Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Sociology and Anthropology | |
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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 |
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 |
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)
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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Contact Information
PO Box 8051
Carroll 1060
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 478-2368
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