CURRICULUM VITAE FOR EMILY ‘BETH’ A. WILSON, PhD
Educational Background PhD Utah State University 2005. Sociology, with specialization areas of (1) Demography and (2) Health. Dissertation: Repeat Migration in the United States: A Comparison of Black, Hispanic and White Return and Onward Migrants
MA Regis University 2000. Social Science. Master’s Thesis: Today’s Retired Individual: A Look at Social Meaning
BS Utah State University 1990. Journalism and Political Science with Honor in Journalism
Professional Certifications • Certificate of Adult Learning, Training and Development. Regis University 2000.
Teaching and Administrative Academic Experience • Lecturer. Utah State University (Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology, Online Instructor, 2003-present).
• Lead Faculty for Social Science / Adjunct Faculty / Course Developer and Reviewer. Colorado State University-Global Campus (2013 - 2017).
• Assistant Professor of Sociology/Behavioral Science Program Coordinator. Metropolitan State University, Denver, Colorado (2007-2009).
• Assistant Professor of Sociology. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina (2005-2007).
• Director/Program Coordinator /Academic Advisor / Recruiter / Community Relations. Utah State University Continuing Education, North Central Region (2002-2003).
• Teaching Assistant. Utah State University, Logan, Utah (2001-2005).
• Research Assistant. Utah State University, Logan, Utah (2002-2004). Project: Individual and Place Determinants of Rural Migration for Young/Mid Age Adults; US Department of Agriculture.
• Survey Data Collection Research Assistant. Rocky Mountain Social Science, Logan, Utah 2004. Project: Syracuse Reconstruction; Utah Department of Transportation & Federal Highway Administration.
• Survey Data Collection Research Assistant. Rocky Mountain Social Science, Logan, Utah 2004. Project: Options for future transportation developments in southern Salt Lake County; Utah Department of Transportation & Federal Highway Administration. Courses Designed and Taught SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology SOC 103x Human Society SOC 235x Social Problems SOC 245x Social Inequality SOC 2810 Current Social Issues SOC 310x Demography SOC 3200 Population and Society SOC 3600 Research Methods SOC 3610 Rural Sociology SOC 365J Sociological Topics: Aging SOC 3750 The Sociology of Aging SOC 3810 Population Issues SOC 494x Topics in Aging SOC 300 Working in Modern Society SOC 305 Technology and Tools for the Global Information Age SOC 470 Evaluation of Research and Theory in the Social Sciences HUM 101 Critical Reasoning
Teaching Assistant Experience -Honors 2000 Dr. Joyce Kinkead, USU Vice Provost: Undergraduate Studies and Research (fall 2002)
-Introduction to Sociology 1010 Dr. Gary Kiger, USU Dean: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Dr. Bradley Parlin, USU Professor of Sociology (fall 2001)
Professional Experience • Reporter / News Director. NPR Radio affiliates KHNS Haines, Alaska; KPBX Spokane, Washington; KUSU Logan, Utah; KVNU Logan, Utah. Reporter / News Editor. The Salt Lake Tribune, The Cache Citizen (1986-1990).
Consulting Experience • Owner / Consultant. ESA Health Consulting LLC, Arvada, Colorado 2013. • Mortgage Loan Consultant. Washington Mutual Bank, Denver Colorado (1994-1998). • Mortgage Loan Consultant. Great Western Bank, Seattle, Washington (1991-1994).
Professional Memberships • Member: Rural Sociological Association • Member: Pacific Sociological Association • Member: Phi Beta Delta (International Honors Organization) • Member: Population Association of America • Member: American Sociological Association • Member: Consortium of Utah Demographers • Member: American Association of University Women • Co-Founder: Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (Arvada, Colorado Chapter) • National Campus Representative: The Society of Professional Journalists • President: Society of Professional Journalists (Utah State University Chapter)
Professional Meetings • Participant: Reshaping Rural America in an Urban Society: Innovative Approaches for Community Change; 74th Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society in conjunction with the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Community Development Society. Boise, Idaho 2011.
