Diane S. Shinberg, PhD
Professor of Sociology
Department of School Psychology,
Special Education, and Sociology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
I teach a broad range of courses at IUP, including:
Principles
of Sociology (SOCI 151)
Medical
Sociology (SOCI 442/542, formerly SOC 342)*
Sociology
of Gender (SOCI 363)
Social
Welfare Policy (SOCI 448)*
Health
Disparities (SOCI 450)
Making
Sense of Social Data (SOCI 325)
Disability and Society (SOC 452/552)
Sociology
of Work (SOC 348)
Research Design and Analysis in Public Health (PUBH
306)*
Proseminar
(SOC 700/LDSR 800)
Scholarly
Writing in the Social Sciences (SOC 707/807)
Sociology
of Health Care (SOC 721/821)
Analysis
of Social Data (SOC 762/862)
Survey
Research Methods (SOC 767/867)
* Satisfies requirements in the Public Health major
Previously, I’ve taught graduate seminars on:
Gender
and Health
Sociology
of Aging and the Life Course
Learn about my recent
academic trip to China…
From 2017-2020 I served as the inaugural Director
of IUP’s multidisciplinary Bachelor of Science Program in Public Health.
What
is Public Health? – a fact sheet from the
American Public Health Association
I
served as Membership Chair of the Section
on Disability and Society of the American Sociological Association from
August 2018 through August 2020. From August 2014-2017, I was Section’s
Secretary/Treasurer.
For
the 2016-2017 Academic Year, I served as Chair of IUP’s
University-wide Sabbatical Leave Committee.
From
2012 through 2016 I served as coordinator for our Sociology MA Program,
overseeing our admissions decisions, graduate assistantship awards, student
advising, thesis & non-thesis options, internships and independent study.
Contact me…
Email: shinberg@iup.edu
Phone: +1-724-357-4769
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voicemail message. Texting and missed calls log are not available.)
Office: Stouffer
Hall, Room 121C
Department of School Psychology, Special Education, and Sociology
Mail: 1175 Maple Street
Indiana, PA 15705
USA
Last
updated: September 2025