Sociology Department

Elaine Wellin

Stev. 2084-H, (707)664-2469, welline@sonoma.edu

Elaine Wellin, Adjunct Lecturer of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her teaching areas include American Class Structure, Sociology of the Environment, Human Service Administration, Sociology of Work, Women and the Environment, and Feminist Research Methods. Prior to joining SSU's Sociology Department, she taught at the University of Michigan in the Sociology Department. Her research and publications center on work in environmental sociology and feminist studies. Many of her classes involve service learning, a course component that extends class work to include participation in community affairs.