Faculty

Matthew S. Bahr, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University (2002). Dr. Bahr’s research interests include sociology of religion, political sociology, public policy and social movements. His most recent project, appearing in Social Science Research (2006), explores correlates of financial giving to religious organizations. He teaches courses in research methods, sociology of religion, and political sociology.

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
COLLEGE 320B

Office Hours
MWF 11-12 noon

William A. Hayes, Assistant 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 collective memory. His current research project explores the formation and contestation of Christian nationalism in South Korea. He teaches courses in social theory, globalization, social change and East Asian societies.

Office Location
AD 307

Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1980
M.A., California State University at long Beach, 1975
B.A., California State University at Long Beach, 1973

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
AD 321

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

Office Location
AD 309

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
AD 301B

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