Sociology & Criminology

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Sociology & Criminology

Welcome to the Department of Sociology & Criminology at Merrimack College! We offer majors and minors in both Sociology and Criminology. We invite you to explore our pages, and to contact any member of the Department if you have questions or would like more information. You can also find us on facebook.

Department News

  • Drs. Hayden and Aiello Present at ASC | November 21
    Drs. Hayden and Aiello co-presented a paper, entitled “‘Hot for Student’: Female Teacher-Male Student Statutory Rape Cases in the Popular Media,” at the November annual meeting of the American Society of Criminiology (ASC). Dr. Aiello also presented a second paper, entitled “‘The Taxpayers Won’t Allow It’: The Contradictions of Providing Therapy in Jail.”
  • Dr. Dalphin Presents at AHS | October 17
    On October 14, Dr. Dalphin participated in a roundtable discussion on “Obama, the Democrats and the Future of Progressive Politics” at the 2011 meeting of the Association of Humanist Sociology.
  • Dr. McQueeney Joins Department | August 27
    We are excited to welcome a new professor to the Department, Dr. Krista McQueeney. Dr. McQueeney comes to us from Salem College, where she had been an assistant professor since 2007. Here at Merrimack, she will be offering courses in domestic violence and the family, among others. Please join us in welcoming Dr. McQueeney to Merrimack!
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Department Events

April 13th, 2012

Allen Fairfax

Allen Fairfax - Sociology & Criminology
Assistant Professor  

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