John Drysdale (PhD Louisiana State University) Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology, joined the department in 2007, having served previously at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.  At Concordia he served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Director of the interdisciplinary PhD in Humanities program, and Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science.  He has held teaching positions at the University of Southern Mississippi, Louisiana State University, the University of Kentucky, and San Diego State University.  He has also held visiting teaching, research, and sabbatical positions at the University of Iowa, Harvard University, Oxford University, and the University of Munich.  His research and teaching fields include sociological theory and the history of sociology.  Currently he is studying historical and contemporary perspectives on public sociology and the tradition of critical social theory.  His recent publications include: “Weber on Objectivity:  Advocate or Critic?”  Chapter 1, pp. 31-57, in Laurence H. McFalls, editor, Max Weber’s “Objectivity” Reconsidered, Toronto:  University of Toronto Press, 2007; “Max Weber (1864-1920),” in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, George Ritzer, editor.  Malden, MA:  Blackwell, 2007.  Vol. X, pp. 5226-5235; and “The History of Sociology:  The North American Perspective,” [co-authored with Susan Hoecker-Drysdale] in 21st Century Sociology:  A Reference Handbook, Clifton D. Bryant and Dennis L. Peck, editors.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications, 2007.  Volume One, pp. 28-44.