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Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice

Faculty Mentors

Ginger Gummelt, Ph.D.

Department: Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice

Email: ginger.gummelt@lamar.edu

Research interests: 

  • Children and violence
  • Mental health issues for athletes
  • Vulnerable populations
  • Sexual abuse and sexual assault
  • Women's issue

Appropriate majors: 

  • Social Work
  • Psychology
  • Education
  • Sociology
  • Political Science
  • Family and Consumer Sciences

Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet

Department: Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice

Associate Professor

Email: mgage1@lamar.edu

Research interests: 

  • Physical and Mental Health
  • Long Covid
  • Human Rights
  • Impact of Social Factors on Health
  • Environment and Health

Robert Worley, Ph.D.

Department: Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice

Email: rworley@lamar.edu

Research interests:

  • Prison culture
  • Productivity and rankings in criminal justice
  • Police issues
  • Cybercrime
  • Improving methodology in criminal justice research

Appropriate majors:

  • Liberal Arts/Social Sciences