ELAINE HOWARD ECKLUND Rice University Sociology Department, MS-28 P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77251-1892 Phone: 713-348-6761 Email:[email protected] July, 2010

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT AND AFFILIATIONS

2008- Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Rice University.

2008- Associate Director, Institute for Urban Research, Rice University.

2006-2008 Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, University at Buffalo, SUNY.

2004-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Sociology Department, Rice University.

EDUCATION

2001-2004 Ph.D., Sociology, Cornell University, August, 2004. Title: The “Good” American: Religion and Civic Life for Korean Americans. (Committee: Penny Edgell (Chair), Victor Nee, David Strang, Robert Wuthnow)

2001-2002 Visiting Graduate Student Fellow, Princeton University.

1998-2001 MA, Sociology, Cornell University, January, 2001.

1991-1995 BS, Human Development, Cornell University, May, 1995.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Religion, Science, Immigration, Race, Culture

MAJOR GRANTS

2007-2010 Principal Investigator, (Anne Lincoln, Southern Methodist University, Co-Investigator), “Perceptions of Women in Academic Science,” National Science Foundation ($299,334, Grant #0920837).

2009 Principal Investigator, (Anne Lincoln, Southern Methodist University, Co-Investigator), “Perceptions of Women in Academic Science,” National Science Foundation ($55,154), Grant #0920837), additional grant in support of existing research.

2007-2009 Principal Investigator, (Michael O. Emerson, Rice University, Co-Investigator) “Religion and the Changing Face of American Civic Life,” Russell Sage Foundation ($190,149). 2005-2007 Principal Investigator, “Religion and Spirituality among Natural and Social Scientists at Elite Research Universities,” The John Templeton Foundation ($283,549). (Coverage about study in USA Today, The Washington Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Newsweek, Nature, PhysicsOrg.com, ABCNews.com, MSNBC.com, Xinhua News).

2006 Principal Investigator, “Religion among Academic Scientists,” The John Templeton Foundation ($10,000). Additional merit-based grant made in support of existing research.

BOOKS

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Science Vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think. Oxford University Press, May (Reviews in Publisher’s Weekly, Discover Magazine, Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington Post)

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press (Reviews in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Review of Religious Research, Sociology of Religion, Christian Century, Evangelical Studies Journal, Journal of Asian American Studies, and American Journal of Sociology)

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

2010 Gorman, Bridget, Elaine Howard Ecklund, and Holly Heard, “Nativity Differences in Mental and Physical Health: The Roles of Emotional Support, Family, and Social Integration,” Sociological Spectrum, forthcoming.

2009 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, and Jerry Z. Park, “Conflict between Religion and Science among Academic Scientists?” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 48(2):276-292.

2009 Cadge, Wendy, Elaine Howard Ecklund, and Nicholas Short, “Constructions of Religion and Spirituality in the Daily Boundary Work of Pediatric Physicians,” Social Problems, 56(4):702-721. (Coverage about article in Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune).

2009 Cadge, Wendy, and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Prayers in the Clinic: How do Pediatric Physicians Respond?” Southern Medical Journal, 102(12): 1218-1221.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Jerry Z. Park, and Phil Todd Veliz, “Secularization and Religious Change among Elite Scientists: A Cross-Cohort Comparison,” Social Forces, 86(4): 1805-1840.

2008 Catlin, Elizabeth A., Wendy Cadge, Elaine Howard Ecklund, “The Spiritual and Religious Identities, Beliefs, and Practices of Academic Pediatricians in the United States,” Academic Medicine, 83: 1146-1152.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Religion and Spirituality among Scientists” Contexts: Understanding People in their Social Worlds, 7(1):12-15.

2 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Wendy Cadge, Elizabeth A. Gage, Elizabeth A. Catlin, “The Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of Academic Pediatric Oncologists in the U.S.,” Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 29(11): 746-742. (Reply Commentary, “Religion, Spirituality, and the Practice of Pediatric Oncology,” by Gary A. Walco, 29(11): 733-735). (Media coverage about article in The Washington Times).

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Christopher Scheitle, “Religion among Academic Scientists: Distinctions, Disciplines, and Demographics,” Social Problems, 54(2):289- 307. (Media coverage about article in Xinhua News, ABCNews.com, MSNBC.com, US News & World Report.com). *Portions re-printed with permission in Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction, 2nd Edition. University of California Press, by Eugenie C. Scott*

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Z. Park, “Religious Diversity and Community Volunteerism among Asian Americans,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 46(2): 233-244.

