Faculty Directory

Meet the Faculty

Our faculty come from respected universities across the country. They inspire and equip our students, through education in the liberal arts, to be servant leaders in society at large and for the resurgence and renewal in southeast Michigan. 

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Francine Banner

Francine Banner, Ph.D., J.D.

Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences; Professor of Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: LGBTQ Studies, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies
Research Areas: Gender, Institutions, Law and Society, Social Media
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Pamela Aronson, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Disadvantaged College Students, Gen Z, Gender in electoral politics, Sexual Consent, Sexual Harassment, Transition to Adulthood
Paul Draus

Paul Draus, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology; Director, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: Sociology
Research Areas: Detroit, Green Infrastructure, Restorative Justice, Substance Use / Abuse, Urban Neighborhoods
Ivy Forsythe-Brown

Ivy Forsythe-Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: African & African American Studies, Arab American Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Family, Immigrants / Immigration, Race / Ethnicity, Social Justice / Inequality
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Krim Lacey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and Sociology
[email protected] 313-583-6347
Teaching Areas: African & African American Studies, Sociology
Research Areas: African Americans, Domestic Violence, Education, Migration
Nehal Patel

Nehal Patel, Ph.D., J.D.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
[email protected] 313-593-5520
Teaching Areas: Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies, Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sociology, Women's & Gender Studies
Research Areas: Civil Rights, Environmental Justice, Gandhi Thought, Research Methods

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