Nicholas Bakken - 437A; Ext. 5-8665; 2009; B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (2004); M.A. and Ph.D., University of Delaware (2006, 2009). Nick teaches courses in introductory sociology, criminal justice, criminology, corrections, sociopharmacology, and research methods. His research interests are in the areas of prisoner reentry, substance use, the role of social factors in criminal desistance, and the evaluation of strategies for crime control and prevention.  His current research explores the multiple pathways of criminal desistance among reentering drug-involved offenders and the etiology of adolescent substance use.
Email: bakken.nich@uwlax.edu

Jac Bulk - 437L; Ext. 5-6767; 1978; B.A., Cornell University; M.S. and Ph.D., UW-Madison] is Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and served as department chairman between 1995 and 2002. He earned his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During his thirty-one years at UW-La Crosse, he has taught courses in Law and Society, Marriage and Family, Research Methods of the Social Sciences, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Contemporary Issues in Racial and Ethnic Studies, and Hmong in America. Professor Bulk has published numerous professional journal articles on topics relating to legal studies as well as racial and ethnic studies and was honored with the first UW-System "Excellence in Ethnic Studies Award". Bulk has also published numerous supplemental course texts to accompany his teaching of UW-Extension courses in "Racial and Ethnic Minorities," "Marriage and Family," and "Law and Society". He was on sabbatical in Australia during the fall semester of 2002.
Dr. Bulk was born and grew up in West Babylon, New York next to a four story authentic Dutch windmill that was constructed by his Dutch-born grandfather. In between undergraduate and graduate schools he spent two years developing a language instruction program for autistic children and one year traveling through all parts of Europe with his wife, Susan. He continues to be happily married after 37 years and has two talented daughters, Jessica (an employment law attorney) and Maggie (a computer programmer). His favorite leisure past-time is road-racing (anything from 5K to the marathon), and you may see him someday racing by in St. Paul, Asbury Park, Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Boston, La Crosse, Chicago or who knows where. He has a genuine enthusiasm for teaching and hopes that his students adopt a matching enthusiasm for learning.
Email: bulk.jac@uwlax.edu

Mike Brennan - 437E; Ext 5-6773; 2008; B.A University of Leicester, England; M.A, & Ph.D, University of Warwick, England. Mike teaches courses in introductory sociology, the sociology of religion and the sociology of death, dying and bereavement. His main interests include social theory, collective memory and the sociology of death and dying. Mike's recent research has explored mourning, memory and identity in the context of contemporary Israeli society and the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He has previously explored the public mourning that followed the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the Hillsborough soccer stadium disaster, in particular the use of condolence books as a key cultural resource for meaning-making in the face of unanticipated loss. Mike is a big soccer fan and a keen runner.  
Email: brennan.mich@uwlax.edu

Enilda Delgado - 437B; Ext. 5-6776; 2001; B.A., University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; M.S. and Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Enilda teaches The Social World, Social Research Methods I, Social Stratification, Demography, Sociological Aspects of Work and Life and Quantitative Social Research Seminar. Her research interests are in the areas of work and family, child care, social stratification, race and ethnicity and demography. Enilda is currently analyzing national level data dealing with child care and work and family issues. Enilda is a member of the American Sociological Association, the Population Association of America and the Midwest Sociological Society. In addition, Enilda is a member of the La Crosse County Poverty Taskforce.
Email: delgado.enil@uwlax.edu

