Department of Sociology & Criminology
211 Old Main,
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
P 479-575-3205
E-mail: nkarnes@uark.edu
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Open Faculty Positions
The Department of Sociology and Criminology is seeking to fill positions at the Assistant Professor and Teaching Assistant Professor level to start in August 2023.
Teaching Assistant Professor in Sociology
Preferred applicants should have teaching-related experience in one or more of the following areas: Social Theory, Research Methods, Social Science Writing, General Sociology, and/or Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality.
Completed applications received by March 15, 2023 will be assured full consideration.
Assistant Professor with an open research focus in Sociology
We are seeking candidates with an active research agenda, evidence of scholarly productivity, and a commitment to exceptional teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Completed applications received by January 2023 will be assured full consideration.
Assistant Professor with a research focus in Criminology or Criminal Justice
Preferred candidates’ scholarship will emphasize race, ethnicity, racism, and/or other interlocking forms of inequality (e.g., gender, social class, and sexuality).
Completed applications received by November 30, 2022, will be assured full consideration.
Assistant Professor with a research focus in the area of Health
Preferred candidates should have expertise in how race, ethnicity, racism, and/or other interlocking forms of inequality (e.g., gender, social class, and sexuality) impact health.
Completed applications received by November 30, 2022, will be assured full consideration.
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
Department of Sociology and Criminology received the 2021 Daniel E. Ferritor Award
for Departmental Excellence in Teaching at the University of Arkansas.
The award is named in honor of Daniel E. Ferritor who served as Chancellor of the
University of Arkansas from 1986 to 1997 and as interim chancellor in 2015. He also
founded the Teaching Academy in 1988. The annual award honors the academic unit that
best exemplifies a sustained, department-wide commitment to teaching excellence for
all students.
Congratulations!
Dr. Brittany Hearne was awarded The Career Enhancement Fellowship funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars.
The Institute for Citizens & Scholars has named 39 new Career Enhancement Fellows from across the nation for the 2021-22 academic year.
Among the awardees of this prestigious honor is Brittany Hearne, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the U of A's Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
Congratulations!
Dr. Adams was awarded Master Teaching Award by Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas.
The college honors up to three outstanding teachers annually, and selection is based on a letter of nomination, teaching evaluations and documentation about the nominee's teaching activities.
Congratulations!
Dr. Fitzpatrick was awarded Master Researcher Award by Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas.
Awardees are chosen based on a nomination letter, the nominee's research accomplishments documented in a one-page summary of his or her research outlining its importance, a list of 10 publications, supporting evidence of exceptional performance in research, his or her curriculum vitae and an evaluation by the departmental chairperson.
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Attention all Juniors & Seniors: Fill out and submit your Declaration Form (for your Fulbright College Writing Requirement) by clicking the button below.
Due Date: Friday, March 3, 2023
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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Join Sociology Club
Undergraduate and Graduate Students are more than welcome to join our new Sociology Club! If you are interested in our club please contact Sociology Club Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Allison knalliso@uark.edu
We are looking forward to meet you!
student resources
DEPARTMENTAL COLLECTION
- Data Snapshot: Characteristics of Bias Homicides Against the LGBTQIA+ Community
- Background: Five people were killed and at least 17 injured on November 19, 2022 just before midnight at Club Q, an LGBTQIA+ club in Colorado Springs, CO. The shooting ended after a 22-year-old gunman wielding an AR-15 style rifle was disarmed by club patrons. Federal, state, and local law enforcement officials continue to investigate the mass shooting. The alleged shooter has been charged with murder and hate crimes.
- Data Snapshot: Less than Half of Racially-Motivated Homicides Result in Official Hate
Crime Charges
- Background: On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was gunned down while jogging near his Georgia home. Portions of the physical altercation were caught on camera by one of the three men charged in the murder. The shooter reportedly uttered a racial epithet at Arbery as he lay in the street dying. Georgia is one of the four states without hate crime laws in the United states, but the FBI is currently investigating the shooting as a potential hate crime.
- Data Snapshot: Failed and Foiled Islamic Terrorist Plots Targeting Military Personnel
in the United States Since 9/11
- Background: On May 21, 2020, Navy police officers interrupted a terrorism- related incident by neutralizing a 20-year old gunman who opened fire on military personnel at an entrance gate outside of the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Texas. One sailor was injured before the gunman was killed by Naval police officers.
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Datasets Available to Sociology and Criminology Graduate Students and Faculty Link ->
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The Bias Homicide Database (BHDB)
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The Bias Homicide Database (BHDB) is an open-source, relational database housed in the Terrorism Research Center (TRC). BHDB data include information on incident, victim, and offender attributes of bias homicides in the United States from 1990 to 2019. Students in the TRC contribute to the Bias Homicide Database (BHDB), an open-source, relational database containing information on bias homicides from 1990 - 2019. Link ->
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