Adjunct professor to lead international body of clinical and applied sociologists
Adjunct Professor of Sociology Ross Koppel has been named president of the Sociological Practice Association, an international body of clinical and applied sociologists. In addition to teaching research methods in the sociology department, Dr. Koppel is also the president of Social Research Corp., which conducts research on work, medicine, education, and social policy. He is currently the principal investigator of a study on the costs of Alzheimer’s disease to U.S. businesses. Dr. Koppel received the William Foote Whyte/Sociological Practice Career Award from the American Sociological Association in 1998 and the Sociological Practice Award from the Society for Applied Sociology in 2002, making him the first person to receive both awards.