Leadership
Merril Silverstein
Professor and Chair, Sociology Department
Professor, Human Development and Family Science, Falk College
Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging
314 Lyman Hall
315.443.2703 | merrils@syr.edu
Jennifer Karas Montez
University Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology Department
Gerald B. Cramer Faculty Scholar in Aging Studies
Co-Director of the Policy, Place, and Population Health Lab
Faculty Associate, Aging Studies Institute
Research Affiliate, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
314H Lyman Hall
315.443.2703 | jmontez@syr.edu
Yüksel Sezgin
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Director of the Law, Society and Policy Integrated Learning Major, Sociology Department
Director, Pre-law Program in Europe
100F Eggers Hall
315.443.4431 | ysezgin@syr.edu
Janet M. Wilmoth
Distinguished Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sociology Department
Director, Aging Studies Institute
Dissemination Core Lead, Center for Aging and Policy Studies
314 Lyman Hall
315.443.5053 | jwilmoth@syr.edu
Staff
Janet M. Coria
Administrative Specialist, Sociology Department
302 Maxwell Hall
315.443.2347 | jmcoria@syr.edu
Janet Coria is the administrative assistant in the Sociology Department. She has worked at the University for 29 years; 12 of them in Falk College Marriage & Family Therapy and 17 in the Sociology Department. She has a B.A. degree in sociology from LeMoyne College and is a lifelong resident of Syracuse. She is responsible for the department budgets and for scheduling classes. She works closely with the graduate students and assists with admissions, submitting TA and fellowship information and degree certification. She assists with faculty searches and part-time instructor postings. She has two children and two grandchildren and is a huge Syracuse basketball fan.
Yangchun Ma
Administrative Specialist, Civic and Community Engagement Office
Administrative Specialist, Sociology Department
210 Eggers Hall
yma215@syr.edu