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Eric J. Krieg

Eric J. Krieg

Associate Professor
(716) 878-5411
Campus Address: Classroom Building B301
kriegej@buffalostate.edu

Ph.D., Northeastern University   (kriegej@buffalostate.edu)

 Eric "Luke" Krieg's interests are in the area of Environmental Sociology and Community.  Much of his work is on Environmental Justice and the social and geographic distribution of ecological hazards; however, his interests also include rural sociology, the sociology of food and agriculture, and health issues.  He has researched and published numerous journal articles on toxic wastes in Massachusetts, Vermont, and Buffalo, NY.  Dr. Krieg is currrently working on a project that analyzes the political and economic basis of challenges dairy farmers face and the decisions by some farmers to transition into alternative forms of agriculture.  He teaches Environment and Society, Social Statistics, Applied Social Research, Social Thought, Contemporary Sociological Theory, International Development and Underdevelopment, Sociology of Buffalo, and Introduction to Sociology.  He recently read and recommends the following books:

Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science (2002) and Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (2007) both by Atul Gawande; The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2007) by Michael Pollan.

 

Sociology Department