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ASA: Philadelphia, PA Dear Army Sociology Family, Inside this issue: What a hallmark year it has been for Army Sociology! We would like to share our Program Director 10th edition of the Army Sociology Newsletter, which provides some information about what our cadets, current and former faculty, and graduates accomplished over Davis Barracks the past year. Congratulations to 2LT Samantha Bradley and 2LT Danielle Nusz- A Force for Diversity kowski for earning the prestigious academic McNally and Coates Awards, respectively. Nearly unprecedented, CPT(P) Jess Dawson completed her PhD from Duke Uni- Army Sociology Classes versity in 3.5 years total time (only 2 years as a resident graduate student)! She also Award Winners / AKD got promoted to Assistant Professor. The Class of 2020 shattered our previous re- cruitment record with 33 declared majors. Our program growth over the past two CPT(P) Jess Dawson years has absolutely resulted from a total BS&L faculty and cadet team effort. Our Diversity Minor upper-class cadets continue to present their research at conferences and at USMA DoMoreTogether Projects Day, and perform superbly on the sociology majors field test. Professor Morten Ender with faculty from English and History created a Diversity and Inclu- Sociology Luncheons sion Studies Minor, which should be approved this fall semester. Our monthly pro- Segal Consortium gram luncheons have become highly fruitful sociological, professional, and personal exchanges about timely topics, and their popularity speaks reflects our passions and Conferences concerns. Our sociology courses continue to increase enrollment size, based on ma- Projects Day jors and, a growing number of non-majors. We continue to take cadets on developmental trips away from USMA including many to NYC. Future faculty remain en- NYC Engagement gaged as CPT Julianne Apodaca begins her second year of the MA program at the Summer Activities University of Maryland, and CPT Bryan Williams is beginning his first year at Kan- sas State University. I would like to thank the Army Sociology faculty and their Dr. Bruce Keith families, our alumnus, and all past and current cadets for their contributions. We PL377: Inequality also thank the friends and family of Army Sociology for continuing to support the Pl371: Intro program and keeping us informed about your lives, accomplishments, good ideas and unique developments. Finally, thanks to CPT(P) Jacob Absalon for taking the PL393: Criminology lead on crafting this excellent newsletter! PL363: Qual Methods Go Army Sociology! Media & Publications

Remi Hajjar Alumni Updates

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Courage: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (Speech Excerpt) “In our America Courage is the strength set off on the path that would get him to that today, we value to believe in who we are dream and change the diversity as a and then take action in course of many lives after summoning the best in him. It was by strength strength and not a ourselves in order to help and grit that Gen. Davis weakness. As others. Courage is the could survive such a time leaders, we must all first word that comes to as the years he spent at embrace and my mind when I think West Point. Shunned for celebrate those who about the incredible life all four years, he still are willing to think of Gen. Benjamin O. Da- worked his way to graduate and became a vis Jr. Attending West commissioned officer of the United States innovatively and Point and joining a mili- military. This is because when there is a those who ignite a tary not yet integrated, dream worth fighting for, nothing can stand fire on injustices. are no small feats. How- in the way. Gen. Davis exemplifies the core ever, Gen. Davis had a values of Duty, Honor and Country. He - Nette dream, and he chose to showed his devotion to his duty by conquer- ing four trying years at the Academy.

Netteange Monaus (Army Sociology, ‘18) speaks to the attendees during her speech honoring Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., at the Davis Barracks Ribbon Cut- ting Aug. 18 at West Point. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 3

Inclusion in the American Military: A Force for Diversity

Inclusion in the American Military is a new book edited by David Rohall; Morten G. Ender and Michael D. Matthews - Contributions by Karin De Angelis; Morten G. Ender; JooHee Han; Janice H. Laurence; Michael D. Matthews; David Rohall; Judith E. Rosenstein; Michelle Sandhoff; David Smith and Deenesh Sohoni

The U.S. military can be thought of as a microcosm of American society, bringing in people from diverse backgrounds and history to defend one nation. Military leaders must address the same issues and concerns as those found in the civilian world, including exclusion, segregation, and discrimination. In some cases, the military has led the nation by creating policies of inclusion before civilian laws required them to do so. In other causes, the military has lagged behind the larger society. The goal of this book is to provide an overview of the ways in which diversity has been addressed in the military by providing information about particular forms of diversity including race, ethnici- ty, religion, gender, and sexuality. Subject matter experts provide their insights into the roles that each of these groups have played in the U.S. armed services as well as the laws, rules, and regulations regarding their participation. Ultimately, the authors utilize this information as a way to better understand military diversity and the unique ways that individuals incorporate the military into their sense identity. https:// rowman.com/ISBN/9781498528603/Inclusion-in-the-American-Military-A-Force-for-Diversity

