Faculty
Michael R. Welch
Professor, Sociology
Ph.D.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1980
Research Interests
Social Psychology, Social Control Processes, Research Methodology
Profile
Dr. Welch is currently working with leading criminologists Charles Tittle and Harold Grasmick on a variety of projects that test self-control theory. In addition, he is also studying the effects of beliefs and perceptions in social control processes, structural effects on the implementation of hate crime laws, and the determinants of social trust. Dr. Welch's publications have appeared in the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Political Science, Social Forces, Social Science Quarterly, Criminology, and the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, as well as other leading social science journals.
Contact
Phone: (574) 631-5081
Fax: (574) 631-9238
Office: 745 Flanner Hall
E-mail: Michael.R.Welch.1@nd.edu
Personal Web Site: http://www.nd.edu/~mwelch