Matt Aronson PhD

Biography

Brief Bio:

I teach sociology at Western and have served as faculty advisor for Sociology Club/AKD, Queer Collective, Native American Student Council. I’m grateful for a chance to live in the spectacular Gunnison Valley, where I spend lots of time with loved ones, food, books, bicycles, skis, and trails.

Teaching:
Deviance, Sociological Theory, The Family, Research Methods, Self & Society, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Sexualities, Ethnicity & Race, Capstone, and others.

Applied Research:
I have taught at Colorado State University and at Regis University. I also worked as researcher for OMNI Institute and on various projects funded by the National Science Foundation, the United Way, the University of California, and many others. My applied research has ranged from conducting interviews and focus groups among homeless youth in Denver, to classroom observations of kindergarteners as they interact with science exhibits, to in-depth interviews with environmental activists, bureaucrats, ranchers, police officers, and city leaders. I have served on a steering committee for the Economic Prosperity and Poverty Reduction Task Force with the CO legislature and have been involved with community-level initiatives such as Pathways Past Poverty funded by The United Way of Larimer County.