2007 Cadge, Wendy and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Religion and Immigration: Current Research and Future Directions,” Annual Review of Sociology, 33: 17.1-17.21. Re-printed in Sociology of Religion: A Reader (2nd Edition) Allyn and Bacon

2007 Park, Jerry Z. and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Negotiating Continuity: Family and Religious Socialization for Asian Americans,” Sociological Quarterly, 48(1): 93-118.

2006 Cadge, Wendy, and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Religious Service Attendance among Immigrants: Evidence from the New Immigrant Survey-Pilot,” American Behavioral Scientist, 49(11): 1-22.

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Organizational Culture and Women’s Leadership: A Study of Six Catholic Parishes,” Sociology of Religion, 67(1): 81-98.

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Different Identity Accounts for Catholic Women,” Review of Religious Research 47(2): 135-149.

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Z. Park, “Asian American Community Participation and Religion: Civic ‘Model Minorities?’” Journal of Asian American Studies, 8(1): 1-22 (lead article for issue).

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “‘Us’ and ‘Them:’ The Role of Religion in Mediating and Challenging the Model Minority and Other Civic Boundaries,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 28(1): 132-150.

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Models of Civic Responsibility: Korean Americans in Congregations with Different Ethnic Compositions,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 44(1): 15-28.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Catholic Women Negotiate Feminism,” Sociology of Religion, 64(4): 515-524. *Re-printed in Sociology of Religion: A Reader (2nd Edition) Allyn and Bacon.*

UNDER REVIEW

3 Elaine Howard Ecklund Ecklund, Elaine Howard, and Jerry Z. Park, “Creating and Crossing Boundaries: How Scientists View the Relationship between Religion and Science,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Revise and Resubmit.

Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Eva Shih, and Michael Emerson, “Rethinking the Connection between Religion and Civic Life for Immigrants: The Case of the Chinese Diaspora,” Sociology of Religion, Revise and Resubmit.

Ecklund, Elaine Howard, and Elizabeth Long, “Spiritual Atheism and other Categories of Spiritual Coherence among Scientists,” Sociology of Religion, Revise and Resubmit.

Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Anne E. Lincoln, “Scientists Want More Children,” under review, Science (passed first round of review, requested author revisions).

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Is a Dialogue between Religion and Science Necessary (or Possible)?” featured Opinion Editorial, for USA Today, July 19.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “What Scientists Think About Religion,” for The Huffington Post, June 28.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Why Aren’t There More Discussions about Religion among Scientists?” for Science and Religion Today, May.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Houston Should Lead Talks, Science and Religion,” The Houston Chronicle, April. (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6953162.html)

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Scientists in the Pews,” The Washington Post, April. (http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2010/04/scientists_in_the_pe ws.html)

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Conrad Hackett, “But for the Grace of Genes,” The Scientist, April.

2009 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited essay, “Translation Problems: How Scientists Misunderstand Religious People,” for Science and Religion Today, Fall 2009, Religion and Science Series.

2009 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited essay, “Translation Problems: How Religious People ‘Misunderstand’ Scientists,” for Science and Religion Today, Summer 2009, Religion and Science Series.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited essay, “Beyond the God Delusion,” as part of web forum on “Immanent Frame,” Social Science Research Council, Winter 2008.

4 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited essay, “Religion and Spirituality among Elite University Scientists,” as part of web forum on “Religious Engagements of American Undergraduates,” Social Science Research Council, Spring 2007 (See http://religion.ssrc.org/reforum/Ecklund/).

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Initial Findings from the Study of Religion among Academic Scientists,” Chronicle of Higher Education, web essay, appeared Tuesday October 31, 2006.

2004 Hall Tanni, Wai-Kwong Wong, with Elaine Howard Ecklund, Victoria Blodgett, Jennifer Fang, Michelle Wong, Derek Chang et al. 2004. “Asian and Asian American Campus Climate Task Force Progress Report, November 2002-June 2003.” Report #1, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Internal Funding

2010 “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Science in Society,” Rice University Brown Teaching Grant,” Rice University ($1,500)

2009 “Diversity in Science in International Perspective,” Social Sciences Research Institute Grant,” Rice University ($14,373).

2008 “Diversity in Science in International Perspective,” Rice University International Collaboration Grant, ($5,000).