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Class of 2018 Class of 2019  Eric Arzaga  Jabreal Arrington

 Trudy Bonner  Aidan Baxter

 Amber Clay  Dillon Biggs

 Samuel Crump  Bria Erron

 Leslie Frankland  Michaela Holmes-Johnson

 Bridget Guenard  Sean Hurley

 Carolyn Kehn  Tya’tianna Johnson

 Brittany Lee  Mekayla Korpienen

 Netteange Monaus  John Lowe

 Jaden Pickell  Benjamin Mammel

 Jake Sparano  Kayla Matute

 Lealofi Tamasese  Bailey McCardell

 Sajon Weeks  Isabella Minter Class of 2020  Riley Nolan  Jamal Brown  Miles Martin  Xiao Pfohman

 Lauren Fairfax  Colleen McDermott  Connor Phillips

 Traven Jackson  Nicole Nettles  Jennifer Suter

 Samantha Coletti  Elijah Riley  Tiffany Welch-Baker

 Wyatt Doughty  Cole Stacklin-Jarvis  Nash Wooden

 Donovan Franklin  Jericho Tamasese

 Kelsey Frizell  Nile Trice

 Julia Gibbs  Frances Trivette

 Fabiola Gonzalez  Celeste Tyner

 Viviana Gonzalez  Darryl Vincent

 Skyler Goss  Amadeo West

 Kevin Hicks  Miranda Williams

 Stephanie Kamau  Ashley Wolfe

 Thomas Kendrick  Matthew Yu

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Class of 2017 Graduates  Charles Atkins

 Samantha Bradley

 Dominique Butts

 Rebecca Cousens

 Jackie DeHaven

 Allyson Hayley

 Danielle Nuskowski A special thank you  Leah Phillips to the Class of 2017  Emma Spell for their gift to the ARMY Sociology Faculty! They specially created book ends of sociologists Max Weber, Emil Durkheim, Karl Marx, and George

Simmel.

Following a hallmark recruiting year for the program, Army Sociolo- gy cadet majors and faculty hosted their annual end of year get together at the Hajjar's residence. Go Army Sociology! Army Sociology Page 6

McNally Award The Colonel Jeffrey A. McNally Award for Excel- lence in Leadership, Man- agement, and Sociology presented to Cadet Sa- mantha Bradley (’17). Presented by Ms. McNal- ly and LTC Remi Hajjar, Program Direc- tor, Sociology .

Coates Award The Dr. Charles H. Coates Award for Excel- lence in Sociology presented to Cadet Dan- ielle Nuszkowski (‘17) Presented by LTC(R) Charles Coates and LTC Remi Hajjar, Program Director, Sociology .

Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society CDT Carolyn Kehn (Army Sociology ’18) inducted into the PKP Honor Society with BG Cindy Jebb. The Honor Sociology Program Society of Phi Kappa Phi Faculty at the PKD is an honor society estab- Induction Ceremo- lished in 1897 to recog- ny at Jefferson Hall. nize and encourage supe- rior scholarship. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 7 Dr. Charles H. Coates Award for Excellence in Sociology Charles Hunter Coates was born in 1903. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1924 and served for 25 years in a variety of command and staff positions in the U.S. Army.

COL Coates retired from the Army in 1949 and returned home to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Like most service members returning from the war to take advantage of the G.I. Bill and attend college—retired COL Coates was no exception. At the youthful age of 47, he enrolled in graduate school at Louisiana State University where his father Dr. Charles Edward Coates was a professor of chemistry and served as a Dean. He earned an M.A. in Sociology in 1952 and a Ph.D. in Sociolo- gy in 1955—the titles of his master’s thesis and dissertation are Forecasting Officer Potential Using Leaderless Discussion and The Achievement of Career Success in Executive Management: A Community Study of Comparative Occupational Mobili- ty respectfully. Both seminal topics for the 1950’s—the study of organizations.

Dr. Coates soon after joined the faculty in the Department of Sociology at the Uni- versity of Maryland at College Park. At Maryland he taught the first-ever Military Sociology course as well as the Sociology of War—both of which are still taught there today at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Like his seminal hand- book on machine guns in 1942, this renaissance man notably, in 1965, co-authors with Ron Pelligrin, Military Sociology: A Study of American Military Institutions and Military Life. It was reprinted in 1970. To date, it remains the only textbook for the subfield of Military Sociology ever to be written.

