  {"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;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x76;&#101;&#x6c;&#97;&#x6d;&#99;&#x63;&#111;&#x40;&#97;&#x75;&#103;&#x73;&#98;&#x75;&#114;&#x67;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;\">ve&#108;&#97;&#109;&#99;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;gs&#98;&#117;&#114;&#103;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/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=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;t&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x62;&#97;be&#x72;&#x40;&#97;&#117;g&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;&#114;g&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;\">&#98;&#x61;&#x62;&#101;&#x72;&#x40;a&#x75;&#x67;s&#98;&#x75;r&#103;&#x2e;e&#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\/erickson-nathan\/\">Nathan Erickson<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology<br \/>Memorial Hall 434<br \/>612-330-1537<br \/><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#108;&#x74;o&#58;&#x65;r&#x69;&#x63;&#107;&#x73;4&#51;&#x40;a&#117;&#x67;s&#x62;&#x75;&#114;&#x67;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;u\">&#x65;&#x72;&#105;&#99;k&#x73;&#x34;&#x33;&#64;au&#x67;&#x73;&#98;&#117;r&#x67;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;u<\/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=\"mailto&#58;&#102;&#105;&#115;&#99;&#104;&#101;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;&#x72;&#x67;&#x2e;edu\">&#102;&#105;&#x73;c&#104;&#x65;&#x72;n&#64;&#x61;&#x75;g&#115;&#x62;&#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>Alleluia Gusenga<\/strong><br \/>Adjunct Instructor<br \/>CB 116<br \/><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#x6f;&#58;g&#x75;&#115;e&#x6e;&#103;&#x61;&#x40;a&#x75;&#103;s&#x62;&#117;r&#x67;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;\">&#x67;&#117;&#115;e&#x6e;&#x67;&#97;&#64;&#x61;&#x75;&#103;sb&#x75;&#114;&#103;&#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><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=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;:&#x70;i&#x70;&#112;&#x65;&#114;t&#x40;&#97;&#x75;&#103;s&#x62;u&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;&#101;d&#x75;\">&#112;&#x69;&#112;&#x70;&#101;&#x72;&#116;&#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>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;&#x6d;&#x40;&#x61;&#x75;&#x67;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;&#114;&#103;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#117;\">&#112;&#114;&#x65;&#x73;&#116;&#111;&#x6e;&#x6d;&#64;&#97;&#x75;&#x67;&#115;&#98;&#x75;&#x72;&#103;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;<\/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=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#x6f;&#58;&#x63;h&#x72;i&#x73;t&#x69;l&#64;&#x61;&#117;&#x67;&#115;&#x62;&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;e&#x64;u\">&#x63;&#104;r&#x69;&#115;&#116;&#x69;&#x6c;&#64;a&#x75;&#103;s&#x62;&#x75;&#114;g&#x2e;&#101;d&#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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