Degree

B.S., Sociology, Iowa State University

Email

antonio.ball@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2026

Research and Teaching Interests

Gender, Political Sociology

Advisor

N/A

Degree

BA, Sociology, Cal Poly Pomona

Email

jonathanjosue.aguilar@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2028

Research and Teaching Interests

Social Movements, Labor Racial Capitalism, Neoliberalism

Advisor

N/A

Degrees

B.S. Sociology 

B.S. Psychology 

M.A. Sociology, Minnesota State University Mankato

Email

bensos6@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Criminology, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Childhood Trauma, Criminality

Advisor

Dr. Tirth Bhatta

Degree

BA, Psychology, UNLV

Email

olivia.chavez@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Medical Sociology, Inequality, Maternal Agency in Prenatal Care and Childbirth

Advisor

Dr. Adrianna Munson

Degree

B.S., Sociology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

Email

chikelub@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2028

Research and Teaching Interests

Medical Sociology, Public Health, Health Disparities, Socioeconomic Determinants of Health, Community-Based Research

Advisor

Dr. Elizabeth Lawrence

Degrees

B.S., Sociology, Northeastern University

M.A., Sociology, UNLV

Graduate Certificate in Social Justice Studies (SJS), UNLV

Graduate Certificate in Sexuality, Culture, and Society, University of Amsterdam 

Email

coombes@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Social Movements, Sexual Politics, Sex Work, Critical Anti-Trafficking, Surveillance & Technology, Social & Design (In)Justice, Qualitative Methods, Community-Driven Participatory Actions Research (PAR)

Advisor

Dr. Barbara Brents

Degrees

B.A., Sociology, Texas State University

M.A., Sociology, Texas State University

Email

deleog6@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2029

Research and Teaching Interests

Popular Culture, Music & the Life Course, Fandom Studies

Advisor

N/A

Degrees

AA, English, College of Southern Nevada

BA, English, UNLV

BA, Sociology, UNLV

MA, Sociology, UNLV

Email

camisha.fagan@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

May 2026

Research and Teaching Interests

Environmental Sociology: Climate Change and Society; Environmental Racism and Justice. Urban Sociology: Residential Segregation, Urban Development, and Neighborhood Effects.

Advisor

Dr. Robert Futrell

Degree

BA, Sociology, Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (with a minor in Anthropology)

Email

fullek5@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Masculinities, Virtual Spaces, Right-Wing Terrorism, Radicalization, Fascism, Post-Colonialism, Feminist Theories and Research, Gender Studies, Qualitative Methods, and Quantitative Methods

Advisor

Dr. Annalise Grant

Degrees

M.A., Sociology, Cal State Fullerton 

B.A., Sociology, Cal Poly Pomona

A.A., Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mt. San Antonio College 

Email

fuentv3@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2026

Research and Teaching Interests

Family estrangement, Race and Ethnicity, Identity Salience, Modernity

Advisor

Dr. Courtney Carter

Degree

BA, Sociology and Minor in Communications, California State University Channel Islands

MA, Sociology, California State University, Northridge

Email

fullec3@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Gender and Sexuality, Social Psychology, Identities, Stigma, Symbolic Interactionism, Abortion

Advisor

Dr. Barb Brents

Degrees

BA, UNLV

MA, UNLV

Email

hermosil@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Research Interests: Social Psychology, Race & Ethnicity, Online Communities, Latinxs and Belonging
Teaching Interests: Introduction to Sociology, Statistics, Social Psychology

Advisor

Dr. Robert Futrell

Degrees

BA, Sociology, California State University, Fullerton

MA, Sociology, California State University, Fullerton

Email

underwo7@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Social Psychology, Sexuality and Gender, Family, and Crime and Deviance

Advisor

Dr. Elizabeth Lawrence

Degrees

B.A., Criminal Justice, UNLV

J.D., William S. Boyd School of Law

Email

howarr2@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Sociology and the law; sexual violence and the law; gender and sexuality

Advisor

Dr. Barbara Brents

Degrees

B.A., Sociology, California State University Stanislaus

M.A., Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno

Email

steph.landeros@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2026

Research and Teaching Interests

Intersectionalities of Drag performance; Gender, Race, and Labor; Place and Space; Technology and Socialization

Advisor

Dr. Barb Brents

Degrees

BA, Sociology, California State University, Sacramento

MA, Sociology, California State University, Sacramento

Email

christian.lewis@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

December 2023

Research and Teaching Interests

Social Psychology, Race and Ethnicity, Work and Occupations, Social Inequalities, Social Problems, Sociology of Education, Qualitative Methods, Sociology of Emotions

Advisor

Dr. Christie Batson

Degrees

B.A., Criminology and Investigations, West Virginia University 

M.A., Applied Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University

Email

lighthis@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2024

Research and Teaching Interests

City and Urban Life, Urban Sociology, Culture, Sociology of Sport, Fandoms, Visual Sociology, Sociology of Place and Space, Criminology

Advisor

Dr. Michael Ian Borer

Degrees

BA and MA, Texas Tech University

Email

bridget.longoria@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

5/2024

Research and Teaching Interests

Social Psychology, Culture, Poverty, Organizations

Advisor

Dr. Robert Futrell

Degrees

BS, Psychology, Minnesota State University Mankato

Certificate in Experimental Psychology, Minnesota State University Mankato

MS, Sociology: Human Services Planning and Administration, Minnesota State University Mankato

Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership Minnesota State University Mankato

Email

alma.lopez@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2025/6

Research and Teaching Interests

Race/Ethnicity; Latine Studies; Children of Immigrants; Social Psychology

Degree

BA, Sociology, UNLV

Email

cruzlope@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2027

Research and Teaching Interests

Race, class, gender

Advisor

Dr. Futrell

Degrees

MS, Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Missouri Kansas City

BA, Criminal Justice and Criminology , University of Missouri Kansas City

Email

mcmahv1@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

All avenues of sex work and sex worker rights, general interest in sexualities, cannabis law, stigma, and decriminalization

Advisor

Br. Barb Brents

Degree

BA, University of Northern Iowa

Email

dante.miller@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

May 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Political sociology; Race; Black political thought; linked fate; voting

Advisors

Dr. Robert Futrell and Dr. Tirth Bhatta

Degrees

BA, Sociology, CSU Sacramento 

MA, Sociology, UNLV

Email

nixj1@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Environmental Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Community Studies, Climate Crisis Research

Advisor

Dr. Michael Borer

Degrees

B.A., Sociology, UCSD

M.A., Sociology, UNLV

Email

nunezv1@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2024

Research and Teaching Interests

Higher Ed, race/ethnicity, undocumented student movement, immigration

Advisor

Dr. Cassaundra Rodríguez & Dr. Robert Futrell

Degrees

  • M.A., Cal State L.A.
  • B.A., UCSB

Email

daniel.okamura@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2024

Research and Teaching Interests

Culture, technology, mass media, criminology

Advisor

Dr. Tirth Bhatta, Dr. Robert Futrell

Degree

B.S., Public Policy, Western Oregon University

M.A., Sociology, UNLV

Email

rodgek1@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

December 2024

Research and Teaching Interests

Military Combat Veterans in Criminal Justice

Advisor

Dr. Michael Ian Borer

Degree

BA, Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno 

Email

sagunr2@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Introductory Sociology; Gender and Sexuality; Porn, Sex, and Sex Work; Culture, Small Group Cultures, Competition Culture

Advisor

Dr. Michael Borer

Degree

B.A. and M.A. University of New Orleans 

Email

sahucd1@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2027

Research and Teaching Interests

Urban Sociology, Gender and Sexuality

Advisor

Dr. Christie Batson

Degrees

B.A., Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam

Master of Public Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza Tanzania

Email

samsoa6@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

May 2031

Research and Teaching Interests

Health and Environment

Teaching Interest: Health related courses

Advisor

Dr. Tirth Bhatta

Degrees

M.A., Journalism & Media Studies, UNLV 

B.A., Communication Studies

Email

santeron@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Fan culture (music), Social Networks, Media Studies, Social Movements, BTS ARMY

Advisor

Dr. Robert Futrell

Degrees

M.A., Sociology, South Asian University, New Delhi

Email

sharmn5@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Gender and Sexuality, Social Inequality, Urban Studeis, Post Colonial Studies, Media and Society, Social Movements

Advisor

N/A

Degrees

BA, Anthropology, The Ohio State University

MA, Anthropology, Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Email

smercina@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Fall 2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Location Independence/Digital Nomadism, Future of Work, Global Capitalism, Border Politics, Urban Planning and Spatial Inequality, Human Mobility Studies

Advisor

Dr. Christie Batson

Degrees

A.A., West Kentucky Community and Technical College

B.S., Sociology, Murray State University

M.A., Sociology, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Master of Social Work, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Graduate Certificate in Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Email

smithi20@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

Spring 2029

Research and Teaching Interests

Families and Family Inequalities, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity, Sociological Social Psychology, Stratification, Social and Public Policy, Social Welfare

Advisor

Dr. Annaliese Grant

Degrees

B.A., Asian American Studies, UC Berkeley

M.A., Sociological Practice, CSU San Marcos

Email

villak13@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Filipino Americans, citizenship, belonging, and identity

Advisor

Dr. Cassaundra Rodriguez

Degrees

BS, Sociology, Northland College

MA, Sociology, Northern Illinois University

Email

wagnee3@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

N/A

Research and Teaching Interests

Social Movements, Right-Wing Movements, Social Psychology, Ethnography

Advisor

Dr. Robert Futrell

Degree

MA and BS, Sociology, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Email

weinmb1@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Sexualities (sexual pleasure, fantasy, etc.) Social Psych

Advisors

Dr. Michael Borer

Degrees

BA, Sociology with Spanish Minor, Cal State Long Beach

MA, Sociology, Cal State Fullerton 

Email

jared.weissman@unlv.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2025

Research and Teaching Interests

Research in issues surrounding the intersection of race, religion, and culture. Teaching Interests: Introduction to sociology, Statistics, Culture courses, Theory courses, Research Methods Courses.

Advisor

Dr. Robert Futrell

Degree

Bachelor in Sociology, Southern Utah University

Email

Wilkib2@unlv.nevada.edu

Expected Graduation Date

2030

Research and Teaching Interests

Gender and Sexuality, Politics and Special Movements

Advisor

N/A