Research and Interests
Dr. Linda Weber
Professor of Sociology
Coordinator of the BA in Sociology
Interests
Interpersonal trust, social capital, applied/clinical sociology, sociology of health and illness, symbolic interactionism
Select Publications
Weber L. (2012.) “Self at the Heart of Trust: The Global Relevance of an Interactionist Understanding of Trust as a Form of Association.” Sasaki, Masamichi and Marsh, Robert M. (eds.) Trust: Comparative Perspectives. The Netherlands:Brill.
Weber, L. (2013). Deep Learning in the Sociological Classroom: Understanding Craving, Understanding Self. Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self-Knowledge. 11 (1): 135-152.
Weber, L., and Mathews, K. (2012). Beginning the Conversation on the Politics of Difference in the International Medical Graduate – Patient Relationship: An Exploratory Study of Patients’ Perceptions of the Quality of Care Delivered by their “Foreign Doctor.” Ethnicity and Disease 22:79-84.
David Pasick, MA
Lecturer in Sociology and Criminal Justice
Interests
Theoretical and applied criminology, corrections, surveillance and society
Select Publications
Pasick, D. (2011). Education for some: The inadequacy of educational programs offered to youth offenders in adult and juvenile correctional facilities. The Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 21(2), 56-69.
Dr. Kathryn Stam
Professor of Anthropology
Interests
Refugee studies, cross-cultural communication, cultural aspects of information technology, Asian studies.
Select Publications
Coughlan, R., Stam, K. & Kingston, L. (2015). “Struggling to Start Over: Human Rights Challenges for Somali-Bantu Refugees in the United States.” The International Journal of Human Rights. Publication Date 12 Aug 2015.
Kingston, L. and Stam, K. (2017). “Recovering from Statelessness: Resettled Bhutanese-Nepali and Karen Refugees Reflect on Lack of Legal Nationality.” The Journal of Human Rights.
Kingston, L. & Stam, K. (2013). “Online Advocacy: Analysis of Human Rights NGO Websites,” The Journal of Human Rights Practice, Jan. 22, 2012.
