{"id":34,"date":"2026-06-17T17:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:51:06","slug":"faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n\t\t\t
\"Photo<\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

Nicholas Sewitch, J.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t

Specialist Professor;
Chair<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n

<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

Criminal Justice, School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Plangere Center for Communication, 129<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t

732-571-3529<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

nsewitch@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n

<\/span><\/div>\n\n

Full-time Faculty<\/h2>
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Melissa A. Alvar\u00e9, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Lecturer<\/p>

Email: <\/span>malvare@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-263-5304<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Johanna E. Foster, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Professor;
Helen Bennett McMurray Endowed Chair in Social Ethics<\/p>

Email: <\/span>jfoster@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-263-5440<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Jen McGovern, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Associate Professor;
Sociology Program Director<\/p>

Email: <\/span>jmcgover@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-923-4658<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n

Part-time Faculty<\/h2>
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

David Merson<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Adjunct<\/p>

Email: <\/span>smerson@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-571-3444<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Siobhan Nerys<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Adjunct<\/p>

Email: <\/span>shansen@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-571-3444<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n

Staff<\/h2>
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Wendy Harris<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Office Coordinator<\/p>

Email: <\/span>wharris@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-571-3444<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

Emeritus Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Nancy J. Mezey, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Professor Emerita <\/p>

Email: <\/span>nmezey@monmouth.edu<\/span><\/p>

Phone: <\/span>732-263-5631<\/span><\/p> \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chair Emeritus Faculty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nFaculty and Staff | Department of Sociology | Monmouth University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Faculty and Staff | Department of Sociology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chair Emeritus Faculty\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Department of Sociology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-01T14:51:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/faculty-and-staff\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/faculty-and-staff\\\/\",\"name\":\"Faculty and Staff | Department of Sociology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-17T21:40:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-01T14:51:06+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/faculty-and-staff\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/faculty-and-staff\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/faculty-and-staff\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Faculty and Staff\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/\",\"name\":\"Department of Sociology\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monmouth.edu\\\/department-of-sociology\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Faculty and Staff | Department of Sociology | Monmouth University","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Faculty and Staff | Department of Sociology","og_description":"Chair Emeritus Faculty","og_url":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/","og_site_name":"Department of Sociology","article_modified_time":"2026-07-01T14:51:06+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/","url":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/","name":"Faculty and Staff | Department of Sociology","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-17T21:40:26+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-01T14:51:06+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/faculty-and-staff\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Faculty and Staff"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/","name":"Department of Sociology","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}