Emeritus Faculty

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

As one of the founders of anthrozoology, Professor Arluke’s research has examined the nature and significance of contradictory human-animal relationships in occupations (e.g., shelter workers), everyday life (e.g., hoarders), and other cultures…

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Michael E. Brown is the author of books on collective behavior, the concept of “value” in Marx and post-structuralism, the historiography of communism, the concept of the social, among others. He was elected chair of the Marxist section o…

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology and International Affairs

Anthony Jones received his undergraduate education in England before coming to the USA to do an MA at Brown and a PhD at Princeton. He has spent most of his professional life doing research on the Soviet Union and Russia, but in recent years has exte…

Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Maureen Kelleher writes, researches and teaches in the areas of higher education pedagogy, college student mental health, and social policy. She served as Director of the University Honors Program from 2004-2014. During that time, she developed an in…

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

Professor Klein has spent his career examining the intersection of culture, politics and sport. His research has taken him to study baseball in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and other far flung sites; bodybuilders in southern California; and Lakota …

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Thomas Koenig has been a faculty member at Northeastern University since 1977, serving as chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 2002 until 2008. In 2008-2009 he was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Belgrade (Serbia) Law S…

Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Criminology

Jack Levin, Ph.D. has authored or co-authored more than thirty books including The Allure of Premeditated Murder, Extreme Killing, Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers, Mass Murder, and Hate Crimes as well as more than 250 articles and columns. Whil…

Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Steven Vallas is Professor of Sociology at Northeastern University in Boston. Most of his research is concerned with the transformation of work, struggles over new technologies, and responses to the demands of the new economy. His books and articles …