Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Mario A. Paparozzi, Ph.D., Chair and Professor
Email:mario.paparozzi@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.522.5783
Office: 202 Sampson

Office Hours: Monday through Friday from 9 am to noon, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Probation and Parole, Community Corrections, Criminology

Shannon Maynor, Administrative Support Associate
Email:shannon.maynor@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6380
Office: 202 Sampson

John Bowman Ph.D., Professor
Email:john.bowman@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6626
Office: 211 Sampson

Office Hours:Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-11:00 and 1:00-1:30, Wednesday 10-11:30, Thursday 5:45-6 and 9-9:15 (Sandhills Community College)
Monday and Friday By appointment only

Specialty areas: The Family, At-risk Youth, Health Promotion and Wellness, Chinese Studies

Calvina Ellerbe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Email: calvina.ellerbe@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6541
Office: 221 Sampson

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 12:10 - 2:10, Friday: 12:10-1:10pm, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Demography, Marriage and Family, Race and Ethnicity

Jessica Godsey, J.D., Lecturer
Email:jessica.godsey@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6574
Office: 209 Sampson

Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 - 9:30, 10:45-12:30 and 1:45 - 3:00, Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Family Violence

Roger Guy, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email:roger.guy@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.775.4273
Office: 208 Sampson

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 7:00 - 8:00, 9:00 - 11:00, Friday 7:00 - 8:00, and by appointment

Specialty areas: Urban Sociology, Race, Class, and Crime

Sonali Jain, Ph.D.
Email:sjain@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6474
Office: 219 Sampson

Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 to 12:30, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Globalization, Asia, Qualitative Methods

E. Brooke Kelly, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email:brooke.kelly@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.775.4038
Office: 212 Sampson

Office Hours: MW 11:30-12:15pm, M 1:45-4pm,W 1:45-3pm, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Inequalities, Gender, Family, Work, and Poverty

Renee Lamphere, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Email:renee.lamphere@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.775.4084
Office: 218 Sampson

Office Hours: Monday: 11:00 – 12:00 and 2:30 - 4:30, Wednesday: 11:00 – 1:00, Friday: 8:00 – 9:00, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Corrections, Digital Media Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, Violence & Victimology, Mixed-Methods Research

Steve Marson, Ph.D., Professor
Email: steve.marson@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6475
Office: 221 Sampson

Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 Monday, 1:30 2:30 Tuesday and Thursday, 4:30-5:30 Wednesdays, Fridays 11:00 12:00 for tutoring

Website: http://www.uncp.edu/home/marson/

Specialty areas: Technology, Gerontology, Ethics, Research/Statistics

Robert S. McDonnell, MPA., Lecturer
Email: robert.mcdonnell@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6232
Office: 220 Sampson

Office hours: Tuesday: 11:00 – 12:30, Wednesday: 9:00 – 12:00 Thursday: 11:00 – 12:30, and by appointment

Specialty areas: Terrorism Studies, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice Leadership, Investigative Information Management, International Law Enforcement.

Ottis Murray, Ed.D., Associate Professor
Email:ottis.murray@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6821
Office: 214 Sampson

Office Hours: M-W-F: 10:00-11:00, M: 4:00- 6:00
W-F: 10:00-11:00, and by appointment

Specialty areas: Collective Behavior and Social Movements, Popular Culture, Death and Dying, Computer/Technology & Society

Sam Pearson, Ph.D., Lecturer
Email:sam.pearson@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6885
Office: 207 Sampson

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thrusday 12:30 - 2:00, 3:30 - 5:00, Friday 10:00 -2:00 and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Criminology, Private Security, Community Policing, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Justice Administration and Management

Rasby Marlene Powell, Ph.D., Professor
Co-director of the Interdisciplinary Gender Minor
Email:rasby.powell@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6477
Office: 213 Sampson

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1:00-2:00, Wed 8:30-11:30, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Community, Theory, Qualitative Research, and Sociology of Emotions.

James W. Robinson, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Director of the UNCP Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program
Email:james.robinson@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.522.5785
Office: 216 Sampson

Office Hours:Tuesday 9:15 – 10:45, 4:30 – 5:30 PM, Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 PM Thursdays 9:15 – 10:45, and by appointment)

Specialty areas: Theory, Social Psychology, Social Inequality, Organizations, Research Methods, Statistics

Michael Spivey, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Email:michael.spivey@uncp.edu
Phone: 910.521.6776
Office: 210 Sampson

Monday 12:30-2:30, Wednesday 11:00 - 1:00 Friday 12:30 - 1:30, and by appointment.

Specialty areas: Social Inequality, Native American Studies, Critical Theory/Cultural Studies, Ethnography

Adjunct Faculty

• Lance Britt
• Jesse McQueen
• Judith Paparozzi
• Melinda Schlager
• Suzanne Strulowitz