Role: Emeritus
Dr. Stephen Sapp
Professor Sapp conducts research on consumer attitudes about food safety and nutrition and consumer acceptance of agricultural technologies. He studies food preferences in domestic and foreign markets. His areas of expertise are social psychology, risk analysis, and methods/statistics.
Dr. Lois Wright Morton
Outwash Terrace Lois Wright Morton received her Ph.D. in Development Sociology at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. She is currently a Professor Emeritus of Sociology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University. Dr. Morton directed...
Dr. Robert Mazur
Robert Mazur is Professor of Sociology specializing in international development. He served as Founding Director of ISU’s Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods, Visiting Professor at universities in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and India, and consultant for international organizations and foundations. His...
Dr. Paul Lasley
Professor Lasley's research focuses on the organization of U.S. agriculture and how changes in agriculture affect rural communities. A major focus of his research examines trends in rural culture and what these trends suggest about the future of rural communities,...
Dr. Gloria Jones Johnson
Gloria Jones Johnson is a University Professor of Sociology who specializes and teaches courses in social psychology, social inequality and work and occupations. Her recent research foci are self-employment and the contingent work force. She is the director of the...
Dr. Betty Dobratz
Dr. Dobratz’s research interests include political sociology, social organization, and social stratification (gender, class, and race/ethnicity). In political sociology she is particularly interested in what factors influence voting behavior, social movements, and who wields power in society. Dr. Dobratz is...