan Finance Capital and International Development: A Study of Portfolio Investment Dependence, 1970-1995