Brian Monahan

Professor of Sociology

Director, Honors Program

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Delaware
M.S., Sociology, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., Criminal Justice, Radford University

Contact

(440) 826-2146

bmonahan@bw.edu

Courses Taught at Baldwin Wallace

Social Problems, Crime in the Media, Sociology of Deviance, Criminology, Principles of Sociology, Overview of the Criminal Justice System, Corrections

Research Interests

Media and crime, social construction of social problems, deviance, criminology, qualitative methods.
Dr. Monahan has authored multiple books, journal articles, and book chapters.

Selected Publications

"Timeless Kills: Media Looping and the Cultural Production of Serial Killer Icons" (Sociological Forum, 2025)

Social Problems (Norton, 2025).

"Clocks, Calendars, and Claims: On the Uses of Time in Social Problems Rhetoric" (The Sociological Quarterly, 2022).

"Social Problems in Popular Culture" (Policy Press, 2016).

"The Shock of the News: Media Coverage and the Making of 9/11" (NYU Press, 2010).

Professional Organizations

Society for the Study of Social Problems, Midwest Sociological Society, National Collegiate Honors Council.