Faculty

The Faculty & Staff of the Sociology Department at Minot State University are highly qualified individuals who have added to the University their invaluable teaching and people skills, progressiveness, and years of experience. With the faculty’s diverse specialty areas, students can be assured they will get the utmost in career preparations from their Sociology learning experience at MSU!

Dr. Patrica Lomire: Chairperson of the Division of Social Science; Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A: Franciscan University of Steubenville; M.A.: New Mexico Highland University; Ph.D.: University of Notre Dame; Areas of Interest/Expertise: Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Family, Sociology of Gender, Comparative Ethnic Studies, & Political Sociology

Dr. Harry Hoffman: Associate Professor of Sociology; B.A.: NDSU; M.S.: NDSU; Ph.D.: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Area of Interest/Expertise: Sociological Theory, Social/Political Change, Complex Organizations, African (Black) Culture Development, & Cultural Studies

Dr. Shyamal Kumar Das: Assistant Professor of Sociology; B.A.: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; M.S.: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh; M.A.: Institute of Social Science, The Hauge, The Netherlands: Ph.D.: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Areas of Interest/Expertise: Development, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Deviance & Crime, Quantitative Sociology, & Sociology of Religion

Alan Widmayer: Instructor of Sociology; B.S.: Minot State University; M.A.: Sam Houston State University; A.B.D.: University of Delaware; Area of Interest/Expertise: Social Problems, Criminology, Research Methods, Sociological Law, Deviance & Self Control

Dr. Lee Ellis: Professor of Sociology; B.A.: Pittsburg State University; M.A.: Pittsburg State University; Ph.D.: Flordia State University; Area of Interest/Expertise: Sociobiology, Research Methods, Social Stratification, Criminology, Anthropology, & Male/Female Differences
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Staff

Ms. Debby Brothers, Secretary.