• Panelist: Critical Changes in Sociology for the 21st Century: Are ‘Old Theories’ and Concepts still Relevant? Presented at the Annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association. Denver, Colorado 2008.
• Participant: Great Teachers for our City Schools: A National Summit on Recruiting, Preparing and Retaining Quality Teachers for Urban Schools. Denver, Colorado 2008.
• Participant: Metro State University Welcome Back Ceremony: Looking Ahead While Celebrating the Past. Denver, Colorado 2007.
• Participant: South Atlantic States Association for Asian and African Studies Faculty Development Seminar: The Changing Face of Migration: The Human Perspective. Davidson College, Charlotte, North Carolina 2006.
• Participant: Bird/Avian Flu Workshop Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 2006.
• Participant: National Longitudinal Surveys Users Workshop. The Ohio State University Center for Human Resource Research/U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Columbus, Ohio 2004.
Paper Presentations • Beth A. Wilson “Exploring ‘iBooks’ and ‘Kindle’ Applications for Mobile Device Course Content Delivery.” Presented via the Utah State University Teaching Fellows Webinar Series online at https://connect.usu.edu/fellows 2013.
• Beth A. Wilson, Michael B. Toney, E. Helen Berry “Breaking New Ground: A Longitudinal Comparison of Onward Migration by Hispanics, Blacks and Whites in the U.S.” Presented at the 32nd Institute of Population and Aging Research Colloquium on Demography and Research Methodology at Hanyang University. Seoul, Korea, 2008.
• Beth A. Wilson, Rae Shevalier, Martha L. Shwayder. “Transforming Interdisciplinary Degree Programs: Long Range Planning in the Social Sciences.” Presented at The Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon 2008.
• Beth A. Wilson, Stephanie Allen, Rae Shevalier, Martha L. Shwayder “Expanding Sociological Pedagogy to Long Term Planning in Social Science Degree Programs” Presented at The Southwestern Social Science Association’s Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada 2008.
• Elizabeth Vinson, Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry, and Michael B. Toney. “Onward Migration Differentials Among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites in the U.S. 1979 2002." Poster presented at The Research in the Capital Undergraduate Research Symposium for the NC General Assembly. Raleigh, North Carolina 2007.
• Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry, and Michael B. Toney. "Onward Migration Differentials Among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites in the U.S. 1979 2002." Presented at The Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Oakland, California 2007.
• Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry, Michael Toney, Young Taek Kim, John B. Cromartie. "Propensities for Return Migration of Racial/Ethnic Groups to Non metropolitan Places." Presented at The Rural Sociological Society's Annual Meeting. Louisville, Kentucky 2006.
• Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry, and Michael B. Toney. “Onward Migration Differentials Among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites.” Presented at The Population Association of America Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California 2006.
• E. Helen Berry, Beth A. Wilson, Michael B. Toney, Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, and Yan Guo. “Distance and Internal Migration Redux: Does Practice Make Perfect?” Presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois 2006.
• Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry, and Michael B. Toney. “Repeat (Onward) Migration Among Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites: A panel Analysis of Baby Boomers.” Presented at The W1001 Multi-state project Annual Meetings. Las Vegas, Nevada 2005.
• Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry, and Michael B. Toney and Jang-Young Lee. “Propensities for Return Migration for Race/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Groups Across Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Places.” Presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon 2005.
• Beth A. Wilson, E. Helen Berry and Michael B. Toney. “Education and Repeat Migration: Patterns of Return and Onward Movements in the United States.” Presented at The Consortium of Utah Demographers. Salt Lake City, Utah 2005. Presented in poster form at The Population Association of America Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005.
• Beth A. Wilson and Joyce A. Kinkead. “Retaining First-Year High-Ability Students.” Paper presented at The Noel-Levitz National Conference on Student Retention. San Diego, California 2003.
