Sarah Allred received her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She teaches introduction to sociology, research methods, and courses related to the sociology of medicine, health, and social groups. In addition, she offers an experiential course that is part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The Inside-Out course is an experiential class of Berry students and incarcerated individuals and is taught inside the walls of a local correctional facility. Allred is an advisor to the Inside-Out National Research Committee and member of a local Task Force on Homelessness. She recently published an article in Disability and Society entitled “Reframing Asperger Syndrome: Lessons from Other Challenges to DSM and ICIDH Approaches.” For pleasure, she has the company of her husband, three busy teenagers, two dogs, and two cats. She enjoys reading historical fiction, working in her perennial and vegetable garden, tending her outside fish pond, and participating in various activities supportive of her children’s church youth group.
Student Spotlight
Lorin Letcher, a sophomore sociology and anthropology major with an Honors minor, hails from Hartselle, Alabama. Recent scholarly activities include a presentation at the Berry College Symposium on Student Scholarship. This presentation was based on her semester-long research project “Feeling at Risk at College: Perceived Safety on College Campus.” She is an officer in the student group SAVE (Students Against Violating the Earth) and enjoys a variety of activities ranging from canoe river cleanups to film/discussion nights on childhood 'green' cartoons. Lorin's interests include cultural ecology, environmentally friendly lifestyle choices, biking, and swimming. This summer Lorin will be attending a field school in Peru with the Institute for Social Well Being, where she will be studying indigenous medicine and ecology in the Andes.
Sarah Allred received her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She teaches introduction to sociology, research methods, and courses related to the sociology of medicine, health, and social groups. In addition, she offers an experiential course that is part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The Inside-Out course is an experiential class of Berry students and incarcerated individuals and is taught inside the walls of a local correctional facility. Allred is an advisor to the Inside-Out National Research Committee and member of a local Task Force on Homelessness. She recently published an article in Disability and Society entitled “Reframing Asperger Syndrome: Lessons from Other Challenges to DSM and ICIDH Approaches.” For pleasure, she has the company of her husband, three busy teenagers, two dogs, and two cats. She enjoys reading historical fiction, working in her perennial and vegetable garden, tending her outside fish pond, and participating in various activities supportive of her children’s church youth group.
Lorin Letcher, a sophomore sociology and anthropology major with an Honors minor, hails from Hartselle, Alabama. Recent scholarly activities include a presentation at the Berry College Symposium on Student Scholarship. This presentation was based on her semester-long research project “Feeling at Risk at College: Perceived Safety on College Campus.” She is an officer in the student group SAVE (Students Against Violating the Earth) and enjoys a variety of activities ranging from canoe river cleanups to film/discussion nights on childhood 'green' cartoons. Lorin's interests include cultural ecology, environmentally friendly lifestyle choices, biking, and swimming. This summer Lorin will be attending a field school in Peru with the Institute for Social Well Being, where she will be studying indigenous medicine and ecology in the Andes.