KENT L. SANDSTROM Dean and Professor College of Arts

KENT L. SANDSTROM

Dean and Professor College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences North Dakota State University NDSU Dept. 2300 Fargo, ND 58108-6050 Tel: (701) 231-8932

EDUCATION

 1994 Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Minnesota.

 1988 M.A. in Sociology, University of Minnesota.

 1977 B.A. in Sociology, Magna Cum Laude, University of Minnesota, Duluth

AWARDS

 2011 James F. Lubker Award for Faculty Research – Granted by the Office of the Provost and the Awards Committee, University of Northern Iowa, for outstanding research accomplishments.

 2005 President’s Special Award – Granted by the Board of Directors of the Midwest Sociological Society for outstanding service and contributions to the Society and profession.

 2005 Human Rights Advocacy Award – Granted by Amnesty International, University of Northern Iowa, for outstanding leadership in promoting and defending human rights.

 2005 Ross A. Nielsen Professional Service Award – Granted by the Office of the Provost and the Awards Committee, University of Northern Iowa

 2005 Distinguished Service Award – Granted by the Faculty Senate of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Northern Iowa

 2000 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence – Granted by the Office of the Provost, University of Northern Iowa, for “outstanding contributions across the spectrum of faculty endeavors.”

 1999 Outstanding Teaching Award – Granted by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Alumni Relations for Outstanding Teacher of the Year, University of Northern Iowa.

 1999 CSBS Outstanding Teaching Award – Granted by the Faculty Senate of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Northern Iowa

 1992 Don Martindale Award (co-winner) – Granted for outstanding progress and accomplishments as a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota.

 1989 Herbert Blumer Award – Granted by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction for best scholarly paper by a graduate student.

FELLOWSHIPS

 2006 Administrative Fellowship – Granted by the Office of the Provost, University of Northern Iowa, to support and extend my involvement in higher education administration.

 2000 Research Fellowship Award – Granted by the Graduate School at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) to support ethnographic research on the identity dilemmas experienced by people living with HIV/AIDS.

 1997 Summer Fellowship Award – Granted by the Graduate School at UNI to support writing of chapters for a book on the sociological perspective of symbolic interactionism.

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, North Dakota State University, July 2011-present.

 Director, North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies Press, North Dakota State University, July 2011-present.

 Editor, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Sage Publications, January 2009- December 2013.

 Department Head, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, August 2006-July 2011.

 Administrative Fellow and Assistant to the Provost, Office of the Provost, University of Northern Iowa, August 2005-June 2006.

 Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, April 2003-July 2011.

 Executive Officer, Midwest Sociological Society, April 2002-August 2005.

 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, April 1998-April 2003.

 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, August 1993-April 1998.

 Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, Sept. 1989-June 1993.

 Research Assistant and Graduate Student Coordinator, History and Society Program, University of Minnesota, September 1987-March 1990.

 Area Coordinator and Interim Director, Big Brothers and Sisters of the Fox Valley Region, Appleton, WI, June 1979-August 1986.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, North Dakota State University

 Oversee management of o 120 full-time faculty, 2,025 student majors, and a budget of nearly $13 million. o Ten departments (Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Communication, English, Criminal Justice & Political Science, Emergency Management, Modern Languages, History, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Sociology & Anthropology, Theater, and Visual Arts). o The Division of Performing Arts and the School of Music. o Two interdisciplinary programs (International Studies, Women’s & Gender Studies). o Six centers (Center for Social Research; Center for Writers; Center for Community Vitality; Center for Heritage Renewal; Center for Disaster Studies; and Center for Public Policy). o The Institute for Regional Studies Press o The Office of the Dean (two associate deans, a dean’s assistant, an advancement officer, an academic advisor, and a secretary/receptionist).

