William Lofquist
Professor of Sociology
Bailey Hall 242
(585) 245-6205
lofquist@geneseo.edu
William Lofquist has been a member of the 91亚色 faculty since 1992.
For more information about Professor Lofquist’s research .
Office Hours
- On sabbatical for Spring ’26
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., University of Delaware
M.A., Sam Houston State University
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Publications
Lofquist, William S. 2022. 鈥淪tate Killings in the Steel City: Stories from
Pittsburgh鈥檚 Death Penalty.鈥� Western Pennsylvania History, Spring: 36-47.
Lofquist, William S. 2018. 鈥淛ustice on the Western Frontier: The Death Penalty in
Pre-Industrial Pittsburgh, 1754-1840. Pennsylvania History 84, 4: 556-593.
Lofquist, William S. 2014. 鈥淔inding the Causes in the Contexts: Sociological
Perspectives on Wrongful Convictions.鈥� In Examining Wrongful Convictions:
Stepping Back, Moving Forward, Acker, James and Allison Redlich (eds.).
Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Interests
- Patterns of death penalty use
- Wrongful convictions
- Pittsburgh
- Running
- Gardening