VITA
Spring 2012
Name: CHRISTA L. REISER
Office Address: Department of Sociology East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858
Home Address: 2801 Bell’s Fork Rd Greenville, NC 27858
Office Phone: (252) 328-4895 Home Phone: (252) 252-4767
Birth: December 18, 1947 Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West-Germany
Education: B.A., Purdue University, June 1971 M.S., Purdue University, August 1973 Ph.D, North Carolina State University, May 1981
Academic Experience: Research Assistant, Purdue University, 1972-1973 Lecturer, Purdue University, 1973-1974 Associate Faculty, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis, 1973-1974 Lecturer, East Carolina University, 1974-1979 Assistant Professor, 1980-1985 Associate Professor, 1986-
Professional Associations: American Sociological Association Southern Sociological Society North Carolina Sociological Association Alpha Kappa Delta Southeastern Women’s Studies Association
Courses Taught: Sociology of Emotion Courtship and Marriage Research in Marriage & the Family Gender Roles and Social Structure Introductory Sociology Social Problems Introduction to Women’s Studies Senior Seminar Gender Hostility Marriage and Family Seminar in Women’s Studies
Teaching Interests: Gender Marriage and the Family Social Psychology Sociology of Emotions
Research Interests: Family Interaction Gender Animals and Society Alternative Life Styles Social construction of Emotions
Publications: “Hurricane Evacuation Problems and Family Pets” by Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser. Sociology with a Southern Face: Collected Abstracts of The 70th Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, p. 88, April 2007
“Family Pets: Evacuation Problems and Solutions” by Christa Reiser and Kenneth Wilson. Abstracts of presentations at the Coastal Society, May 2006 in Tampa, FL
“Gender and Self Perceptions of Social Power,” Powers, Rebecca and Reiser, Christa. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, Volume 33, Number 6, 2005
“Social Stratification and the Digital Divide” by Kenneth R. Wilson, Jennifer Wallin and Christa Reiser. Chapter 12 in Handbook of Public Information Systems (2 nd edition) edited by David Garson, 2005
“Social Stratification: The Digital Divide in North Carolina by Kenneth Wilson, Christa Reiser, Kelly, Potter and Jennifer Wallin. Sociation Today. 2004, 2: 1-21.
“Social Stratification and the Digital Divide,” Wilson, Kenneth, Wallin, Jennifer S., and Reiser, Christa, Social Science Computer Review. Volume 21, No. 2, pp. 133-143, Summer 2003
“Home Access to the Digital World: Why Not?” Wilson, Kenneth, Reiser, Christa, and Potter, Kelly, Proceedings of the Southern Sociological Society, March 2003
Reflections on Anger: Women and Men in a Changing Society, Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, April 1999
“Gender Hostility: An Uneasy Truce,” College Student Journal, Vol. 29. No. 2, June 1995
“Gender Hostility: The Continuing Battle Between the Sexes,” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology, Vol 21, No. 2, Nov.1993
Women and Rape by Cathy Roberts. (Book Review) Published in Deviant Behavior, Vol. 13, No. 1, January-March 1992 Study Guide to Accompany Choices in Relationships, St. Paul, MN: West, 1988, (294 pages)
Study Guide to Accompany Introduction to Sociology, 2nd edition (with Kenneth R. Wilson and Donald W. Hinrichs), San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1986 (315 pages)
“Gender and Gender Role Identity Influences upon Self-and Other- reports of Communicative Competence,” (with Kay Troost), Sex Roles, Vol 14, Nos. 7/8, 1986.