In 1999, his son LTC(R) Charles Hunter Coates Jr. (USMA ’57) and Patricia Coates—the children of Charles Coates approached BS&L and USMA to establish an award to honor their father and to recognize the top graduating cadet in Sociolo- gy at USMA each year. Below are the awardees since the establishment of the award in 2000:

2000 Katie Mathew (neé Powell) 2010 Brad Swanson 2001 Ariel A. Jones (neé Gibson) 2011 Joshua Covey 2002 Sara A. Skinner (neé Ewing) 2012 Rachel Stuhlmiller 2003 Janaiah J. DeShields (neé Nash) 2013 Nina Fiore 2004 Augusto E. Giacoman 2014 Carlos Febus-Traphegen 2005 Rachel Beck 2015 Ian McWilliams 2006 Matthew Haught 2016 Michael Barlow 2007 Roger Kim 2017 Danielle Nuszkowski 2008 Amie Foster 2009 Jenna Lafferty Army Sociology Page 8

CPT(P) Jess Dawson earns her PhD.

“Errors In Judgment: How Values, Status and Morality influence Moral Judgments,” Doctoral Dissertation, 2016, Duke Univer- sity

This study investigates how actor status, moral foundations theory and Schwartz values influence the moral judgments of guilt and punishment. I argue that to understand individual values consequences for actions, they must be considered within organizational values and larger institutional logics frame- works. Building off Zerubavel’s conception of a three level cognition (Zerubavel 1999), I argue for a tri level conception of values and morality in order to more fully understand how moral judgements work as well as the social context in which they are shaped. Us- ing original research, I offer evidence of three levels of morality. First, I evaluate actor status on judgments of guilt and punishment. I then evaluate individual moral culture using Schwartz Values (Schwartz 2012; Vaisey and Miles 2014). I evaluate the impact of the organization on moral culture measure through the use of status hierarchies (Sauder, Lynn, and Podolny 2012). Finally, I evaluate broader cultural morality using Moral Foundations Theory (Graham et al. 2016; Kesebir and Haidt 2010). Taken together, these three levels of morality present a more ecologically valid understanding of the ways in which moral culture works from the individual, through the meso -social level and to the broader culture. I demonstrate the complex ways in which moral judgments are influenced by universal concerns, organizational influences and individual characteristics. I find that moral foundations theory conceptions of harm does not predict judgments of guilt and punishment but that Schwartz Values do influence these moral judgments. I also find that it is the actor status that most strongly predicts the outcomes of guilt and punishment. The research provides a foundation for future research of how actor status influences moral judgments of guilt and punishment beyond the limited moral community of the current study. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 9

Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Induction Ceremony Cadets Danielle Nuzskowski (Army Sociology, ‘17), Caroline Kehn (Army Sociology, ‘18), Eric Arzaga (Army Sociology, ‘18) were inducted into our Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society. The ceremony's guest speaker was Dr. Richard Ocejo, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the John Jay College and Graduate Center, CUNY. His work on urban sociology has provided innovated insights into niche and emerging opportu- nities in perceived “old” markets. His visit included observing PL371: Introduction to Sociology and PL300: Military Leadership classes, lunch with cadets, and dinner with faculty and induc- tees. Cadets learned about understanding human behavior in leadership and organizational settings.

Dr. Ocejo’s new book is titled Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy. It examines how educated and culturally savvy young people are trans- forming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste- making occupations. In today’s new economy—in which “good” jobs are typically knowledge or technology based—many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at the renaissance of four such trades: bartending, distil- ling, barbering, and butchering.

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Diversity and Inclusion Studies Minor (DISM) The Diversity Studies and Inclusion Minor (DISM) is under review this academic year. It is similar to other proposed minors at the Academy in its structure and its level of requirements. The content of the minor is similar to several other diversity minors offered at other universities. Though there are numerous diversity programs throughout the country, there are very few schools that offer minors in this field of study. None of our aspirant or peer institutions offer such a minor. Most universities including our aspirant and peer schools have gone significant steps beyond simply the diversity minor and now have departments and/or cen- ters that specialize in race/ethnic/gender studies such as Black Studies, Native American Studies, LGBTQ Studies, or Women’s Studies offering a major.

