Chair/Associate Professor
Office Location
McElhaney Hall, 102E
724-357-6247
dana.hysock@iup.edu
Education
- University of Delaware, PhD, Sociology
- Loyola College in Maryland, MS, Counseling Psychology
- East Stroudsburg University, BS, Psychology
Areas of Research and Teaching Interest
Gender, Intimate Partner Violence, Social Inequality, Peer Sexual Harassment, and Rape Prevention
Profile:
Dana Hysock Witham regularly teaches courses on sociological practice, the sociology of gender, alcohol and drug abuse, deviance, and intimate partner violence. Her research interests include gender, violence against women, deviance, and social inequality. She currently serves the IUP Sociology Department as the chair of the Undergraduate Education Committee and Internship Coordinator. She is an active member of the Eastern Sociological Society and has served multiple two-year terms as the co-chair for the ESS Committee on the Status of Women.