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Mitch Berbrier, Ph.D.Associate Professor and Assistant Chair Ph.D., Indiana University, 1996 Areas of Interest Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Deviance and Social Control Sociology of Religion Social Movements Biographical Sketch Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Mitch Berbrier earned business and psychology degrees from McGill University before discovering a love of sociology. He earned the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in sociology (in 1990 and 1996) from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He began teaching in Milwaukee at Marquette University, and then came to UAHuntsville in 1996, where he is now Chair of the Department of Sociology. He teaches the following courses: Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Ethnicity and Race, Sociology of Deviance and Social Control, Sociology of Social Movements, and Sociology of Religion. Dr. Berbrier’s research interests include social constructionist, social historical, and social movement approaches to race, ethnicity, and minority status. In the past, he focused on three groups—the Deaf, gay males, and white supremacists. His current research project looks at the construction of ethnicity and race in 20th century America by focusing on the symbolic politics and social history of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. Dr. Berbrier is active in the Society for the Study of Social Problems. He is married to Angie Carmody, and they have two children, Samantha Clare and Jack Andrew. Contact Mitch Berbrier Department of Sociology The University of Alabama in Huntsville 344G Morton Hall Huntsville, AL 35899 Phone: 256.824.2301 Fax: 256.824.2387 Email: Mitch.Berbrier@uah.edu Dr. Berbrier's Personal Site |
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