DISM leverages diversity and fosters inclusion to provide leaders of character the We’ll be working capability of effective leadership in a multicultural Army. Part of the diversity and with various inclusion goal is to have West Point committed to a multicultural organization stakeholders (cadets, and recognized as a leader in maintaining an inclusive environment. staff, faculty, and alumni) to design a Upon approval he DISM will be housed in the Department of Behavioral Scienc- logo—send us your es and Leadership through the Sociology Program for administrative purposes. ideas! However, because the DISM is inherently interdisciplinary, it will be Co-Chaired (jacob.absalon@usm by a senior faculty member from three departments: Sociology (Professor Morten a.edu) Ender); History (Professor David Frey), and English (Associate Professor Tony McGowan). The Sociology Program will provide a Head Diversity Minor Aca- demic counselor.

DoMoreTogether #dmtreunion After a full day of business, we had a phenomenal night of great conversation, shared memories, and laughs. Thanks to all who were able to come out to the dmT Re- union Dinner despite the February chill. We are excited about the future of Do More Together! dmT forms a non- profit global network of United States Military Acade- my graduates and supporters from all backgrounds that engages, mobilizes, and empowers Black/African-American graduates and cadets. We endeavor to serve the community, our country, and all USMA graduates. (Photo: Mary Tobin, Ar- my Sociology ‘03, Eric Wilson, ARMY Sociology ‘08, Jacob Absalon, ARMY Sociology ‘07). Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 11

Sociology Program Luncheons The Sociology program hosts highly popular monthly luncheons. At our last luncheon, cadets and faculty discussed strategies for academic success, ideas for selecting a major, and navigating personal and professional identifies at USMA. Our luncheons continue to draw substantial participation, and they create forums of dialogues for cadets across numerous programs and departments. Army Sociology Page 12

David & Mady Segal Military Sociology Consortium We are pleased to an- Military Sociology Con- tion of this positive initia- nounce the establishment sortium in support of ad- tive. We look forward to of the David and Mady vancing the field of mili- inaugurating and cele- Segal Military Sociology tary sociology. The Head brating the Consortium Consortium Endowment. of the Department of Be- at the forthcoming Bien- havioral Sciences & Lead- nial International Meet- The purpose of this en- ership in conjunction ings of the Inter- dowment is to support with the Army Sociology University Seminar on travel, lodging, and meal faculty, and in consulta- Armed Forces & Society Former Segal expenses for West Point tion with faculty of the in Reston, Virginia in students who taught faculty and faculty of oth- other service academies, early November. er institutions to attend a will help forge the direc- in ARMY Sociology David and Mady Dr. Chris Bourg, Segal taught in COL Brian Reed; BS&L from 1988 to 1989 and are LTC(R) John recipients of the Hammill; LTC(R) BS&L Distinguish LTC(R) Keith Former Faculty Award Emberton; COL(R)

Irving Smith III; Thank you to David and Mady Segal for initiating this wonderful consortium!

Professor Morten

Ender; Dr. Ryan

Kelty; and LTC

Sharon Edens.

Throwback photograph. Dr. Morris Janowitz giving a talk to cadets at West Point circa 1960s or 70s. Note the USMA television! Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 13

Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) and Inter- University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society

(Right) Cadet Carolyn Kehn (ARMY Sociology ‘18, Dr. Morten Ender, LTC Remi Hajjar, CPT Jake Absalon, Dr. Ryan Kelty (BS&L Alum), along with faculty and students from USMA, USNA, and USAFA presented their various research efforts at the Eastern Sociolo- gy Society Mini-Conference on Mili- tary Sociology.

(Above) Dr. Judith Rosenstein (USNA and BS&L Former Faculty) in photo with Dr. Ryan Kelty (USAFA and BS&L Former Faculty) and Dr. Morten Ender.

(left) Cadets Trudy Bon- nor (ARMY Sociology ‘18 and Charles Atkins (ARMY Sociology ‘17); LTC Remi Hajjar; and Dr. Morten Ender at the IUS Ottawa, Canada. Army Sociology Page 14

Friends, members of the department, and two of six members of the Long Gray Line are recognized with a 2017 Distinguished Graduate Award (DGA) by the WPAOG at its annual award ceremony were GEN (R) Lloyd Austin ’75 and the Honorable Robert A. McDonald ’75. (read their bios here).

McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character (MCLC)

Cadets Carolyn Kehn (ARMY Sciology ‘18) Bria Erron, Kayla Matute & Riley Nolan (All ARMY Sociology ‘19) and faculty participation in the planning and execution of the 5th annual McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference (MCLC), which welcomed 80+ student leaders from around the world from March 29- April 2nd 2017. This transformational leadership experience sponsored by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Bob McDonald, and his wife Diane, encouraged students to explore the theme of “Opposition & Innovation: Taking Risks to Lead” Change.

