Faculty News

Incoming faculty, Brian Pitman, 6-11-2020 OpEd in BDN

The racist history of police in America Dr. Brian Pitman will be joining the sociology faculty in September 2020. He recently moved to Maine and is already busy making himself known to the community. We look forward to having Dr. Pitman teaching and researching with the UMaine Sociology Department!

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Sporer receives OSF Grant

We are pleased to announce that Rob Glover (Political Science) and Karyn Sporer (Sociology) were awarded a $89,952 grant from the Open Society Foundation to study perceptions of harm reduction and drug decriminalization in northern and downeast Maine.

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Michael Haedicke Article in The Conversation

Professor Michael Haedicke, who will be joining the UMaine Sociology Department in Fall 2020, has authored an article in The Conversation: How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply April 3, 2020 By Michael Haedick, Associate Professor of Sociology, Drake University Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most worrying […]

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Dr. Amber Tierney’s 3-10-2020 Op Ed in Bangor Daily News

On March 10, 2020, Dr. Amber Tierney was a guest columnist for the Bangor Daily News as part of the Maine chapter of the national Scholars Strategy Network. Want to win an election? Think more like an activist. By Amber Tierney, Opinion guest column • March 10, 2020 6:00 am The race to seize the 2020 Democratic presidential […]

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Dr. Sporer Interviewed for Article in New England Psychologist

Dr. Karyn Sporer was interviewed for an article in the November 2019 New England Psychologist magazine. The article “Study identifies resiliency strategies for family members of violent patients” is co-written by UMaine Sociology alumnae Katarina Monahan. From the New England Psychologist: “Family members of people with severe mental illness and violent tendencies often feel confused and […]

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Barkan and Rocque ’05 Author New Crime Prevention Textbook

In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies, and Practices, criminologists Steven E. Barkan and Michael Rocque present a well-rounded exploration of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices. Grounded in criminological theory and emphasizing the social, psychological, and biological roots of crime, this text presents current research, perspectives, and examples that capture the key crime prevention concepts students should understand, […]

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