Social Sciences Faculty

Colby-Sawyer's social sciences and education professors are trained experts, educators and practitioners who have spent years studying, researching and working with groups and individuals.

They have published and presented on a variety of significant cultural topics and issues including developmental disabilities, criminology, gender and sexuality, addiction, abuse, poverty and economic inequality — and they invite you join in their research while encouraging you to make your own discoveries in subject areas that matter to you. Small classes help faculty get to know you as they advise you in academics as well as career planning and graduate school options.

R. Todd Coy

Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3636 | rcoy@colby-sawyer.edu

Professor Coy joined the faculty in 2005. He earned his Ph.D. from Tufts University and his B.A. from the University of Houston. His teaching areas include biological psychology, drugs and behavior, human sexuality, research methods and statistics. His general research interests include the biological basis of behavior and psychopharmacology including nicotine and caffeine. Read more

Kathleen P. Farrell

Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3660 | kfarrell@colby-sawyer.edu

Joined the faculty in 2009. Honors B.A. in sociology from Trinity College; C.T. 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. Read more

Kate Turcotte

MSW Program Director,
Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3750 | kate.turcotte@colby-sawyer.edu

Professor Turcotte joined the Social Sciences and Education department in 2013. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of New Hampshire and teaches Introductory Sociology, Social Problems, Social Theory, Sociology Through Film and Race and Ethnic Relations. Professor Turcotte's areas of interest include poverty, issues associated with economic and social inequality, as well as individual and community well-being. Read more

Randy Hanson

Academic Dean, Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences
603.526.3657 | rahanson@colby-sawyer.edu

Joined faculty in 1996. BA from Washington University, St. Louis; MA and Ph.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington. Areas of teaching include modern Mexico, U.S. history, America in the 1960s, and revolutions and revolutionaries. Professor Hanson has presented a number of conference papers on topics such as the Catholic church in modern Mexico, the Harry S. Truman presidency and Latin American women's studies. Read more