 Assist the president and provost in accomplishing university goals: provide advice and input through regular meetings of Deans’ Council; participate in key university committees and councils including: o Core Undergraduate Learning Experiences (CULE) Committee o NDSU Equity and Diversity Advisory Council o President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs o Social Media Policy Committee (Chair) o Indigenous Tribal Studies Task Force (Chair) o NDSU FORWARD o Awards Committee for NDSU Diversity Impact Award o NDSU representative, Prairie Public Radio Council

 Involved in overseeing the renovation of Minard Hall, the home building of many departments in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, and the logistics of moving departments, programs and classes.

 Work with University Foundation and unit heads in setting development priorities, donor visits and communication strategy. Also work with the College Advisory Board to assist in fundraising efforts and to provide an external constituency to the college.

 Established two new academic units: The School of Music and the Division of Performing Arts.

 Required departments to develop alumni tracking plans and to enhance their contacts and communications with alumni. Support departments by sponsoring an annual “Distinguished Alumnus” event.

 Ensured continuous opportunities for faculty development. These have included initiatives to foster mentoring groups, writing workshops, pedagogical workshops, Dean’s Challenge Grants for interdisciplinary research and external funding proposals, and an expanded college newsletter.

 Undertook new initiatives to advance sponsored research and external grant activity, including sponsoring COS/Pivot training workshops; establishing a College committee of “grant mentors”; promoting an annual “Grant & Scholarship Day” focusing on grant opportunities in the arts, humanities, and social sciences; hiring a graduate assistant to assist with grant applications and administration; and promoting grant writing workshops organized by the associate dean.

 Developed strategic initiatives to enhance diversity in the college, including a College Diversity Committee charged with developing strategies to enhance recruitment and retention of diverse students, faculty and staff.

 Supported leadership opportunities for women in the college, particularly by hiring Dr. Carol Pearson as the new Chair of the Department of Modern Languages, moving Dr. Betsy Birmingham into a half-time position as Associate Dean, sponsoring the involvement of eight women faculty in leadership development training, and encouraging male faculty to become trained as FORWARD allies.

 Implemented the UNITE initiative and hired 8.5 new faculty members in the college who serve and support interdisciplinary initiatives.

 Initiated a more focused communications and marketing strategy for the college. This strategy includes redesigning the College website; updating of College and department promotional materials; and refocusing the College newsletter.

Head, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa

My more notable accomplishments in this role:

 Fostered a vibrant scholarly environment that promoted a 37 percent increase in the number of departmental majors during the past two years.

 Assisted with the establishment of a new M.A. program in criminology and garnered funding for several related graduate assistantships.

 Arranged for the department to house the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (JCE), an interdisciplinary and international publication that serves as one of the flagship journals of ethnographic research. (My colleague, Marybeth Stalp, and I were selected as the new editors of JCE.)

 Led the department through the labor-intensive process of academic program review, coordinating the completion of five comprehensive reports which, according to our dean, “set the standard for excellence for academic program review.”

 Coordinated the development and implementation of the department’s first five-year strategic plan.

 Recruited five new faculty members, including four who have enhanced the gender and ethnic diversity of the department.

 Promoted leadership and excellence in the department by supporting and recognizing the accomplishments of colleagues, particularly by successfully nominating eight colleagues for university and college awards for outstanding teaching, research, and service.

 Mentored junior faculty and other colleagues, particularly by reviewing their manuscripts, providing them with co-authorship and publication opportunities, and offering them guidance in addressing teaching concerns.

 Facilitated the establishment of a UNI chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international Sociology Science Honors Society.

 Encouraged greater intellectual vigor by organizing and promoting teaching workshops, faculty presentations, and community outreach events.

 Organized and co-sponsored campus appearances by several distinguished scholars and national spokespersons, including Joan Baez, Ben Cohen, M. Sherif Bassiouni (Nobel Prize nominee), Joel Best, Ronald Berger, Jules Lobel, and Ryan King.