1 Class of ‘51 Leadership Chair

Cadet leaders from various competitive, academic, and diversity clubs enjoyed a leadership seminar with GEN (Ret) Austin Lloyd (BS&L Class of '51 Chair for the Study of Leadership), Dr. Leslie Fenwick (Former Dean of Education at Howard Uni- versity), and Dr. Patrick Swygert (President Emeritus of How- ard University) on "Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams" as part of the Class of '51 Leadership Seminar series.

Go Army, Beat Navy! Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 15

Brigade Tactical Department

Classmates and Sociology Majors Randy Shed and Eric Wilson (both ARMY Sociolo- gy ’08) are serving as Company Tactical Officers in E4 and H4 respectively. COL Bri- an Reed (BS&L Former Faculty '98-'00) completed first year USMA’s BTO this summer.

1LT Jozlyn McCaw (USMA Diversity Outreach Officer SE) 1LT Jozlyn McCaw (ARMY Sociology ‘14), who hails from Augusta, Georgia and points beyond, graduated from West Point in 2014. Upon gradua- tion from the Military Police Basic Officer Course, she served as a Signal officer (SIGO) in the 42D MP BDE, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA. 1LT McCaw then became a platoon leader of a detentions military police unit for fifteen months. Directly following, 1LT McCaw competed at a special operations selec- tion and earned a position on the 75th Ranger Regi- ment’s Cultural Support Team (CST). In late 2016, she deployed to Afghanistan as an attachment to special operations infantry platoons, with the primary task of providing assistance in ways deemed culturally inappropriate if done by a male soldier. Some of her military awards include the Combat Action Badge, Air As- sault and Airborne. 1LT McCaw holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the United States Military Academy. Her favorite academic topics include diversity and inclusion, group dynamics, integration and the psychology of personal development. She currently serves in the Directorate of Admissions at West Point as a Diversity Outreach Officer for the Southeast region. She enjoys a chal- lenge, baking, reading and spending time her Jack Russell terrier, Jack-Jack. Army Sociology Page 16

USMA Projects Day Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 17

Hope Count & New York City Engagement Thirty-two cadets and faculty volun- teered for the annual Homeless Popula- tion Outreach Estimate (HOPE) in NYC tonight! #HOPE2017

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(below top row) COL(R) Diane Ryan, CPT Jacob Absalon (ARMY Sociology ’07), LTC Winston Williams (Dept of Law), Dr. Regina Werum (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Dr. Ernest Morrell (Columbia University), and Dr. James Martin (New York University) joined together for the Social Justice Panel at USMA's 14th Annual Diversity Leadership Conference.

(bottom left) PL300 Instructors MAJ Andrew Eljdid and CPT Jacob Absalon (ARMY Sociology ‘07) took Black & Gold Leadership Forum to TEDxLincolnSquare in New York City. Speakers discussed a variety of inspiring topics including mental health literacy, the language of krump, improvisation building compassion and empathy, traumatic brain injury recovery, and others!

(bottom right) Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF) on Broadway Program performs plays that feature diverse themes, ages, ethnicities and experiences to create a complex and unique experience for the audience and to open up conversations capable of bridging the divides between military and civilian, service member and family member, the world of the arts and the world of practical action.

Diversity Leadership Conference

https://www.westpointaog.org/ DiversityConference Army Sociology Page 18

Summer for Army Sociology

CDT Isabella Minter (ARMY Sociology ’19) in Ghana. Four cadets and I traveled to Ho, Ghana through Cross-Cultural Solu- tions. There, we culturally immersed in the Ghanaian lifestyle, helped build a high school in Adaklu Kpaove village and a basketball court, and taught some American traditions to the children in their schools. It was a three- week immersion and a won- CDT Missy Ziegler (Management) and CDT Trudy Bonner (ARMY Soci- derful journey, personally, to ology ‘17) successfully completed the 100 mile, 4 day march in Nijmegen, obtain my lost history as an Netherlands as part of a multi-national military team! The AIAD was sponsored by the Corbin Leadership Forum (an affiliate program of the West African-American. Point Leadership Center) aimed to provide cadets with immersion and networking experiences to broaden cross cultural awareness. Great job!

