Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Departmental Advising
Sociology and Anthropology faculty work closely with majors to guide them through their years at MTSU. They help students select courses, plan schedules, and make academic decisions. Faculty advisors also assist students with career planning and provide information about university resources, deadlines, etc.
Students are assigned a faculty advisor when they declare sociology or anthropology as a major and are encouraged to meet with their assigned advisor early in their program. Regular meetings (at least once a year, preferable once a semester) can greatly expedite progress through the program. Advisors can save you time, money, and frustration resulting from a badly planned schedule.
To find your advisor in Pipeline: Log into PipelineMT, click on the Advisors tab (left hand navigation), then under Student Details click ‘Assigned Advisors.’ Then, select the term and input your M number and click submit. This will list your current advisor with contact information.
If you need to be assigned or would like to change an advisor in the Sociology/Anthropology department, please contact the Executive Aide, Stephanie Steiner, TODD 342, at stephanie.steiner@mtsu.edu or (615) 898-2508.
Note: College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students can schedule an appointment to meet with their college advisor (in-person or virtually), Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, year round. Click Here to go to the CLA Advisors page for more information, or to make an appointment with your college advisor.
Meet our faculty advisors for department minors:
Archaeology Studies
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
Graduate Program Director
Criminology Minor and Concentration
Ugur Orak
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 Minor and Work & Family Concentration
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
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
General Anthropology Studies
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 Program Director
General Sociology Studies
Angela Mertig
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
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
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
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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