Faculty and Staff  

Our faculty is available for you to ask questions and provide guidance during your college career.

Kathleen Ferraro 

Department Chair, Professor of Sociology
E-mail:  Kathleen.Ferraro@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-9412
Office location:  SBS 328
PhD  Arizona State University, 1981
MA  Arizona State University, 1977
BA  Case Western Reserve University, 1972
Expertise:  Gender, Violence, Social Problems, Social Change, Poverty and Homelessness, Feminist Theory 
CURRICULUM VITAE 

Michelle Harris 

Graduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Sociology
E-mail:  Michelle.Harris@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-5352
Office location:  SBS 308
PhD  University of Michigan, 1998
BA/MA  University of South Florida, 1985
Expertise:  Social Psychology, Gender and Health, Sociology of Deviance

Yvonne Luna

Sociology Internship Coordinator, Associate Professor of Sociology
E-mail:  Yvonne.Luna@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-6135
Office location:  SBS 305
PhD  Arizona State University, 2005
MA  Arizona State University
BA  Arizona State University
Expertise:  Race, Class, and Gender; Stratification and Inequality; Poverty and Welfare 

Natalie Cawood 

Social Work Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Social Work
E-mail:  Natalie.Cawood@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-6538
Office location:  SBS 341D
PhD  Portland State University, 2007
MSW  Arizona State University, 1996 
BA  Wheaton College, 1994 
Expertise:  Evidence-based Practice, Interpersonal Violence in the School Context, Child Welfare, Family Centered Practice, Co-parenting After Divorce, Medical and School Social Work 
CURRICULUM VITAE 

Mary Damskey

Social Work Field Coordinator, Associate Professor of Social Work
E-mail:  Mary.Damskey@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-6563
Office location:  SBS 344
MSW  Michigan State University, 1979
BS  Michigan State University
ACSW
NASW
Expertise:  Social Work in Health Care Settings, Group Work, Death Education/Bereavement 

Bill Pederson 

Yuma BSW Site Coordinator, Senior Lecturer of Social Work
E-mail:  William.Pederson@nau.edu
Phone:  928-344-7640
Office location:  Yuma
MSW  University of Southern California, 1990
BSW  Eastern Washington University
Expertise:  Micro and Macro Social Work Practice, Mental Health, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Crisis Intervention, Social Work with Children and Families, Populations at Risk 

Sociology faculty

Sara Aleman

Professor of Sociology and Social Work
E-mail:  Sara.Aleman@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-3886
Office location:  SBS 305
PhD  Brandeis University 1993
MSW  Arizona State University
BS  Corpus Christi State University
Expertise:  Gerontology, Social Welfare Policy, Ethnic Studies, Latino Elders

Mark Beeman, Director of ethnic studies 

Professor
E-mail:  Mark.Beeman@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-9206
Office location:  SBS 338
PhD  University of Illinois, 1985
MA  Central Michigan University
BS  Central Michigan University
Expertise:  Race and Ethnic Relations, International Development, Social Change 

James Bowie 

Instructor
E-mail:  James.Bowie@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-1752
Office location:  SBS Castro Bldg 65 Room 341 C
MA, PhD University of Arizona, 2005   
BA University of Texas at Austin
Expertise:  Culture, Organizations, Research Methods
Curriculum Vitae 

Doug Degher 

Professor
E-mail:  Douglas.Degher@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-6552
Office location:  SBS 342
PhD  Washington State University, 1974 
MA  Southern Oregon College
BA  San Jose State College
Expertise:  Criminology, Deviance, Social Theory, Sociology of Sports 

Rich Fernandez  

Professor
E-mail:  Richard.Fernandez@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-5977
Office location:  SBS 336
PhD  Washington State University, 1976
MA  California State University - Fullerton
BA  California State University - Fullerton
Expertise:  Communities, Organizations, Research Methods, Statistics, Sociological Theory

Kathleen Ferraro  

Department Chair, Professor of Sociology
E-mail:  Kathleen.Ferraro@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-9412
Office location:  SBS 328
PhD  Arizona State University, 1981
MA  Arizona State University, 1977
BA  Case Western Reserve University, 1972
Expertise:  Gender, Violence, Social Problems, Social Change, Poverty and Homelessness, Feminist Theory 