“Herpes: A physical and Moral Dilemma,” College Student Journal 20, Fall 1986, pp. 260-269
Instructors Manual to Accompany Choices in Relationships, An Introduction to Marriage and the Family by Knox (with Kenneth R. Wilson), West Publishing Company, 1985
“The Cognitive Map and Discussion Groups,” ASA Teaching Newsletter, August 1984
Book Review of Alternatives to Traditional Family Living by Hariet Gross and Marvin B. Sussmann (editors) published in Sociology and Social Research, Volume 68, No. 1, 1983
Test File for Sociology by Coser, Rhea, Steffen and Nock, Christa Reiser, Kenneth Wilson, Donald Hinrichs, JoAnn Miller and Stuart Miller, Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich 1983
Study Guide for Sociology, Christa Reiser, Kenneth Wilson, Donald Hinrichs, JoAnn Miller, and Stuart Miller, Harcourt Brace, and Jovanovich 1983
“An” Active Introduction to Sociology: Explanation and Evaluation,” (with Kenneth Wilson). Teaching Sociology, 9, April 1982:273-290
“Using Discussion Groups in Large Introductory Sociology Classes,”(with Kenneth Wilson) in L.R. Meeth and Dean S. Gregory (eds.), Directory of Teaching Innovations in Sociology, Arlington, VA: Studies of Teaching Innovations in Sociology, Arlington, VA: Studies in Higher Education, 1981: 69-70.
“Sex and it’s Effects on Marital and Occupational Role Expectations.” Sociologial Research Symposium, 9, 1979, pp339-343
“Sociologists in Private Enterprise: The Job Markert for non-PhD. Sociologists” (with John Maiolo). The Southern Sociologist, Vol. 10, No. 2, Winter 1979, pp 16-18
“The Meaning of Sex and Social Class: an Attributional Analysis (with Kenneth Wilson) California Sociologist, Vol 2, No. 1, Winter, 1979, pp55- 68 “The Effects of Sex and Sex Role on Interpretations of Success and Failure in the Classroom” (with Kenneth Wilson) Sociological Research Symposium, 8, February, 1978
“Employment Opportunities for Sociology Majors” (with John Maiolo), published by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, East Carolina University, Summer, 1976
Research Grant: Research Development Award: “Evacuation Decisions -- The Role of Family Pets” ($19,705) with K. Wilson
Presentations at “Human-Animal Bond: Attachment vs. Objectification.” With Magdalen Scholarly Walton. Southern Sociological Society meeting, March 2012 Meetings: “Pet Nation: Demographic Correlates of the Human-Companion Animal Bond.” With Linda Mooney and Ken Wilson. Southern Sociological Society meeting. April 2010
“Evacuation Decisions: Are Pets Part of the Family Evacuation Plan?” Reiser, C., Wilson, K.. Mooney, L., Aube, S. Southern Sociological Society, April 2009
“Changing Patterns of Digital Stratification,” Wilson, K, Reiser, C. & Drozdowski, A. Southern Sociological Society, April 2009
“Family Pets and Hurricane Evacuation Decisions.” Reiser, C., Wilson, K., Aube, S., & Mooney, L. Southern Sociological Society, April 2008
“Hurricane Evacuation Problems and Family Pets,” Wilson, Kenneth and Christa Reiser. Southern Sociological Society, April 2007
“Evacuation Decision-Making,” Christa Reiser, Southern Sociological Society, April 2007
Presider/Discussant, “Changing Family Images and Challenges.” Southern Sociological Society, April 2007
“Gender and Social Power: Comparisons of Self and Other Perceptions,” Reiser, Christa, and Powers, Rebecca. Southern Sociological Society, April 2005
“Changing Patterns of Digital Stratification,” Wilson, Kenneth, ReiserChrista, Wallin, Jennifer, and Potter, Kelly. Southern Sociological Society, April, 2004
“Perceptions of Power,” Reiser, Christa and Powers, Rebecca, Southern Sociological Society, April 2004
“Home Access to the Digital World: Why Not?,” Wilson, Kenneth R., Reiser, Christa L. Potter, Kelly, Southern Sociological Society, March 2003 “NC Digital Divide,” Reiser, Christa, Wilson, Ken, Lieberman, Michelle, and Potter, Kelly, North Carolina Sociological Association, February, 2003
“Exploring the Digital Divide,” with Kenneth R. Wilson, Jennifer S. Wallin,and Brenton W. Aspinwall; Southern Sociological Society, April 4, 2002
“Student Perceptions of Women’s Studies,” with Cheryl Dudasik-Wiggs, Southern Sociological Society, April 5, 2002
“Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Parental Lessons about Anger,” Southern Sociological Society, April 1999
“Interviewers’ Impressions of Respondents: How Gender Mediates Telephone Interviews,” with Kenneth Wilson, Claudia Williams, and Michelle Sahariat, Southern Sociological Society, April 3, 1998
Discussant, Southern Sociological Society session on “Parenting Influences.” April 1998
“Gender and Anger; A Demographic Analysis,” Southern Sociological Society Meeting, Richmond, VA, April 1996
