Michael Leming
Michael Leming earned his B.A. degree from Westmont College, M.A. from Marquette University, and Ph.D. from the University of Utah and took additional graduate courses at the University of California (Santa Barbara). Mike is the founder and former director of the St. Olaf College Social Research Center, former member of the board of directors of the Minnesota Coalition on Terminal Care, steering committee member of the Northfield AIDS Response, and serves as hospice educator, volunteer, and grief counselor.
In 1996 Mike lived in Thailand where he was a Visiting Professor of Sociology at Chiang Mai University. Having authored twelve books on social thanatology as well as family issues, Mike is presently working on a book based upon ethnographic work in a Karen village in northern Thailand.
Mike teaches the following courses:
121 Introduction to Sociology
248 Death, Dying and Bereavement
260 Marriage and the Family
Office Hours:
On sabbatical 2009-2010 school year
Contact Mike: leming@stolaf.edu
