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Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Minor Advisors

Meet our faculty advisors for department minors:

Archaeology
Dr. Paul N. Eubanks

Associate Professor

Office: TODD 309
Phone: (615) 898-2517
Email: Paul.Eubanks@mtsu.edu 


Areas of interest: 
The Archaeology and History of Salt, The Archaeology of the American Southeast, The Development of Complex Societies, Craft Production and Specialization, Pottery Analysis, Quantitative Analysis 


Asian Studies
Dr. William Leggett

Associate Professor

Office: TODD 319 
Phone: (615) 904-8589 
Email: Will.Leggett@mtsu.edu 

Areas of interest: 
Gender, Sexuality, Adolescence, Globalization 


Criminology

Dr.Ugur Orak

Sociology Graduate Program Director | Associate Professor

Office: TODD 334 
Phone: (615) 898-2697 
Email: Ugur.Orak@mtsu.edu 
Curriculum Vitae

Areas of interest: 
Crime, Deviance and Delinquency, Drugs/Alcohol, Mental Health, Military Sociology, Immigrants, Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods 


Family Studies
Dr. Gretchen Webber

Professor

Office: TODD 305 
Phone: (615) 898-2519 
Email: Gretchen.Webber@mtsu.edu 

Areas of interest: 
Gender, Family, Intersection of Gender and Work, Qualitative Methods 


Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Shannon Hodge

Professor

Office: PH 109A 
Phone: (615) 494-7681 
Email: shannon.hodge@mtsu.edu 
Homepage 

Areas of interest: 
Bioarchaeology, Chiefdoms; North America, Paleopathology, Prehistoric Archaeology 


Anthropology
Dr. William Leggett

Associate Professor

Office: TODD 319 
Phone: (615) 904-8589 
Email: Will.Leggett@mtsu.edu 

Areas of interest: 
Southeast Asian history and culture, Southeast Asian Colonial History, Post-Colonial Globalization, Transnational Economic Southeast Asia, Popular Culture (particularly films and music) in East and Southeast Asia, Urban Studies in Jakarta.


Sociology
Dr. Angela Mertig

Sociology Undergraduate Program Director | Professor

Office: TODD 328 
Phone: (615) 904-8349 
Email: angela.mertig@mtsu.edu 

Areas of interest: 
Animals and Society, Environmental Sociology, Public Opinion,  Research Methods, Social Movements 


Gerontology
Dr. J. Brandon Wallace

Aging Studies Program Director | Professor

Office: TODD 344 
Phone: (615) 898-2509 
Email: Brandon.Wallace@mtsu.edu 
Homepage 

Areas of interest: 
Family, Medical, Aging, Social Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics 


Native American Studies
Dr. Shannon Hodge

Professor

Office: TODD 344 
Phone: (615) 898-2509
Email: Shannon.Hodge@mtsu.edu 


Areas of interest: 
Bioarcheology, Paleopathology, North American precontact archaeology, and African Diaspora archaeology


Social Justice
Dr. Ashleigh McKinzie

Associate Professor

Office: TODD 330 
Phone: (615) 904-8644 
Email: Ashleigh.McKinzie@mtsu.edu

Areas of interest: 
Race, Social Responses to Disasters, Theory, Social Justice 

Contact Us

Mailing Address:  Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Middle Tennessee State University
1301 East Main Street , Box 10
Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Main Office: Todd Hall 342/344
Telephone: (615) 898-2508
Fax: (615) 898-5427