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
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Charles Bunce
M.A., Humanities, University of Chicago
Title V Activity Director
Teaches: Mass Media, Disney Inc. & Mass Popular Culture, Music, Culture & Sound Editing
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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
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Michael Cooper
M.S.W., USC
L.A. County Probation Department
Teaches: Juvenile Delinquency
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Magdalena Rodriguez
M.S., Educational Counseling
B.S., Human Services; B.A., Criminal Justice
Teaches: Juvenile Delinquency, Youth and Crime, Sociological Perspectives
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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
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