Professor & Director of Mayo College

Education: Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1979

Office: Social Sciences 223

Phone: 903-886-5876

Email: WT@tamu-commerce.edu

Research Interests:

Criminology/Delinquency; Deviant Behavior/Social Disorganization; Qualitative Methodology

Recent Publications:

• Thompson, William. 2009. "Pseudo-deviance and the 'New Biker' Subculture: Hogs, Blogs, Leathers, and Lattes."Deviant Behavior. 30:1-26.

• Bynum, Jack and William Thompson. 2007. Juvenile Delinquency: A Sociological Approach, 7th Edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
• Thompson, William and Joseph Hickey. 2008. Society in Focus: An Introduction to Sociology, 6th edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Fall 2010 Courses:

• Criminal Justice 326: Juvenile Delinquency
• Sociology 111: Introduction to Sociology

Website:

http://faculty.tamu-commerce.edu/wthompson/