 Co-chaired UNI’s American Democracy Project (ADP) and coordinated several ADP- sponsored campus forums, including eight “Opposing Viewpoints” sessions and three faculty workshops on service learning and civic engagement. 5

 Significantly improved the department’s involvement in student outcomes assessment (SOA), particularly by working closely with my colleagues to develop clearer goals, stronger measures, and more elaborate reports.

 Oversaw the department’s development and implementation of five new certificate programs, including four which were comprised of courses from two or more disciplines.

 Successfully guided my department through the development and implementation of major curricular changes.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

 Spencer Cahill, Kent Sandstrom, and Carissa Froyum. eds. Inside Social Life. 7th ed. Cary, NY: Oxford University Press, 2014 (released July 2013).

 Kent Sandstrom, Kathryn Lively, Dan Martin, and Gary Alan Fine, Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality. 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2013.

 Spencer Cahill and Kent Sandstrom. eds. Inside Social Life. 6th ed. Cary, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011.

 Kent Sandstrom, Daniel Martin, and Gary Alan Fine, Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology. 3rd ed. Cary, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.

 Clifton Bryant, Charles Edgley, Mark Leming, Dennis Peck, and Kent Sandstrom. eds. Handbook of Death and Dying. 2 Volumes. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press, 2003.

 Kent Sandstrom, Daniel Martin, and Gary Alan Fine, Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Press, 2003. (2nd edition published in 2006.)

 Ron Roberts, Wynne Wright, and Kent Sandstrom, A Meditation on Social Problems. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Press, 2002.

 Gary Alan Fine and Kent L. Sandstrom, Knowing Children: Issues of Participant Observation with Minors. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Press, 1988.

Articles or Chapters in Refereed Volumes

 Kent Sandstrom and Tara Opsal, “Introduction to the Special Issue: Grappling with ‘The Feminist Ethnographer’s Dilemma,’” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 42 (4): 383- 393, 2013.

 Dawn Rothe, Christopher Mullins, and Kent Sandstrom, “The Rwandan Genocide: International Finance Policies and Human Rights.” Justice Studies 35(3), 2008.

Reprinted in David Nelken and Susanne Karstedt, Crime and Globalization. Ashgate Press, 2013.

 Sherryl Kleinman, Martha Copp, and Kent Sandstrom, “Making Sexism Visible: Birdcages, Martians, and Pregnant Men.” Teaching Sociology Vol. 34 (2): 126-142, April 2006.  Kent L. Sandstrom, “Illness, Crisis, and Claimsmaking,” Illness, Crisis, and Loss, Vol. 13 (2): 89-94, 2005.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “What is the ‘Truth’ of Death and Dying? Reflections on Fulton, Foucault, and Finitude,” Illness, Crisis, and Loss, Vol. 13 (1): 65-75, 2005.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Coming to Terms with Death and Dying: Neglected Dimensions of Identity Work,” pp. 468-474 in Cliff Bryant, Charles Edgley, Mark Leming, Dennis Peck, and Kent Sandstrom, eds. Handbook of Death and Dying. Vol. One. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press, 2003.

 Cliff Bryant, Charles Edgley, Mark Leming, Dennis Peck, and Kent Sandstrom, “Death in The Future: Prospects and Prognosis,” Pp. 1029-1040 in Cliff Bryant, Charles Edgley, Mark Leming, Dennis Peck, and Kent Sandstrom, Handbook of Death and Dying. Volume Two. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press, 2003.

 Kent L. Sandstrom and Gary Alan Fine, “Triumphs, Emerging Voices, and Future Prospects,” Pp. 1021-1037 in Larry Reynolds and Nancy J. Herman. eds. Handbook of Symbolic Interactionism. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 2003.

