Faculty Highlight
Anne-Marie Snider
Dr. Anne-Marie Snider(opens in new window), a specialist in medical sociology with a focus on mental illness, recovery, and digital care, joined the Sociology department as Assistant Professor in 2023. Previously a lecturer in our online program, Dr. Snider has been collaborating on several projects exploring care in digital settings. These projects have yielded some incredible real-world applications at Chico State, including the Mental Health Resource Guide (PDF), a comprehensive list of all Chico State’s mental health and wellness programs created by recent Sociology grad, Hannah Burgard ‘24.
Our Office
Regular Hours
BSS 210
530-898-6384
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM - 5PM
Mailing Address
Department of Sociology
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0445
Contact Us
Annie Chen, Admin Coordinator
aachen@csuchico.edu
Liahna Gordon, Chair
legordon@csuchico.edu
Welcome to the Sociology Department
GRAD CORNER 2025
Your One-Stop Shop for Updates
Seniors, you're almost at the finish line! For some of those graduation and Commencement questions, please continue to check back here for updates:
Distance Ed Drawing
Thank you to all who entered! We will be announcing winners on March 28th.
Stoles
Commencement stoles are now available for purchase here.
New this year: the SOCI Pre-Grad Pop-Up!
We will be holding an informal celebration for all of our graduates on the Chico State campus on May 16th. More information to come in email.
Commencement
Sociology grads, you'll be walking at the College of BSS - Ceremony 1 on the morning of May 17th. More info here.
Admitted Students - Got Questions?
If you've been admitted to Chico State and have quick questions ahead of Orientation, we are hosting Advising Q&A sessions over Zoom:
April 7 (Monday) 6:00-7:00 PM
Email us for the Zoom link!
Join our Student Clubs!
SACS (the Sociological Association of Chico State)
SACS is the Sociology club for on-campus students. Create community and build your network!
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month
5-6pm
BSS 101
OSACS (the Online Sociological Association of Chico State)
OSACS is the Sociology club for distance education/ online students. Did you know? OSACS is the first online club at Chico State! Virtually meet your fellow online Sociology majors outside of the classroom.
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month
7pm
Email for Zoom link