Dmitri N. Shalin

Dmitri N. Shalin
Professor of Sociology
B.A. and M.A., Leningrad State University
Ph.D., Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Ph.D., Columbia University
Area of Interest: pragmatist sociology, social theory, emotional intelligence, democratic culture, and Russian society.

Dr. Shalin is professor of sociology, director of the UNLV Center for Democratic Culture, coordinator of Justice & Democracy Forum series, editor of the Social Health of Nevada Report, co-director of the International Biography Initiative, Intercyberlibrary, and Pragmacyberlibrary, organizer of international forums on Russian Art and Culture, and administrator of the ETM Survey. His research interests and publications are in the areas of pragmatism, social theory, emotional intelligence, and Russian society. Dr. Shalin writes occasional newspaper columns. His teaching interests include SOC 725 – Seminar on Pragmatist Hermeneutics; SOC 723 – Classical Sociological Theory; SOC 451-651 – Russian Society in Transition; SOC 457-657 – Marriage and the Family; and SOC 101 – Introduction to Sociology.

Joined faculty in 1990.