Sociology and Anthropology faculty work closely with majors to guide them through their years at MTSU. They help students select courses, plan schedules, and make academic decisions. Faculty advisors also assist students with career planning and provide information about university resources, deadlines, etc.

Students are assigned a faculty advisor when they declare sociology or anthropology as a major and are encouraged to meet with their assigned advisor early in their program. Regular meetings (at least once a year, preferable once a semester) can greatly expedite progress through the program. Advisors can save you time, money, and frustration resulting from a badly planned schedule.

To find your advisor in Pipeline:  Log into PipelineMT, click on the Advisors tab (left hand navigation), then under Student Details click 'Assigned Advisors.'  Then, select the term and input your M number and click submit.  This will list your current advisor with contact information.

If you need to be assigned or would like to change an advisor in the Sociology/Anthropology department, please contact the Executive Aide, Stephanie Steiner, TODD 342, at stephanie.steiner@mtsu.edu or (615) 898-2508.

Note: College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students can schedule an appointment to meet with their college advisor (in-person or virtually), Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, year round. Click Here to go to the CLA Advisors page for more information, or to make an appointment with your college advisor. 

 

Meet our faculty advisors for department minors:

 

Archaeology Studies Kevin E. Smith Professor Office: TODD 313  Phone: (615) 898-5958  Email: Kevin.Smith@mtsu.edu  Homepage Areas of interest:  Prehistoric Archaeology, 19th-Century  Historic Archaeology, Public Archaeology,  Chiefdoms  Asian Studies Ida Fadzillah Leggett Associate Professor Office: TODD 317  Phone: (615) 904-8275  Email: Ida.Fadzillah@mtsu.edu  Areas of interest:  Gender, Sexuality, Adolescence,  Globalization  Criminology Minor and Concentration Ugur Orak Assistant Professor   Office: TODD 334  Phone: (615) 898-2697  Email: Ugur.Orak@mtsu.edu  Curriculum Vitae Areas of interest:  Crime, Deviance and Delinquency,  Drugs/Alcohol, Mental Health, Military Sociology, Immigrants, Statstics and Quantitative Research Methods
Family Studies Minor and Work & Family Concentration
Gretchen Webber Professor   Office: TODD 305  Phone: (615) 898-2519  Email: Gretchen.Webber@mtsu.edu    Areas of interest:  Gender, Family, Intersection of  Gender and Work, Qualitative  Methods
Forensic Anthropology Shannon Hodge Anthropology Program Director | Professor  Office: PH 109A  Phone: (615) 494-7681  Email: shannon.hodge@mtsu.edu  Homepage Areas of interest:  Bioarchaeology, Chiefdoms; North America, Paleopathology,  Prehistoric Archaeology     General Anthropology Studies  William Leggett Associate Professor   Office: TODD 319  Phone: (615) 904-8589  Email: Will.Leggett@mtsu.edu  Areas of interest:  Globalization, Colonization, Economic  Anthropology, Southeast Asia, Urban  Anthropology          General Sociology Studies  Angela Mertig Professor   Office: TODD 328  Phone: (615) 904-8349  Email: angela.mertig@mtsu.edu  Areas of interest:  Animals and Society, Environmental Sociology, Public Opinion,  Research Methods, Social Movements        Gerontology
J. Brandon Wallace Chair | Aging Studies Program Director | Professor Office: TODD 344  Phone: (615) 898-2509  Email: Brandon.Wallace@mtsu.edu  Homepage Areas of interest:  Family, Medical, Aging, Social Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics
Graduate Studies
Vicky M. MacLean Graduate Studies Program Director | Professor Office: TODD 332 Phone: (615) 898-2692 Email: vicky.maclean@mtsu.edu Areas of interest:  History of American Sociology Qualitative Methodology Race/Class/Gender Social & Feminist Theory Women's and Minority Health

Native American Studies Kevin E. Smith Professor Office: TODD 313  Phone: (615) 898-5958  Email: Kevin.Smith@mtsu.edu  Homepage Areas of interest:  Prehistoric Archaeology, 19th-Century  Historic Archaeology, Public Archaeology,  Chiefdoms  Social Justice Ashleigh McKinzie Assistant Professor Office: TODD 330  Phone: (615) 904-8644 Email: Ashleigh.McKinzie@mtsu.edu  Areas of interest:  Race, Social Responses to Disasters, Theory, Social Justice