Sociology

Dr. Christie F. Boxer
Professor
Email: cboxer@adrian.edu
Office: Valade-313
Office Ext.: 4033

B.A. in Sociology (Western Michigan University)
M.A. in Sociology (Western Michigan University)
M.A. in Sociology (University of Iowa)
Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Iowa)

Dr. Boxer acts as Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice. She teaches courses in marriage and the family, sex and gender, race and ethnicity, class and status, research methods, sociological theory, and senior research. Her hands-on approach to student mentoring helps students navigate career opportunities for those with liberal arts Bachelor's degrees. She has published scholarly articles and book chapters on the consequences of exposure to disparaging humor, the stereotype threat phenomenon, and discrimination in the workplace.

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Prof. Nathan Goetting
Professor, Director, George Romney Institute for Law & Public Policy
Email: ngoetting@adrian.edu
Office: Peelle-202
Office Ext.: 4369

Degrees

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Juris Doctor (Constitutional Law & Civil Rights Concentration)
• Western Michigan University, Master of Arts in Philosophy
• Aquinas College, Bachelor of Arts in General Education

Biography

Professor Goetting joined the faculty of Adrian College in 2008 and currently serves there as a Professor of Criminal Justice and Jurisprudence and the Director of the George W. Romney Institute for Law and Public Policy. He also has a Prestige Faculty appointment with the University of Toledo College of Law. He serves as the faculty adviser to students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice/Juris Doctor joint degree program. His scholarship focuses on constitutional law and civil liberties.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in General Education from Aquinas College, a small liberal arts school in Grand Rapids, MI, before earning a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Western Michigan University. He served as an intern for the Cooley Innocence Project while a student at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where he spent two terms working on several rape and murder cases.

Professor Goetting has taught at three law schools, served as faculty advisor to The University of Toledo Law Review, and has published dozens of writings on legal issues, many dealing with freedom of expression and the rights of those accused of crimes. His work has been cited in leading law reviews and academic journals. For his publications on the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage cases, Professor Goetting won Adrian College's Creative Activity, Research, and Scholarship Award (faculty-wide for best contribution to one's field).

He is the author of two books, including The Supreme Court's Actual Innocence Problem and First Amendment Absolutism: Why the Constitution of the United States Makes Free Speech Its Most Important Right.

He won Adrian College's Ross Newsome Award for Outstanding Teaching in 2022 and served as an Assistant Coach on Adrian College's MIAA championship wrestling team in 2023.

Professor Goetting lives in Adrian, Michigan with his wife, Amanda; his sons, Lucas and Samuel; and his dogs Francie and Stewart. Outside the classroom, he enjoys reading and watching classic movies.

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Dr. Cedrick G. Heraux
Professor
Email: cheraux@adrian.edu
Office: Valade-223
Office Ext.: 4039

B.A. in Law and Society / Psychology (Purdue University)
M.A. in Criminal Justice (State University of New York - Albany)
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice (Michigan State University)

Dr. Heraux acts as Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice. He teaches courses in introductory sociology, introductory criminal justice, juvenile justice, policing, and homeland security. His work has been published in Justice Quarterly, the Journal of Criminal Justice, and Policing: An International Journal, among others. His research focuses on police use of force behavior, as well as the sociology of violence.

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Dr. Zavin Nazaretian
Associate Professor, Director, Statistics Resource Center & Chair, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice
Email: znazaretian@adrian.edu
Office: Valade-221
Office Ext.: 3965

Dr. Nazaretian is the Department Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice. He teaches courses in corrections, deviance, and criminological theory. His work has been published in the Journal of Crime, Law and Social Change; the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice; and Policing: An International Journal among others. His research focuses on victimization and offending behavior.

Degrees:
B.A. in Criminology (Saint Mary's University)
M.S. in Criminology (Loughborough University)
Ph.D. in Sociology (Wayne State University)

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