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	Patricia Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor Emerita, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] View CV
	Adele Clarke, PhD Professor Emerita, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] Areas of Interest: medical sociology, situational analysis; grounded theory; biomedicalization and globalization View Full Profile... View Website...
	Carroll Estes, PhD, FAAN Professor Emerita, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] Areas of Interest: sociology of aging; complex organizations; health services research; political sociology; medical sociology; social policy; gender; qualitative and quantitative analysis; survey; political-economic analysis View Full Profile...
	Charlene Harrington, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor Emerita, Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] Areas of interest: quality, access, utilization, and expenditures of nursing home care, home and community based care, and personal care services, as well as labor market and managed care issues View Full Profile...
	Ruth Malone, RN, PhD, FAAN Professor Emerita, Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] Areas of Interest:Tobacco industry activities, tobacco control policy, marginalized populations. policy problem definition; roles of media and multinational corporations in shaping health policy issues and View Full Profile...
	Bob Newcomer, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] Areas of Interest: health care financing, quality assurance, and quality improvement—mostly in long term care View Full Profile...
	Ginnie Olesen, PhD Professor Emerita, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Email: [email protected] Areas of Interest: sociology; women's health View Full Profile... 2009 Autobiography of Ginnie Olesen Clarke & Ruzek comment on the work of Ginnie Olesen, Symbolic Interaction Vol. 39, Issue 4
	In Memoriam:
	Barney Glaser, PhD February 27, 1930 - January 30, 2022 During his time at UCSF, Glaser collaborated with the late Anselm Strauss, PhD, professor emeritus in Social and Behavioral Sciences, to develop grounded theory, an innovative method of qualitative analysis widely used in sociology, nursing, education, social work and organizational studies. Glaser’s work has provided researchers with the tools to produce grounded theories with data of all kinds, making him one of the most highly cited social scientists of all time. Together, they studied the process of dying in American hospitals starting with the book "Awareness of Dying," a seminal work in the field. Their approach to the analysis of qualitative data was extremely innovative, so they decided to write a book detailing their methodology. This book, "The Discovery of Grounded Theory," has influenced thousands of researchers. Barney went on to refine "Classic Grounded Theory" in 17 books he wrote and sold through his publishing company Sociology Press. His books provided researchers with the tools to produce grounded theories with data of all kinds. Barney authored over 70 published journal articles and books that have collectively garnered over two hundred and fifty thousand citations, making him one of the most highly cited social scientists of all time. He has mentored hundreds of Ph.D. students around the world. In 1999, Stockholm University awarded Barney an honorary doctorate to recognize his impact on the field of sociology and social research. A full obituary was published by San Francisco Chronicle on Sep. 23, 2022 and can be accessed here.
	Robert Staples, PhD June 28, 1942 - February 7, 2020 View CV // View Biography Thoughts on the 50th Birthday of the UCSF Doctoral Program in Sociology - an autobiographical essay, 2018 Robert E. Staples, Ph.D., died at age 79 in Australia on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Dr. Staples leaves behind a towering legacy in the family field as a prolific researcher and a leading authority of Black family life. He reached the rank of professor emeritus of sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, having began at this university in 1973. Prior to this appointment, he was a faculty member at Howard University, Fisk University, and California State University at Hayward. Dr. Staples concurrently served as a visiting professor at a number of institutions including Tougaloo College, Florida State University, the University of Michigan, the University of Hawaii, Cornell University, the Institute of Family Studies in Melbourne, Australia, and the University of Warwick, Coventry, England. Dr. Staples earned his master's degree in sociology from San Jose State University and his doctorate in family sociology from the University of Minnesota. He has published over 200 articles in scholarly publications in countries around the world, and has written and edited an extensive list of books on Black families, many of which have been adopted as standard texts in more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Africa, the West Indies, and England. Among his books are Black Masculinity (1982), The Urban Plantation (1987), The Black Family: Essays and Studies (1991), and Black Families at the Crossroads (1993). (NCFR) In his later years, Dr. Staples split his time living between Australia and San Francisco. He would always visit the SBS offices when he came back to town to visit with old friends. He was known for his sarcastic humor and kindness, and never forgot to send birthday cards to the staff. He will be missed.
	Anselm Strauss, PhD December 18, 1916-September 5, 1996 Sociologist Anselm Strauss was internationally known as a medical sociologist (especially for his pioneering attention to chronic illness and dying) and as the developer (with Barney Glaser) of grounded theory, an innovative method of qualitative analysis widely used in sociology, nursing, education, social work, and organizational studies. He also wrote extensively on Chicago sociology/symbolic interactionism, sociology of work, social worlds/arenas theory, social psychology and urban imagery. When he died he was Professor Emeritus of Sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco. Many of Strauss's books are still in print, and his works have been translated into eight other languages. His culminating theoretical statement was Continual Permutations of Action (1993). He had just finished proofreading his 32nd book the day before he died. Several pages on this website are dedicated to the life and work for Dr. Anselm Strauss, and can be accessed here.