 Kent Sandstrom, Dan Martin, and Gary Alan Fine, “Symbolic Interactionism at the End of the Century,” in Pp. 217-231 in George Ritzer and Barry Smart (eds.), The Handbook of Social Theory. London: Sage Press, 2001.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Embracing Modest Hopes: Lessons from the Beginning of the Teaching Journey,” Pp. 517-529 in Bernice Pescosolido and Ron Aminzade. eds. The Social Worlds of Higher Education: Handbook for Teaching in a New Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1999.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Preserving a Vital and Valued Self in the Face of AIDS,” Sociological Inquiry 68 (3): 354-371, 1998.

Reprinted in: Michelle Webber and Kate Bezanson, Rethinking Society in the 21st Century: Critical Readings in Sociology. Canadian Scholars Press, 2008, pp. 74-82.

Reprinted in: Robert and Jeannette Lauer, Windows on Society. 7th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury, 2005, pp. 295-306.

Reprinted in: Robert and Jeannette Lauer, Windows on Society. 6th ed. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury, 2002, pp. 292-303.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Coming to Terms with Bodily Loss and Disruption Evoked by AIDS,” Illness, Crisis, and Loss, Vol. 6 (1): 15-29, 1998.

 Michael Leiber, Kent Sandstrom, Tina Engstrom, and Marlana Puls, “A Constructionist Analysis of Newspaper Reporting of Gang Problems in a Midwestern State.” Pp. 71-89 in Eric Jensen and Jurg Gerber (eds.), The New War on Drugs: Symbolic Politics and Criminal Justice Policy, Anderson Publishing Company, 1998.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Redefining Sex and Intimacy: The Sexual Self-Images, Outlooks, and Relationships of Men Living with HIV Disease.” Symbolic Interaction 19(3): 241- 262, 1996.

Reprinted in: Robert Heasley and Betsy Crane, Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexuality. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Searching for Information, Understanding, and Self-Value: The Utilization of Support Groups by Men Living with HIV/AIDS.” Social Work in Health Care 23(4): 51-74, 1996.

 Gary Alan Fine and Kent L. Sandstrom, “Ideology in Action: A Pragmatic Approach to a Contested Concept.” Sociological Theory 11(1): 21-38, 1993.

Reprinted in: Gary Alan Fine, Tiny Publics: A Theory of Group Action and Culture. (New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2012).

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS.” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 19(3): 271-294, 1990.

Reprinted in: S. Preves and J.T. Mortimer. eds. Perspectives in Social Psychology: A Reader. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010).

Reprinted in: P. and P. Adler, Eds. 3rd ed. Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Press, 1994.

Reprinted in: K. Charmaz and D. Paterniti, Health, Healing and Illness: Society, Social Context, and the Self. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Press, 1998, pp. 488-500.

Reprinted in: D.H. Kelly, Deviant Behavior: A Text-Reader in the Sociology of Deviance. 5th ed. NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1996, pp. 508-522.

Reprinted in: D.H. Kelly and Edward J. Clarke, Deviant Behavior: A Text-Reader in the Sociology of Deviance. 6th ed. NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2002, pp. 550-564.

Reprinted in: J. Heeren and M. Mason, Windows on Society. 3rd, 4th, and 5th eds. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury, 1996, 1999, and 2003.

 Sarah Phillips and Kent L. Sandstrom, “Parental Attitudes toward ‘Youthwork,’” Youth and Society 22(2): 160-183, 1990.

 C.N. Olien, G.A. Donohue, P.J. Tichenor, K.L. Sandstrom and D.M. McLeod, “Community Structure and Editor Opinions About Planning,” Journalism Quarterly 66(1): 119-127, 1990.

Chapters and Essays

 Gary Alan Fine and Kent Sandstrom, “Symbolic Interactionism,” Oxford Bibliographies Online, 2012. (12,000 word entry)

 Kent Sandstrom, “Erving Goffman,” in Dale Southerton. ed., Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture, 2011, pp. 684-685.

 Kent Sandstrom, “Symbolic Interactionism,” International Encyclopedia of Communication, 2008, pp. 4927-4933.

