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

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

John’s Spatial Sciences Institute Page ➔

Associate Professor of Sociology

Email: hyazdiha@usc.edu

Lecturers

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

Paul’s Marshall Faculty Page ➔

Associate Professor of Journalism, Sociology, and American Studies and Ethnicity

Email: carringb@usc.edu

Ben’s Annenberg Faculty Page ➔

University Professor
Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society
Professor of Communication, Sociology, Planning, and International Relations

Email: castells@usc.edu

Manuel’s Annenberg Faculty Page ➔

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

Peer’s Marshall Faculty Page ➔

Professor of Public Policy and Sociology

Email: dowell@usc.edu

Dowell’s Price Faculty Page ➔

Distinguished Professor of Education

Email: pnoguera@usc.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Professor Emerita of Sociology

Email: sotelo@usc.edu

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Emailmessner@usc.edu

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Email: jonmill@usc.edu