Justin Berg

Biography

Dr. Justin Allen Berg is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Dakota, where he teaches statistics, research methods, and the sociology capstone. After 15 years at UND, he has taught over 3,000 students and spent five years serving as the faculty advisor for the UND chapter of sociology’s honor society, Alpha Kappa Delta, which gave him the opportunity to guide many students in doing community service, applying for graduate school, and finding employment after graduation. He has also served on numerous university committees and in the university senate. Currently, he spends half his time working in the Division of Research & Economic Development as a faculty fellow, where he helps research faculty apply for internal and external funding. In support of his own research, he has been awarded internal funding, such as the Joyce and Aqueil Ahmad Endowment Award through the College of Arts & Sciences, and external funding, including the National Science Foundation's ADVANCE Catalyst award. Both awards supported him and his research teams in discovering the social conditions of intergroup contact that lead to positive interpersonal relationships among different social groups. Over the next five years, he plans to expand his research on intergroup contact to identify the positive social conditions that help undergraduate students complete their education successfully.