Karen Wood

Known to her students as “K Wood,” Karen is devoted to helping her students develop the Sociological Imagination in all that they do. Karen’s previous work as both a Missionary and as a Pastoral Associate as well as her vocation as a wife and mother lend a great deal of experience to Karen’s professional life as a sociologist.

Her research interests include: the Sociology of Religion, particularly the Catholic call of the New Evangelization as it relates to culture; Popular Culture, particularly its historical progression and influence upon Youth Culture; Marriage and Family, both macro and micro understandings; and the Sociology of Race Relations and the Construction of Ethnic Identities, particularly the unique Black American experience and its diverse and divergent expressions.

Karen loves “talking sociology” and witnessing students reach their potential both in and out of the classroom.