About
Monita Mungo, Ph.D., is an intermittent lecturer for the Comprehensive Studies Program in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She teaches social inequality in a section of CSP 100. Mungo is a sociologist who has dedicated her academic career to the study of social inequality and its impact on the lives of underserved and marginalized people. Her research focuses on understanding how social structures, systems, practices, and policies shape individual experiences and opportunities. For example, a current project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), seeks to understand why Black students choose to major in Engineering Technology instead of Engineering and the implications of the choice. Dr. Mungo has published several scholarly articles, book chapters, and an op-ed on a range of sociological topics, including race and ethnicity and social inequality. In addition to her research, Mungo is also committed to teaching and mentoring students.
Dr. Mungo enjoys life and living it out loud and to the fullest. She enjoys reading, writing, watching movies, listening to music, singing, dancing, cooking, eating good food, shopping, traveling, camping, and spending time with family and friends. She is the wife of one, a mother of two, and the favorite of Rocko, her precious, one-hundred-pound staffy. Mungo enjoys teaching CSP students and showing them how the scientific study of society – sociology – is relevant to students during a time when “wokeness” has become weaponized for describing the existence of racism and social inequality. Dr. Mungo strives to educate students so that they are capable and willing to improve humanity. She enjoys creating engaging and thought-provoking classroom discussions and is dedicated to helping students succeed.