• Beth A. Wilson. “The Utah State University Beehive Scholar Program; Providing ‘High-Touch’ to ‘At-Risk’ Honors-Level Students.” Presented at The Annual Paper and Poster Symposium, Utah State University. Logan, Utah 2003.
Publications • Beth A. Wilson, Michael Toney, E. Helen Berry, Young Taek Kim, John B. Cromartie. “A Panel Based Analysis of the Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Other Individual Level Characteristics at Leaving on Returning.” Population Research and Policy Review Vol.28No.4. August 2009.
• Beth A. Wilson, Michael B. Toney, E. Helen Berry “Breaking New Ground: A Longitudinal Comparison of Onward Migration by Hispanics, Blacks and Whites in the U.S.” Population and Society Vol.4No.2. November 2008.
• Beth A. Wilson "Population Science and the Role of the Demographer," in K. Mahmoudi and B. Parlin; Sociological Inquiry: A Humanistic Perspective 9th edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. 2006.
• Manuscript Reviewer: Rural Sociology (2006-2007).
• (E-Publications): Emily Beth Wilson, “Population and Society Electronic Handbook” Kindle Direct Publishing. 2012 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00914IRX8
Other Research Activity • Recipient: Regional Campuses & Distance Education Technology Innovation Grant, Utah State University 2012. • Recipient: Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Projects 835 and 843 and CSREES NRI# 0101843 and WAAESD 1001, Utah State University (2005-2008). • Recipient: Undergraduate Research Opportunity Expansion Initiative Grant, University of North Carolina 2006. • Recipient: Honors Program Development Grant, Utah State University (2001-2002). • Recipient: American Association of University Women Career Development Grant, 2000.
Professional Growth Activities • Participant: Colorado State University-Global Campus Faculty Certification Course (FCC 300 Enhanced Instructional Learning) 2015. • Participant: Colorado State University-Global Campus Faculty Certification Course (FCC 100 Candidate Faculty Onboarding) 2013. • Participant: Family Tree Legal Advocacy Program. Denver, Colorado 2013. • Participant: Family Tree Domestic Violence Outreach Program; Individual and Family Advocacy/Counseling. Denver, Colorado (2012-2013). • Participant: Huntsman Cancer Institute Women’s Health Research Study. Salt Lake City, Utah 2008. • Participant: Metropolitan State University Disability Awareness Training, 2007. • Participant: Metropolitan State University New Faculty Orientation, 2007. • Participant: Metropolitan State University On-line Sexual Harassment Course and ADA Online Course, 2007. • Participant: Western Carolina University Sexual Harassment Training, 2005. • Participant: Western Carolina University New Faculty Orientation Seminar, 2005. • Participant: Western Carolina University Department of Modern Foreign Languages Multicultural Week Workshops, 2005. • Participant: Utah State University SPSS Training Course, 2001. • Reiki Level One Certification Denver, Colorado 2000. • National Association of Underwater Instruction (NAUI) Scuba Certification, 1990.
Professional Training • Online Teaching Fellow: Utah State University (2011-2015). • Participant: Metropolitan State University Online Course Orientation/Certification for BlackBoard WebCT Vista (2007-2008). • Participant: Western Carolina University Coulter Faculty Center ePassages Learning Retreat, 2006. • Participant: Western Carolina University E Learning Retreat, 2006. • Participant: Western Carolina University WebCT Vista Training Workshops/Retreats, 2006. • Participant: Western Carolina University Online Course Assessment Project, 2006. • Participant: Western Carolina University Distance Education Orientation Seminar, 2005. • Participant: Utah State University WebCT: Beginning Advanced Training Workshops (2002-2004). • Participant: Utah State University Dreamweaver Training Workshop, 2004. • Participant: Utah State University PowerPoint Training Workshop, 2004. • Participant: Utah State University Excel Training Workshop, 2004. • Participant: Utah State University Teaching Sociology Seminar, 2001. • Participant: Utah State University Teaching College Seminar, 2001.
