Joseph Scimecca

Joseph Scimecca Professor; Sociology Graduate Program Director Research interests: Humanist Sociological Theory, The Sociology of Higher Education, The Intersection of Social Science and Religion A transplanted New Yorker; Joseph Scimecca received his B.A. in political science from Hunter College - CUNY; and his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from New York University. Before coming to George Mason University, as chair of the department in 1977, he previously taught at St. John's University, Upsala College, the University of Maine, and SUNY-Albany. He served as Chair of the department at George Mason from 1977 to 1987, Director of the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution from 1987 to 1990, and again as Chair from 1997 to 2002.

His research interests are in humanist sociological theory, the sociology of higher education, and the intersection of social science and religion. Major publications include: CRISIS AT ST. JOHN'S: STRIKE AND REVOLUTION ON THE CATHOLIC CAMPUS (Random House); THE SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY OF C. WRIGHT MILLS (Kennikat Press); EDUCATION AND SOCIETY (Holt, Rinehart); SOCIOLOGY: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION (Kendall-Hall); CONFLICT RESOLUTION: CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES (Greenwood Press); SOCIETY AND FREEDOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMANIST SOCIOLOGY (Nelson-Hall). He is currently at work on a manuscript entitled, CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY: A HUMANIST APPROACH. He is a past President of the Association of Humanist Sociologists, and the recipient of the Distinguished Professor of the Year Award at the University of Maine. CV link: https://chimera.gmu.edu/httpd/html/uploaded-files/xayafyvnfvzpmcsuzfzj.pdf