Karla Hackstaff, Director, Women and Gender Studies  

Professor
E-mail:  Karla.Hackstaff@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-2128
Office location:  SBS 339
PhD  University of California - Berkeley, 1994
MA  University of California - Berkeley 
BA  University of Colorado
Expertise:  Sociology of the Family, Gender, Social Psychology, Qualitative Research Methods 

Michelle Harris  

Graduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Sociology
E-mail:  Michelle.Harris@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-5352
Office location:  SBS 308
PhD  University of Michigan, 1998
BA/MA  University of South Florida, 1985
Expertise:  Social Psychology, Gender and Health, Sociology of Deviance

Warren Lucas  

Professor
E-mail:  Warren.Lucas@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-6543
Office location:  SBS 327
PhD  Utah State University, 1972
MA  Illinois State University
BA  Illinois State University
Expertise:  Criminology, Research Methods, Program Evaluation 

Yvonne Luna  

Sociology Internship Coordinator, Associate Professor of Sociology
E-mail:  Yvonne.Luna@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-6135
Office location:  SBS 305
PhD  Arizona State University, 2005
MA  Arizona State University
BA  Arizona State University  
Expertise:  Race, Class, and Gender; Stratification and Inequality; Poverty and Welfare 

Kooros Mahmoudi  

Professor
E-mail:  Kooros.Mahmoudi@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-6554
Office location:  SBS 334
PhD  Utah State University, 1973
MA  Utah State University
BS  Utah State University
Expertise:  Demography, Urban, Social Organization, Sociological Theory, Population

Daisy Purdy 

Instructor
E-mail: Daisy.Purdy@nau.edu 
Phone: Call Main Office for Messages: 928-523-2979
Office location: SBS West 213
Expertise: race relations, ethnicity, identity, policy, history, society and theory

Jim Reed  

Senior Lecturer
E-mail:  James.Reed@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-1238
Office location:  SBS 302
PhD, Ball State University, 1980
MA, Ball State University
BA, Baylor University
Expertise:  Deviance, Macrosociology, Quantitative Methods, Social Problems 

Janine Schipper  

Associate Professor
E-mail:  Janine.Schipper@nau.edu 
Phone:  928-523-7482
Office location:  SBS 323
PhD  Boston College 
MA  Boston College 
BA  Brandeis University
Expertise:  Environmental Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Consciousness and Social Change
CURRICULUM VITAE 

Dick Skeen  

Professor
E-mail:  RE.Skeen@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-9510
Office location:  SBS 326
PhD  University of Colorado, 1980
MA  University of Colorado
BA  University of Colorado
Expertise:  Social Psychology, Sexuality, Film, Qualitative Methodology 
“Over Shadowed”

Angela A.A. Willeto  

Associate Professor
E-mail:  Angela.Willeto@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-7278
Office location:  SBS 207
PhD  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996 
MA  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BS  Brigham Young University 
Expertise:  Sociology of Family, Stratification, American Indians, Life Course, Quantitative Research Methods 

Social work faculty

Sara Aleman

Professor of Sociology and Social Work
E-mail:  Sara.Aleman@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-3886
Office location:  SBS 305
PhD  Brandeis University 1993
MSW  Arizona State University
BS  Corpus Christi State University
Expertise:  Gerontology, Social Welfare Policy, Ethnic Studies, Latino Elders

Natalie Cawood 

Social Work Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Social Work
E-mail:  Natalie.Cawood@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-6538
Office location:  SBS 341D
PhD  Portland State University, 2007
MSW  Arizona State University, 1996 
BA  Wheaton College, 1994 
Expertise:  Evidence-based Practice, Interpersonal Violence in the School Context, Child Welfare, Family Centered Practice, Co-parenting After Divorce, Medical and School Social Work 
CURRICULUM VITAE 

Mary Damskey

Social Work Field Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Social Work
E-mail:  Mary.Damskey@nau.edu
Phone:  928-523-6563
Office location:  SBS 344
MSW  Michigan State University, 1979
BS  Michigan State University
ACSW
NASW
Expertise:  Social Work in Health Care Settings, Group Work, Death Education/Bereavement 