 Kent Sandstrom and Gary Alan Fine, “Stigma,” in Bryan S. Turner, ed., Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, 2007.

 Gary Alan Fine and Kent Sandstrom, “Symbolic Interaction,” in Bryan S. Turner.ed. Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology, 2007.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Teaching from the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Questioning Power and Privilege in the Classroom,” Pp. 175-186 in Stephen Muzzatti and Vince Samarco, eds. Reflections from the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Class, Identity, and the Working Class Experience in Academia. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2006.

 Gary Alan Fine and Kent L. Sandstrom, “Wild Thoughts: An Interactionist Analysis of Ideology, Emotion, and Nature,” Pp. 237-258 in Peter Kivisto, ed. Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2004.

Reprinted in Peter Kivisto, ed. Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2007.

Reprinted in Peter Kivisto, ed. Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited. 5th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2010.

 Kent Sandstrom and Sherryl Kleinman, “Symbolic Interaction,” Pp. 821-826 in George Ritzer and Jeff Stepnisky, eds., Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press, 2003 (4500 word essay.)

 Kent Sandstrom, “George Herbert Mead,” Encyclopedia of Community. Thousand Oaks, CA: Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Press, 2003.

 Kent L. Sandstrom, “Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Social Construction of AIDS,” Pp. 377-382 in Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, London: Taylor and Francis Press, 2000. (5000 word essay).

 C.N. Olien, G.A. Donohue, P.J. Tichenor, K.L. Sandstrom and D.M. McLeod, “Structural Change and Editor Opinions About Community Planning,” Sociology of Rural Life 10(3):1-6, 1989.

Book Reviews

 Review of Lessons of Empire: Imperial Histories and American Power, by Craig Calhoun, Frederick Cooper, and Kevin Moore (eds.) New York: The New Press, 2006, Teaching Sociology 35 (2), April 2007.

 Review essay of Bloodlines: Recovering Hitler’s Nuremberg Laws, From Patton’s Trophy to Public Memorial, by Anthony Platt with Cecilia O’Leary. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers, 2006. Humanity and Society 31 (1): 123-127, February 2007.

 Review of Speaking from the Heart: Gender and the Social Meaning of Emotions, by Stephanie A. Shields. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002, in American Journal of Sociology, May 2003.

 Review of Fathoming the Holocaust: A Social Problems Approach, by Ronald J. Berger. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 2002, in Teaching Sociology 31(1): 125-127, January 2003.

 Review of Multiculturalism in the United States: Current Issues, Contemporary Voices, edited by Peter Kivisto and Georganne Rundblad, eds. Thousands Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press. 2000, in Teaching Sociology 29(1): 130-132, January 2001.

 Review of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge, by Steven Epstein, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1996, in Illness, Crisis, and Loss 7(4): 417-419, October 1999.

 Review of Composing Ethnography, edited by Arthur Bochner and Carolyn Ellis, Newbury Park, CA: Alta Mira Press, 1998, in Social Forces 77(3): 1236-37, Fall 1999.

 Review of Kinderculture: The Corporate Construction of Childhood, ed. by J. Kinchloe and S. Steinberg, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, in Contemporary Sociology 27(5): 479-80, 1998.

 Review of Surviving the Fall: The Personal Journey of an AIDS Doctor by Peter A. Selwyn, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998, in Illness, Crisis, and Loss, Vol. 6(3): 336-338, July 1998.

 Review of School Talk by Donna Eder, Colleen Evans, and Stephan Parker, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1995, in Sociological Inquiry 66(4): 529-531, 1996.

 Review of Inventing AIDS by Cindy Patton, NY: Routledge Press, 1990 and Women, AIDS and Activism by the ACT UP/NY Women and AIDS Book Group, Boston: South End Press, 1990, in Signs: Journal of Women and Culture in Society, 18(2): 466-8, Winter 1993.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (since 1995)

 “Sociology Is Everywhere: What Is It Seeing and What Is It Saying?” Keynote Lecture for the Great Plains Sociological Association, October 24, 2014.

