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About April M. Schueths

April M. Schueths is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Georgia Southern University. She joined Georgia Southern in 2010

Positions

2020 - Present Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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2016 - Present Sociology Internship Coordinator, Georgia Southern University
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Present Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Sociology and Anthropology
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2015 - 2020 Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University
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2010 - 2015 Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology, Department of, Georgia Southern University
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2020 College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) Research Internal Seed Funding Program
Georgia Southern University
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Jeff Klibert
2019 College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) Award for Distinction in Service
Georgia Southern University
$500
2019 Undergraduate Sudent Research Travel Grants
Georgia Southern University
$10,292
2016 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Award of Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service
Georgia Southern University
$500
2016 Faculty Development Travel Grant Award, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Georgia Southern University
$1,278
2014 - 2015 Alice Goffman: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Georgia Southern University
Campus Life Enrichment Committee Grant
Colleague(s): Chad Posick, Chasity Thompson and Eric Hall
$3,000
2014 - 2015 Alice Goffman: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
CLASS Deans Office, Georgia Southern University
Colleague(s): Chad Posick, Chasity Thompson and Eric Hall
$500
2014 - 2015 Alice Goffman: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Multicultural Student Center, Georgia Southern University
Colleague(s): Chad Posick, Chasity Thompson and Eric Hall
$500
2014 - 2015 Alice Goffman: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia Southern University
$500
2014 - 2015 Alice Goffman: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Georgia Southern University
$200
2014 - 2015 Alice Goffman: On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Department of History, Georgia Southern University
$200
2013 - 2014 A Qualitative Examination of the Transition Experiences of Rural Sickle Cell Disease Patient
Georgia Southern University Rural Health Research Institute SPRinG Seed Grant
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Raymona Lawrence and Bettye Apenteng
$9,848
2013 - 2014 Holding Together While Being Pulled Apart: The Experiences of Mixed-Status Families in the Southeastern United States
Georgia Southern University, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Faculty Research and Creativity Seed Grant
Role: PI
$5,000
2013 - 2014 Locked Up and Locked Out: Mass Incarceration and Disenfranchisement in America
Georgia Southern University
Campus Life Enrichment Committee Grant
Colleague(s): Chasity Thompson
$3,200
2013 - 2014 Locked Up and Locked Out: Mass Incarceration and Disenfranchisement in America
Multicultural Student Center, Georgia Southern University
Colleague(s): Chasity Thompson
$1,200
2012 Faculty Development Travel Grant Award
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, Georgia Southern University
$250
2011 - 2012 CLASS, Research and Writing Workshop Fellow
Georgia Southern University
$500
2010 Center for Online Learning Faculty Online Course Development Program
Georgia Southern University
$3,000
2008 - 2009 J.J. & Eleanor S. Ogle Research Fellow
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Sociology
$15,000
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2018 - Present Chair, Statesboro Commission on Diversity & Inclusion
2013 - Present Member, Assessment Committee, Department of Sociology & Anthropology
2013 - Present Faculty Sponsor, Sociological Society
2011 - Present Reviewer, Manuscripts
2011 - Present Committee Member, Masters in Social Science Graduate Program
2010 - Present Editor, Sociology Source Blog
2020 - 2021 Member, Workload Committee, Sociology and Anthropology, GSU
2020 Chair, Promotion Committe, Department of Sociology & Anthropology
2020 Chair, Promotion Committee, Sociology, GSU
2018 - 2020 Co-Chair, CBSS College Awards Committee
2018 - 2019 Member, CBBS Dean Search Committee
2018 - 2019 Member, Provost's Faculty Workload Committee
2016 - 2019 Member, Tenure and Promotion Committees, Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Member, Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honorary Society
Member, American Sociological Association
Member, Georgia Society for Clinical Social Workers
Member, Mid-American association of Educational opportunity Program Personnel
Member, Midwest Sociological Society
Member, National Association of Social Workers
Member, National Council on Family Relations
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Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Program of the Year, TRIO Programs Southeast Community College (2005)
  • Midwest Sociological Society Student Travel Award (2007)
  • Department of Sociology Travel Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2007)
  • Nicholas Babchuck Graduate Student Research Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Sociology (2007)
  • J.J. & Eleanor S. Ogle Summer Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Sociology (2007)
  • Midwest Sociological Society Student Travel Award (2008)
  • Joyce O. Hertzler Graduate Student Research Award, University of Nebraska- Lincoln Department of Sociology (2008)
  • Warren F. & Edith R. Day Student Aid Fund, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Studies (2008)
  • Nominated for Georgia Southern University Award and/or Creative Scholarly Activity (2015)
  • College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) Educational Research Leave, Georgia Southern University (2017)
  • Nominated for the Van Tassell Faculty Award for Student Impact (2021)

Courses

  • Independent Study (SOCI 7891)
  • Honors Research (HONS 4999)
  • Independent Study (SOCI 4892)
  • Social Services Counciling Skills (SOCI 4236)
  • Medical Sociology (SOCI 4139)
  • Human Behavior in Social Environment (SOCI 3232)
  • Mental Health & Social Services (SOCI 3094)
  • Practicum (SOCI 7790)
  • Qualitative Research Design (SOCI/ANTH/CRJU/POLS 7436)
  • Inequality & Public Policy (SOCI/CRJU 6091/POLS 7030)
  • Internship (SOCI 4790)
  • Senior Seminar (SOCI 4630)
  • Social Welfare Policy & Services (SOCI 4232)
  • Child Welfare & Family Service (SOCI 4231)
  • Practice Skills in Social Services (SOCI 3231)
  • Introduction to Social Services (SOCI 2232)

Education

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2009 Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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2000 Master of Social Work, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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1997 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Links

Contact Information

PO Box 8051
Carroll 1060
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 478-2368

Email:

Dissertation (1)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (18)

Edited Books and Chapters (3)

Book Review (2)

Other Publications, Not Peer-Reviewed (10)