Dr. Konstantinos Zougris is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Division of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaii-West O’ahu (UHWO). Dr. Zougris’s educational background consists of a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Texas (specializing in Hybrid Research Methods Methods/Data Science, Social Inequality, Global Comparative Societies); a Master’s Degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Social Stratification from Western Illinois University; a Master’s Degree in Economics with an emphasis in Economic Development from Western Illinois University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Management and Economics from Park University.
Dr. Zougris has taught various foundational and specialization courses in Sociology including Methods and Techniques in Social Science Research (Quantitative and Qualitative Research), Quantitative Data Analysis (Statistics), Quantitative Data Collection, Social Stratification, Globalization and Society, Digital Society and Big Data, Social Movements, Analysis in Economy and Society, Survey of General Sociology, Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory, Introduction to Sociology, Philosophy of Social Sciences, and more.
Dr. Zougris maintains an active research agenda constituted by peer-reviewed articles, chapters in edited volumes and professional/government reports in several topics within the fields of methodology, sociology of knowledge, socioeconomic inequality, political sociology, sociology of news media, social development, world systems, digital societies, reentry programs, sustainable development, disaster preparedness and communities of practice.
Dr. Zougris has served in and contributed to numerous standing committees including Distance Learning Committee, General Education Committee, Budget and Resources Committee, Program Review Committee, Curriculum Committee, and International Studies Committee at UHWO. He has been a member of the American Sociological Association, the Pacific Sociological Association, and the Hawaii’s Sociological Association. Further, Dr. Zougris has served in several editorial boards as a reviewer and Associate Editor, including the Review of European Studies, Journal of Social Science Studies, Societies, Philosophies, Social Movements, Institutions and Governance, and more.
- Ph.D. in Sociology, University of North Texas
- M.A. in Sociology, Western Illinois University.
- M.A. in Economics, Western Illinois University
- B.A. in Business Administration-Management/Economics, Park University
University of Hawaii- West O’ahu
2015-Present Assistant Professor of Sociology - Division of Social Sciences/Sociology
University of Hawaii- West O’ahu
2010-2015 Instructor/Teaching Fellow - Department of Sociology
University of North Texas
2011-2014 Research Associate- Department of Sociology, University of North Texas
2013-2014 Instructor- Department of Social Sciences, North Texas Central College
2010-2011 Research Assistant- Department of Sociology, University of North Texas
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant – Department of Sociology, Western Illinois University
2008-2009 Research Assistant- Survey and Research Center, Western Illinois University
2006-2008 Research Assistant- Office of Budget and Planning, Western Illinois University
• SSCI 210 - Statistical Analysis I
• SSCI 300 - Philosophy of Social Sciences
• SSCI 301- Methods and Techniques of Social Science Research
• SOC 310 - Globalization and Society
• SOC 311 - Social Stratification
• SOC 312 - Social Movements
• SOC 315 - Digital Society and Big Data
• SOC 321 - Survey of Sociological Theory
• SOC 413 - Analysis in Economy and Society
• SSCI 486S - Senior Project in Sociology
• SSCI 490S - Senior Practicum in Sociology
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
2024: An Analysis of Disaster Preparedness and Household Readiness in Hawai’i. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. Sage Publications (awaiting decision).
2024: Hybrid Methodological Styles in Social Science Research: An Overview of Modern Practice in Text Analytics. (under review).
2024: National Communities of Practice of Food System Planning in the United States: A Sequential Mixed-Method Approach. Sustainable Food Systems Journal Social Movements, Institutions and Governance. Frontiers. (under review)
2023: Contextualizing Drug Use and Pharmacological Harm in the United States: A Socio-historical Overview. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse: 1-29. Taylor & Francis.
2019: Detecting Topical Divides and Topical “Bridges” Across National Sociologies. The American Sociologist 50(1): 63-84
2018: Communities of Scholars: A Conceptual Scheme of Knowledge Production. Societies 8(4):118-130
2016: A Meta-Analysis on the Constitution and Configuration of Alternative Food Networks Pp. 467-487 in Conversations in Food Studies, edited by C.R. Anderson, J. Brady, and C.Z. Levkoe. Canada: University of Manitoba Press.
2016: Converging Economies of a Diverging Union: A Sub-systemic Analysis of Income Inequalities and Economic Growth across the E.U. Member States. International Journal of Social Science Studies 4 (11)
2016: Sentiment Analysis of Polarizing Topics in Social Media: News Site Readers' Comments on the Trayvon Martin Controversy. Studies in Media and Communication 11(1).
2015: Regional Development, World System’s Taxonomies and Inequality: A Meso-Domain Approach.” International Journal of Regional Development 2 (1).
2009: Metro-Nonmetro Economic Growth and Convergence in the Plains States; Rethinking the Rural-Urban Relationship in a Global Economy. The Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy 4 (1).
PROFESSIONAL REPORTS
2024: Assessing the Need for a National Community of Practice in Food System Planning Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Prepared for Inter-Institutional Network for Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability
(INFAS)
2024: Assessing Households’ Emergency Preparedness in Hawai`i. Prepared for the Hawaii Emergency Preparedness Agency (HIEMA), State of Hawai`i
2018: Reentry Academy for Training and Entrepreneurial Resources (RAFTER): A Feasibility
Study. Prepared for the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism State of Hawaii.
2009: The 2009 Quad Cities Poll. Prepared for the Quad Cities City Council, Illinois.
