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Sociology

Faculty and Staff

Sociology Program

  • All full-time faculty who are tenured or on the tenure track have earned the PhD degree.
  • Faculty are active in research, publications, professional associations, and community service.
  • The specialties and research interests of faculty crosscut national, international, and inter-continental boundaries.
  • Faculty have mentoring experience and extensive community contacts.
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Karin Abel
Associate Professor
PhD, Utah State University, 2015
212 F, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5553
kabel@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Karin Abel
Lindsay Anderson
Associate Professor
PhD, Texas A&M University, 2011
212 D, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5558
lander40@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Lindsay Anderson
Roger W. Y. Klomegah
Professor
PhD, South Dakota State University, 1996
212 E, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-1497
rklomega@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Roger W.Y. Klomegah
Mahgoub Mahmoud
Professor
PhD, Brown University, 1983
212 G, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5511
mmahmoud@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Mahgoub Mahmoud
Shakisia McKethan
Administrative Assistant III
212, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5511
smckethan@tnstate.edu

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Shakisia McKethan
Oscar Miller, Jr.
Professor and Department Head
PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1993
212 J, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5559
omiller@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Oscar Miller
Josie Scales
Professor
PhD, Howard University, 1989
212 B, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-7770
jscales@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Josie Scales
Ismail H. Yigit
Assistant Professor
PhD, Mississippi State University, 2020
211 A, Elliott Hall
(615) 963-5557
iyigit@tnstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Ismail H. Yigit