2007 “The Contribution of Religion to Civic Life on Buffalo’s East Side,” University at Buffalo-East Side Neighborhood Transformation Partnership Grant, ($3,000).

External Awards

2006 “The Changing Face of US Religion and Civic Life,” Jack Shand Research Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion ($3,000).

2004 “How Religion Shapes Gender and Ethnic Identities,” (with Jerry Park), research award from the Association for the Sociology of Religion ($1,300).

2004 Cornell University, Class of 2004, Baccalaureate Award, (One of two university-wide graduate student awards for academic excellence and community service).

2004 Invited Participant, Social Science Research Council/UCLA Summer Institute on International Migration.

2003 Albert S. Roe Graduate Student Research Award, Cornell University ($500).

2003 Erasmus Institute, Dissertation Writing Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, alternate.

2003 Selected for Teaching Fellow, fall semester, Gender Studies, Cornell University ($7,765).

5 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2002 “A Comparison of Korean and Multiethnic Churches,” research award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion ($2,000).

2001 “Ethnic Negotiation among Korean and Black Churches,” Religious Research Association, Jacquet Research Award ($1,000).

2002 Graduate School Student Research Award, Cornell University ($600).

2000-2003 Pew Mentoring Program, Mentor: Robert Wuthnow, Princeton University, Pew Charitable Trusts ($3000).

2001-2002 Sage Fellowship, Cornell University ($12,500).

2001 Robin Williams Jr. Best Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Sociology, Cornell University ($250).

2001 Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Sociology, Cornell University.

1999-2001 Sage Fellowship, summer funding, Cornell University ($7,500 total for three summers).

1998-1999 Sage Fellowship, Cornell University ($12,500).

REVIEWS

2009 Desai, Sarah and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Review of Reason to Believe: Cultural Agency in Latin American Evangelicalism By David Smilde,” for Social Forces, 88(1):464-465.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Review of God’s New Whiz Kids? By Rebecca Kim” for Journal of Asian American Studies, 11(1): 118-122.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Review of Handbook of Religion and Social Institutions, edited by Helen Rose Ebaugh,” for Contemporary Sociology, 36 (1): 49-51.

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Review of A Mosaic of Believers: Diversity and Innovation in a Multiethnic Church by Gerardo Marti,” for Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 45(3): 467-468.

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Review of Religion and Immigration, edited by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, and John L. Esposito,” for Sociology of Religion, 66(1): 86-87.

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Review of Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America, edited by Jane Iwamura and Paul Spickard,” for Amerasia Journal, 30(3): 124-127.

2004 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Review of People of Faith: Religious Conviction in American Journalism and Higher Education by John Schmalzbauer,” for Sociology of Religion, 65(1): 98-100.

6 Elaine Howard Ecklund INVITED LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

2010 Lincoln, Anne E., and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Male Scientists Want to be Fathers, and Other Ways the Science Career Influences Family Life for Men and Women,” American Sociological Association,” Atlanta, August.

2010 Lincoln, Anne E, and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Toward Understanding Gender in the Academy: Faculty Experiences in Gender-Integrated and Male-Dominated Science Fields,” Keele University, UK, June.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Anne E. Lincoln, “Toward Underlying Reasons for Gender Stratification in the Sciences: Preliminary Findings from the Perceptions of Women in Science Study,” Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, April.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “What Scientists Think About Religion,” Cornell University, Bethe House Lecture, April.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “The Religious Identities (and Lack Thereof) of Scientists,” Chesterton House, Cornell University, April.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “How Scientists Understand Religion,” Boston University, CURA , March.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Waging Peace on the Science and Religion Battleground,” Gordon College, Faculty Forum, March.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Science Vs. Religion,” Baylor University, Department of Sociology, March.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited Lecture, Louisiana State University, Campus Wide.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited Moderator, Panel, “Public Role of Women Around the World,” Dialog of Civilizations Platform, sponsored by the Gulen Institute, Houston, TX

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Science Vs. Religion,” Presentation to ADVANCE Group, Rice University.

2009 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Michael Emerson, “Are Immigrants “Good” Americans? Initial Results from the Religion, Immigrant, Civic Engagement (R.I.C.E.) Study,” University of Houston Center for Immigration Studies,” Houston, April.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Invited Participant, Religion on the Edge, Princeton University, October.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “The Irrelevance and Relevance of Religion among Elite US Scientists, Faraday Institute, University of Cambridge, UK, August.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “What Scientists Really Think About Religion: A Portrait of Research,” University at Buffalo, Undergraduate Research Seminar in the Sciences, October.