“Assessing the Effects of Interviewer Gender in Social and Demographic Measurements” with Kenneth Wilson and Claudia Williams, Southern Sociological Society meeting, Richmond VA, 1996
“Assessing the Effect of Interviewer Gender on Measurements of Gender Hostility” with Kenneth Wilson, and Claudia Williams, Presentation at the Southern Sociological meeting Atlanta, GA, April 9, 1995
“Assessing Teaching Effectiveness,” Southern Sociological Society, Louisville, Kentucky, March 1990
“Teaching about Gender” roundtable discussion leader- Southern Sociological Society, Nashville, TN March 1988
“Androgyny and the Quality of Marriage,” American Sociological Association, Chicago, August 1987
“Organizing for Applied Sociology” A Presentation at the Fifteenth Annual Alpha Kappa Delta Research Symposium, Richmond, VA, February 1985 (with Kathryn Grzelkowski, Felicia Bond and Fred Williams)
Organizer and leader of luncheon roundtable discussion on “Herpes: A Moral and Physical Dilemma” at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Antonio Texas, August 1984
“Gender Role Identity and Communicative Competence,” Roundtable discussion at the Annual Meeting for the Southern Sociological Society, Knoxville, TN, April, 1984 Organizer of the “Sociology of the Family” session at the Southern Sociological Society Meeting in Atlanta, April, 1983
“Sex-Role Identity and the Family Division of Labor,” by Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser, National Council on Family Relations, Washington, D.C., October 1982
“Student Motivation and Small Group Discussion,” by Christa Reiser and Kenneth Wilson, Southern Sociological Society, Memphis, TN, April, 1982
Discussant at the “Sociology of the Family” Session at the Southern Sociological Society Meeting, Memphis, TN, April, 1982
“The influence of Gender and Gender Role Identity on ‘Communicative Competence’,” presented at the NCFR Meeting in Milwaukee, October, 1981
Reactor for a Luncheon Session on “Nonmarital Heterosexual Relationships” at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Louisville, Kentucky, April, 1981
“Comparing Methods for Constructing Discussion Groups”; Grant from the Committee for Teaching Effectiveness to Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser, June 1980
“Student Reaction to Discussion Groups in Large Introductory classes” by Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser; presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, August, 1980
Chair on a session on suicide at the Tenth Annual Alpha Kappa Delta Research Symposium, Richmond, VA, February 1980
Organizer and leader of a discussion session “Television and the Family: A Critical Appraisal” at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, September, 1978
“Research Note on the Non-Academic Job Market for the non PhD. Sociologist,” by Christa Reiser and John Maiolo; presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, March, 1978
Organizer and leader of a discussion session on “The Use of Discussion Groups in Teaching” at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, NO, March 1978
“The Effects on Sex and Sex Role on Interpretations of Success and Failure in the Classroom” by Christa Reiser and Kenneth Wilson; presented at the Eighth Annual Alpha Kappa Delta Research Symposium, Richmond, VA February 1978
Organizer and leader of a discussion session on “The Use Of Cognitive Mapping in Teaching Introductory Sociology” at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, September, 1977 “The Effects of Sex and Social Class: an Attributional Analysis” by Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser; presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, September 1977
“Notes on a Developing Experiment: An Active Introduction to Sociology” by Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser, for the annual gathering of the members of the Trading Notes on Teaching, February, 1977
Organizer and leader of a discussion session on “The Effects of Television Viewing on Marital Interaction” at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relation, NY, October, 1976
Other Scholarly Activities: “Gender Hostility,” Summer Stipend from Research/ Creative Activity Grants Committee, December 1994.
Participant, Carolina Colloquy on College Teaching at Western Carolina University, July 1990
“Comparing Methods for Constructing Discussion Groups” Grant from the Committee for Teaching Effectiveness to Kenneth Wilson and Christa Reiser, June, 1980
Participant, Faculty Development Workshop sponsored by the American Sociological Association Project on Undergraduate Education, March, 1976.