The field of Rural Sociology is a sub-field of sociology, the study of human societies and social groups. Rural sociologists focus on the study of social life in rural and non-metropolitan areas domestically and internationally. They continue to develop theory and knowledge and produce information relevant to public policy and local development.
Rural Sociology research focuses on environmental well-being, sustainable development of natural resources, social and community quality of life, and diffusion and impacts of technologies. The faculty in SENR provides expertise for students to focus on agriculture and the environment or social change and development.
Active Graduate Advisors:
Kerry Ard
Douglas Jackson-Smith
Shoshanah Inwood
Jeffrey Jacquet
Kristi Lekies
Linda Lobao
Kenneth Martin
Sayeed Mehmood
Cathy Rakowski
Jeff Sharp
Eric Toman
Recent Theses and Dissertations (available on OhioLink*)
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D. Apudia-Sjogreen |
MS |
"We used to...": The Decline of Social Capital on Providencia Island, Colombia |
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G. Apaliyah |
PhD |
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E. Caricofe |
MS |
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D. Deemer** |
PhD |
Spatial Inequalities in Fiscal Distribution of the US Welfare State |
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J. Glastra |
MS |
Inequality in Farmworker Wages: Race, Space, and Legal Status |
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L. Harrington |
MS |
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T. Henshaw** |
PhD |
Agricultural Social Infrastructure: People, Policy, and Community Development |
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M. John |
PhD |
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A. Kim |
MS |
People's participation in decision making in mining in Peru: Exploitation or opportunity? |
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E. Parisian |
MS |
Health Care Reform and Rural Hospitals: Opportunities and Challenges under the Affordable Care Act |
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T. Sherry |
MS |
The Life Satisfaction of Voluntary Simplifiers: Is Low Materialism a Path to Happiness |
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H. Scott |
MS |
Interst groups and contemporary agricultural policy: an examination of niche theory |
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A. Stough-Hunter |
PhD |
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A. Thatcher |
MS |
*OhioLink articles available to OSU students, faculty, and staff
**Student advised by SENR facultry in other OSU graduate programs