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Sociology

Sociology Faculty

JeckerByrne, Mat

Ph.D. in Sociology from the City University of New York Graduate Center in June of 2000


Lecturer

Department: Sociology
Office: JFT 504-A
Phone: (845) 257-3508
E-mail: jeckerbm@newpaltz.edu

Office Hours

W12:00 PM - 04:00 PM

And By Appointment

Career History

close to twenty years experience teaching sociology to undergraduate students.

Teaching Interests

His teaching style is engaging and exciting, aimed at fostering students' learning and reflection skills, and accomplished through innovative assignments, classroom exercises, and traditional lecture.

Research/Creative Activity

the sociology of culture, American society, the American Funeral Service, and social inequality and the middle classes.
defending the dissertation, Dealing with Death: Problems and Responses in American Funeral Practice.