Meet the Sociology Department faculty and staff
Dr. Bullard
256.765.9000
jhbullard@una.edu
www2.una.edu/jbullard
Dr. Bullard began her teaching career in 1983 at the University of Montevallo after completing her doctorate degree in Sociology at Virginia Tech. She joined the faculty in the Department of Sociology at UNA in 1992. In addition to her teaching she has also served the University as Ombudsman and Associate to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. At present Dr. Bullard serves as the Director of the Certificate in Gerontology and the Director of Summer School for the University. As Director of the Certificate in Gerontology she has worked with the Office of Continuing Education to offer the Certificate on-line as part of our distance learning program. She is also working with other faculty in the Department to offer the Sociology major/minor through the distance learning program. Dr. Bullard is a member of Alpha Kappa Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa. She is married (25 years!) has two children, Drew (age 16) and Leslie (12) and one adorable Yorkie (Little Bit).
Ms. Shirley T. Grant-Rhodes
256.765.4200
stgrant@una.edu.
Ms. Shirley T. Grant-Rhodes is an Academic Secretary in the Sociology Department at the University of North Alabama.
She is a graduate of the University of North Alabama where she obtained her B.S. degree in Business Education and Administration.
She also has further studies at Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama toward a Business Education degree, at UNA toward a Master’s of Business Administration degree. In her time off, she enjoys being a musician at First Missionary Baptist Church, Sheffield, Alabama and being the owner of Grant Properties, a real estate firm, in Sheffield, Alabama.
Dr. May
256.765.4538
mmtakeuchi@una.edu
Dr. May Takeuchi (a.k.a. Dr. May) earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Washington State University in 2005. She joined the UNA faculty in 2008 after teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses at WSU and University of West Alabama. Her research interests include dynamics of family interactions and the development of cooperation within and between social groups.
Dr. May hopes to contribute to the department’s new concentration on Family Studies/Group Dynamics, which aims to prepare students for the challenges of today’s society where quality of family life is becoming more difficult to maintain. She teaches courses including Marriage and Family, Social Problems, Computer Applications, as well as Introductory Sociology. She also serves as the faculty advisor of Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society. At a personal level, Dr. May is a BIG cat lover and she studies Aikido (i.e., Japanese martial art).
Dr. Robertson
256.765.4530
ctrobertson@una.edu
www.una.edu/faculty/ctrobertson
Dr. Craig Robertson, Sociology Department Chair, joined the UNA faculty in 1998 after spending one year at Averett College in Danville, VA. and three years at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. Introduced to sociology while pursuing an undergraduate degree at the University of Montevallo, he was immediately struck by the relevance of this discipline to contemporary social issues and problems. One of those issues involved the legal system and its relationship to crime and civil rights.
After working as a booking and release officer in the Lucas County Jail in Toledo, Ohio, he began graduate studies in sociology at Mississippi State University. Today, his teaching and research interests are strongly related to crime management and social justice issues and the role that communities, legal institutions, and social scientific disciplines play toward achieving those ends. Craig is married to Heather and they have two terrific daughters, Anna and Day.
Dr. T
256.765.4527
satakeuchi@una.edu
Dr. S. Alex Takeuchi (a.k.a. "Dr. T") joined the faculty at UNA in 1999 after
completing his doctorate in Sociology with specialization in Social Psychology
and Crime/Deviance at Washington State University, where he received the James
F. Short, Jr. Research Award. As a scholar with diverse interests, Dr. T has
published his work in the areas of interpersonal attraction, child
socialization, social philosophy and Japanese art history. He is also serving
as an Editorial Board member of two journals including Marriage & Family
Review. At UNA, Dr. T serves as a faculty senate representative and as the
advisor of UNA Sociology Club and Japan Global Network.
