Expertise

His areas of specialization include sustainability studies, environment and society, urban society, classical and postmodern theory, qualitative research methods, and history of science and sociology. 

Degrees
PhD, University of Notre Dame, Sociology, 1985
MA, University of Notre Dame, Sociology, 1983
BA, Heidelberg College, Philosophy, 1979
Keywords
social history urban studies qualitative methods (social sciences) sociology
Languages
German, Spanish
Honors

President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University

Outstanding Teaching Award, Indiana University South Bend

Associations
American Sociological Association
International Sociological Association