Faculty
Faculty
Spencer Blake
Full Professor
Credentials:
M.A., Regis University
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
Academic and Administrative Building
Room:
237 AK
Phone:
Email:
Katie Demong
Associate Professor
Biography:
Katie Demong is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Salt Lake Community College. Before coming to SLCC, she was a graduate teaching assistant at Colorado State University where her research primarily focused on public housing in New York City. Born and raised in New York, Katie completed her undergraduate work at Columbia University and graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors in Sociology. After graduation, she completed training at the James Satterwhite Academy and worked as a caseworker investigating child abuse and neglect in West and Central Harlem for the City of New York. Before college, Katie competed around the globe for the United States as a member of the National Skeleton Team.
Education:
- M.A. Sociology Colorado State University
- B.A. Sociology Columbia University
Areas of Interest:
- Stratification and Inequality
- Health and Illness
- Organizational Deviance
- Network Analysis
Courses Taught:
- Sociology 1010 Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology 2630 Race and Ethnicity
- Sociology 2370 Gender in U.S. Society
Activities on Campus:
- Faculty Senate
- TALs Mentor
- Scholarship Review Committee
- Assessment Committee
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
Academic and Administration Building
Room:
237 AL
Phone:
Email:
Cindy O. Fierros
Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D., Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah
M.A., Experimental Psychology, California State University Northridge
B.A., Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California Irvine
Biography:
Dr. Cindy O. Fierros is assistant professor of Ethnic Studies in the department of Psychology. Prior to teaching at SLCC, she taught in the Gender Studies Program at the University of Utah and served as the co-director of the Utah Prison Education Project. As a doctoral student she taught education and gender studies courses. Her ardent belief in the transformative potential of the classroom continues to nurture her commitment to teaching and learning alongside students. Dr. Fierros is a proud first-generation college student from Whittier, CA. She is an avid runner and mediocre, but enthusiastic, mountain biker and skier. She can often be found enjoying the mountains alongside her spouse, two kids, and Welsh Springer Spaniel-Hotdog.
Courses Taught:
- ETHS 2400: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- ETHS 2410: African American/Black Experiences
- ETHS 2430: Chican*/Latin* Experiences
Campus:
Taylorsville
Building:
Academic & Administration Building (AAB)
Room:
237R
Phone:
Email:
Daniel Poole
Associate Professor
Credentials:
Ph.D., University of Utah
Campus:
South City
Building:
Main Building
Room:
3-186 A
Phone:
Email: