St. Mary's College of Maryland

Faculty Spotlight

Ye_Alice

This book examines the entrepreneurial class in the post-communist Poland from a broad historical perspective, documenting the persistent endurance and the development of this class during radical social change from a controlled economy to a market economy.

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Student Spotlight

Nia Brade

Nia Brade was appointed to serve on the Maryland Youth Advisory Council.

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Helen Daugherty

Helen Daugherty

An ideal introduction to the study of population, this highly accessible textbook outlines the fundamental concepts and measurement techniques of demography.

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Louis Hicks
Professor of Sociology

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Departments: Sociology
Office: Kent Hall, Room 323
Email: lehicks@smcm.edu
Phone: (240) 895-4915

Education:

B.S., Management Studies, University of Maryland University College – European Division, 1989

B.A., Soviet Studies, University of Maryland University College – European Division, 1989.

M.A., Sociology, University of Virginia, 1991.

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Virginia, 1994.

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Courses Taught:

  • Sociology of Organizations
  • Social Statistics
  • Social Change

Research Interests

  • War and peace
  • Military organizations
  • Comparative charting of social change

SMP Students

  • Ernest Rotili, 2011
  • Christi Ford, 2011
  • Michelle Bleecker, 2008
  • Denise Flanagan-Doyle, 2006
  • Benjamin Toll, 2006

Interesting Links

The First Measured Century

Systems of War and Peace

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St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
240-895-2000