The Sociology faculty members are active in their professions and present papers, attend conferences, conduct research, and serve in professional organizations in their field.
Joseph C. Carroll
Professor, Social Sciences and Education
M. Roy London Endowed Chair
(603) 526-3654 | jcarroll@colby-sawyer.edu
Joined faculty in 1977. B.A. from Holy Cross College; M.A., Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire. Areas of teaching include sociology of race and ethnic relations, social problems, domestic violence and the sociology of the family. Professor Carroll's research interests include studies of family dynamics, ethnic conflict and genocide. He has recently completed a sabbatical research project that focused on the ethnic turnover of neighborhoods in Lawrence, Mass. over the course of the 20th century. In the fall of 2002, he was awarded the M. Roy London Endowed Chair for Community and Environmental Studies. He is a former Fulbright scholar to Eastern Europe and has taught in Israel. | faculty profile
Kathleen P. Farrell
Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Education
(603) 526-3660 | kfarrell@colby-sawyer.edu
Joined the faculty in 2009. Honors B.A. in sociology from Trinity College; M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Syracuse University. Professor Farrell's primary research and teaching interests include gender and sexualities, with an emphasis on inequality studies. In her courses, Professor Farrell focuses on the interdisciplinary and practical implications of sociology. | faculty profile
