Faculty & Staff

We are active and engaged faculty members who center teaching and advising in our professional identities.

As sociologists, we publish books and scholarly articles, present, research, teach and learn in a community of like-minded colleagues and students. The close links between our students and our faculty members uniquely enhances the study of sociology at 51¹ÙÍø.

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Faculty

Aarushi Bhandari

  • Assistant Professor of Sociology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Statistics
  • Research Methods
  • Attention Economy
  • Globalization & International Development
  • Media & Technology
  • Mindfulness and Wellbeing

aabhandari@davidson.edu

704-894-3061

Preyer 103

Pronouns: she/her

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Jeremy Brenner-Levoy

  • Visiting Assistant Professor

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Leisure and Play
  • Digital Culture
  • Methods
Jeremy Brenner Levoy

Joseph Ewoodzie, Jr.

  • Associate Professor of Sociology | Vann Professor of Racial Justice
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Chungse Jung

  • Visiting Assistant Professor

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Ethnic/Nationalist Conflict and Violence
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Social Inequality
  • Global Criminology
  • Urban Activism
Chungse Jung

Gayle Kaufman

  • Chair & Nancy and Erwin Maddrey Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Gender Equality
  • LGBTQ+ Relationships
  • Work and Family

gakaufman@davidson.edu

704-894-2485

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Pronouns: they/them

Gayle Kaufman

Gerardo Martí

  • William R. Kenan, Jr. Endowed Professor of Sociology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Race
  • Religion
  • Inequality
  • Social Change
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Amanda Martinez

  • Chair & Associate Professor of Communication Studies | Associate Professor of Sociology | Speaking Center Director

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Media Effects
  • Race & Stereotypes
  • Culture & Health Communication
  • Gender & Society
  • Diversity & Inclusion
Amanda Martinez

Kapriskie Seide

  • Assistant Professor of Sociology

Primary Areas of Expertise

  • Medical Sociology
  • Disability Studies
  • Global Health
  • Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration
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Staff

Beth Jones

  • Departmental Coordinator
Beth Jones

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