2008: Promoting Environmental and Economic Sustainability across University Campuses. Prepared for the Office of Institutional Research, Western Illinois University
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Assessing the Need for a National Community of Practice in Food System
Planning Aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Prepared for Inter-Institutional Network for Food, Agriculture, and Sustainability
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Assessing Households’ Emergency Preparedness in Hawai`i. Prepared for the Hawaii Emergency Preparedness Agency (HIEMA), State of Hawai`i.
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Reentry Academy for Training and Entrepreneurial Resources (RAFTER): A Feasibility
Study. Prepared for the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism State of Hawaii. -
The 2009 Quad Cities Poll. Prepared for the Quad Cities City Council, Illinois.
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Promoting Environmental and Economic Sustainability across University Campuses. Prepared for the Office of Institutional Research, Western Illinois University
- Conference Travel Grants, University of Hawaii-West O’ahu
- Conference Travel Grants, University of Hawaii-West O’ahu
- Conference Travel Grants University of North Texas
- Economic Sustainability/ Office of Institutional Research, Western Illinois University
Methods and Techniques in Social Science Research
Data Science
Global Comparative Societies
Social Inequality
Digital Sociology
Sustainable Development
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2024: Describing Methodenstreit in Topic Domains across National Sociologies. Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, 18-20 April 2024, New Orleans, LA.
2024: Assessing Household Emergency Preparedness in Hawai’i. Natural Resources & Environmental Management Seminar Series. University of Hawai`i – Manoa
2020: Detecting Best Practices for Re-entry Programs’ Development and Implementation: An Exploratory Study. 14thAnnual International Conference on Sociology, 4-7 May 2020, Athens, Greece.
2018: Communities of Scholars: A Conceptual Scheme of Knowledge Production. 5th Conference of Oceanic Popular Culture Association, May 27th-28th, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI. (Presented)
2017: Tracking Topic Bridges across National Sociologies: A Comparative Study. Hawaiian Sociological Association, 38th Annual Meeting; February 25-26, Honolulu, HI.
2016: Detecting Publication Preferences in Academic Research: A Topic Extraction Approach. 4th Conference of Oceanic Popular Culture Association, May 27th-28th, Chaminade University, Honolulu, HI.
2016: Text Analytics and Academic Topic Profiling: A Comparative Study of the Fractural Thematic Domains of Sociological Academic Journals. Southwestern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; March 23-26, 2016, Las Vegas NV
2016: Conceptualizing Perceptions of Deviant Social Behavior on Twitter: An Exploratory Study. Southwestern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; March 23-26, 2016, Las Vegas NV.
2016: The Impact of the European Debt Crisis on Intra-National Income Disparity: A Comparative Analysis between the European Core and Peripheral Countries. Hawaii’s Sociological Association, 37th Annual Meeting; February 20-21, Hilo, HI.
2015: Multi-level Structural Reflections: A World-Systems Approach.” Southwestern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; April 8-11, Denver, CO.
2015: The Impact of the European Debt Crisis on Euroscepticism: An Opinion Mining Approach.” Southwestern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; April 8-11, Denver, CO.
2015: Studying Social Media Opinion Polarization with Topic Discovery and Sentiment Analysis. Eastern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; February 26th- March 1, New York, NY.
2014: Topic Discovery with Sentiment Evaluation for Analysis of Opinion Polarization. Social Media and Society. Conference on Big Data and Society; July 27-29, Toronto, Canada.
2014: Topic Modeling with Sentiment Evaluation for Analysis of Opinion Polarization. American Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; August 16-19, San Francisco, CA.
2014: “Topic Cycles” in Sociology: Latent Semantic Analysis and Trends of Sociological Research Abstracts from 1983 to 2012. Southwestern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; April 16-19, San Antonio, TX.
2013: The European Systemic Crisis and its Consequences on National Level Economic Growth and Income Disparity. Southwestern Sociological Association, Annual Meeting; March 27-30, New Orleans LA.
2012: The Impact on Extended Commuting for Employment on Couples from Israel and the United States: Implications for Satisfaction and Dissolution.
International Sociological Association: September 12-15, Leuven, Belgium.
2011: Comparison of Income Inequalities in Rural and Urban Areas of Illinois: A World Systems` Theory Approach. Midwest Sociological Society, Annual Meeting; March 24-27, Saint Louis MO.
2008: Quality of Life, Levels of Development across Illinois Counties- The Racial and Rural Differential. Rural Sociology Society, Annual Meeting; July 28-31, Manchester NH.
- Dissertation Research Fellowship, Toulouse Graduate School, University of North Texas.
- Doctoral Fellowship and Academic Achievement Award, Toulouse Graduate School, University of North Texas.
IT Training and Skills
- Statistical software: IBM SPSS, SAS, STATA, Minitab
- Text Analytics software: SAS Enterprise Miner, SPSS Modeler
- Data Collection software: Helium Scraper, Outwit Hub, Qualtrics, and SNAP surveys
- Web-based learning management systems: Blackboard Learning Plus, Canvas, Laulima, and Angel.
University of Groningen (Holland)
American College of Thessaloniki (Greece)
- Chair of the Contemporary Ethical Issues Committee, UH-West O’ahu
- Member of the General Education Committee, UH-West O’ahu
- Member of the Research Ethics Committee, UH-System
- Institute of Engaged Scholarship Advisory Committee Member, UH-West O’ahu
- Data Bull Pen Advisory Committee Member, UH-West O’ahu
- Faculty Senator, Elected Representative of the Division of Social Sciences at UH-West O’ahu Faculty Senate
- Program Review Committee Member, UH-West O’ahu
- Curriculum Development Committee Member UH-West O’ahu
- Budget and Resource Committee Member, UH-West O’ahu