Welcome to the Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma. We are a vibrant department with 20 full-time faculty members, approximately 40 full-time graduate students, and over 400 undergraduate majors.
The Department of Sociology has two interrelated missions: to provide the highest quality education at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels and to foster state-of-the-art research among faculty and graduate students.
Recent OU PhD Graduate, Dr. Darci Schmidgall, has accepted a tenure track assistant professor position in the Department of Anthropolgy and Sociolgy at the University of West Virginia in Morganstown.
The Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar fellowship is one of the preeminent fellowships of its kind within the social sciences. Dr. Perry will integrate data from over a dozen recent national surveys with a careful reading of Christian nationalist authors to examine how Christian nationalist rhetoric and ideology helps perpetuate economic inequality in the United States.
Recent OU PhD Graduate, Dr. Ami Frost, has accepted a tenure track assistant professor position in the Department of Sociolgy at Brigham Young University.
Our undergraduate program contains two degree tracks, one in general sociology and one in criminology.
At the departmental level, we have strengths in research and teaching in the following areas:
We emphasize contemporary issues within these areas, and also explore their historical, comparative, and global dimensions. Through our research, we seek to update and refine knowledge in each area to assist in formulating and evaluating social policy.
Our undergraduate students pursue careers in diverse fields, ranging from social service and research jobs to corporate sales. Many of our undergraduates also go on to graduate school or law school.
Our graduate students regularly publish research in academic journals and present papers at professional meetings. Most graduate students go on to establish academic careers in universities and colleges or work as researchers for government or nonprofit agencies.
The members of our faculty maintain active research agendas and regularly publish articles and books. Many also occupy leadership roles in the profession of sociology, both within the university and in the community.
We take great pride in having rigorous academic programs while simultaneously maintaining a friendly, supportive environment for our students.
OU Sociology Assistant Professor Dr. David Song published his book Multiracial Mandarin: Asian Americans and Impossible Language with the University of Minnesota Press. In this manuscript, Dr. Song explores how race and priveldge shape access to language education in the US.
OU Sociology's Assistant Professor Dr. Ian Carrillo published his book The Business of Racism: Labor and Environment in Brazil's Racial Capitalism. Dr. Carrillo studies the Brazil's sugarcane industry and uncovers how racial capitalism emerges and is maintained through politics and business.
OU Sociology's Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor Dr. Meredith Worthen publishes her 4th book, Interrogating the Use of LGBTQ Slurs: Still Smearing the Queer? with Taylor & Francis Press. Dr. Worthen's provides a critical exploration of LGBTQ slurs through its innovative focus on hetero-cis-normativity and Norm-Centered Stigma Theory.