 “Reconstructing Sexual Selves: Dilemmas of Identity and Intimacy Faced by People Living with HIV,” Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, March 10- 13, 2011.

 “Writing Up Ethnographic Research,” The 27th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Branford, Ontario, May 13-16, 2010.

 “HIV/AIDS and the Management of Other's Emotions: Hidden Burdens of Illness Work,” Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA, April 8-11, 2010.

 “Negotiating Sex and Intimacy: Challenges Faced by People Living with HIV Disease,” Pacific Sociological Association, Oakland, CA, April 8-11, 2010.

 “Illness and Emotion Work: The Case of HIV/AIDS,” The 26th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, Waterloo, Ontario, April 30-May 3, 2009.

 “Hidden Dimensions of the Moral Experience of HIV/AIDS,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, MN, April 4-7, 2007.

 “Fostering Interaction in a Large Mass-Lecture Classroom,” Teaching and Learning Consortium, University of Northern Iowa, January 17, 2007.

 “Promoting Activism in Sociology Students and Faculty,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, MN, March 31-April 2, 2005.

 “It’s Just One More Problem: The Changing Meanings of AIDS,” Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, San Francisco, CA, August 2004.

 “Practicing What We Teach: Interactionist Strategies for Feminist Teachers,” Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, San Francisco, CA, August 14-15, 2004.

 “HIV/AIDS and Everyday Life,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, MO, April 15-18, 2004.

 “The Changing Moral Experience of HIV/AIDS,” Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 23, 2004

 “Working with and through Resistance: Managing Emotions in the Classroom,” Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 23, 2004.

 “Living with HIV/AIDS in the Heartland: New Challenges and Prospects,” Keynote Lecture, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Conference, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, April 24, 2003.

 Co-organizer, “The Sociology of Everyday Life: Dennis Brissett Memorial Session,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Milwaukee, WI, April 16-19, 2003.

 Facilitator, Didactic Workshop on “Planning and Running Classroom Exercises,” The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 8-12, 2002.

 “Working with Resistance: Teaching About Sexism,”Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Chicago, IL, August 10-11, 2002.

 “The Moral Passage of AIDS,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Milwaukee, WI, April 4-7, 2002.

 “The Social Psychology of HIV/AIDS: New Directions and Neglected Dimensions,” Centennial Celebration of the Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, March 29-30, 2002.

 “Towards a Feminist Interactionism,” The Future of Feminist Sociology Symposium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, December 9-10, 2001. 12

 “Hidden Burdens of Illness Work: Managing Others’ Emotions,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 5-7, 2001.

 Organizer, Special Thematic Session, “Health and Everyday Life,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 20-23, 2001.

 “Is There an Interactionist Pedagogy?” Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Washington, DC, August 12-14, 2000.

 “Embracing Modest Hopes,” Distinguished Lecture, Dennis D. Brissett Memorial Series, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN., June 7, 2000.

 “Building Democracy in the Classroom: Possibilities and Dilemmas,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 20-23, 2000.

 “On the Demise of the Sociological Imagination: Reflections in Memory of Denny Brissett,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 20-23, 2000.

 “Using Videos as a Part of Creative and Critical Pedagogy,” The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, Forthcoming, August 5-10, 1999

 “What’s Happening to the Sociological Imagination?” Department of Sociology and Qualitative Research Working Group, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, May 21, 1999

 “Teaching and Emotion Work: On Mustering the Courage to Profess Sociology,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, MN, April, 1999.

 Co-facilitator, Didactic Workshop on “Teaching Introduction to Sociology,” The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 19-24, 1998.

 “Feminism and Symbolic Interactionism,” The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, August 19-24, San Francisco, CA, 1998.

 “Coming to Terms with the Bodily Losses and Disruptions Evoked by AIDS,” The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, MO, April 2-5, 1998.

