Beverly L. Stiles, Ph.D.
Dr. Beverly Stiles graduated from Midwestern State University with a B.A. degree in sociology and social work. She earned her M.S. Degree in sociology from Baylor and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University at College Station with an emphasis on gender, deviance, and social psychology. Dr. Stiles' primary areas of interest and teaching include gender, deviance, consumerism, aging, death and dying, medical sociology, social psychology, academic dishonesty research, LGBTQ+ issues and sexual minority research. Contact her at beverly.stiles@msutexas.edu or 940-397-4019.
Isaac Z. Christiansen, Ph.D.
Dr. Isaac Christiansen obtained his B.A. from Drake University in Sociology and Spanish, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Iowa State University with an emphasis in Sociology of Development and Social Inequalities. He regularly teaches Global Science Problems, Health Inequalities and Racial and Ethnic Relations. He conducts research on health inequalities, development and political economy, and other sociological topics. Contact him at isaac.christiansen@msutexas.edu or 940-397-4179.
Amy L. Clark, Ph.D., ACUE
Dr. Amy Clark obtained her B.A. in Sociology from the University of North Texas. She graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a Master of Science in Health Studies as well as her doctorate in Sociology. Her specialty areas include health and illness, social stratification, compassion fatigue, and occupational stress. She is certified in Effective Teaching Practices through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) as well as in Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching (CAUT). Her primary research interests include social psychology, compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress and burnout), and occupational stress. Contact her at amy.clark@msutexas.edu.
Nicholas Membrez-Weiler, Ph.D.
Nicholas Membrez-Weiler is a professor in the department of Sociology. He teaches introductory sociology, criminology, sociological theory and research methods in sociology. His research is at the intersection of work, organizations, white-collar and corporate crime, and the sociology of gambling. His dissertation investigated the micro and organizational dynamics involved in wage theft. Current projects involve investigating the rise of digital gambling in the United States and around the globe, as well as theoretical work on the sociology of planning. Contact him at nicholas.membrez@msutexas.edu.
Dr. Beverly Stiles graduated from Midwestern State University with a B.A. degree in sociology and social work. She earned her M.S. Degree in sociology from Baylor and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University at College Station with an emphasis on gender, deviance, and social psychology. Dr. Stiles' primary areas of interest and teaching include gender, deviance, consumerism, aging, death and dying, medical sociology, social psychology, academic dishonesty research, LGBTQ+ issues and sexual minority research. Contact her at beverly.stiles@msutexas.edu or 940-397-4019.
Isaac Z. Christiansen, Ph.D.
Dr. Isaac Christiansen obtained his B.A. from Drake University in Sociology and Spanish, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Iowa State University with an emphasis in Sociology of Development and Social Inequalities. He regularly teaches Global Science Problems, Health Inequalities and Racial and Ethnic Relations. He conducts research on health inequalities, development and political economy, and other sociological topics. Contact him at isaac.christiansen@msutexas.edu or 940-397-4179.
Amy L. Clark, Ph.D., ACUE
Dr. Amy Clark obtained her B.A. in Sociology from the University of North Texas. She graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a Master of Science in Health Studies as well as her doctorate in Sociology. Her specialty areas include health and illness, social stratification, compassion fatigue, and occupational stress. She is certified in Effective Teaching Practices through the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) as well as in Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching (CAUT). Her primary research interests include social psychology, compassion fatigue (secondary traumatic stress and burnout), and occupational stress. Contact her at amy.clark@msutexas.edu.
Nicholas Membrez-Weiler, Ph.D.
Nicholas Membrez-Weiler is a professor in the department of Sociology. He teaches introductory sociology, criminology, sociological theory and research methods in sociology. His research is at the intersection of work, organizations, white-collar and corporate crime, and the sociology of gambling. His dissertation investigated the micro and organizational dynamics involved in wage theft. Current projects involve investigating the rise of digital gambling in the United States and around the globe, as well as theoretical work on the sociology of planning. Contact him at nicholas.membrez@msutexas.edu.