Dr. Dulce Maria Scott, professor of sociology and criminal justice, received her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Brown University. She is chair of the Department of Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Family Science and director of the Criminal Justice Program. Her research and publications have focused on race, ethnicity, migrations, and diasporas. She has published extensively on the Portuguese American diaspora. She is the co-executive editor of a book series, Interdisciplinary Diaspora Studies, with Peter Lang Publishing and she is co-executive editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Portuguese Diaspora Studies. She is a research consultant and sits on the Advisory Board of the Portuguese American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS). She is immediate past president of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (IASS).

Dr. Scott has taught at Anderson University since 2003.

Contact Dr. Scott:
dmscott@anderson.edu
B.A., University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth;
M.A., Ph.D., Brown University