Sociology of Education
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University of Missouri-St. Louis
 
Contact:
  8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
  Telephone: (314) 516-6364 Fax: (314) 516-6389
  Email: Nancy_Shields@umsl.edu Web: http://www.umsl.edu/~sociolog
  Chair: Nancy Shields,
Director of Graduate Studies: George J. McCall
  Aministrative Assistant(s): Kelley Harris
 
Degrees Offered: MA, BA, BS Academic Year System: Semester
 
In–State Tuition (2002–2003): $194.10/credit
Out–of–state Tuition (2002–2003): $584/credit
Alternative Tuition Structure:
Financial Aid Available to Full-Time Students: Teaching Assistantships, Tuition Waivers, Research Assistantships-university funding and under faculty members' grants, Fellowships from the University, Fellowships from Outside Sources
Number of First Year Graduate Students Receiving Some Form of Assistance: 3
Admission Deadline: (during academic year) July 1
Financial Support Deadline: March 15
Number of Full-Time Graduate Students: 6
Number of Part-Time Graduate Students: 5
Number of Undergraduate Majors in Fall 2002: 62
Teacher Trainings Programs:
Number of Undergraduate Sociology Degrees Awarded in 2001-2002: 62
Graduate Record Examination: General Test Required, Sociology Subject Test Recommended
Number of Graduate Sociology Degrees Awarded In 2001-2002: 
Masters: PHDs:
 
Special Programs and Areas of Expertise:
  Aging/Social Gerontology, Comparative/Historical Sociology, Conflict Resolution, Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization, Qualitative Methodology, Quantitative Methodology, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Sex and Gender, Social Psychology, Stratification/Mobility, Theory, Education
 
Full–Time Faculty
Guess, Teresa J. (PhD, Missouri-Columbia 1998) Law and Society, Theory, Comparative/Historical Sociology; Assistant Professor.
Keel, Robert O. (MA, Washington-Saint Louis 1976) Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization, Theory, Qualitative Methodology; Lecturer.
Shields, Nancy (PhD, Southern Illinois-Carbondale 1977) Quantitative Methodology, Social Psychology, Education, Interpersonal Violence; Associate Professor.
Usui, Chikako (PhD, Stanford 1987) Comparative/Historical Sociology, Aging/Social Gerontology, Urban Sociology; Associate Professor.
Part–Time Faculty
Bash, Harry H. (PhD, Pennsylvania 1969) Theory, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Stratification/Mobility; Emeritus.
Boggs, Sarah L. (PhD, Washington-Saint Louis 1964) Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization, Criminology/Delinquency, Quantitative Methodology; Emeritus.
Bursick, Robert J., Jr. (PhD, Chicago 1980) Criminology/Delinquency, Social Control, Qualitative Methodology; Professor, Affiliated.
Lauritsen, Janet (PhD, Illinois-Urbana 1989) Crime and Deviance, Juvenile Delinquency, Demography; Associate Professor, Affiliated.
Leonard, Kimberly K. (PhD, Pennsylvania) Equity in Process, Etiology of Crime, Juvenile Justice; Associate Professor, Affiliated.
McCall, George J. (PhD, Harvard 1965) Social Psychology, Qualitative Methodology, Collective Behavior/Social Movements; Professor, Emeritus.
Raskas, Adinah (MA, St. Louis 1992) Undergraduate Education/Teaching, Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Sex and Gender; Lecturer.
Rosenfeld, Rick (PhD, Oregon-Eugene 1984) Crime and Social Structure, Corrections, Statistical Methods; Professor, Affiliated.
Sherraden, Margaret S. (PhD, St. Louis 1975) Mental Health, Theory, Law and Society; Associate Professor, Affiliated.
Smith, Herman (PhD, Northwestern 1970) Quantitative Methodology, Social Psychology, Comparative/Historical Sociology; Professor, Emeritus.
Tuteur, Susan (PhD, Chicago 1976) Mental Health, Sex and Gender; Adjunct Assistant Professor.
Wright, Richard (PhD, Cambridge) Criminology/Delinquency, Criminal Justice; Professor, Affiliated.