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Associate Professor of Sociology/Director of Assessment
Office
Technology Center 350
Phone
605-626-7797
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Dr. Brownfield joined the NSU faculty in 2015. Her current research looks at deviance and “bad behavior” in online forums devoted to support networks. She recently has published articles on depictions of prisons in film and rural policing on television.
Courses Taught
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
OC 281 Socio-Cultural Theory
CJUS/SOC 485 Capstone
Other courses offered on a rotational basis
Research Interests/Areas of Expertise
Popular culture
New media research methods
Online phenomena
Race/class/gender
Social psychology, identity, narrative, and deviance