Current Faculty

Diane E. Taub
 Diane E. Taub, Ph.D.
 Professor of Sociology

 Chair, Department of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Social Psychology, Sociology of Deviance, Medical Sociology

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241A
Phone: (260)481-6663
E-Mail: taubd@ipfw.edu

Patrick J. Ashton
 Patrick J. Ashton, Ph.D.
 Associate Professor of Sociology

 Director, Graduate Program

Teaching and Research Interests:
Community/Urban Development, Work and Organization, Social Theory and Practice, Conflict Resolution and Mediation

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 235
Phone: (260)481-6669
E-Mail: ashton@ipfw.edu

Christopher Bradley
 Christopher Bradley, Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor of Sociology

 Director, Undergraduate Program

Teaching and Research Interests:
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodologies, Statistics, Social Psychology, Domestic Violence, Racial and Ethnic Relations

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 247
Phone: (260)481-6666
E-Mail: bradleyc@ipfw.edu

Judi DiIorio
 Judi DiIorio, Ph.D.
 Associate Professor of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Sociology of Gender, Social Inequalities, Sociology of Sexuality

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 243
Phone: (260)481-6664
E-Mail: diiorio@ipfw.edu

Donna Holland
 Donna Holland, Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Family, Criminology, Deviance, Violence

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 231
Phone: (260)481-6671
E-Mail: hollandd@ipfw.edu

Shirley A. Hollis
 Shirley A. Hollis , Ph.D.
 Assistant Professor of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Inequality, Organizations, Community Development

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 232
Phone: (260)481-6673
E-Mail: Holliss@ipfw.edu

Peter Iadicola
 Peter Iadicola, Ph.D.
 Professor of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Crime and Delinquency, Violence, Community/Social Development, Schooling and Inequality

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 237
Phone: (260)481-6572
E-Mail: iadicola@ipfw.edu

Mike Nusbaumer
 Mike Nusbaumer, Ph.D.
 Professor of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Social Problems, Deviant Behavior and Social Control, Research Methods, Sociology of Drugs, Peace and American Society

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 233
Phone: (260)481-6670
E-Mail: nusbaume@ipfw.edu

Tom Overton
 Tom Overton, Ph.D.
 Continuing Lecturer of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Environmental Sociology, Distance Learning and Education, Introductory Sociology, Rural and Community Sociology, Theory, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Religion

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 227
Phone: (260)481-6672
E-Mail: overtont@ipfw.edu

Anson Shupe
 Anson Shupe, Ph.D.
 Professor of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Deviant Behavior and Social Control, Society and the Individual, Sociology of Religion and Religious Movements, Social Science Technical Writing

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 239
Phone: (260)481-6667
E-Mail: shupe@ipfw.edu

Wen-Hui Tsai
 Wen-Hui Tsai, Ph.D.
 Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Teaching and Research Interests:
Marriage and Family, Social Gerontology, Theory

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 227
Phone: (260)481-6672
E-Mail: tsai@ipfw.edu

Sushil Usman
 Sushil Usman, Ph.D.
 Associate Professor of Sociology

 International Affairs Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Teaching and Research Interests:
Family, Race and Ethnic Relations, Social Change, Comparative Sociology, Sociological Theory, Sociological Practice

Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 245
Phone: (260)481-6663
E-Mail: usman@ipfw.edu



Associate Faculty

 Bryan Auld, M.A.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: auldb@ipfw.edu

 Lisa Beringer, M.A.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: lmberinger@yahoo.com

 Edward Burns, M.A.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: burnse@ipfw.edu

 Robert Pettit, Ph.D.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: RBPettit@manchester.edu

 Cristina Rider, M.S.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: riderc@ipfw.edu

 Kathy Trier, Ph.D.
 Continuing Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: trier@ipfw.edu

 Sarah Tsai, M.A.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: tsais@ipfw.edu

 Kathy Weiss, M.A.
 Lecturer of Sociology


Office: Classroom Medical Building Rm# 241
Phone: (260)481-6842
E-Mail: weissk@ipfw.edu