Adjunct Faculty
Michael Littrell, PhD
Senior Lecturer I
Dr. Littrell is a graduate of the doctoral program in applied sociology at UofL and teaches SOC 334 Sociology of Deviant Behavior and SOC 336 Criminology for the department.
email | (502) 852-6836 (leave message at Department of Sociology's main line)
Maggie McCandless, PhD
Senior Lecturer I
Dr. McCandless is a graduate of the doctoral program in applied sociology at UofL and has an MEd in Counseling Psychology. She specializes in healthcare access and health behaviors of marginalized populations. Her work has been published in Deviant Behavior and collections by Routledge, Elgar, and Sage. Dr. McCandless teaches several courses, including SOC 202 Social Problems and SOC 454 Social Inequality and Stratification.
email | (502) 852-6836 (leave message at Department of Sociology's main line)
Angela Orend, MA
Senior Lecturer I
Ms. Orend graduated from the Department of Sociology at the University of Louisville with her MA in 2004. Her research focuses on issues of commodificaton with respect to the body and popular culture. Specifically, her research explores the sociological factors underlying the increasing popularity of corporate logo tattoos as a form of postmodern consumption. The research was published in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. Additionally, she has worked with Dr. Mark Austin and Dr. Patricia Gagne' examining the commodification of the biker in American culture. Ms. Orend teaches a variety of courses, including Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Research Methods, Social Theory, Diversity and Inequality, Urban Sociology, and Sociology of Families.
email | (502) 852-8015 | 117 Lutz Hall
Allison Scott Pruitt, PhD
Senior Lecturer I
Dr. Pruitt is a graduate of the master's program in sociology at UofL and the doctoral program in sociology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. She teaches SOC 206 Social Justice and SOC 323 Diversity and Inequality.
email | (502) 852-6836 (leave message at Department of Sociology's main line)
Jonetta Weber, PhD
Senior Lecturer II
Dr. Weber is the Undergraduate Program Mentor and Graduate Program Advisor in the Department of Sociology and an adjunct faculty member in both Sociology and in Sport Administration. She completed her BA in humanities (classical culture), MA in linguistics, MEd in sport administration, and PhD in education administration (sport administration) - all at the University of Louisville. She has taught courses in sociology (Intro, Social Problems, Sociology of Sport, Sociology of Aging, Sociology of Death and Dying, Animals and Society, Sociology of Food, and U.S. Holidays) and in sport administration (Sociology of Sport, Athletics in Higher Education, and Women and Sport), and her research areas of interest include sport (history of sport, sport and academics), animals and society, and U.S. holidays. She has published two articles in the area of gender and sport, one examining the lack of women represented on the covers of Sports Illustrated magazines, and another examining the lack of women featured in popular fishing magazines. Along with Dr. Jennifer Sinski (an alum of UofL's sociology PhD program), she and Dr. Bob Carini have published an article in Anthrozoös which discusses "black dog syndrome" and another which examines cat coat color and shelter outcomes. Currently, she and Dr. Carini are focusing their research on U.S. holidays, the meanings attached, and generational differences in those meanings.
email | (502) 852-8028 | 124 Lutz Hall