The sociology department instituted a peer mentoring program for sociology majors, minors, all other students interested in sociology in Fall 1998. Seven to ten students, all senior sociology majors, serve as peer advisors to younger sociology majors, minors, and those interested in majoring in sociology. You can contact the peer mentors at the sociology learnlink conference. They are happy to answer any questions you may have about the sociology major. The program is structured to meet the following categories and corresponding needs:

• newly declared sociology majors and minors, and students who are thinking about declaring sociology;
• sociology majors and minors who have concerns about internships, opportunities, classes, or career directions;
• Oxford majors who may have a difficult transition to the Emory campus; and
• majors who are considering participating in our Honors program.

The peer mentors' interests cover our major areas in sociology (e.g., criminology, law, public health, political sociology, social psychology, communications and journalism, public policy, and medicine). Below is the list of peer mentors and their interests.

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Liz Chesney

Hello All! My name is Liz Chesney and I'm a senior from Atlanta, GA . I'm double majoring in Sociology and Anthropology. I studied abroad this past summer on the Sociology Comparative Healthcare program in London. I am planning on going into Public Health and hope one day to have my PhD, perhaps in Epidemiology. I am very interested in Medical Sociology and Criminology. I hope I can help with any questions you may have! Please feel free to contact me through the conference.

Sociology Courses I have taken:

• SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology (Scott)
• SOC 214 : Class, Status, Power (Condron)
• SOC 221: Culture and Society (Dowd)
• SOC 249: Criminology (Griffiths)
• SOC 389: Criminal Justice (Bucher)
• SOC 355WR: Social Research I (Mullis)
• SOC 390: Comparative Healthcare Study Abroad (Scott/Houry)

This semester I will be taking SOC 457WR: Development of Sociological Theory (Jamerson). I hope you have a great semester and academic year!

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Dale Cohen

Hey Guys, my name is Dale Cohen and I am a junior at Emory from Long Island, New York. I am a sociology major and an ethics minor. I plan on taking an LSAT class in the spring of 2008 and hopefully the LSAT in July. Feel free to email me with questions about the sociology major or anything in general that you think I may be able to help out with. I will try my best to answer accordingly! Here are the following Soc classes that I have taken:

• Juvenile Delinquency (Agnew)
• Class, Status and Power (Condron)
• Intro to Soc (Scott)
• Political Sociology (Hicks)
• Criminology (Griffiths)
• Social Research I (Mullis)

This fall I am enrolled in Culture and Society and Sociological Aspects of Health/Illness.

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Lauren Dinger

Hello everyone! My name is Lauren Dinger and I'm a senior from Newton, MA (right outside of Boston). I'm a double major in Sociology and Spanish and have been lucky enough to study abroad through both departments. I spent the summer before my junior year in London as part of the Sociology Comparative Healthcare program. After London, I spent the fall semester of my junior year in Salamaca, Spain. This year I will be writing an honors thesis under the guidance of Dr. Tracy Scott and am currently studying to take the September LSAT. I have taken:

• SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology (Schrimsher)
• SOC 221: Culture and Society (Scott)
• SOC 230: Sociological Aspects of Health and Illness (Levinson)
• SOC 245: Individual and Society (Johnson)
• SOC 249: Criminology (Griffiths)
• SOC 355WR: Social Research I (Mullis)
• SOC 390: Comparative Healthcare Study Abroad (Scott/McQuaide)
• SOC 457WR: Development of Sociological Theory (Jamerson).

I would love to answer any questions you might have-- and wish you all the best of luck in the upcoming semester and year!

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Mark Freudenheim

Hey guys, my name is Mark Freudenheim and I'm a junior from Minneapolis, MN. I'm a Sociology and French studies double major. I currently debate for the Barkley Forum and eventually plan on going to law school. I'm also going to be studying abroad in Paris for the spring semester. However, I will still be available all year to answer whatever questions you might have about the sociology major, double majoring, or classes in general. The soc classes that I have taken:

• Soc 101-Intro to Sociology (Scott)
• Soc 190 - Making Sense of Globalization (Boli)
• Soc 214- Class, Status and Power (Condron)
• Soc 220- Juvenile Delinquency (Matthews)
• Soc 249 - Criminology (Griffiths)
• Soc 333- Sociology of Religion (Tipton)
• Soc 355 WR - Social Research I (Mullis)

This semester I am taking Soc 457WR with Jamerson as well as Soc 245 with Hegvedt. Feel free to contact me through the conference or more directly through learnlink at mfreude@learnlink.emory.edu. I also obsessively check facebook.

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Alexandra Gervis

Hi! My name is Lexi Gervis and I am a senior from Boca Raton, Florida. I am a sociology major with a minor in Spanish, and I spent this past fall ('06) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I will be writing an honors thesis this year, and I plan to take a year or two off once I graduate before returning to grad school. I would love to answer any questions that you have, especially about studying abroad, sociology classes, or deciding to do the honors program. I have taken the following sociology classes:

• Soc 245: Individual and Society (Keyes)
• Soc 214: Class, Status, and Power (Condron)
• Soc 221: Culture and Society (Scott)
• Soc 307: Sociology of Education (Werum and Condron) - seminar
• Soc 355WR: Social Research Methods (Mullis)

This semester I will be taking Soc 457WR: Social Theory and a graduate class for the honors program. My advisor is Tracy Scott. Feel free to contact me through the conference or directly to my email: agervis@learnlink.emory.edu . Hope everyone has a great year.

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Jonathan Rakofsky

Hi My name is Jonathan Rakofsky. I am a senior from Miami, Florida. I am majoring in Sociology and also pre-med. If you have any questions feel free to ask, either by sending the question directly to me or to the conference. Classes I've taken:

• Soc 101: Intro to Soc (Scott)
• Soc 220: Juvenile delinquency (Agnew)
• Soc 249: Criminology (Griffiths)
• Soc 325: Sociology of film (Coward)
• Soc 245: Individual and society (Johnson)
• Soc 457wr: Development of Soc Theory (Jamerson)
• Soc 348: Aging in society (Keyes)

I am currently enrolled in:

• Soc221 Culture and society (Scott)
• Soc 355wr: Social research 1 (Mullis)

Good Luck!

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Kinda Secret

Hello Everyone!
My name is Kinda (pronounced Ken-da) Secret and I'm a senior from Atlanta, GA . I am a Sociology major and an Arabic minor. I am writing an honor's thesis this year that will focus on rebuilding efforts of New Orleans post-Katrina. I am very interested in issues related to health, social inequalities and community organizing. I am currently applying to law schools, and hope to begin law school in the fall of 2008. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about the classes I have taken, or the Sociology major in general. I have taken:

• SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology (Scott)
• SOC 221: Culture and Society (Scott)
• SOC 230: Sociological Aspects of Health and Illness (Levinson)
• SOC 245: Individual and Society (Johnson)
• SOC 355: Social Research I (Askew)
• SOC 457WR: Development of Sociological Theory (Jamerson)

I have also taken several courses as part of the Community Building and Social Change Fellowship Program, including SOC 370A: Community Building and Social Change I (Owens) and SOC 370BWR: Planning Community Initiatives (Rich) . This semester I will be taking SOC 389: Eye of the Storm: Inequalities of Hurricane Katrina (Sweeney), SOC 501 Research Methods and Models: Design (Fransozi- Graduate Course), and SOC 495A Honors.

Best,
Kinda