Pikeville College - Faculty & Staff - Division of Social Science

Division of Social Science Faculty

Nancy J. Cade

Chair, Division of Social Science
Professor of History and Political Science

Office: Wickham Hall 126
Telephone: 606.218.5007
E-mail: ncade@pc.edu

Classes taught

American Chief Executive
American Government and Politics
American History Survey
British History
Comparative Government
Development of the U.S. Constitution
International Relations
Modern European History
Russia and the Soviet Union
Twentieth Century American History
World Civilization Survey

Education

Ph. D., Social Science (American History) with cognates in
World History and Political Science
    Ball State University
M.A., World History (major) and Political Science (minor)
    Ball State University
B.S., Social Science, Teaching Certificate
    Ball State University

Awards

Faculty Leader of the Year 2007, The Washington Center
Who’s Who in America, since 2001
Walker Teaching Award, 1999
The Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award, 1990
Outstanding Young Women in America, 1987

Personal

Dr. Cade is a native Hoosier but has lived in Pikeville since 1986. She is actively involved in The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars and has served as a faculty leader at several seminars since 2004. Her major interests outside academics are travel, reading and animals. She is an active supporter of The Morris Animal Foundation, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and The Humane Society of the United States. She and her husband, John, reside in Pikeville with the world’s cutest cocker spaniel and four of the world’s most adorable cats.

Stephen P. Budney

Associate Professor of History

Office: Wickham Hall 111
Telephone: 606.218.5009
E-mail: sbudney@pc.edu

Classes taught

America Enters the Modern Age, 1865-1900
American Foreign Relations, 1781-Present
American History Surveys
Americans United and Divided, 1781-1865
Colonial and Revolutionary America, 1600-1781
Historiography and Methodology
Imperial China
Modern China, 1644-Present
World Civilization Surveys

Education

Bachelor of Arts in History
    University of Maine
Master of Arts in History
    University of Maine
Doctor of Science in History
    University of Mississippi

Awards

President’s Pin for Academic Achievement, University of Maine
Gilder-Lehrner Fellowship to Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Columbia University

Personal

Dr. Budney was born in Hartford, Conn., but considers Brooklyn to be his home town. He is the author of William Jay, Abolitionist and Anticolonialist, and has also written articles on subjects ranging from naval history to Asian cinema. He enjoys working on cars and motorcycles, motorsports, Muay Thai and travel. He has two Greyhounds and has been active in animal rescue for several years, working with American Brittany Rescue and the Greyhound Placement Service.

Michael P. Phelan

Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Program Coordinator

Office: Wickham Hall 117 A
Telephone: 606.218.5025
E-mail: mphelan@pc.edu

Classes taught

Contemporary Social Problems and Policies
Corrections
Crime and Communities
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introduction to Sociology
Juvenile Delinquency
Modern Social Problems
Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Special Populations in Corrections

Education

Ph.D. - Primary: Crime, Law and Deviance; Secondary: Sociological Social Psychology
    University of Kentucky
M.A.
    Mankato State University
B.A. in Psychology
    Winona State University
B.A. in Sociology
    Winona State University

Awards

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Longwood University, 2006
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Longwood University, 2005
Chancellors Award for Outstanding Teaching, University of Kentucky, 2001
Department of Sociology Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Kentucky, 2001

Organizations

Midwest Sociological Society, Pikeville College
American Criminal Justice Association, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Longwood University
National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, Longwood University
International Sociological Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta, Mankato State University
National Honor Society In Psychology, Psi Chi, Winona State University
National Honor Society For Non-Traditional Students, Winona State University

Publications

Phelan, Michael P. And Scott A. Hunt. 2004. “Prison Gang Members’ Tattoos As
    Identity Work: The Visual Communication of Moral Careers.” Pp. 29 - 50 in Focus:
    Perspectives In Sociology, 1st ed. Edited by Timothy P. Thompson. Dubuque [Ia];
    Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company. [Reprint of Phelan and Hunt 1998].
Phelan, Michael P. And Scott A. Hunt. 2002. “The Meaning Of Prison Gang Tattoos.”
    Pp. 121-128 in Correctional Perspectives: Views from Academics, Practitioners, and
    Prisoners, edited by Leanne Fiftal Alarid and Paul F. Cromwell. Los Angeles; Roxbury
    Publishing Company. [Reprint of Phelan and Hunt 1998]. 
Phelan, Michael P. And Scott A. Hunt. 1998. “Prison Gang Members’ Tattoos As
    Identity Work: The Visual Communication of Moral Careers.” Symbolic Interaction.
    21(3):277-298.