7 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “God in the Laboratory? What Scientists Really Think about Religion and Spirituality,” Baylor University, University-wide lecture, September.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Scientists Respond to Religion: The Process of Creating and Crossing Boundaries,” Sociology Department, Northwestern University, January.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Religion in Asian America: A Focus on Korean Americans,” Asian American Studies Program, Northwestern University, January.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Religion and Civic Identities for Korean Americans,” Sociology Department, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, December.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “The Process of Doing Fieldwork,” seminar speaker, Department of Sociology, Princeton University, April.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, respondent to “Relational Theory and Ethnographic Method in the Study of Lived Religion,” by Courtney Bender, Sociology of Religion seminar, Princeton University, May.

2002 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “How Do Diverse Forms of Religious Participation Influence Conceptions of Citizenship among Korean Americans?” Center for the Study of Religion, Princeton University, February.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS (PEER-REVIEWED)

2010 Hackett, Conrad and Elaine Howard Ecklund. 2010. “Science Knowledge and Religious Affiliation in the United States,” Social Scientific Study of Religion in China Conference, Renmin University, Beijing, China.

2010 Lincoln, Anne E., and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Male Scientists Want to be Fathers, and Other Ways the Science Career Influences Family Life for Men and Women,” American Sociological Association,” Atlanta, August.

2010 Lincoln, Anne E, and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Toward Understanding Gender in the Academy: Faculty Experiences in Gender-Integrated and Male-Dominated Science Fields,” Conference on Gender, Work, and Organizations, Keele University, UK, June.

2010 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Anne E. Lincoln, “Toward Underlying Reasons for Gender Stratification in the Sciences: Preliminary Findings from the Perceptions of Women in Science Study,” Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, April.

2008 Cadge, Wendy and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “A Barrier or a Bridge?: Understandings of Religion among Pediatric Oncologists and Pediatricians,” American Academy of Religion Annual Meetings, Chicago, November.

2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Eva Shih, Michael Emerson, “Re-Thinking the Connection between Religion and Civic Life among Chinese Americans,” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, KY, October.

8 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2008 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Sarah Desai, Michael Emerson, “Narratives of Volunteering among Mexican Catholics and Asian Indian Hindus,” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Louisville, KY, October.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, Durability of Faith among Elite University Scientists,” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Tampa, November.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, (invited panelist) “Publishing Articles and Books,” Association for the Sociology of Religion, New York, August.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Elizabeth Long, “The Coherent Spirituality of Scientists,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, August.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, invited “Author Meets Critic Session for Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life,” response to Carolyn Chen (Northwestern University), John Schmalzbauer (Missouri State University), R. Stephen Warner (University of Illinois at Chicago), New York, August.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, invited, “Exploring Religion, Spirituality, and Science in Cross- National Contexts,” International Network of Religious Studies Meetings, Leipzig Germany.

2007 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “A summary of Korean American Evangelicals: New Models for Civic Life,” as part of a panel on “Asian American Religion: A Synthesis and Review of Recent Books,” Annual Meetings of the Association for Asian American Studies, New York, April (panel organizer).

2007 Gorman, Bridget, Elaine Howard Ecklund and Holly Heard, “Social Support, Family Integration, and Health Outcomes of US Immigrants,” Population Association of America Annual Meetings, New York, March.

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “University Scientists Classify the Place of Religion in the Academy,” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Portland, November.

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Park, “Creating and Crossing Boundaries: How Scientists View the Relationship between Science and Religion,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, August.

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Elizabeth Long, “Scientists Continued Search for Spirituality,” Association for the Sociology of Religion, Montreal, Canada, August.

2006 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “The Process of Doing Fieldwork,” Association for the Sociology of Religion, Montreal, Canada, August (invited speaker).

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Park, “How Scientists View the Relationship between Religion and Science,” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Rochester, New York, November (panel organizer).

2005 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Christopher Scheitle, “Religion among Academic Scientists,” Association for the Sociology of Religion, Philadelphia, August (panel organizer).

9 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2005 Park, Jerry, and Elaine Howard Ecklund, “Negotiating Continuity: Family and Religious Socialization for Second-Generation Asian Americans, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, August.

2004 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Caring for the Local Community: Narratives and Practices of Volunteerism for Korean Americans in Congregations with Different Ethnic Compositions, Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, November.

