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Role: Faculty

Dr. Shannon Harper

Assistant Professor [SOC]

Shannon Harper is an assistant professor of criminal justice in the Department of Sociology and U.S. Latino/a Studies Program at Iowa State University. She has a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law, and Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago and...

Dr. Daniel Butler

Assistant Professor [SOC]

Dr. Jeff Bouffard

Professor [LAS]

Dr. Jeff Bouffard is a Professor in the Criminal Justice Studies Program (Sociology Department). He recently served as the Research Director for the Correctional Management Institute at Sam Houston State University, where he was also a Professor. Prior to that,...

Dr. Betty Wells

Professor [SOC]

Dr. Monic Behnken

Associate Professor [SOC]

Dr. Monic P. Behnken is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and the director of the leadership studies program at Iowa State University. A first generation college student, Behnken completed her B.A. in psychology at the University of...

Dr. Leana A. Bouffard

Department Chair [SOC]

Dr. Leana Bouffard joined the Department of Sociology as Professor and Chair in July of 2017. She was previously on the faculty at Sam Houston State University, Washington State University, North Dakota State University, and Indiana University. In her most...

Dr. Susan Stewart

Professor [SOC]

Susan D. Stewart is a Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. She received her Doctorate in Sociology from Bowling Green State University. Dr. Stewart is a family demographer whose research focuses on gender, parenting, family diversity, and children and...

Dr. David Peters

David J. Peters is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Extension Rural Sociologist at Iowa State University. His primary research areas include social and economic change in rural communities, rural demography, rural poverty and inequality, rural crime, and adoption of...

Dr. Ann Oberhauser

Professor [SOC]

Dr. Ann Oberhauser is Director of Women’s and Gender Studies and Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University. Her research focuses on feminist economic geography, gender and globalization, and critical development studies with an emphasis on rural economic strategies in...

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