Regular Faculty
Jan Lin, Chair
Professor, Sociology; Advisory Committee, Urban and Environmental Policy
B.A., Williams College; M.S., London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., New School for Social Research
Jan Lin's teaching areas are in urban sociology; sociological field methods; globalization; mass media and consumer society; senior seminar; introduction to sociology and a freshman course on Los Angeles.
John T. Lang
Associate Professor, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
John Lang is deeply interested in food as a site for sociological exploration.
Richard Mora
Associate Professor, Sociology
B.A., Harvard College (Sociology); M.A., University of Michigan (Education); M.A., Harvard University (Sociology); Ph.D., Harvard University (Sociology & Social Policy)
Dr. Mora teaches courses on masculinities, youth cultures, education, immigration, violence, & social inequality
Mai Thai
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A. Pomona College; Ph.D. Indiana University
I am a sociologist examining topics related to social control, education, youth, and race/ethnicity.
Dolores Trevizo
Professor, Sociology; Advisory Committee, Latino/a and Latin American Studies
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Ph.D., UCLA
Dolores Trevizo is a political sociologist and teaches courses in political sociology, social movements and revolutions, theory, immigration to the United States, and quantitative research methods.
Benjamin Weiss
Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A. Occidental College, Ph.D. University of Southern California
Benjamin Weiss is a sociologist specializing in gender, deviance and organizations.
On Special Appointment
Charles Potts
Non Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A., Rhodes College; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Min Yoo
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Sociology
B.A., Occidental College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