CDT Eric Arzaga (ARMY Sociol- ogy ’17). This summer I had the opportunity to visit several Indian cities such as Mumbai, New Deh- li, Kovolom, Agra, and Jaipur. We studied the Hindi culture with a specific focus on linguistics. This CDT Cole Stacklin-Jarvis (ARMY Soci- mission was under the direction ology ’20) of Company F-4 finishing his last stretch in the 12 foot march at Air of the Army Research Lab. Assault School last June. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 19

Malaysia

Four BSL Cadets took an AIAD to Malaysia hosted by the Malaysian National Defense University. They spent time at Camp Kongkoi with instructors from the Malaysi- an military's Jungle Warfare Training Center. Cadets Kayla Matute (’19), Aiden Baxter (’19), Sean Hurley (’19), and James Angiulo, along with CPT(P) Jake Absa- lon, spent an afternoon learning about survival including vegetation identification, trapping and preparing wildlife, building shelters, tracking, and snake handling. Later, cadets participated in zip lining, night land navigation, and a team obstacle course.

Sociology Professor Morten Ender served on a panel titled "The Transgender Military Service Policy." The panel featured subject expert scholars and practitioners focused on the repeal of barring transgender service members from serving opening in the military and accessing the military starting July 1, 2017. The panel was held at the New York City Bar, New York City, NY (June 26). Information available at: https://services.nycbar.org/iMIS/Events/ Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=MIL0602617. Army Sociology Page 20

Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership

Army Sociology is part of the larger Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (BS&L). In support of our vision, the Department made significant contributions through teaching, research, service, faculty, and cadet development—the five pillars of excellence at West Point. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 21

Dr. Bruce Keith

MAJ Eljdid represented the BS&L Department on an African Military Education Program (AMEP) trip to Niger from 24-28 July to visit Niger's officer commissioning school - Ecole de Formation des Officers des Forces Armees Nigeriennes (EFOFAN). The trip was led by Dr. Bruce Keith, Profes- sor of Sociology, and also included a representative from the DPE. During the trip, MAJ Eljdid presented an overview of the USMA military leadership curriculum (PL300) and led a discussion on the United States Corps of Cadets (USCC) leadership structure and its evaluation/assessment mechanisms. At the conclusion of his presentation, EFOFAN officials requested USMA’s assistance with the development of four (4) sequential leadership modules rooted in the behavioral sciences. Maj El- jdid will work with Dr. Keith on a proposal to support this request. We are also explor- ing the possible funding/inclusion of other faculty/cadets as a potential AIAD.

(Bottom Right) Combing aspects of sociology and engineering, Dr. Keith gave a talk on, "Re-engineering a Backward-looking Field: The Case for Employing System Dynamics in the Social Sciences," is a powerful look at SE tools employed in another discipline. Army Sociology Page 22

PL377: Social Inequality—LTG Caslen Visit

LTG Caslen participated in the discussion on pregnancy discrimination and biases against hiring applicants of color due to ethnic sounding names in CPT(P) Jess Dawson’s class. CDT Netteange Monaus (Sociology, ‘18), a junior, (seated left next to LTG Robert Caslen in the photo) lead the discussion. She highlighted the current challenges still faced by women in the workforce such as losing their jobs due to pregnancy and the impact of lack of medical care and employment has on poor and working poor families. She also raised the specter of a former commander in Iraq who threatened to court martial soldiers who were sent back to the rear from Iraq due to pregnancy. LTG Caslen offered insights and perspectives from his time as a combatant commander in Iraq and discussed policies he supported for dual military couples during the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts. Fi- nally, CDT Monaus raised the issue of the lack of awards, such as Academy Awards in Hollywood, is not a question of talent but a question of opportunity: actors of color are repeatedly white washed or offered fewer roles and thus are not eligible for many prestigious awards.

Seeking Alumni Volunteers for interviews with cadets!

Our PL371: Introduction to Sociology and PL363: Qualitative Research Methods courses are seeking anyone with an undergraduate degree in Sociology to conduct an interview with cadets. Our cadets will seek to understand what they did with a sociology major and how their undergraduate education in sociology might have affected their life course. While face-to-face may be possible, most of these interviews will take place over telephone, FaceTime, Google Hangout, or Skype. Email [email protected] if interested! Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 23

PL371: Introduction to Sociology

(Top left) The Introduction to Sociology class attended a show rehearsal and spent the afternoon at Late Night with Seth Meyers meeting with talent, writers, and producers about how they present social issues through a comedic lenses.

(Top Right) Introduction to Sociology hosted an interracial dating panel discussion during a class on intersectionality in the military. Cadets engaged in a thoughtful conversation on navigating their relationship, their profession, and their institution concerning gender expectations, cultural norms, status, stigma, and identity.

(Side) Introduction to Sociology visited Palisades Mall. Ca- dets applied sociological theories and concepts learned in classroom during an ethnographic visit to a local mall.

