Faculty
Karen A. Callaghan, professor of sociology, earned a BA from La Salle College, and the MA and Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. Callaghan teaches courses on sociology of race, class, and gender, sociology of violence, and community organizing. She has edited a collection of essays on women and beauty, and co-authored a book on the cultural politics of race, violence, and democracy, in addition to publishing several articles on the contemporary family, adolescence, social theory, symbolic violence and images of racial-ethnic identity, and the impacts of globalization. Her most recent work focuses on service-learning and the impact of fair trade on development. Callaghan also serves as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Office: 313 Lehman Hall,
Phone: 305-899-3402
E-mail: kcallaghan@mail.barry.edu
Luigi Esposito, associate professor of sociology and criminology, earned the BA from Florida International University, and the MA and Ph.D. from the University of Miami. Esposito teaches courses in sociology of law, social problems, and criminology. His professional interests also include race-ethnic relations and sociological theory. Esposito's research has been published in The Sociological Quarterly, Studies in Symbolic Interaction, and the Journal of Aging and Identity.
Office: 311 Lehman Hall
Phone: 305-899-4879
E-mail: lesposito@mail.barry.edu
Laura Finley, assistant professor of sociology and criminology, earned a BA in Secondary Education (1994), an MA in Education and Professional Development (1999), and a Ph.D. in Sociology (2002), all from Western Michigan University. The courses she teaches include introduction to criminology, theories of deviance, critical issues in criminal justice, sociology of violence, elite and organized crime, and perspective consciousness and social justice. Dr. Finley is the author or co-author of seven books on various social justice topics. She regularly presents at professional conferences on issues related to peace, human rights, and social justice, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on these issues. She is also a community activist, serving with several non-profits to provide services to victims of domestic violence and essential human rights. Her current work is focused on peace education in colleges and universities.
Office: 310 Lehman Hall,
Phone: 305-899-3412
E-mail: lfinley@mail.barry.edu
Gary L. Grizzle, associate professor of sociology, earned a BS from Florida International University, an MS from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Grizzle teaches courses on marriage and the family, social psychology, the sociology of art, the sociology of religion, and ethical issues in social science. He has published works on remarriage in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage; served as a book reviewer for the Western Journal of Black Studies; and served as a manuscript reviewer for Sociological Spectrum. Grizzle currently serves as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Marriage and Family, Sociological Quarterly, and Sociology of Religion. His latest research interest is anarchist theory.
Office: 339 Lehman Hall
Phone: 305-899-3476
E-mail: ggrizzle@mail.barry.edu
Lisa Konczal, associate professor of sociology and criminology, teaches courses on sociology, juvenile delinquency, perspective consciousness & social justice and research methodology. Her professional interests include immigration-ethnicity studies, global stratification and sociology of education. After completing her Ph.D. from Florida International University she did post-doctoral research with the Center for Migration and Development at Princeton University. Konczal has presented her work at regional and national conferences. Her recent work on the lives of immigrants has been published in The International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice; Ethnic & Racial Studies; and the ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Office: 306 Lehman Hall
Phone: 305-899-4916
E-mail: lkonczal@mail.barry.edu
Fernando M. Perez , assistant professor of sociology and criminology, earned the BS and MS from Florida State University and the Ph.D. at the University of Miami. Perez teaches courses on criminology, white-collar and corporate crime, drugs, and social problems. His professional interests include sociological and criminological theory, race-ethnic relations, cultural and Latin American studies, and the "wars" on crime and drugs. His recent work was published in the Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation.
Office: 308 Lehman Hall
Phone: 305-899-3404
E-mail: fperez@mail.barry.edu
Victor Romano, assistant professor of sociology and criminology, earned a BA in Sociology/Anthropology from Florida International University and an MA and Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Romano teaches courses on race, class, and gender, marriage and the family, and introductory sociology. His professional interests include racial and ethnic relations, gender stratification, childlessness, and sexuality. Romano has presented his work at regional and national conferences and serves as a board member on the Miami-Dade County Equal Opportunity Board. His most recent (co-authored) work on childlessness has appeared in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research and his book on racial and gender social dilemma cooperation is forthcoming.
Office: 307 Lehman Hall,
Phone: 305-899-3756
E-mail: vromano@mail.barry.edu |