2004 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Park, “The Effect of Religious Identity in the Construction of Gender and Ethnic Identities: The Case of Second-Generation Asian Americans,” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, St. Louis, November.

2004 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Park, “Asian American Civic Participation: A Comparison of Religion with Class and Gender,” Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard and Jerry Park, “Religion and Civic Participation among Asian Americans,” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Norfolk, November.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Religion and Korean-American Political Narratives,” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, August.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Religion and the Korean-American Volunteer,” Annual Meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Atlanta, August.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Citizenship Narratives,” 98th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, August.

2003 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Civic Identities for Korean Americans,” Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies, San Francisco, May.

2002 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Diverse Congregational Participation and Korean American Ideas of Citizenship,” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, October.

2002 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Identity, Discrimination, and Community Involvement for Second-Generation Korean Americans,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, August.

2002 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Catholic Women Negotiate Feminism: A Congregational Study,” Annual Meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Chicago, August.

2002 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “The Meaning of Civic Participation among Second-Generation Immigrants,” Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Boston, March.

10 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2001 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Creating Boundaries: Black and Korean Churches, A Comparative Approach to Understanding the Role of Churches in Reproducing Culture,” Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian American Studies, Toronto, March.

2000 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Why Stay? Progress and Constraints for Women Leading in Local Catholic Congregations,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, August.

1999 Ecklund, Elaine Howard, “Responding to Modernization: Women Leading in Local Catholic Congregations,” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Boston, October.

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2003-2004 Consultant, Asian and Asian American Task Force, Cornell University. Developed review of research on Asian American students and, with other task force members, developed focus groups to study educational satisfaction among Asian and Asian American students.

1998-2000 Research Assistant, “Religion and Family in Upstate New York,” funded by the Lilly Foundation. Conducted participant-observation of religious services, interviews and focus groups with area religious leaders, and analyzed survey data. Project PI, Penny Edgell.

1998-1999 Research Assistant, “Uses of Cultural Capital in Sociology.” Conducted synthetic analysis of the uses of cultural capital in sociological research. Project PI, Shin-Kap Han.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

2010 “Science at Risk: Out of the Lab and into the Society,” (SOC 314), Course Instructor, Rice University, Spring.

2009 “Immigration in a Global World,” (SOC 451), Course Instructor, Rice University, Spring.

2009 “Science at Risk: Out of the Lab and Into the Public Sphere” (SOC 314), Course Instructor, Rice University, Spring.

2008 “Race and Ethnic Relations” (SOC 321), Course Instructor, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Spring.

2007 “Qualitative Methods” (SOC 531), Course Instructor, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Fall.

2007 “Sociology of Immigration” (SOC 594), Course Instructor, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Spring.

2006 “Race and Ethnic Relations” (SOC 321), Course Instructor, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Fall.

2006 “Becoming “Americans?” Sociology of Immigration” (SOC 375), Course Instructor, Rice University, Spring.

11 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2004 “Introduction to Asian American Studies” (AAS 110), Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Spring.

2003 “Sociology of Marriage” (SOC. 309), intensive writing course. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Completed training for John S. Knight Writing in the Majors Program, Lectures: “Research on the Black Family,” and “Ethnic Culture and Family Difference,” Cornell University, Spring.

2002 “Globalization and Inequality” (SOC. 320), and “Gender Inequality” (SOC. 316), Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Fall.

“Utopia in Theory and Practice” (SOC. 115), Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lecture: “Utopia and the Black Church,” Cornell University, Spring.

2000 “Introductory Sociology” (SOC. 101), Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant for Sections, Lecture: “Religion and Immigration,” Cornell University, Fall.

1999, 2003 Participant, Workshop for Teacher Training, Cornell University.

1999-2000 “Introductory Sociology” (SOC. 101), Graduate Teaching Assistant, Lecture: “Introduction to Sociology of Religion,” Cornell University, Fall, Spring.