 “Sustaining a Vital Self in the Face of AIDS,” The Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association, Toronto, Ontario, August 9-13, 1997.

 “Men with AIDS in the Heartland: Identity Dilemmas and Constructions,” Commemorative Lecture for The Center for Death Education and Bioethics, Lacrosse, WI, June 9, 1997. 13

 “Learning From and With Generation X-ers: The Merits of an Interactionist Pedagogy,” Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines, IA, April 3-6, 1997.

 “Preserving a Sense of Self-Value and Continuity in the Face of Mortal Illness,” Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines, IA, April 3-6, 1997.

 “Coal Mining Wars in Iowa: 1926-1931,” (with Ron Roberts). Annual Meetings of the Missouri Valley Historical Society, Omaha, Nebraska, March 6-9, 1997.

 “Utilizing Active, Cooperative, and Experiential Pedagogies in a Large Classroom,” UNI Conference on Teaching and Learning, Cedar Falls, Iowa, October 3-5, 1996.

 “Interactive Strategies for Teaching about Inequality,” Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, April 4-7, 1996.  “Reconstructing Sex and Intimacy: Remedial Strategies Adopted by People with AIDS.” The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August 19-23, 1995.

 “Doing Interactionist Pedagogy,” The Annual Meetings of the Gregory P. Stone Symbolic Interaction Symposium, Drake University, Des Moines, May 19-21, 1995.

 “The Changing Dynamics Involved in Becoming a Person with HIV Disease,” The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, April 6-9, 1995.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

 Co-Editor, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Jan. 2009-present  Social Psychology Liaison, SSSI and American Sociological Association (2012)  Member, Nominations Committee, Social Psychology Section of the ASA, 2008-9  Member, Long-Range Planning Committee/ Capital Campaign Task Force, Midwest Sociological Society, 2007-present  Executive Officer, Midwest Sociological Society (April 2002- August 2005)  Special Issue Editor, Illness, Crisis, and Loss (Spring 2005)  Social Psychology Liaison, American Sociological Association and SSSI (2005)  Chair, Charles Cooley Award Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 2004  Director, 2002 Student Paper Competition of the Midwest Sociological Society  Chair, Nominations Committee, Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association (2001)  Associate Editor, Newsletter of the Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association  Member, Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society (2001 and 2002)  Member, Publications Committee, Midwest Sociological Society (2001-2004)  Member, George H. Mead Award Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction

 Member, Nominations Committee, Emotions Section of American Sociological Association  Guest Editor, Illness, Crisis, and Loss, Winter 2005  Advisory Board Member, Center for Death Education and Bioethics, U. of WI-LaCrosse.  Editorial Board Member and Peer Reviewer, International Journal of Global Health  Editorial Board Member, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography  Editorial Board Member, Illness, Crisis, and Loss, 1996-2008  Book Reviewer, American Journal of Sociology, Contemporary Sociology, Social Forces, and Teaching Sociology, and Illness, Crisis, and Loss  Peer Reviewer, Social Psychology Quarterly, Social Problems, Sociological Theory, The Sociological Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Symbolic Interaction, Social Science and Medicine, Cultural Studies, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Forum, Qualitative Inquiry, Illness, Crisis, and Loss, and International Journal of Global Health

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

NDSU  Core Undergraduate Learning Experiences (CULE) Committee, 2012-13  NDSU Equity and Diversity Advisory Council, 2011-3  President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, 2012-13  Chair, Social Media Policy Committee, 2012-13  Chair, Indigenous Tribal Studies Task Force, 2012-13  NDSU FORWARD Ally, 2012-13  NDSU representative, Prairie Public Radio Council  Awards Committee for NDSU Diversity Impact Award, 2013

