Todd L Matthews
Associate Professor and Chair
Office Location
Sociology, Criminology, & Criminal Justice
West Campus West Building W3B301
Todd L. Matthews, Ph.D. joined the department in summer 2023. Matthews is a broadly trained social scientist and scholar-practitioner. His research has appeared in numerous book chapters, as well as the journals Social Forces, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Review of Religious Research, Religions, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Spectrum and many others. He teaches courses in the Sociology BS, Criminal Justice BS and Organization Development, Change & Effectiveness Ph.D. programs.
Degrees & Certifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from Mississippi State University
- Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Tennessee
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Salisbury University
Teaching Responsibilities
- SO 110 Sociological Imagination
- SO 201 Poverty and Inequality in the US
- SO 224 Social Capital and Civil Society
- SO 258 Society & the Environment
- SO 382/CJ 381 Methods of Social Research
- SO 384 Applied Social Theory/Methods
- SO 392 Internship
- SO 398 Senior Seminar in Sociology
- ODC 700 Writing for Scholar-Practitioners
- ODC 705 Group Facilitation, Consultation and Team Development
- ODC 710 Philosophy of Science and Research
- ODC 725 Organizational Ethics, Socio-Cultural Dynamics, Diversity and Social Responsibility
- ODC 740 Research Design and Methods - Quantitative
- ODC 741 Advanced Quantitative Applications
- ODC 765 Advanced Research Design and Methods
- ODC 790 Dissertation Proposal Development and Defense
Research Interests
- Civic Engagement/Trust
- Environmental Sociology
- Ethics & Leadership
- Sociology of Health
- Higher Education
- Organization Development & Change
- Philosophy of Social Science/Science
- Research Methods, Evaluation & Assessment
- Social Inequality
- Sociology of Religion