Ronald P. Lorenzo

Ronald P. Lorenzo
Ronald P. Lorenzo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Sociology

Contact Information

Assistant Professor of Sociology and Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: 314 G.R. Woolfolk Social & Political Science Building
Phone: (936) 261-3203
Email: rplorenzo@pvamu.edu

Teaching/Research Area of Interest

  • Culture
  • Sociological Theory
  • Global Security
  • Sociology of Disasters

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, Texas A&M University (2012)
  • M.B.A., Sam Houston State University (2001)
  • B.A., Political Science, Texas A&M University (1996)

Selection of Courses Taught

  • General Sociology
  • Sociology of Minorities
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Social Problems
  • Gender Roles
  • Sociology of the Mass Media
  • Sociology of Sport
  • Collective Behavior and Social Change
  • Cultural Sociology
  • Research Methods
  • Sociological Theory
  • Senior Research Seminar
  • Classical Sociological Theory (MA Program)
  • Research Methods (MA Program)
  • Complex Organizations (MA Program)
  • Globalization (MA Program)

Selected Research Activities

  • Lorenzo, Ronald (2018). “My Hero Academia and Durkheim: A Case Study of Blood and Hair as ‘Sacred’ Objects in a Japanese Anime Television Series.” The Phoenix Papers 4(1): 93-101.
  • Lorenzo, Ronald (2017). “The Social Character of Contemporary Board Game Culture.” The Phoenix Papers 3(1): 69-77.
  • Lorenzo, Ronald and Tony Tai-Ting Liu (2017). “Veblen and the Impacts of Stealth Technology in War.” In Scott N. Romaniuk (ed.), The Future of U.S. Warfare. London, UK: Routledge Publishing.
  • Lorenzo, Ronald (2016). “Clan and Tribal War.” In Paul Joseph (ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Sciences Perspectives. New York: SAGE Publications.
  • Lorenzo, Ronald (2016). “The Iraq War.” In Paul Joseph (ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Sciences Perspectives. New York: SAGE Publications.

Selected Service Activities

  • Prairie View A&M University Faculty Senator
  • Faculty Advisor for Alpha Kappa Delta, The International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Chapter of Texas for Prairie View A&M University, 2015-Present
  • Curriculum development for “The A-Game: Nine Steps to Better Grades” recruitment and retention program for Prairie View A&M University, Fall 2016
  • Committee Member for iRISE-UP (Integrating Research in Student Engagement-Undergraduate Program) – undergraduate research poster competition. March 2, 2016.
  • American Kidney Fund Certified Kidney Health Coach