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Faculty: Sociology, Gerontology and Social Work

The faculty in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Gerontology come from distinctive and diverse scholarly and cultural backgrounds. The following provides a brief professional sketch of current faculty members. Most names are email links.

Faculty

  Charles Bunce Charles Bunce

M.A., Humanities, University of Chicago
Title V Activity Director

Teaches: Mass Media, Disney Inc. & Mass Popular Culture, Music, Culture & Sound Editing

 

   

Tanyatta Chateau
Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), USC
M.S., Gerontology, USC
B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College
B.A., Gerontology, Mount St. Mary's College

Teaches: Inttroduction to Social Work, Introduction to Gerontology

 

   

Michael Cooper
M.S.W., USC
L.A. County Probation Department

Teaches: Juvenile Delinquency

 

   

Jim Gordon
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Sierra University
Masters, Sociology, Azusa Pacific University
B.A., Business Administration/Economics, Cal Lutheran University

Teaches: Introduction to Psychotherapy, Group Counseling


   

Pam Haldeman
Director, Film and Social Justice Program
Ph.D., Sociology, USC
Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, USC
B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College

Teaches: Quantitative Research Methods, Documentary Film and Social Justice, Internship and Practicuum, Couples

 

   

Sande Harte
Chair, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Gerontology
Ph.D., Sociology, USC;
Masters in Sociology
Masters in MFT, USC
B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College

Teaches: Sociological Theory, The Family, Criminology, Urban Sociology

 

   

Veronica Kelley
M.S.W., USC
B.A., Psychology, Mount St. Mary's College
County of Orange Health Care Agency, Ethnic Services Coordinator

Teaches: Medical Sociology 

 

   

Julianne McMurtry
J.D., Loyola Law School
B.A., Gerontology, Mount St. Mary's College

Teaches: Caregiving and Adaptation for Elders, Human Services Ethics,  Mediation and Negotiation, Human Rights



 
 

Michelle Melendres
M.S.W., Columbia University
B.A. Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College
B.A., Gerontology, Mount St. Mary's College

Teaches: Majority-Minority Relations, Case Management, Sociological Perspectives

 

   

Jeff Phillips
M.S., Public Administration, California State University, Los Angeles
B.S., Criminal Justice, California State University, Los Angeles
Member, L.A.P.D.
Ph.D. Candidate, Public Administration, La Verne University

Teaches: Forensics, Criminal Justice 

 

   

Magdalena Rodriguez
M.S., Educational Counseling
B.S., Human Services; B.A., Criminal Justice

Teaches: Juvenile Delinquency, Youth and Crime, Sociological Perspectives


   

Amanda Romero
Director, A.A. Health and Human Services, Doheny Campus
M.S.W., USC
B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College

Teaches: Introduction to Human Services, Sociological Perspectives, Anatomy for Social Services