Activities
of Interest to Members of the SPPS Section
Section on
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Reception
Time: Mon, Aug 10 - 6:30pm - 8:10pm
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
MEETINGS
Spivack Program in
Applied and Social Research Advisory Panel
Time: Sat, Aug 8 - 2:30pm - 4:10pm
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
Orientation for New
Section Officers
Time: Mon, Aug 10 - 8:30am - 10:10am
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
Section Officers with
the Committee on Sections
Time: Mon, Aug 10 - 10:30am - 12:10pm
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
Section on
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Business Meeting
Time: Tue, Aug 11 - 11:30am - 12:10pm
Place: Parc 55 Hotel
SESSIONS
Regular Session.
Public Sociology
Sun, Aug 9 - 8:30am - 10:10am,
Parc 55 Hotel
Session Organizer: April Linton
(Univ of California-San Diego)
Presider: April Linton (Univ of
California-San Diego)
Can Sociology Contribute to Social
Service?
Shana Cohen (University of Sheffield)
Imagining Empirical Programs for
Public Sociology
Stephen Paul Smith
(University of California,
Berkeley)
Making the Intangible, Tangible:
Subjugated Knowledges and Struggles for Dignity
Jordan Thomas Camp
(University of California,
Santa Barbara)
Sociologists in public: two views
of policy and politics
Karim Murji (The
Open University)
Discussant: Hayward Derrick Horton (SUNY-Albany)
Contradictions in
Service Learning and Community-based Research
Mon, Aug 10 - 2:30pm - 4:10pm,
Parc 55 Hotel
Session Organizer:
Randy Stoecker (University
of Wisconsin)
Presider: Randy
Stoecker (University
of Wisconsin)
Session Organizer:
Jose Zapata Calderon (Pitzer
College)
Presider: Jose
Zapata Calderon (Pitzer
College)
Panelist: Randy
Stoecker (University
of Wisconsin)
Panelist: Philip
Nyden (Loyola University
Chicago)
Panelist: Rose
Brewer (University
of Minnesota)
Discussant: Jose
Zapata Calderon (Pitzer
College)
Abstract:
For more than a
decade, there has been much written and said about the great service that
universities have been providing to excluded communities through service
learning and community-based research. Nevertheless, an ugly underside is
beginning to emerge of academics building their careers and students building
their resumes with little success to show in reversing the ravages of
disinvestment. This panel will explore the contradictions of academy-based
service learning and civic engagement as part of considering whether it is
living up to its rhetoric.
Section on
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Paper Session. Practicing Sociology
for Community Change
Tue, Aug 11 - 8:30am - 10:10am
Parc 55 Hotel
Session Organizer: Jeffry A. Will (University of North Florida)
Presider: Jeffry A. Will (University of North Florida)
Access and Utilization of Free Health
Care Service: Findings from Community-Based Research
*Byron K Thomas (Indiana University),
*Oren Pizmony-Levy (Indiana University), Bryce A Wininger (Indiana
University), Abagail M. Shaddox (Indiana University
- Bloomington)
Building Community, Struggling for
Justice: A Community-Based Approach to Migration Research
Leah Caroline Schmalzbauer (Montana State
University), Bethany Lyn Letiecq (Montana State
University), Kim Abbott (Montana Human Rights
Network), Katie Gray (Coalition of Resource Organizations), Mayra Gutierrez
(Coalition of Resource Organizations)
Feasibility of Adding
Health-related Services to Free Produce Distribution Sites: Participant
Perspectives
*Maryann Mason (Northwestern
University), Katherine Kaufer Christoffel (Northwestern University/Children's Memorial Research
Center), Lara Jones Jaskiewicz (Childrens Memorial Research
Center)
Abstract:
In this session, panelists will
present papers on community based research and public sociology in local
community settings. Papers will focus on practical uses of sociology to promote
community change. Panelists may discuss research or public action designed to
involve local communities in social change efforts. Change may be considered in
terms of local policy, community organizing, programs to address social
problems, public practices such as mobilizing the populace around elections,
and other areas. Please consider both the theoretical grounding of your
research or practice, and the ways your work draws on the fields of
sociological practice and public sociology
Section on
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Invited Session. Applying Sociology
and Engaging Communities
Tuesday Aug 11 . 12:30 -2:10
Parc 55: Sociological Practice in the Private Sector.
Session
Organizer and Presider: Jeff Will (University
of North Florida)
James D.
Wright (University of Central
Florida)
Roy E. Feldman (Behavior Analysis
In New York)
Marilyn Dyck (The Back Door)
Abstract:
In this session, leaders in the
field of Sociological Practice and Public Sociology will discuss how their
research centers are engaging communities through Community Based Sociological
Research and Public Sociology. The session is organized around the three themes
of University, Professional, and Community Based Approaches.
ROUNDTABLES
Section on
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Refereed Roundtables
Tue, Aug 11 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Parc 55 Hotel
Session Organizer: Jeffry A. Will (University of North Florida)
Table Presider: Kathy Shepherd
Stolley (Virginia
Wesleyan College)
The Public Sociologist as Essayist
*Monte Bute (Metropolitan State University)
Action Teaching and Learning: Four
Reasons for Teaching Applied Sociology and Community Based Change
*Marv Finkelstein
(Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville)
From NIMBYISM to YIMBYISM:
Effective Strategies for Establishing Immigrant Service Facilities
*Gregory M. Maney
(Hofstra University),
*Margaret Abraham (Hofstra
University)
Sociological Practice
in Teaching and Learning: Clinical
Sociology, Mediation and a Culture of Peace
Tue, Aug 11 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Parc 55 Hotel
Session Organizer: Jeffry A. Will (University of North Florida)
Table Presider: Philip Nyden (Loyola University
Chicago)
TITLE
*Jan Marie Fritz (University of Cincinnati)
The Multilevel Processes of Mental
Health: Neighborhood Practice for Improving Resident Mental Health
*Megan E. Gilster
(University of Michigan)
Social Contexts
and Volunteerism: Resources or Constraints?
