Christine Witkowski, M.A., Geography and Environmental Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 1998, M.S. & B.S. Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 1993. Christine's primary interests are in the areas of social psychology, social movements, social change, environmental sociology, social identity, and rationality. Christine is exploring the intersection between communication, message framing, and social change. Email: CSWITKOWSKI@YAHOO.COM

Nick Berigan, M.A. Sociology, University of South Carolina 2008; B.S. Sociology, University of Iowa 2006. Nick's interests are in formal theory, social psychology and mathematical sociology. His previous research looked at issues concerning altruism, cooperation, and conceptions of fairness. His dissertation looks at how interpersonal comparisons impact cooperation in social dilemmas. Email: berigan@email.sc.edu

Alison McLetchie, B.Sc. Psychology (2000), South Carolina State University; M.A. Anthropology and Certificate in Museum Management (2003), University of South Carolina. Alison’s dissertation explores the relationship between the political and economic elites of Trinidad and Tobago. Her major interests are in the areas of ethnicity, race and identity formation in Trinidad and Tobago (and the wider Caribbean); religion; calypso; the Caribbean Diaspora in the Southeastern U.S.  and Creolization. Email: mcletchi@mailbox.sc.edu

Hatice Akca, BS Sociology, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005. Main interests are currently in Cultural Studies, Globalization, Political Sociology, Women Studies, and Religious Sociology. I specifically studied on Political Modernization of Turkey for my Dissertation. Email: haticeakca@gmail.com

Tim Bertoni, BA History, USC 2002; MA Sociology, USC 2009. Tim is currently a PhD candidate specializing in evolutionary sociology. He is working with Patrick Nolan on extending Ecological-Evolutionary Theory in regards to the evolution of religion. Email: bertoni@mailbox.sc.edu

Matthew Alexhan Cazessus, BA Sociology and BS Psychology Stetson University 2001. Matt previously worked as a case manager and supervisor at Covenant House Florida, a crisis shelter for homeless and at-risk youth in Orlando, for four years. He is presently a doctoral student and research assistant/lecturer. His sociological interests include urban sociology, subculture identity and societal implications of new technology. Email: cazessus@yahoo.com

Yamilette Chacon, MA, University of South Carolina, 2009; BA, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Associate of Arts, Anthropology, El Camino College, Torrance, California. My interests include Social Psychology, Sociological Theory, social complexity, social mobility, Historical Sociology, education, race/ ethnic/minority relations, belief systems, and ritual violence. Email: chacony@mailbox.sc.edu

Stephen Chicoine, B.S. in Sociology from Lander University, Greenwood, SC. Stephen's Interests include political sociology, terrorism, and social movements. He is working on a thesis to employ criminological perspectives in the study of terrorism. Email: chicoins@mailbox.sc.edu

Frances Choe, B.A. Sociology and French, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, 2011.  Presently a first-year master’s student, Frances is interested in race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, crime, and deviance.  Email: choef@email.sc.edu

Michelle Deming, M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2009.  B.A. Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2007. Michelle’s research interests include social psychology, group processes, women’s and gender studies, and family structures.  Email: demingm@mailbox.sc.edu

April Dove, M.A., Sociology, University of South Carolina, 2009. B.A., Sociology, University of South Carolina Upstate, 2005. April's interests include social movements, social control, cultural and collective memory and museum creation. Her most recent research centers on the framing techniques utilized by anti-illegal immigration social movement groups operating along the U.S.-Mexican border. Email: aldove1@yahoo.com

Tabitha Epperson, Tabitha Epperson, BA in history and political science, University of Southern Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2006. Tabitha's main interests in sociology are family structure and sibling relationships. Currently, Tabitha is the graduate assistant for the Trio Program's Opportunity Scholars Program. Email:
tdepperson@gmail.com

Michael Hahn studied Political Sciences at Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg and Free University Berlin (Germany) but has always considered himself rather a sociologist than a political scientist. Already having spent an academic year as an exchange student at USC 2008-09, he is currently working as an assistant with main research interests in the experimental study of social networks, social-psychology and the sociology of organizations. Email: Hahn@email.sc.edu

Ashley Harrell, BA Psychology, University of South Carolina 2008. Ashley's current interests include social psychology, particularly pro-social behavior and religion. Email: HARRELLA@mailbox.sc.edu

Colby King, BA Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, 2007. MA University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2009. Colby is a Ph D candidate who studies urban sociology and inequality. Originally from Western Pennsylvania, he is particularly interested in how changes in regional economic structures effect stratification and mobility opportunities, especially for the working class. He also participates in the scholarship of teaching and learning.  You may find links to some of his work, related projects, and his CV on his blog: www.colbyking.com Email: kingcr@mailbox.sc.edu. 