SERVICE ON STUDENT COMMITTEES

2010- Terri Laws, PhD Committee Member, Department of Religious Studies, Rice University

2009- Jared Peiffer, PhD Committee Member, Sociology Department, Cornell University

2009 Ceci Mesta, Senior Honor’s Thesis, Department of Sociology, Rice University

2008- Sarah Desai, PhD Committee Member, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2008- Eva Yiping Shih, PhD Committee Member, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2006-2008 Elizabeth Roby, MA, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2006-2008 Sarah Desai, MA, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2006-2008 Amitava Ray, MA, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2006-2008 Nick Robertson, MA, University at Buffalo, SUNY

ACADEMIC/UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Internal University and Department Service

2010- Appointed Member, Dean of Social Sciences Review Committee, Rice University, University Committee

12 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2009, 2010- Member, Department Student Paper Award Committee, Rice University, Sociology Department

2009- Member, Teaching Fellow Hiring Committee, Rice University, Sociology Department.

2008- Appointed Dean’s Committee on Asian University Relations, Rice University, School of Social Sciences

2008- Associate and Social Sciences Divisional Advisor, College of Will Rice, Rice University. (Table Talk Program: “Life After Rice”)

2008- Member, Department Policy Committee, Rice University, Sociology Department.

2007-2008 Member, Departmental Faculty/Graduate Student Relations Committee, Department of Sociology, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2006-2007 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Sociology Department, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2007-2008 Invited Member, Gender Institute Steering Committee, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2007-2009 Invited Member, Asia Studies Advisory Council, University at Buffalo, SUNY

2003-2004 Invited Member, Task Force on Asian and Asian Americans, Cornell University

2002-2004 Graduate Student Mentor, Sociology Department, Cornell University

Service to the Discipline

2010- Elected Council Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

2010- Session Organizer, Religion Section, American Sociological Association paper submissions.

2009- Invited Member, Editorial Board, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

2009- Member, Nominations Committee, Religious Research Association

2008 Co-Editorial Review, Poetics

2008 Invited Discussant, Religion, Immigration, and Cities Panel, American Academic of Religion, Chicago, November.

2009-2011 Elected Council Member, Religion Section, American Sociological Association

2007-2008 Chair, Student Paper Award Committee, International Migration Section, American Sociological Association

2007-2008 Chair, Student Paper Award Committee, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

13 Elaine Howard Ecklund 2007-2008 Chair, Student Paper Award Committee, Religion Section, American Sociological Association

2007-2008 Chair, Committee on International Relations, Association for the Sociology of Religion

2007 Organizer, Session Panel: “Religion and Science,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, August.

2007 Organizer, Session Panel: “Religion in Asian America: A Review of Recent Books,” Annual Meetings of the Association for Asian American Studies, New York, April.

2007-2009 Student Paper Award Committee, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

2007-2009 Student Paper Award Committee, Religion Section, American Sociological Association

2006-2008 Membership Committee, Association for the Sociology of Religion

2004-2006 Publications Committee, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

2005 Organizer, Session Panel: “Religion and the Intellect,” Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Rochester, November.

2005 Organizer, Session Panel: “Religion in the Academy,” Annual Meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Philadelphia, August.

2005 Selection Committee, Rice University, Postdoctoral Fellowship

2002-2003 Elected, Graduate Student Representative to Council, American Sociological Association, Religion Section

2002 Organizer, with Wendy Cadge, Session Panel: “The Emergence of Theravada Buddhism in America,” Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Salt Lake City, October.

2000 Nominated Participant, Cornell University Academic Leadership Series Workshop

SELECTED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH

Christian Science Monitor, January 5, 2010, “Different Health Care Reform: Doctors Trained to Deal with Patients about Faith.” Chicago Tribune, December 22, 2009, “What Doctors Say about Prayer Requests.” Washington Post, Guest Voices on Faith, December 7, 2009, “Spirituality: Rx When Medicine Fails” Interviewed for Focus on the Family Radio Affiliate on “Science and Religion, School Boards,” (03/09) 2009) Interviewed for Houston Pubic Radio NPR on “The Texas School Board Evolution Curriculum,” (03/09) Interviewed for Eight Forty Eight, Chicago Public Radio NPR on “Religion’s Role in Immigration,”(2007) Xinhua News Agency http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/02/content_6318827.htm ABC News (by Lee Dye)

14 Elaine Howard Ecklund http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3341576 U.S. News & World Report: Faith Matters (by Jay Tolson) Newsweek (by Lisa Miller) (January 22, 2007) http://www.newsweek.com/id/70063

REVIEWER

American Sociological Review American Journal of Sociology British Journal of Sociology National Science Foundation Social Forces Social Science Quarterly Sociological Quarterly Gender and Society Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Journal of Religion Review of Religious Research Sociology of Religion Journal of Asian American Studies Journal of American Religion

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