Faculty
Core Faculty
Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity
Email: vallejoj@usc.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies
Sociology Department Chair
Email: biblarz@usc.edu
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Email: breweral@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology
Email: lcasper@usc.edu
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Email: deisydel@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology
Email: eliasoph@usc.edu
Professor (Research) of Sociology
Email: brian.finch@usc.edu
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Contact: https://brittanyfriedman.com/contact
Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Assistant Professor (starting Fall 2026)
Email: lgose@usc.edu
Florence Everline Professor of Sociology and Professor of Sociology
Email: hook@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology
Email: ekaplan@usc.edu
Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Sociology
Email: lainer-vos@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Email: lakoff@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology and Religion
Email: lichterm@usc.edu
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Sociology
Email: mcgene@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy
Email: annowens@usc.edu
Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity
Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society and Social Change
Email: mpastor@college.usc.edu
Professor of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity
Email: lsaito@usc.edu
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Sociology
Email: dschrage@usc.edu
Dean’s Professor of Sociology and Professor of Sociology and Spatial Sciences
Email: smithgre@usc.edu
Professor (Teaching) of Sociology
Email: sternhei@usc.edu
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Email: urbinaju@usc.edu
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Sociology
Email: rwerth@usc.edu
Professor of Sociology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Architecture and Preventive Medicine
Email: jpwilson@usc.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology
Email: hyazdiha@usc.edu
Lecturers
Lecturer
Email: levydani@usc.edu
Dornsife Fellow in General Education
Email: omarom@usc.edu
Dornsife Fellow in General Education
Email: eshimada@usc.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Harold Quinton Chair in Business Policy
Professor of Management and Organization, Sociology, and Environmental Studies
Email: padler@usc.edu
Associate Professor of Journalism, Sociology, and American Studies and Ethnicity
Email: carringb@usc.edu
University Professor
Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society
Professor of Communication, Sociology, Planning, and International Relations
Email: castells@usc.edu
Jill and Frank Fertitta Chair in Business Administration
Professor of Management and Organization, and Sociology
Associate Vice Dean for Research
Email: fiss@marshall.usc.edu
Distinguished Professor of Education
Email: pnoguera@usc.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Professor Emerita of Sociology
Email: sotelo@usc.edu
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Email: messner@usc.edu
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Email: jonmill@usc.edu