Naomi Kolberg, M.A., Sociology, University of South Carolina, 2009. B.A., Sociology, Bloomsburg University, 2004. Naomi's interests include stratification, inequality and education. She also incorporates geographical spatial analysis into her research. Email: kolberg@mailbox.sc.edu

Danielle Lewis, BA Psychology with a minor in Sociology, University of South Carolina with Honors from the South Carolina Honors College, Columbia, South Carolina, 2006. My main area of interest is prosocial behavior. I am currently a research and teaching assistant for David Willer. Email: Mullett02@aol.com 

Dan Lucas, B.A. Secondary Education, University of Evansville, Evansville IN, 1982, U. S. Air Force, 1984-2006. B.A. Sociology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, 2009.  Dan’s interests include political and historical sociology and inequality and stratification.  Email:  Lucasd@mailbox.sc.edu

Shannon McDonough, B.A. Sociology, Miami University, Ohio, 2003. M.A. Sociology, University of South Carolina, 2008. Her M.A. Thesis is entitled, “Safety Cultivates Fear? The Unintended Consequences of School Surveillance Measures,” Shannon's main research interests include surveillance studies, criminology, and gender inequality. Email: Smcdonough1@sc.rr.com

Josephine McKelvy, B.A. Sociology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2008. Josephine’s sociological interests include identity, the life course, women's and gender studies, marriage and family, and qualitative research methods. She currently works as a research assistant for Dr. Brent Simpson. Email: mckelvyj@email.sc.edu.

Jennifer McLeer, B.A. Organizational Psychology and Religious Studies, Manhattan College, 2007. M.A. Religious Studies, USC, 2009. Jennifer's main interests are in group processes, education, religion, theory construction and experimental methodology. Her research is concerned with status inequalities and prosocial behavior. Jennifer's dissertation examines how status processes affect IQ scores. Email: jmcmac205@gmail.com

Mary F. McKenzie, M.S. North Carolina State University. Research interests include criminology, deviance, and family sociology. Mary is also a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Email: mfmck@attglobal.net

Hyomin Park, B.A. Sociology and Philosophy 2003, M.A. Sociology 2005, Sungkyunkwan Univ., Seoul, Korea. Hyomin's major is social psychology and interests are social order and pro-social behavior as a social exchange. Main topic is "How people perceive social order level and how they response on that." He is also interested in quantitative methods in experimental design as well as sample survey. Email: hyomin@mailbox.sc.edu.

Deronta Spencer, BA Sociology, University of South Carolina, Columbia,South Carolina,2009. His research interests are social stratification, social mobility, and social inequality.

William Tinney, Jr. A.S. (Criminal Justice, 1993), B.A. (Sociology, 1996), University of South Carolina-Aiken; M.A. (Sociology, 1999), State University of West Georgia. Ph.D. Candidate (ABD.), University of South Carolina. Will's main interests in sociology center on social demography, deviance and social control. Will served as an assistant professor at Black Hills State University in South Dakota (2003-2008) and currently is an Instructor of Sociology at University of South Carolina (2008-) and Augusta State University (2009-). Email: wjtinney72@yahoo.com  

Jennifer Triplett, BA Sociology (2004), Business Administration and Behavioral Science, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA; MA Sociology (2007), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Current research interests include social psychology, group processes, medical sociology, childhood and family studies, and education research. She is currently assisting Dr. Stepanikova with research on doctor-patient relationships and research assessing the relationship between racial bias and cooperative behavior. Email: TripletJ@mailbox.sc.edu

Aaron Vincent, BS Sociology and BA Psychology University of Iowa 2009.  Aaron’s interests surround social psychology including theories of status and power.  A particular interest is how status characteristics operate in the education system, and how they shape interactions at the elementary school level. Email: vincenad@email.sc.edu

Qian Zhang, BA Sociology at Huazhong Normal University, China , 2004; MA Sociology at Wuhan University ,China, 2004. My main interests are social stratification, family research and social Psychology. Currently, I am working as a graduate assistant for Dr. Stepanikova to do research about the effect of Patient-Physician encounter. Email: zhqwind@gmail.com

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