Lakeland College

Christopher Moore

Position: Assistant Professor of Sociology

Education: Ph.D., Sociology, University of Georgia; M.A., Sociology, University of Iowa; B.A., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

First year at Lakeland: 2006

Phone: (920) 565-1367

Email: moorec@lakeland.edu

Office Location: WAK 209 (Main Campus)

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Dr. Christopher D. Moore, Assistant Professor of Sociology, joined Lakeland's faculty in 2006. Having returned to Wisconsin from his previous academic work, military service, and studies around the U.S. and abroad, Moore is happy to be back is his home state - land of the Packers and cheese.

Dr. Moore's research and teaching focus is at the juncture between sociology and psychology - specifically, "social psychology." His research approach spans macro and micro levels of analysis, with specific attention given to bringing theories of group processes and emotion to bear on how face-to-face and computer-mediated interaction creates, maintains, and changes macro-level social structures. Specifically, issues related to group cohesion, loyalty, leadership, status and influence, and identity/identification represent his core topics of interest.

A sizable amount of Dr. Moore's recent work involves developing and refining time-sensitive minimally-obtrusive methodological tools and techniques to assess social concepts such as emotional response and status -- in particular, the use of vocal fundamental frequency (F₀) accommodation as an indicator of one's internalized status beliefs and others' collective validation of status claims.

Finally, Dr. Moore is a former U.S. Marine Corps Criminal Investigator and enjoys spending his "free time" outdoors - canoeing, backpacking, hunting, and fishing year-round. He lives in Sheboygan with his wife and two children and is an active member of several local community groups including the Sheboygan County Conservation Association and he serves as Director of the Sheboygan Rifle and Pistol Club.

Courses Taught:
Regularly
Social Psychology
Research Methods in Behavioral Science
Classical Social Theory
Contemporary Social Theory
Introduction to Sociology

Occasionally
Sociology of Mass Media and Communication
Social Stratification
Science, Non-science, and Pseudoscience
Nonverbal Communication
Social Structure and Emotion

Off-Campus Research Affiliations: Laboratory for the Study of Social Interaction (LASSI)

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