Faculty

Matthew S. Bahr, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University (2002). Dr. Bahr teaches courses in quantitative research methods, statistics, sociology of religion, and population and demography.  His research interests include sociology of religion and public policy.  His most recent project appearing in Social Science Research, explores correlates of financial giving to religious organizations.

Ph.D. in Sociology,  Loyola University Chicago, 2003
M.A. in Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 1999
B.A. in Sociology and Spanish, Gonzaga University, 1996

Areas of interest: medical sociology, women's health, the environment, power and inequality, statistical methods and social justice.

Office Location
301B College Hall

BS in Sociology and minor in Women's Studies from the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire 1989.
MA in Sociology from Washington State University in 1995.
PhD in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University (anticipated completion Spring 2013).
Andrea specializes in Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Mental Health and Illness, LGBT Studies, Queer Theory, and Crime and Deviance. Some of the classes Andrea teaches include Introduction to Sociology, Juvenile Delinquency, Sociology of Mental Illness, and LGBT Studies. Since she is completing her PhD in Leadership Studies, Andrea engages students' sociological imaginations in classes such as Organization Theory and is planning an upcoming class in Social Movements (Spring 2013). 

Office Location
COLLEGE 320B

William A. Hayes, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California-Berkeley (2004). Dr. Hayes' research interests include political economy, sociology of culture, East Asian societies and social memory. His current research project explores the formation and contestation of Christian nationalism in South Korea. He teaches courses in social theory, globalization, culture, sociological analysis and East Asian societies.

Office Location
AD 307

Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara 
M.A., California State University at long Beach 
B.A., California State University at Long Beach

Office Location
AD 311

Ph.D., Washington State University, 1981
M.S., Texas A&M University, 1976
B.S., University of Louisiana, 1973

Office Location
East 311 Boone, #3

Ph.D., New York University, 1981
M.A., New York University, 1973
B.A., Marymount Manhattan College, 1967

Office Location
AD 309

Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday, 1:30-2:30;
Friday, 9:30-11:30

Edward F. Vacha, Professor, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Vacha's research interests include sociology of education, socialization, applied sociology, deviant behavior, and the sociology of poverty and homelessness. His research has appeared in sociology, social work and education journals including Teaching Sociology, Social Work, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, Urban Education, Contemporary Sociology, Journal of Instructional Psychology, Child & Family Behavior Therapy and Journal of Education. He teaches courses in research methods, social psychology, small group dynamics, socialization, deviant behavior, and sociology of education.

Office Location
CG 319

Ph.D., University of Washington, 1990
M.A., Western Washington University, 1984
B.A., Western Washington University, 1979