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ELAINE HOWARD ECKLUND Rice University Sociology Department, MS-28 P.O 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
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