Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice
211 Old Main,
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
P 479-575-3205
E-mail: nkarnes@uark.edu
Faculty Achievement: Dr. Christopher Shields
Recipient of the 2017 Imhoff Award for Outstanding Teaching and Student Mentorship.
Melodie Griffis, Justin Barnum, and Valerie Robertson
Recipients of new faculty commendations award, presented by Teaching and Faculty Support Center.
Affiliated Research Centers
Terrorism Research Center
The Terrorism Research Center in Fulbright College (TRC) was created in 2003 to facilitate research on terrorism, extremist violence, and the effectiveness of intervention strategies. The Center plays host to the American Terrorism Study (ATS), the nation’s longest running research project on terrorism in the United States.
Community & Family Institute
The Community and Family Institute (CFI) in the Fulbright College of Arts and Science was created in 1997 to facilitate research on community and family issues/problems. With a specific focus on but not limited to Northwest Arkansas, CFI also engages in research relevant to all of Arkansas, national, and global issues.
The Center for Social Research (CSR)
The Center for Social Research (CSR) engages in interdisciplinary and collaborative social science research. Founded in 1982, the CSR is one of the centers for social science investigations housed in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas.
