Affiliated Researchers: Sociology

Affiliates are Penn Staters who have a connection to or an interest in the work of the Institute of Energy and the Environment.

Displaying 46 search result(s) for Sociology.

László Kulcsár


Department Head and Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Hungary, Demographic Trend, Biofuel, Biofuel Production, Aging Population

Kai Schafft


Professor, Education Policy Studies
Top research keywords: Poverty, Economics, District, Rural Community, Natural Gas

Maurie Kelly



Top research keywords: Urban Area, Resources, Urban Planning, Criminal Justice, Love

Theodore R. Alter


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Tax Capitalization, Performance Evaluation

Kathleen Sexsmith


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farm, Gender, Agriculture, Worker, Farmer

Elizabeth Ransom


Associate Professor, School of International Affairs
Top research keywords: Food, Local Food Systems, Global Commodity Chains, Gender, Rural Communities

Leland Glenna


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farmer, Biotechnology, Sustainability, Agriculture, Food

Mark Brennan


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Ireland, Youth, Social Support, Art

Emily Southard


PhD Candidate, Rural Sociology & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Top research keywords: Food-systems, Climate change, International development, Women's empowerment, agriculture

Ryan Thombs


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education

Robert Chiles


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Research Ethics, Big Data, Qualitative Research, Meat, Cellular Agriculture

Brian Thiede


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Climate, Poverty, Household, Human Migration, Indigenous Forest

Rick Bates


Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Abies Fraseri, Fans (equipment), Ammonia, Farms, Phytophthora Drechsleri

Kathryn Brasier


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farm, Farmer, Stakeholder, Shale Gas, Agriculture

Nina Jablonski


Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Theropithecus, Vitamin D, Ultraviolet Rays

Allyson Muth


Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Private Forest, Forest Stands, Natural Resources, Quercus

Forrest Briscoe


Professor, Management and Organization
Top research keywords: Activism, Firm, Workers, Political Ideology, Law Firms

Jeffrey Hyde


Director of Extension and Associate Dean, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Corn, Zea Mays, Farms, Farm, Ostrinia Nubilalis

Frans Padt


Teaching Professor

Kaitlyn Spangler


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education

Suzanna Windon


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Mindfulness, Quality Of Life, Farmers, Farmer, Non-profit-organization

Daniel Foster


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farms, Farm, Case Studies, Apples, Gardeners

Justine Lindemann


Assistant Professor of Community Development and Resilience, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Land Reform, Green Infrastructure, Politics, Community Development, Agricultural Sciences

Martina Vecchi


Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Lab Experiment, Local Food, Food Choice, Socioeconomic Status

Matthew Royer


Associate Research Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Catchment, Nutrient, Best Management Practices, Water Quality, Eastern United States

Ruohao Zhang


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education

Mark Gagnon


Research Associate, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Human Resources, Supervisors, Supervisory Personnel, Personnel, Cellular Agriculture

Kristina Brant


Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Deferred Action, Childhood, Illegality, Family Formation, Deportation

Robert D. Weaver


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Innovation Capacity, Pesticides, Relationship Quality, Markets, Price

James Shortle


Distinguished Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Nonpoint Pollution, Water Quality, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Pollution Control, Cost

Gregory Kelly


Associate Dean, College of Education
Top research keywords: Discourse, Classroom, Engineering, Student, Science Education

Edward C. Jaenicke


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Organic Foods, Private Labels, Retail, Supermarkets

Daniel Brent


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Social Comparison, Willingness To Pay, Water Use, Stormwater, Conservation Programs

Douglas Wrenn


Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Zoning, Purchase, Shale Gas, Land Use, Duration Models

Stephan J. Goetz


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: County, Economic Growth, Income, United States Of America, Economics

Dave Abler


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Pollution Control, Farm, Nonpoint Pollution, Income, Farms

Clare Hinrichs


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Food, Bioenergy, Research Ethics, Farmer, Agriculture

Karen Fisher-Vanden


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Carbon, Climate Change, China, Carbon Tax, Taxation

Jennifer Van Hook


Roy C. Buck Professor, Sociology and Criminology
Top research keywords: Immigrant, Immigrants, Immigration, Child, Emigration And Immigration

Timothy W. Kelsey


Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Farms, Farm, Agriculture, Mushroom, Costs