Nelta Edwards

	Nelta Edwards Associate Professor Office: SSB Phone: 907-786-4654 Email: afnme@uaa.alaska.edu Website: http://edit.uaa.alaska.edu/sociology/edwards.cfm
Education History Ph.D., Sociology, Arizona State University M.A., Sociology, University of Texas- Arlington B.A., Economics, Portland State University
Biography Nelta Edwards became a sociologist because she is interested in social justice. She does research on environmental justice, sprawl, housing and teaching and learning sociology and the social sciences.
Research Dr. Edward's research has been published in The Environmental Justice Reader, Humanity and Society, Contexts, College Teaching and Teaching Sociology.
Teaching Responsibilites Introduction to sociology Social stratification Environmental sociology Sociology of the north Application of statistics to the social sciences