Dr. Morten Ender Gender in the Military Talk

(Right) Professor Morten Ender presented "Real GI Janes: The Inclusion of Women in the US Military" at the Joint Session of the Bard College - West Point Intercollegiate Semi- nar in the Haig Room. Army Sociology Page 24

PL393: Criminology Thirty-two students in PL393 Crimi- nology and the Criminal Justice Sys- tem and a sociology faculty member visited Sing Sing Correctional Facility on Thursday10 November 2016 for an all-day tour of the facility. This educa- tional trip provided myriad insights into life in a maximum security prison, bringing the concept of a pure total institution to life. From conversations with correctional officers and the Su- perintendent, to a conversation with an inmate during lunch, to walking tours throughout the organization, students learned about numerous features of life inside Sing Sing. Additionally, the Superintendent of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Mr. Mike Capra, visited PL393 classes on Tuesday, November 8, to provide a short lecture and exchange in a question and answer session with cadets and faculty about Sing Sing and other timely topics about the US Criminal Justice System.

PL300: Military Leadership

COL(R) John Bird, Director of TRADOC Culture Center, guest lectured in PL300: Mili- tary Leadership. His class covered culture and cross-cultural competence. The experience was well-received and cadets enjoyed the lesson. Bassam “Sam” Almesfer visited Sociology courses as well. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 25

Summer PL363: Qualitative Research Methods

Our new course offers a series of invited Guest Speakers who have successfully deployed qualitative methods in their scholarship. One speaker, COL Melinda Kalainoff, Department of Chemistry and Life Sciences, USMA, presented the methods section of her doctoral dissertation titled: "Making Visible the Complexities of Problem Solv- ing: An Ethnographic Study of a General Chemistry Course in a Stu- dio Learning Environment" (UCSB, 2013). (Right) Taylor Winfield, a Princeton Sociology graduate student, completed the 3 week Cadet Candidate Basic (CCBT) training with USMAPS over the summer! She is conducting and ethnography of the readjustment process of incoming cadets and share her methods this Fall.

XH400: Intercollegiate Seminar at Bard College

Professor Ender participated in the XH400: Intercollegiate Seminar at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York from April 12-14. The theme of the conference Inequality - More or Less, featured faculty paper presentations and an undergraduate debate featuring Bard and West Point cadets titled "Equality is a luxury we can no longer afford." XH400 forms part of a larger collaborative project with Bard College and benefits from the academic resources of both institutions. The top- ic in 2017 is the complicated concept of Equality. XH400 combines faculty and cadets from five departments: BS&L, DEP, History, Law, and Social Sciences with a parallel course of faculty and students at Bard College. BS&L cadets include Sociology majors DaShawn May (AS ‘17), Dominique Butts (AS ’17), and Jack Lowe (ARMY Soci’18). Presented papers by faculty will comprise an edited volume on the theme of equality. Here is the reference for Dr. Ender’s contribution: Ender, Morten G. and Betsy Lucal (forthcoming). “The (Un)Lucky Seven: Majority-Minority Relations in the US Army,” in Robert Tully and Bruce Chilton (eds.) Equality – More or Less. Lanham, MD: Hamilton Books. Army Sociology Page 26

ARMY Sociology Media Clippings and Publications

☺ Ender, Morten G. (2017). “Tweets, Trans, and the American Military,” Just Security (August 7, 2017). An invited essay following President Trump’s call for banning transgender people from the military. Availa- ble online at: https://www.justsecurity.org/43912/tweets-trans-american-military/

☺ CDT Netteange Monaus speech at the Davis Barracks Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. https:// www.usma.edu/pv/Pointer%20View%20Archive/17AUG31.pdf

☺ Story by Sherry Mazzocchi titled “Need, by the Numbers,” The Manhattan Times. Quote: “At West Point, cadets take a class called Armed Forces in Society. They learn that combat veterans have higher rates of homelessness than the general population. The Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, or HOPE Count, is mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).” https:// www.manhattantimesnews.com/need-by-the-numbersnecesidad-bajo-cifras-actuales/

☺ Ender, Morten G., David E. Rohall, and Michael D. Matthews (2016). “Cadet and civilian undergraduate attitudes toward transgender people: A research note,” Armed Forces & Society, 42(2): 427-435. Available on-line at: http://afs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/42/2/427.pdf?ijkey=GsTyWt2ZGXvksTR&keytype=finite.

