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Mark Cohan

Associate Professor (Sociology)
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work, Women and Gender Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

Phone

(206) 296-6493

Email

mcohan@seattleu.edu

Office

Casey 304

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Social Psychology
  • Narrative and Discourse
  • Men and Masculinities
  • Sociology f Steampunk

Key Publications and Presentations 

Mark Cohan. “The Problem of Gears and Goggles: Managing Membership Boundaries and Identities in the Steampunk Subculture.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, CA, March 22 – 25, 2012.

Mark Cohan & Kathleen Cook. [In press.] “Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Sociological and Psychological and Social Psychology of Crime.” Helfgott, J.B. (Ed.). Criminal Psychology, Volumes 1-4. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

Book review. The Bully Society: School Shootings and the Crisis of Bullying in America’s Schools by Jessie Klein. Gender and Society [in press.]

Mark Cohan. (2009). “Bad Apple: The Social Production and Subsequent Reeducation of a Bad Teacher.” Change, (November/December), 32-36. 

Mark Cohan. (2009). “Adolescent Heterosexual Males Talk About the Role of Male Peer Groups in Their Sexual Decision-Making.” Sexuality and Culture, 13:152-177.

Faculty Highlights

Cohan 2Mark Cohan, accomplished scholar of the Steampunk subculture, was featured in the Seattle University Magazine.

Obrien, JJodi O’Brien recently published “Seeking Normal? Considering Same-Sex Marriage” in Seattle Journal for Social Justice.  

Efird, RRobert Efird is back from a Fulbright-sponsored sabbatical in China, where he spent a year working with local communities engaged in environmental education. 

Perry, Gary2Gary Perry presented a paper at the 2012 meetings of the Association of Black Sociologists titled “Class, Take Out Your iPhones: Teaching Urban Sociology with New Media.”