Curriculum Vitae

CONTACT

Michigan State University
Department of Sociology
509 East Circle Drive, 317 Berkey Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1111
Phone: (517) 355-6640
Fax: (517) 432-2856
Email: smit3170@msu.edu
Website: http://www.stacylsmith.com

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2017 Sociology, Kansas State University
M.A. 1995 Literature, Composition, and Rhetoric, Kansas State University
B.A. 1992 English Language and Literature, Wichita State University
B.A. 1991 Psychology, Wichita State University

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

8/2019 – Present: Assistant Professor (Teaching-Focused), Michigan State University, Department of Sociology

8/2018 – 5/2019: Teaching Assistant Professor (visiting), University of Alabama Birmingham, Department of Sociology

8/2017 – 5/2018: Visiting Lecturer, Clemson University, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

8/2014 – 8/2017: Instructor, Emporia State University, Department of Sociology,
Anthropology, and Crime and Delinquency Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Courses Taught – Sociology

Advanced Research Methods (Qualitative Emphasis; MSU)
Cults, Sects and Society (Emporia)
Evaluating Evidence: Becoming a Smart Research Consumer (ISS 305 MSU)
Human Sexuality (UAB)
Human Sexuality: A Comparative Approach (UAB)
Independent Study/Public Sociology (MSU)
Intimate Relationships (Emporia)
Introduction to Social Psychology (UAB)
Introduction to Social Welfare (Emporia)
Introduction to Sociology (Clemson, K-State, UAB)
Medical Sociology (Emporia)
Mind, Self, and Society (Theory, Symbolic Interactionism) (UAB)
Popular Culture (Emporia)
Quantitative Analysis for Social Research (MSU)
Social Differentiation and Inequality (ISS 215 MSU)
Social Inequality (MSU)
Social Interaction (K-State)
Social Issues and Change in Society (MSU (tier II writing intensive, senior seminar))
Social Movements (Emporia)
Social Problems (K-State)
Social Psychology (UAB, MSU)
Society and the Individual (ISS 210 MSU)
Sociological Theory (Clemson, MSU (tier II writing intensive), UAB)
Sociology of Divorce (Emporia)
Sociology of Gender; Sex, Gender and Sexuality (Emporia; MSU)
Sociology of Religion (Emporia)
Victimology (Emporia)

Other Sociology Teaching Appointments

2009 – 2014 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record with Sole Responsibility, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Undergraduate Courses Taught – English

Expository Writing I (Kansas State University, Friends University, Barton Community College, Butler Community College)
Expository Writing II (Kansas State University, Friends University, Butler Community College)
Masterpieces of World Literature (Friends University)
Technical Writing for Engineers (Kansas State University)
Technical Writing for the Sciences (Kansas State University)
Introduction to Literature (Kansas State University, Barton Community College)

English Faculty and Temporary Appointments

2003 – 2006: Instructor, Department of English, Kansas State University (permanent)
1988 – 2000: Butler County Community College, Rose Hill, KS, Adjunct Instructor, Department of English (temporary)
1997 – 1998: Friends University, Wichita, KS, Adjunct Instructor, Department of English (temporary)
1993 – 1995: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor of Record, Department of English (student)

Other Academic Positions

3/2006 – 10/2007: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Adaptive Technology Specialist, Disability Support Services
2001 – 2003: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, PILOTS Program Lab Instructor

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles

Smith, Stacy L. 2022. “”We Didn’t Invent Them:’” the Development of Subcultural Identity among Deadheads.” Studies in Symbolic Interaction 54.

Smith, Stacy L. 2017. “Gender Stratified Monopoly: Why Do I Earn Less and Pay More?” Teaching Sociology 45(2):168-76.

Book Chapters

Blum, Dinur, Adam G. Sanford, and Stacy L. Smith. 2023. “Careening Toward a Preventable Crisis: Toxic bureaucracy in higher education.” In Pandemic Pedagogies: Teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Sanford, Adam G., Stacy L. Smith, and Dinur Blum. 2023. “Going Viral: How social media increased the spread of COVID-19 misinformation.” In COVID-19: Individual Rights and Community Responsibilities, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Smith, Stacy L., Dinur Blum, and Adam G. Sanford. 2023. “’Expendable and Devalued”: A snapshot of higher education’s COVID-19 response.” In Pandemic Pedagogies: Teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Smith, Stacy L., Adam G. Sanford, and Dinur Blum. 2023. “’My Body, My Choice!’: COVID-19 misinformation consumers as a counterculture.” In COVID-19: Cultural and Institutional Changes and Challenges, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Blum, Dinur, Stacy L. Smith, and Adam G. Sanford. 2020. Toxic Wild West Syndrome: Individual rights vs. community needs. In COVID-19: Volume II: Social Consequences and Cultural Adaptations, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Sanford, Adam G., Dinur Blum, and Stacy Smith. 2020. Seeking Stability in Unstable Times: COVID-19 and the bureaucratic mindset. In COVID-19: Volume II: Social Consequences and Cultural Adaptations, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Smith, Stacy L., Adam G. Sanford, and Dinur Blum. 2020. “Spotlighting Hidden Inequalities: Post-secondary education response to the COVID-19 pandemic.” In COVID-19: Volume I: Global pandemic, societal responses, ideological solutions, edited by J. Michael Ryan. Routledge.

