Sociology - Anthropology Faculty
Dr. William E. Lovekamp
Associate Professor of Sociology
Office: 3151 - Blair
Phone: 581-6217
Email: welovekamp@eiu.edu
William Lovekamp's Vita
Summer 2013 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:30-11:30 a.m. and/or by appt.
Dr. Lovekamp is Associate Professor of Sociology with training in the sociology of disasters, collective behavior and social movements, race/ethnicity and gender studies.
Dr. Lovekamp is also the secretary/treasurer of the International Research Committee on Disasters (International Sociological Association Research Committee #39) and for the International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.
Current Syllabi
Frequently Taught Courses
Introduction to Sociology, Sociology Professional Seminar, Research Methods for Collecting Social Data, Sociology of Popular Culture, Sociology of DisastersEducation
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (2006)
M.A., Western Illinois University (1998)
B.A., Illinois College (1996)
Professional Organizations
Alpha Kappa Delta, American Sociological Association, Gender and Disaster Network, Illinois GIS Association, International Research Committee on Disasters - International Sociological Association, Midwest Sociological Society, U.S. Gender and Disaster Resilience Alliance.Research
Dr. Lovekamp's research often examines disaster preparedness and recovery, social vulnerability, perceptions of risk, and environmental racism. He also works on how GIS applications can be effectively used as a tool for cultural preservation and community disaster preparedness.
Dr. Lovekamp has been in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at EIU since 2005.