Institutional Services Department Service • Participant: Utah State University Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Faculty Retreat, 2017. • Lead Social Science Faculty: General Education Department. Colorado State University-Global Campus (2014-2017). • Participant: Colorado State University-Global Campus Lead Faculty Retreat, 2015. • Course Reviewer: Social Science. Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2015. • Member: Dual Credit Task Force. Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2015. • Program Reviewer: GT Pathways. Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2015. • Participant: Utah State University Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Faculty Retreat, 2014. • Program Coordinator: Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Science. Metropolitan State University (2007–2009). • Behavioral Science Advisor: Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Behavioral Science. Metropolitan State University (2007–2009). • Member: Assistant Professor of Sociology Search Committee. Metropolitan State University (fall) 2008. • Participant: Open House for Potential New Students. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Participant: Majors’ Fair. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Participant: Sociology Program Planning Retreat. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Member: Behavioral Science Advisor Search Committee. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Member: Assistant Professor of Sociology Search Committee. Metropolitan State University (spring) 2008. • Member: Outstanding Sociology Student Award Committee. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Participant: Majors’ Fair. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Participant: Open House for Potential New Students. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Participant: Majors’ Fair. Metropolitan State University, 2007. • Sociology Advisor: Department of Anthropology and Sociology. Western Carolina University (2005-2007). • Secretary: Department of Anthropology and Sociology Faculty Meetings. Western Carolina University (2005-2007). • Participant: Open House Program(s) for Potential New Students. Western Carolina University, (February and November) 2006. • Participant: Open House Program for Potential New Students. Western Carolina University, 2005.
University Wide Service • Empowering Teaching Excellence Workshops: Foundations of USU Teaching. Utah State University, August 14-16, 2017. • Participant Program Coordinator/Lead Faculty Retreat. Colorado State University- Global Campus, October 8•9, 2015. • Participant Graduation Commencement Ceremony. Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014. • Co-Chair: 2nd Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Faire. Western Carolina University, 2006. • Participant: Annual Faculty/Staff Publications & Creations Exhibition. Western Carolina University Hunter Library, 2006. • Volunteer: Hosted Track and Field Meet. Western Carolina University, 2006. • Participant: Faculty Mentor Program. Western Carolina University (2005-2007).
College Service • Participant: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Assessment Workshop. Metropolitan State University, 2008. • Participant: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Mentoring Program. Metropolitan State University (2007-2008). • Member: College of Arts & Sciences Distant Education Advisory Committee. Western Carolina University (2006-2007). • Member President’s Leadership Council. Utah State University (1986-1990).
Recognition and Honors • Recipient: Exemplary Online Course Award for Regional Campuses and Distance Education. Utah State University, 2011. • Recipient: Graduate Teaching Associate of the Year Award Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. Utah State University, 2004. • Recipient: Calvin R. Maurer Fellowship Award. Utah State University (2001-2002). • Recipient: Earl A. and Carmen D. Fredrickson Fellowship Award. Utah State University (2002-2003). • Recipient: Top Student Award Department of Communication and Journalism. Utah State University, 1990. • Recipient: Glacus R. Merrill Scholarship Award for Outstanding Journalism. Utah State University (1989-1990). • Recipient: President's Leadership Council Scholarship. Utah State University (1986- 1990). • Elected National Campus Representative: The Society of Professional Journalists, 1990. • Elected President: Utah State University Society of Professional Journalists (1988- 1989).
Students Receiving Awards/Honors under my Direction • Western Social Science Association Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Award “The Perception of Homelessness in Urban and Suburban Settings” by Veronica Menard, Metropolitan State University, 2009.
• Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award “Introducing a Sociological Framework for Researching the Furry Fandom” by Amanda Krut, Metropolitan State University, 2009.
• University of North Carolina Undergraduate Research Opportunity Expansion Initiative Grant awarded to Elizabeth Vinson, Western Carolina University, 2006.