Steve Kroll-Smith

Steve Kroll-Smith is professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and Editor of Sociological Inquiry. His latest book with Valerie Gunter, Volatile Places was published in 2007. His research interests range from the sociology of sleep to the sociology of disasters, with several areas in between. He is currently working on a comparative study of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and the 2005 flooding of New Orleans. He does not own a nug.

Gwen Hunnicutt

Gwen Hunnicutt is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research interests include exploring the connection between gender, age and victimization, and studying masculinity, aggression and empathy in social context. Her most recent paper deals with theorizing violence against women.