Viola Sawyer

Viola L. Sawyer
Ph.D. Student
Location: 
3234 Sangren Hall, Mail Stop 5257
Mailing address: 
Department of Sociology
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5257 USA
Education: 
  • M.S., Northern Arizona University
  • B.A., Arcadia University
Bio: 

Viola Sawyer is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University.

Courses Taught:

  • Methods of Data Analysis (Soc 2830)

 Areas of Study:

  • Criminology
  • Race and Ethnicity

Research Interests:

  • Race, gender, and policing
  • Crimes of the powerful
  • Inequality and the criminal processing system