Al Gedicks - 437N; Ext. 5-6782; 1985, B.A., M.S., and Ph.D., UW Madison. Al is concerned with environmental sociology, Native Americans--and how multinational mining and oil companies affect both. He is also a recognized filmmaker with five films to his credit. His most recent film, "Keepers of the Water," about the Indian-environmental alliance against the proposed Crandon, Wisconsin mine, was awarded "Best Environmental Program" at the 1997 Red Earth American Indian Film & Video Competition in Oklahoma City. His other films cover the topics of Finnish immigrant experiences and the impacts of mining on Native American and rural communities. Al teaches Racial and Ethnic Minorities, the Sociology of Film, Environmental Sociology, Foundations of Sociological Analysis and American Indians and the Environment. His research and publications center on the issue of environmental threats and sociocultural dislocation posed by mining and oil projects. His published articles have appeared in sociological journals, edited books, and the popular press. His most book,Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining and Oil Corporations (South End Press) was published in 2001 and his most recent work, Dirty Gold: Indigenous Alliances to End Global Resource Colonialism (South End Press) is to be released in July 2009
Email: gedicks.al@uwlax.edu

Timothy B. Gongaware  - 437H; Ext. 5-6772; 2001; B.A. from Kent State University; M.S. from Ohio University; Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. In addition to helping people explore sociology through our introductory courses, Tim teaches our senior options course on Qualitative Explorations as well as in the areas of collective behavior and social movements, social psychology, and sociological theory. His research interests center on social psychological issues, and he previously focused on teachers, school boards, school board members, and social movements. Recent research has included an ethnographic exploration of collective identities and collective memories in two Native American social movement organizations that are challenging educational systems and practices as well as with GLBT social movements. Currently, he is working on an ethnographic exploration of various hobby and leisure groups.
Email: gongawar.timo@uwlax.edu

Carol Miller - 437D; Ext. 5-6777; 1998; B.S., UW-River Falls, M.A. and Ph.D., University of Arizona. Carol teaches courses in Comparative Sociology, Gender, and Urban/Rural Sociology. Her research is primarily in the areas of gender and World-systems Theory. Another research interest has led to her study of deer hunting activities. Overall, Carol's teaching and research revolve around economic and social changes, occuring in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest, as a result of globalization.
Email: miller.caro@uwlax.edu

Tim Thornton – 437J; Ext. 5-6779; 2004; B.S., University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; M.A., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; ABD, Indiana University – Bloomington. Tim teaches courses in introductory sociology, statistics, research methodology, deviance, criminology, and medical sociology. His research interests are in the areas of deviance and medical sociology. His current research examines the effectiveness of prison drug treatment programs in reducing recidivism and the social construction of suicide rates in a comparative framework. Tim is a huge Packer and Badger fan, and has been known to wear a cheesehead to class.
Email: thornton.timo@uwlax.edu

Kim Vogt, Dept Chair - 435A; Ext. 5-8458; 1994; B.A., Alfred University (1981); M.A. and Ph.D., University of New Hampshire (1983, 1989). Kim teaches courses in criminology, criminal justice, delinquency, deviance, and quantitative social research. She also coordinates WU-L's interdisciplinary minor in criminal justice. Her research interests are in the areas of violence, particularly the study of homicide and suicide; hate crime; and risk behaviors among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. Her current research involves examining gender differences in rates of juvenile homicide offending and victimization. She is a member of the Homicide Research Working Group, a national organization of researchers specializing in the study of homicde, and serves on the editorial board of the journal Homicide Studies.
Email: vogt.kimb@uwlax.edu

Bill Zollweg - 437I; Ext. 5-8465; 1982; B.A., M.A., University of Northern Colorado; Ph.D., Western Michigan University. Bill teaches Social Psychology, the Sociology of Small Groups, Applied Social Research, Sociology of Sport, Marriage and Family, Drugs and Society, and The Social World. He has conducted a series of applied research projects with various clients in the area and region, including the United Way of La Crosse, the Coulee Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, and the Wisconsin Departments of Transportation (repeat drunk drivers) and Health and Human Services (diabetes among Native Americans). Most recently, Bill has been researching Autistic Spectrum Disorder treatments, which has resulted in published journal articles in Audiology and Medicine. He is currently working on research alternative criminal justice sanctions. In La Crosse County he is the Federal Evaluator for the Drug Court Program and in Trempealeau County he was the Federal Evaluator for four different alternative criminal justice programs.
Email: zollweg.will@uwlax.edu