☺ Ender, Morten G., Diane M. Ryan, Danielle A. Nuszkowski, Emma Sarah Spell and Charles B. Atkins (2017). “Dinner and a conversation: Transgender at West Point and beyond,” Social Sciences, 6(1): 27. doi: 10.3390/socsci6010027. Available online at: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/6/1/27/htm.

☺ Hajjar, Remi M. (2017). “Effectively Working with Military Linguists: Vital Intercultural Intermediaries.” Armed Forces & Society 43 (1): 92-114.

☺ Hajjar, Remi M. (2016). “Unconventional Military Advising Mission Conducted by Conventional US Military Forces.” Turkish Journal of Sociology 35(2): 91-18.

☺ Laurence, Janice H., Briana L. Milavec, David E. Rohall, Morten G. Ender, and Michael D. Matthews. (2017). “Predictors of support for women in military roles: Military status, gender, and political ideology,” Military Psychology 28(6): 488-497. Available on-line at: http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/mil/ index.aspx.

☺ Rohall, David E., Morten G. Ender, Michael D. Matthews (eds.). (2017). Inclusion in the U.S Military: A Force for Diversity. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books). Information available at: https://rowman.com/ ISBN/9781498528603/Inclusion-in-the-American-Military-A-Force-for-Diversity.

☺ Sookermany, Anders McD, Trond Svela Sand and Morten G. Ender. (2017). “Authorship and affilia- tion in Armed Forces & Society: Developmental trends across volumes 1-41,” Armed Forces & Society, 43(3): Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 27

Cadet Conference Presentations & Thesis Completions

2017

☺ Kehn, Carolyn. Perceptions of Women in the Military: a Semester Exchange at USMA as an Agent of Change. Presented at Eastern Sociological Society Conference. Philadelphia, PA . 24 February 2017.

☺ Bonner, Trudy, Charles Atkins. Diversity in the Modern Military. Panel at Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society. Ottawa, Canada. 20 October 2017.

2016

☺ Barlow, Michael. Black Positionality – An Ontology. Senior Undergraduate Thesis, United States Mili- tary Academy, West Point, NY.

☺ Lindquit, Kaitlyn. Tokenism among Women at West Point. Senior Undergraduate Thesis, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

2015

☺ Peinhaupt, Marco (2015). Comparing U.S. and Austrian Cadets toward Women in Combat. Unpublished thesis, the Austrian Military Academy, Austria.

☺ Hyron, Betrand (2015). U.S. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Unpublished thesis, St. Cyr, the French Military Academy, Paris, France.

☺ Reinwand, LT Lukas (2015). Dealing with Hybrid Organizational Logics: Lessons from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich and the United States Military Academy at West Point, Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Munich, Germany.

☺ Antilla, Josette (2015). Every Cadet an Athlete?. Unpublished Senior Thesis, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

☺ Miranda, Chelsey (2015). Female Relational Aggression Among Cadets at West Point. Unpublished Senior Thesis, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

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Army Sociology Alumni, Alumnae, and Former Faculty

☺ Congratulations to Dr. Judith Rosenstein (former ARMY Sociology faculty member) on giving birth and earning tenure at USNA.

☺ Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Kelty (former ARMY Sociology faculty member) on being hired at United States Air Force Academy!

☺ Mel Walker (ARMY Sociology, '10) completed his first year of graduate training in psychology at Catholic University.

☺ LTC Darcy Schnack is working in CEP and ABD on her Sociology PhD with Boston College.

☺ Brigadier General Scott L. Efflandt (BS&L Former Faculty '98--'00) became the second Provost of the Army University on September 7, 2017 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. In addition, he becomes the Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

☺ MAJ Laura Weimer (BS&L Former Faculty '13--'16) was selected to earn her PhD in Man- agement and return to BS&L/USMA.

☺ LTC Katie Matthew (ARMY Sociology '00 and BSL Former Faculty ) was selected to earn her PhD in Sociology and return to

BS&L/USMA. Hurley Family ☺ CPT Joe Callejas (Army Sociology '10) begins study this fall for an MBA at the Temple University Fox Business School. Callejas Family

☺ COL John Hurley (BS&L Former Faculty '99--'02) P.E., PMP completed a 3- year command in Camp Zama, Japan.

Upcoming Army Sociology Highlights!

☺ Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) in Reston, VA. November 3-5, 2017.

☺ ESS in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Ryan Kelty and Dr. Morten Ender will be organizing another mini- conference on Military Sociology: February 21-25, 2018

☺ ASA in Philadelphia, PA. The 2018 ASA Annual Meeting will be held August 11-14, 2018. Volume 10, Issue 1 Page 29

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