Anne Medill  

Associate Professor
E-mail:  Anne.Medill@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-0122
Office location:  SBS 340
PhD  University of Maryland - Baltimore, 1997 
MSW  Arizona State University
BSW  Arizona State University
Expertise:  Micro and Macro Practice, Cross-Cultural Work with Adolescents and Children, Social Policy and Legislation 

Bill Pederson    

Yuma BSW Site Coordinator, Senior Lecturer
E-mail:  William.Pederson@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-344-7640
Office location:  Yuma
MSW  University of Southern California, 1990
BSW  Eastern Washington University
Expertise:  Micro and Macro Social Work Practice, Mental Health, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Crisis Intervention, Social Work with Children and Families, Populations at Risk 

Melissa Rhodes  

Lecturer
E-mail: Melissa.Rhodes@nau.edu 
Phone: 523-8078
Office location: SBS 341D
MSW Arizona State University, 1997
BA Grinnell College, 1990
Expertise: clinical social work with children, adolescents and families, cultural competence in social work, children and families of divorce, culturally-relevant transition for Hopi and Navajo youth.

Part-time instructors

Barbara Boznak  

E-mail:Barbara.Boznak@nau.edu 
Ed. D.  2009
Adult, Higher and Community Education                  
Cognates: Secondary Education and Sociology, Ball State University
Expertise: Critical race theory, youth, pedagogy

Rebecca Butcher  

E-mail: Rebecca.Butcher@nau.edu 

Michael Elsner  

E-mail: Michael.Elsner@nau.edu  

Tina Eyraud 

E-mail:  Tina.Eyraud@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-2979
Office location:  SBS Building 65 Room 338
PhD, in progress
MA Northern Arizona University 
BS Northern Arizona University
Expertise: Globalization, Statistics, Race & Ethnic Relations, Stratification

Risa Garelick  

E-mail:  Risa.Garelick@nau.edu  
MA Northern Arizona University, Applied Sociology
Expertise:  Race and Ethnic Relations, Marriage and the Family, Women and the Criminal Justice System, Human Sexuality, Sociology of Fear

Rosalee Gonzales  

E-mail: Rosalee.Gonzales@nau.edu 
M.S. in International Social Welfare and Public Policy & Administration, 2001, Columbia University
Expertise: Transnational Social Movements, International Human, Gender and Indigenous Peoples Rights , Indigenous/Decolonial Feminism(s) , Critical Race Feminism , Intersectionalities: Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender

Dorothy Staskey  

E-mail:  Dorothy.Staskey@nau.edu  
Office location:  SBS West Building 70 Room 243
PHD Northern Arizona University
MA Northern Arizona University
BA Northern Arizona University
Expertise: Sociology, Gerontology, Policy, Planning

Shaleen Seward  

E-mail:  Shaleen.Seward@nau.edu  
Office location:  SBS Building 65 Room 334
MA Sociology, Northern Arizona University 
BS Psychology, Northern Arizona University
Expertise: Domestic Violence, Gender Studies

Kevin Vryan  

E-mail:  Kevin.Vryan@nau.edu  
MA Indiana University, Sociology, 2001
BA Arizona State University, Sociology, 1986
Expertise:  Social Psychology, Deviance, Sexualities, Sex and Gender, Research Methods, Social Theory, Social Problems

Staff

Debbie Bell 

Administrative Assistant
E-mail:  Debbie.Bell@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-6569
Office location:  SBS 329
Budget Management, Social Work Admissions, Course Scheduling, Personnel Processes, Event Planning 

Rosie Meyer 

Office Assistant/Student Worker 
E-mail:  ssw@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-2979
Office location:  SBS 330
BSED, Secondary English Education, Northern Arizona University 2011  
Student Information, Faculty Support, Form Processing, Front Desk Operations 

Melissa Nadel 

Office Assistant/Student Worker 
E-mail:  ssw@nau.edu  
Phone:  928-523-2979
Office location:  SBS 330
BA Psychology, BS Criminal Justice, 2011 
Student Information, Faculty Support, Form Processing, Front Desk Operations 

Emeritus Faculty

Arnold Brown, PhD

John Bruhn, PhD

Becky Garrison, PhD 

Charlotte Goodluck, PhD

Gerald Hughes, PhD

Michael Kanan, PhD

Florence Karlstrom, PhD

David McKell MSW 

Edward Rybnicek, PhD

Phyllis Schiller, DSW

Harold Widdison, PhD