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Gregory A. Katsas

Social Sciences

BA, Behavioral Sciences, Drew University; MA, Sociology, Fordham University; Ph.D., Sociology, Fordham University

Dr. Katsas has been a member of the Sociology Department since 1993. He has also taught in the United States and the Hellenic School of Military Medicine. His current teaching involves such courses as food and culture, environmental sociology and sociology of tourism. His research interests include heritage tourism, food and social inequality. He is the Director of Student Academic Support Services, which provides academic skill development for Deree students. In his leisure time, he enjoys photography. 

Selected Publications

  • “Making Sense of Food.” Co-editor with Sally Baho. Oxford, UK: Interdisciplinary Press. 2015. ISBN: 978-1-84888-011-5.
  • “Current Issues in Sociology: Work and Minorities” Editor. Athens: ATINER. 2012. ISBN: 978-960-9549-77-6.
  • “Sociology in a Changing World: Challenges and Perspectives.” Editor. Athens: ATINER. 2009. ISBN: 978-960-6672-44-6.
  • “Promoting Heritage, Ethnicity, and Cultural Identity in Diasporic Communities: The Case of the Heritage Greece Program,” in “Educating GreekAmericans: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Pathways” edited by Fevronia Soumakis & Theodore Zervas. Palgrave Macmillan. 2020.  ISBN: 978-3-030-39826-2.
  • “Food Inequalities: From Global to Local and Everything in Between.” in Making Sense of Food. Sally Baho and Gregory Katsas, eds. Oxford, UK: Interdisciplinary Press. 2015. ISBN: 978-1-84888-011-5.
  • “The Global Grocery Store and the End of Grandma’s Traditional Recipe.” In Odysseys of Plates and Palates: Food, Society and Sociality. Simeon Magliveras & Catherine Gallin, eds. Oxford, UK: InterDisciplinary Press 2013. ISBN: 978-1-84888-324-6
  • “The Hard Core of Unemployment, Immigrants and Social Exclusion: An Exploration of Connections.” In Unemployment and Work Insecurity: Views of a Persisting Danger. M. Spyridakis, ed. Athens: Alexandria Publishers. 2013 (in Greek) ISBN: 978-960-221-559-3
  • “The Teaching of Sociology Through Participatory Play: Theory and Applications.” In Techniques of Teaching Representations and the Role of the Sociologist Teacher. Athens: Association of Greek Sociologists. 2004. (in Greek)
  • “The Acquisition of Citizenship as a Characteristic of Socio-Economic Adaptation among Greek Immigrants in the U.S.A.” in The Demographic Developments in Post-War Greece, V. Kotzamanis, L. Maratou-Alipranti, eds., Athens: Nea Sinora, 1994. (in Greek)