He is the author of books in the areas of the sociology of sport, small groups and the sociology of disability and of journal articles and conference presentations in these and other areas of sociology. His most recent research interest is the sociology of pain and injuries in sport. After serving five years as Department Chair at TU, he was appointed Acting Dean of the College of Extended Programs in August 2000. Currently, he is an Associate Professor and Acting Chair. His areas of specialty in sociology include deviant behavior, criminology, fear of crime, methodology and interpretive sociology.
Current research focuses on fear of rape among women.
Since then also, she has been a regular participant in the Women s Studies Program. She is currently studying the consequences of economic restructuring and trade liberalization in rural Mexico with particular attention to the growth of small-scale garment manufacturing and the impact of a volatile apparel market. From Structural Subordination to Empowerment. 2000 B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park. Criminal Justice, policing, delinquency prevention and treatment, criminological theory.