Associate Professor of Sociology
Department Chair
Office: 408 Lindquist Hall
Phone: (316) 978-7155
Fax: (316) 978-3281
Email: chuck.koeber@wichita.edu
Chuck Koeber received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Binghamton
and came to Wichita State in 1999. He has since directed the WSU Center for Teaching
and Research Excellence (CTRE), was Associate Dean of Fairmount College, and is currently
Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sociology. He has been a
member and officer in several professional organizations and was 2016 Association
for Humanist Sociology (AHS) President. Along with Introductory courses, he teaches
sociology courses on topics of work, globalization, and sociological theory. His
research addresses contemporary changes in the performance of work and organization
of workplaces, focusing upon how people experience these changes. He is currently
researching the proliferation of “consumptive labor,” which refers to work done by
consumers, rather than employees (e.g., using self-service to make purchases). He
co-edited the book entitled, The Critical Study of Work: Labor, Technology, and Global Production, authored a handbook for laid-off Wichita workers, I’ve Been Laid Off, What Should I Do, and has published several journal articles and book reviews.
You can learn more about his research by reading his vita:
