Douglas Valentine

Assistant Teaching Professor

drvb8d@missouri.edu

Education

PhD - Sociology, University of Missouri (2021)

MA - Religious Studies, University of Missouri (2012)

Areas of Study

Death & Dying, the Body, Religion, Education, Teaching & Learning

Research and Teaching

Courses Taught:

SOC1000: Intro to Sociology, SOC1000H: Honors Intro to Sociology, SOC3100: Recent Theories in Sociology, SOC3230: Education and Social Inequalities, SOC3450: Sociology of Religion

Gn_Hon1051H: Honors Book Club, Gn_Hon2238H: Working to Live/Living to Work, Gn_Hon2239H: How Do I Feel? Emotions and Health, Gn_Hon2243H: Who Am I? Understanding Our Selves, Gn_Hon2244H: The American Campus, Gn_Hon2311H: The American Way of Death, Gn_Hon2312H: Marked Bodies: Modification and Meaning

Honors Tutorials: Fandoms: Gamers, Football, and K-Pop, Oh My!, Research in the Flesh: Tattoos, Piercings, and Sociological Perspectives

Bio

Doug Valentine earned his PhD in sociology and his MA in religious studies, both from the University of Missouri. His research and teaching interests include the sociology of the body, death & dying, the sociology of education, and the sociology of religion. He has taught numerous courses in general honors, sociology, and religious studies at Mizzou. He previously taught at Bradley University, Central Methodist University, and Truman State University. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Valentine coordinates the Honors College behavioral science sequence and co-directs the Missouri Scholars Academy, a summer gifted education program for rising high school juniors on MU's campus, where he has been faculty since 2012.

Dr. Valentine's Honors College website

Learn more about the Missouri Scholars Academy

Honors and Recognitions

Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award 2026 (University of Missouri)
University of Missouri Provost Leadership Program (2023-2024 cohort)
Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award 2022 (SAGE Publishing, American Sociological Association)
Mizzou 18 Recipient 2021 (University of Missouri Alumni Association)
K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award 2020 (Association of American Colleges & Universities)
Midwest Association of Graduate Schools Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee 2020 (University of Missouri, Graduate School)
Outstanding Honors Faculty Award 2019 (University of Missouri, Honors College)
Rollins Society Inductee 2019 (University of Missouri)
GPC Excellence in Student Leadership Award 2019 (University of Missouri, Graduate Professional Council)
Irma Mathes Award for Excellence in Teaching (inaugural recipient) 2017 (University of Missouri, Dept of Sociology)
Green Chalk Teaching Award 2012, 2017 (University of Missouri, College of Arts and Science)
Faculty Standing Ovation Award 2015 (Missouri Scholars Academy Alumni Association)

PDF Documents

Valentine Curriculum Vitae 2026