Smith, Stacy L. 2019. “Marianne Weber and #MarchForOurLives.” In Forgotten Founders and Other Neglected Theorists, edited by C. Conner, D. Dickens, and N. Baxter. Lexington Books.

PRESENTATIONS

Conference Activity

Smith, Stacy L. 2017. “All the Years Combine: Deadheads and Interaction Ritual Chains.” Paper presented at the MSS-SSSI Joint Annual Meeting, March 31, Milwaukee, WI.

Smith, Stacy L. 2016. “Intersectional Monopoly: Why Do I Earn Less and Pay More? Teaching Gender and Social Stratification Through Simulation.” Paper presented at the MSS-NCSA Joint Annual Meeting, March 25, Chicago, IL.

Smith, Stacy L. 2016. “Framing the Dead: How Deadheads Use Family and Religion to Build an Enduring Culture.” Paper presented at the MSS-NCSA Joint Annual Meeting, March 23, Chicago, IL.

Invited Lectures and Talks

Blum, Dinur, Stacy L. Smith, and Adam G. Sanford. October 2020. “Toxic Wild West Syndrome: Individual Rights vs. Community Needs.” COVID-19: Social Consequences and Cultural Adaptations: A Webinar Presented for the Culture and Society Lecture Series at Nazarbayev University.
“Gender Stratified Monopoly: Why Do I Earn Less and Pay More?”
- Summer 2017: Guest Lecture for EXCITE summer workshop, Kansas State University
- Fall 2016: Guest lecture for Introduction to Sociology Seminar, Kansas State University
- Fall 2016: Guest lecture for KAWSE program, Kansas State University
  Summer 2016: Guest lecture for EXCITE summer workshop, Kansas State University
“Grateful Dead, Deadheads, and Culture”
- Fall 2012: Guest lecture, Sociology of Culture, Kansas State University, Fall 2012
“Gaga Over Culture”
- Fall 2012: Guest lecture, Introduction to Sociology, Kansas State University
- Fall 2011: Guest lecture, Introduction to Sociology, Kansas State University

MEDIA/PUBLIC SOCIOLOGY

Learning Made Easier Podcast. April 2019. Episode 10: Interview with Dr. Stacy Smith. Available: https://undergradeasier.com/episode-10-interview-with-dr-stacy-smith/

HONORS and AWARDS

2017 Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award for 2016-2017, for Demonstrating Excellence in Sociology through Research and Publications, Kansas State University.

SERVICE

To the Profession

2023 – Present Associate Editor, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, Second Edition, Blackwell Publishing (currently in revision)

2023 – Present “A Grant-Based Template for Compensating Faculty to Create Upper Division OER.” Consortium between six educational institutions to produce Open Educational Resources, through Federal Grant funding, for at least two upper-level criminology textbooks. Project will culminate in producing and sharing a template for acquiring grant funding for the writing of future upper-division OER textbooks.

Peer Review

2019 The Sociological Quarterly

2016 Emporia State Research Studies

To the University

2022 – Present Professorial Assistantship Faculty Mentor, Honors College Professorial Assistantship (PA) Program

2020 – Present Honors Options, Michigan State University (to date, approximately 41)

2015 – 2016 Capstone Projects, Interdisciplinary Studies, Emporia State University

Committees

2019 – Present Undergraduate Education Committee, Michigan State University

2020 College of Social Science Online Courses Group

2013 Graduate Student Council Representative, Sociology Graduate Student Association, Kansas State University

2012 – 2013 President, Sociology Graduate Student Association, Kansas State University, Manhattan

2007 KSU Social Club Scholarship Selection Committee, Kansas State University, Manhattan

2006 – 2007 K-State Online Advisory Committee, Kansas State University

2006 – 2007 Course Accessibility Standards Committee, Kansas State University

2004 – 2006 Upper Division Writing Committee, Kansas State University Department of English

To the MSU Community

2022 – Present Executive Board Member, Treasurer, Union of Non-Tenure Faculty, Michigan State University

Spring 2022 Member, UNTF Bargaining Team

To the Community/Outreach

Public Education

Jan 2019 – present www.undergraduateswrite.com Blog content focused on developing undergraduate writing skills and understanding, aimed at “pulling back the curtain” on the unspoken expectations of college and college-level writing. Blog is also intended as an instructor resource.

Workshops

Topic: Gender wage gap lecture and experiential learning activity – “Gender Stratified Monopoly: Why Do I Earn Less and Pay More?”

Summer 2017: EXCITE summer workshop, K-State (women in STEM)
Fall 2016: Introduction to Sociology Seminar, K-State
Fall 2016: Guest lecture for KAWSE program, K-State (women in STEM)
Summer 2016: EXCITE summer workshop, K-State (women in STEM)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

The American Sociological Association (2010 – Present). Section Memberships: Sociology of Culture, Collective Behavior/Social Movements
The Midwest Sociological Society (2015 – Present)
Society for the Study of Social Interaction (2017 – Present)
Society for Women in Sociology (2009)
Access Technologists Higher Education Network (2006 – 2007)

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