Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology

Mission Statement

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology exists to educate students in the principles, methods, and contents of sociology and anthropology/archaeology; to conduct scholarly endeavors in these fields; and to provide service activities for the Department, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University, the State of Missouri, the human community, and discipline-based organizations. We carry out these endeavors within the context of the public affairs mission of the University.

Contact

Department Head

Mary Willis

Office

Strong Hall, Room 451

Phone

417-836-5640

Fax

417-846-4198

Email

SAG@MissouriState.edu

Website

MissouriState.edu/SAG

Faculty

Professors

William Meadows

Elizabeth Sobel

Suzanne Walker-Pacheco

Associate Professors

Lisa C. Hall

Catherine Hoegeman

Erin Kenny

Alicia Walker

Frederick Scott Worman

Kyler Sherman-Wilkins

Assistant Professors

Maureen E. Templeman

Research Professor

Marcie Venter

Emeritus Professors

Gary Brock

Margaret L. Buckner

Shahin Gerami

John Harms

Donald Landon

Timothy Knapp

Marvin Prosono

Jack Ray

William Wedenoja

Martha Wilkerson

Juris Zarins