{"id":4071,"date":"2012-08-12T23:33:04","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T04:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=4071"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:58:15","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/sociology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Chair<\/h2>\n<div class='row'><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/velamcco\/\">James A. Vela-McConnell<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Sociology Chair, Professor<br \/>Memorial Hall 433<br \/>CB 40<br \/>612-330-1224<br \/><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;t&#x6f;:&#118;&#x65;&#108;&#x61;m&#x63;c&#111;&#x40;&#97;&#x75;g&#x73;b&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;e&#x64;u\">&#118;e&#x6c;a&#x6d;c&#x63;o&#x40;&#97;&#x75;&#103;&#x73;&#98;&#x75;&#114;g&#46;e&#x64;u<\/a><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<div class='row'><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/baber\/\">Ashley Baber<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Assistant Professor<br \/>Memorial Hall 432<br \/>CB 107<br \/>612-330-1596<br \/><a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x62;ab&#101;&#114;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;sb&#117;&#114;&#103;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;\">babe&#114;&#64;&#97;&#117;&#103;&#115;&#98;&#x75;&#x72;&#x67;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a><br \/><\/p><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/erickson-nathan\/\">Nathan Erickson<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology<br \/>Memorial Hall 434<br \/>612-330-1537<br \/><a href=\"&#109;a&#x69;l&#x74;o&#x3a;&#101;&#x72;&#105;&#x63;&#107;s&#x34;3&#x40;a&#x75;&#103;&#x73;&#98;&#x75;&#114;&#x67;&#46;e&#x64;u\">eri&#99;&#107;&#115;&#x34;&#x33;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;sbu&#114;&#103;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a><br \/><\/p><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/fischern\/\">Nancy Fischer<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Urban Studies Director, Professor<br \/>Memorial Hall 431A<br \/>CB 116<br \/>612-330-1095<br \/><a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;:&#x66;&#105;&#x73;&#x63;h&#x65;&#114;&#x6e;&#x40;a&#x75;&#103;&#x73;&#x62;u&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;&#x65;d&#x75;\">&#102;&#x69;&#x73;c&#104;&#x65;r&#110;&#x40;&#x61;&#117;&#x67;&#x73;b&#117;&#x72;g&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;<\/a><br \/><\/p><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong>Alleluia Gusenga<\/strong><br \/>Adjunct Instructor<br \/>CB 116<br \/><a href=\"m&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;g&#117;&#115;&#101;&#x6e;&#x67;&#x61;&#64;a&#117;&#103;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;rg&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;\">&#103;&#x75;&#115;&#x65;&#110;&#x67;&#97;&#x40;&#97;&#x75;&#103;&#x73;&#98;&#x75;&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;<\/a><br \/><\/p><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/pippert\/\">Timothy D. Pippert<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Joel S. Torstenson Endowed Professor<br \/>Memorial Hall 431B<br \/>CB 113<br \/>612-330-1227<br \/><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;t&#x6f;:&#112;&#x69;&#112;&#x70;&#101;&#x72;t&#x40;a&#117;&#x67;&#115;&#x62;u&#x72;g&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;\">&#112;&#105;&#x70;p&#101;&#x72;&#x74;&#64;&#97;&#x75;&#x67;s&#98;&#x75;r&#103;&#x2e;&#x65;d&#117;<\/a><br \/><\/p><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong>Marilyn Preston<\/strong><br \/>Adjuct Instructor<br \/>Memorial Hall 434<br \/>CB 116<br \/>none<br \/><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x70;&#x72;&#x65;&#x73;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#109;&#64;&#97;&#117;&#103;&#115;&#98;&#117;&#114;&#103;&#46;edu\">p&#114;&#101;&#115;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x6e;m&#64;&#97;&#117;&#x67;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;rg&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Faculty Emeriti<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><div class='row'><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/christil\/\">Lars Christiansen<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Professor Emeritus<br \/><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;i&#x6c;&#116;o&#x3a;&#99;h&#x72;&#105;s&#x74;&#105;l&#x40;&#97;u&#x67;&#115;b&#x75;&#114;g&#x2e;&#101;d&#x75;\">&#x63;&#104;&#x72;&#x69;&#115;&#x74;&#105;l&#x40;&#97;u&#x67;&#115;b&#x75;&#114;g&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a><br \/><\/p><p class='faculty-info-block col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/hesser\/\">Garry W. 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