Personal

Dr. Phelan was born and raised in Long Beach, Calif. He earned his private pilot’s license when he was 15 years old and clocked many flying hours with his father as they traveled the U.S. and Mexico. He worked as a correctional officer for the California Department of Corrections from 1984 to 1990 when he retired on a medical disability. As a Certified Chemical Dependency Practitioner, he worked at several hospitals and half-way houses in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Dr. Phelan currently lives on campus during the week and commutes home on the weekends. He and his wife, Judie, have a home in Prospect, Va., that they share with their three dogs and six cats.

Eric S. Primm

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Office: Wickham Hall 112
Telephone: 606.218.5041
E-mail: eprimm@pc.edu

Classes taught

Addictive Behavior
Cultural Geography
Deviance in U.S. Society
Drug Policy Analysis
Drugs and Society
Introduction to Social Statistics
Introduction to Sociology
Race and Ethnicity
Research Methods
Sex, Gender and Society
Social Stratification
Sociology of Sport
Sociology of the Family

Education

Ph.D. in Sociology
    University of Colorado at Boulder
B.S. in Sociology
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Scholarly Interests (teaching and research)

Class Culture
Deviance
Drugs and Drug Policy
History and Politics of Gun Control
Popular Culture
Race, Class and Gender Stratification

Recent Publications (peer reviewed)

Primm, Eric, Nicole Piquero, Robert M. Regoli and Alex Piquero. Forthcoming.
    “The Role of Race in Football Card Prices.” Social Science Quarterly.
Primm, Eric, Robert R. Preuhs, Robert M. Regoli and John D. Hewitt.
    Forthcoming. “The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same. Race on
    the cover of Sports Illustrated.” National Social Science Journal.
Primm, Eric, Robert M. Regoli, and John D. Hewitt. 2009 “Race, Fear and Firearms:
    The Roles of Demographics and Guilt Assuagement in the Creation of a Political
    Partition.” Journal of African American Studies 13:63-73.
Primm, Eric, Robert M. Regoli, and John D. Hewitt. 2008. “Where Are We and How
    Did We Get Here? Assessing Race, Performance, and Position in Topps Football
    Card Placement.” Journal of African American Studies 12:73-84.
Coffey, Shannon M., Eric Primm, and Robert M. Regoli. 2007. “Rap and Hip-Hop in
    Academia: Demographics and Their Influence on Pedagogy.” Free Inquiry in
    Creative Sociology 35:3-11.
Primm, Eric, Summer Dubois, and Robert Regoli. 2007. “An Exercise in Subtleties and
    the Transmission of Racism: An Analysis of Sports Illustrated Covers.” Journal of
    African American Studies 11:239-250.
Primm, Eric, Summer DuBois, and Robert M. Regoli. 2007. “Every Picture Tells a
    Story: Racial Representation on Sports Illustrated Covers.” Journal of American
    Culture 30:222-231.
Regoli, Robert M., Eric Primm, and John D. Hewitt. 2007. “Men and Boys and the
    Price of their Toys: Race and the Value of Football Cards.” The Social Science
    Journal 44:563-571.
Regoli, Robert M., Eric Primm, and John D. Hewitt. 2007. “Tackled in the Red Zone:
    The Impact of Race on Football Card Values.” Electronic Journal of Sociology
    8:28-51.
Regoli, Robert M., Eric Primm, and John D. Hewitt. 2007. “Where O’ Where did my
    Baseball Cards Go? Race, Performance, and Placement in the Topps Era,
    1956-1980.” The Social Science Journal 44:742-750.
Primm, Eric, Robert M. Regoli, and John D. Hewitt. 2006. “Does Membership have its
    Rewards? The Effects of Race and Hall of Fame Membership on Football Card
    Values.” Sociological Spectrum 26:369-385.