Teaching Experience

This doesn’t seem possible, but I have 30 years of experience teaching at the University level – first in English composition and literature, and then in Sociology. How did that happen?

I have taught 27 different Sociology courses over five different institutions. My favorite courses include writing-intensive courses, which marry my interest and expertise in both Sociology and English. I love teaching classes that encourage students to delve deeper into their own skill sets and pursue their own interests. Students are often at first overwhelmed by the challenge, but they always rise to that challenge and produce amazing work. In the Fall of 2022, I began working on a Public Sociology class and am deeply indebted to those students that braved a fledgling course prep with me. I look forward to developing the class further in 2023.

SOCIOLOGY FACULTY APPOINTMENTS (Recent)

Michigan State University
Assistant Professor (Teaching-Focused)
Department of Sociology

University of Alabama Birmingham (August 2018 – May 2019)
Teaching Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

Clemson University (August 2017 – May 2018)
Visiting Lecturer
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

Emporia State University (2014 – August 2017)
Instructor (temporary)
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Crime and Delinquency Studies

Undergraduates Write!

How to Survive College – and Thrive – in Quarantine

Students choose face-to-face classes for a reason. How do you succeed in college, during a quarantine, when everything you counted on - from a set schedule, a network of friends, and a degree of independence, to graduation - has been ripped away?

Tales of a Blue Collar Academic – or – What I Did This Summer (instead of write)

This summer was supposed to be incredibly productive. I was going to write for several hours each day, and then spend another several hours on home improvement. I was going to have a well-balanced summer that would create good habits leading into the school year. But Murphy and his “law” had other plans for me … Continue reading Tales of a Blue Collar Academ […]

Formatting Your Paper

I often get a lot of student questions about formatting when I assign a writing project. From the tone of the emails (often slightly desperate), I get the feeling that a lot of students have been given bad grades for formatting issues alone. In my experience, college teachers are far more interested in content than form, but in this post I'll run throug […]

Citing Sources: Building your Reference List

Students often feel overwhelmed by the thought of creating the list of references that commonly appears at the end of the paper. Often that's because the student has waited until the end to build it, has just finished their paper, and hasn't taken the steps needed to make building the reference list - if not easy - at least less frustrating. Read o […]

Citing Sources: In-Text Citation How-To

Do you want to impress your teacher with the quality of your writing? One (relatively) easy way to do so is to change the way you handle in-text citations. Read on to learn more!

SOCIOLOGY FACULTY APPOINTMENTS (Recent)

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