University of North Texas 
Spencer Austin
Graduate Program Specialist
Sycamore 288R
Education: MA in History, 2019, State University of New York at Stony Brook; BA in History, 2015, University of North Texas
Overview: Spencer Austin has served as the Administrative Specialist for the UNT Department
of Sociology since September 2022. He holds a BA in History from UNT, an MA in History
from SUNY Stony Brook, and is currently a PhD candidate at SUNY Stony Brook, focusing
on 19th-century French social movements. Spencer provides administrative support services
for department faculty and staff and helps manage the operations of the graduate program,
along with a variety of other responsibilities. In his free time, he works on his
doctoral dissertation, enjoys movies with his wife, cares for his many houseplants,
and takes long walks with his dogs.