Anthropology, Sociology & Social Work: Faculty & Staff

FACULTY

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	Kelli Carmean, Interim Chair & Professor • Coordinator, Anthropology Program Ph.D.: University of Pittsburgh, 1990 Teaching Area: Anthropology Interests: North American and Mesoamerican Archaeology • Public Archaeology Office: Keith 220 Office Phone: 859-622-1366 Email: kelli.carmean@eku.edu


	Stephanie Adams, Visiting Assistant Professor MSW: University of Kentucky, 1996 Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Social Policy and History • Disability • Adolescent Development. Office: Keith 228 Office Phone: 859-622-1645 Email: stephanie.adams@eku.edu


	Alan Banks, Professor • Director, Center for Appalachian Studies Ph.D.: McMaster University, 1980 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Appalachia • The Enviornment • Sociological Theory Office: Center for Appalachian Studies, Martin House, 300 Summit Street Office Phone: 859-622-1622 or 859-622-3065 Email: alan.banks@eku.edu


	Pam Black, Associate Professor • Coordinator, PCWCP MSW: University of Kentucky Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Child Abuse and Prevention • Diversity Issues Office: Keith 207 Office Phone: 859-622-2279 Email: pam.black@eku.edu


	John Curra, Professor • EKU Foundation Professor ('05-'06) Ph.D.: Purdue University, 1975 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Deviance and Crime • Social Norms • Serial Killers Office: Keith 233 Office Phone: 859-622-1026 Email: john.curra@eku.edu


	Benjamin Z. Freed, Assistant Professor Ph.D.: Washington University, St. Louis, 1996 Teaching Area: Anthropology Interests: Physical Anthropology • Primate Ecology • Conservation • Evolution • Science Education • Lemurs • Madagascar Office: Keith 226 Office Phone: 859-622-4387 Email: benjamin.freed@eku.edu


	Anthony Goldson, Assistant Professor University Center of the Mountains, Hazard, KY Ph.D.: Florida International University, 2005 Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Child Protection • Immigrant Families • Domestic Abuse Office: University Center of the Mountains, Hazard, KY Office Phone: 606-487-3182 Email: anthony.goldson@eku.edu


	Norma Threadgill-Goldson, Assistant Professor Manchester Extended Campus, Manchester, KY Ph.D.: Florida International University, 2005 Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Family Services • Juvenile Delinquency • Child Protection Office: Manchester Extended Campus, Manchester, KY Office Phone: 859-622-6732 Email: norma.threadgill@eku.edu


	Michele Gore, Associate Professor MSW: University of North Carolina, 1983 Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Child Welfare System in the US and United Kingdom • Issues including Foster Care, Child Sexual Abuse, and Prevention Programs Office: Keith 211 Office Phone: 859-622-1651 Email: michele.gore@eku.edu


	Sharon Hardesty, Full-Time Lecturer M.A.: University of Kentucky, 1990 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Environmental Issues • Community Based Action Research • Sociology of Work Office: Keith 105 Office Phone: 859-622-1626 Email: sharon.hardesty@eku.edu


	Matthew Irvin, Assistant Professor Ph.D.: North Carolina State University, 2006 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Mass Media and Society • Formal Organizations • Social Psychology • Masculinities • Inequality • Quantitative Analysis Office: Keith 108 Office Phone: 859-622-2409 Email: matthew.irvin@eku.edu


	Bob Karolich, Assistant Professor Ph.D.: University of Kentucky Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Human Behavior • Social Environment Office: Keith 230 Office Phone: 859-622-6278 Email: bob.karolich@eku.edu


	Pat Litzelfelner, Associate Professor • Director, Social Work Program Ph.D.: University of Kansas, 1997 Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Child Welfare • Child Welfare System Volunteers • Court Appointed Special Advocates • Foster Care Review Boards • Citizen Review Boards • Foster Care Adoption Office: Keith 228 Office Phone: 859-622-8467 Email: pat.litzelfelner@eku.edu


	Austin Matthews, Assistant Professor Ph.D.: University of Kentucky, 2006 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Crime • Law and Deviance • Sexualities and Society • Sociology of Health and Medicine • Quantitative Methods and Analysis Office: Keith 106 Office Phone: 859-622-1389 Email: austin.matthews@eku.edu


	Stephanie McSpirit, Associate Professor • Director, Martin County Project Ph.D.: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 1994 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Statistics • Research Methods • Community-based Field Methods • Environmental Sociology • Risk and Society Office: Keith 103 Office Phone: 859-622-3070 Email: stephanie.mcspirit@eku.edu


	Marta Miranda, Associate Professor • Director, Women's Studies Program MSW: Barry University Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Immigration • Diversity • Gender Office: Keith 120 Office Phone: 859-622-2913 Email: marta.miranda@eku.edu


	Paul Paolucci, Associate Professor • Coordinator, Sociology Program Ph.D.: University of Kentucky, 2001 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: World-Systems Analysis • Race, Class, and Gender Studies • Dialectical, Historical and Comparative Methods • Sociological Theory: Marxist Theory, Post-Structuralism, Dramaturgy Office: Keith 107 Office Phone: 859-622-6780 Email: paul.paolucci@eku.edu


	Caroline Reid, Assistant Professor MSW: University of Kentucky Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Field Education in Social Work • Fatherhood • Girls, Women & Science • Math & Technology • Single Gender Education Office: Keith 209 Office Phone: 859-622-1368 Email: caroline.reid@eku.edu


	Dionne Smith, Assistant Professor Ph.D.: University of Kentucky, 2002 Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Social Stratification and Inequality • Race and Ethnicity • Social Call and Gender • Sociology of Work, Occupations and Labor Markets &bull Sociology of Education • Social Gerontology Office: Keith 110 Office Phone: 859-622-1653 Email: dionne.smith@eku.edu


	Elizabeth Underwood, Associate Professor Ph.D.: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Teaching Area: Sociology Interests: Sociology of Religion and Family • Historical Sociology • Demography • East Asian Studies Office: Keith 219 Office Phone: 859-622-1469 Email: elizabeth.underwood@eku.edu


	Juanita Westerfield, Visiting Assistant Professor Corbin Campus MSW: Teaching Area: Social Work Interests: Office: Keith 223 Office Phone: 606-528-0551 Email: juanita.westerfield@eku.edu


	Paul Winther, Professor Ph.D.: Cornell University, 1972 Teaching Area: Anthropology Interests: Drugs • European and British Imperialism • India and South Asia • Comparative Study of Crime and Deviance • Theory “Construction” in Anthropology Office: Keith 242 Office Phone: 859-622-1625 Email: paul.winther@eku.edu


	Steve Savage, Teaching Emeritus Professor Ph.D.: University of Colorado Teaching Area: Anthropology Interests: Osteology • Canadian Studies Office: Keith 226 Office Phone: 859-622-4387 Email: steve.savage@eku.edu

STAFF

	Lynn Morris, Administrative Assistant I Office: Keith 223 Office Phone: 859-622-1644 E-mail: lynn.morris@eku.edu
	Rebecca Schlatter, Social Work Program Office Assistant Office: Keith 224 Office Phone: 859-622-1645 E-mail: rebecca.schlatter@eku.edu