Robert B. Jenkot

Robert B. Jenkot serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Coastal Carolina University's College of Education and Social Sciences. Appointed in 2009, he earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in 2013 and chaired the sociology department from 2014-2024. His office (PENN 322) maintains regular hours: Mon/Wed 3-4 PM and Tue/Thu 12-1 PM.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Sociology, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Research centers on how race, class, gender, and ethnicity shape criminal behavior—particularly illicit drug use, sales, and manufacturing. He examines media constructions of crime and criminals through gendered lenses, and investigates societal reactions to extreme beliefs including ghost stories, Bigfoot encounters, and UFO phenomena. His work explores why believers persist despite social ridicule, bridging criminology with anomalous belief systems.