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The University of Texas at Dallas

Social Science Education Political Science Sociology Criminology Adult and Distance Education Digital Education Educational Technology Higher Education International Education Public Policy Political Economy

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5.04/23/2026

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Carol Cirulli Lanham is a Professor of Instruction in Sociology in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas, where she also serves as Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and COIL Coordinator. She coordinates the expansion of Virtual Exchange/Collaborative Online International Learning projects and holds a Fulbright Specialist appointment from the U.S. State Department for 2021–2025 to provide professional development in online teaching and virtual exchange at foreign institutions. Lanham earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Government from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Science in Business Administration from Boston University, a Master of Science in Applied Sociology from UT Dallas in 2009, and a PhD in Public Policy and Political Economy from UT Dallas in 2011. Prior to joining the UT Dallas faculty in 2011, she worked as a journalist and author. Since 2013, she has served as Assistant Dean for the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, first focusing on undergraduate education and later on outreach and community engagement. She developed and teaches the freshman seminar Critical Issues in the Social Sciences to all first-year students in the school.