University of Northern Iowa  Chair, UNI Council of Academic Department Heads (CADH), 2009-10  CADH Representative, Strategic Planning Committee, 2009-10  CADH Representative, Campus Budget Advisory Group, 2009-10  Administrative Fellow, Office of the Provost, 2005-6  Co-Chair and Steering Committee Member, American Democracy Project, 2006-9  Chair, University Awards Committee, 2006 and 2009  Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Appeals and Grievance Structure, 2009-10  Member, Regents Excellence Award Committee, 2010  Member, Academic Technology Coordinating Committee, 2009-10  Member, Plagiarism and Academic Ethics Working Group, 2006-2008  Member, Selection Committee for Professional Development Assignments, 2003-2005  Chair, UNI Teaching and Service Awards Committee (2006 and 2009)  Member, Teaching and Learning Consortium (2006-present)  Member, Writing Advisory Committee (1996-2000 and 2006-2009)  Member, CSBS Professional Assessment Committee (2001 and 2004)  Member, Selection Committee for Professional Development Assignments (2003-2005)

 Member, Advisory Committee for the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching (2001-3)  Member, Advisory Committee for MOVE (Men Overcoming Violent Environments)  Member, Qualities of an Educated Person Project (1999-2000)  Member, SERVE Program (Service, Ethics, Reflection, and Vocation in Education)  Faculty Advisor, Amnesty International (1993-present)  Faculty Advisor, Students for Social Justice (2005-present)  Faculty Advisor, United Students Against Sweatshops (1999-2004)  Member, UNI Certificate Program in Nursing Home Administration  Secretary, University Faculty Senate (1998-99)

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE (University of Northern Iowa)

 Chair, Sociology B.A. Self-Study, 2010  Chair and Author, Departmental Review for Academic Program Assessment, 2009  Member , Sociology Student Outcomes Assessment Committee, 2007-10  Chair, Sociology Search Committee, 2007  Chair, Sociology Student Outcomes Assessment Committee, 2006-7  Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, 2005-6 and 2008-9  Member, Departmental Curriculum Committee, 2003-8  Chair, Professional Assessment Committee, 2003-4  Curriculum Chair of Department, 1999-2005  Curriculum Chair, Sociology, 1997-2005  Library Liaison, Sociology, 1995-present  Member, Sociology Search Committee, 2001  Chair, Sociology Search Committee, 1999  Member, Sociology Search Committee, 1998  Member, Chair Selection Committee, 1997  Grader, M.A. Comprehensive Exams  Transfer Advisor, 1995-1998  Freshman Advisor, 1995-1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences  Midwest Sociological Society  Pacific Sociological Association  Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction  American Sociological Association

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Courses Taught)

 Social Psychology  Health, Illness, and Dying  Qualitative Research Methods  Freedom, Community, and Social Control (NDSU and UNI) 16

 Introduction to Sociology  Writing Sociology  Women, Men, and Society  Social Deviance and Control  Social Problems  Social Gerontology  Self and Society  Theories of Social Change  Introduction to Peace Studies I  Freedom and Community (Graduate Seminar and Presidential Scholars Seminar)  Medicine, Morality, and Society (Capstone Course and Presidential Scholars Seminar)  The Struggle for Human Rights: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally  The Struggle for Human Rights: The Anti-Sweatshop Campaign

REFERENCES

Philip Mauceri, Ph.D. Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: 845-257-3280 Email: [email protected]

Beverly Kopper, Ph.D. Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Whitewater, WI Phone: 262-472-1672 Email: [email protected]

Rob Benford, Ph.D. Chair and Professor Department of Sociology, CPR 107 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620 Phone: 813-974-8115 Email: [email protected]

Sue Mattison, Ph.D. Dean, College of Professional Studies University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Green Bay, WI 50614 Phone: (920) 465-2360 Email: [email protected]

Gary Alan Fine, Ph.D. John Evans Professor of Sociology Northwestern University Phone: 650-321-2052, ext. 238 Evansdale, IL 60208 E-mail: [email protected]