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.

Charles Bunce, Instructor, Film & Social Justice
A.B.D., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
M.A., Humanities, University of Chicago
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Tanyatta Chateau, Instructor, Sociology
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

Matthew Ensley, Instructor, Sociology
M.S. Criminal Justice, California State University, Long Beach
B.A. Communication, Spanish, California State University, Long Beach
Member, Los Angeles Police Department

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

Dr. Pam Haldeman, Department Chair, Film & Social Justice
Ph.D., Sociology, USC
B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College

Dr. Sandra Harte, Department Chair, Sociology
Ph.D., Sociology, USC
M.A. in Sociology, USC
M.A. in MFT, USC
B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College

Dr. Katie Hoegeman, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Arizona
M.A., Leadership and Liberal Studies, Duquesne University
Quantitative Methods, Statistics, Sociology of Religion, Urban Sociology

Joseph Kay, Instructor, Sociology
B.S., California State University-Dominguez Hills
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law

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

Michelle Lagrimas, Coordinator, Gerontology and Social Work
M.S.W., Columbia University
B.A. Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College
B.A., Gerontology, Mount St. Mary's College

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

Laura Murray, Lecturer, Film & Social Justice
M.A., Communication, Documentary Film, Stanford University
B.A., Film/Drama, Vasser College

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

Amanda Romero, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Ed.D., Cal Lutheran
M.S.W., University of Southern California

B.A., Sociology, Mount St. Mary's College

Kelby Thwaits, Instructor, Film & Social Justice
M.F.A., Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

B.A., Music (voice), University of Arizona
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