*Joongbaeck Kim (University of Tennessee-Knoxville),
Manacy Pai (Kent State University)
WORKSHOPS
Teaching Workshop.
Pedagogy in Practice and Producing Practicing Sociologists
Sat, Aug 8 - 8:30am - 10:10am
Hilton San
Francisco
Session
Organizer: Nicole T. Carr (University
of South Alabama)
Leader:
Jammie Price
Abstract:
As teachers of sociology, many of
us have a great influence on solving social problems through educating our
students. As our students gain the sociological perspective and integrate its
practice in their personal and work activities, we can have an indirect positive
impact on our communities. The goal of this regular session is to assemble
presenters that will focus on approaches to teaching that promote critical
thinking and evidence gathering- which are cornerstones of sociology in
practice. Presenters will discuss either 1) specific assignments that
facilitate active learning and require students to use sociological tools to
answer a question or 2) pedagogical approaches to entire courses that engage
students in using sociological approaches to study the world around them.
Teaching Workshop.
Sociology and Community-based Learning: Integrating Sociology into Internships,
Service-Learning, and Practice Experiences
Sat, Aug 8 - 10:30am - 12:10pm
Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer: Kathleen Lowney
(Valdosta State University)
Co-Leader: Kathleen Lowney (Valdosta State University)
Co-Leader: Ginger E. Macheski (Valdosta State University)
Co-Leader: Brenda M. Kowalewski (Weber State
University)
Abstract:
With our discipline.s turn toward
public sociology/applied sociology, more faculty and degree programs are
requiring sociology students to enter and engage with the community. This
worthwhile educational goal may be met through internships, sociological
practica, or service-learning assignments. Without a focus on the application
of sociological knowledge, however, such requirements can too quickly devolve
into simply credit hours for volunteering or .just showing up.. Such
community-college collaborations are lost opportunities for student learning.
This workshop will offer ideas for how to infuse these educational
opportunities with sociological knowledge, so that students both help their
communities and see sociology in action.
Didactic Seminar.
Protection of Human Subjects in the Social Sciences
Sun, Aug 9 - 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer: Felice J. Levine
(American Educational Research Association)
Panelist: John M. Kennedy (Indiana University)
Panelist: Thomas L. Van Valey (Western Michigan University)
Abstract:
This Didactic Seminar examines
human research protection issues in the design, development, implementation,
and review of social science research. The seminar provides sociologists with
an understanding of key concepts that inform federal guidelines on human
research protection (e.g., consent, privacy and confidentiality, benefits and
harms, level of risk) and the tools for assessing best ethical practices in the
context of social science research.
It also offers guidance on the preparation of protocols and effective communication
with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). In addressing ethical issues in human
research, the seminar focuses on a breadth of methodological approaches that
are used-often in combination-in sociology and other social sciences (e.g.,
surveys, interviews, observations, ethnographies, case studies, laboratory and
field experiments, secondary analysis of extant data). Attention is paid to
human research protection issues involved in data collection, data use, data
protection, data reporting, and data dissemination. This three-hour Didactic
Seminar is compromised of three major units: understanding key concepts and
ethical guidance in human subjects research, putting human research protections
into practice in sociological research, and comprehending the IRB process and
the role of review. Building upon research examples, the seminar examines how
to weigh human research protection issues with varying substantive topics,
methods, contexts, and populations
under study. A volume of specially prepared readings and background materials
is provided, and participants will be asked to complete in advance a brief
information form to help structure the seminar responsive to the concerns,
interests, and expertise of attendees.
Research/Policy
Workshop. Human Rights Cities - Co-sponsored with Sociologists without Borders
Tue, Aug 11 - 10:30am - 12:10pm
Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer:
Judith Blau (University
of North Carolina)
Leader: Judith
Blau (University
of North Carolina)
Abstract:
Human rights are
enshrined in international laws and state constitutions, and they also are the
/raison d/'/tre/ of social and political movements, as well as of hundreds of
thousands of nongovernmental organizations around the world. Yet for human
rights to become embedded in practices and everyday norms, people in
communities need to engage human rights and apply these principles to
government, social institutions, and economic practices. Several cities in the United States
have embarked on this process and sociologists have played key roles. This
workshop will draw from their experiences and they will discuss the challenges,
setbacks and progress. This workshop exemplifies American sociology at its very
best because those involved in these processes are putting sociological tools
to work in an area that has never been chartered.
Professional
Workshop. The Rhetoric and Reality of Being an Applied Sociologist
Time: Mon, Aug 10 - 2:30pm - 4:10pm
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer: Joshua S. Meisel
(Humboldt State University)
Co-Leader: Christine H. Morton
(Stanford University Department of Pediatrics)
Co-Leader: Leora Lawton
(TechSociety Research)
Co-Leader: Sabrina S Arredondo
Co-Leader: Judith K. Little (Humboldt State University)
Abstract:
The education literature is replete
with accounts of the disconnect between what students learn in the academy and
what they encounter in the field. For sociologists who decide to pursue careers
doing applied sociological work, there are ongoing tensions over identity,
voice, professional development and politics, and disciplinary connections as
well as the practical challenges of running a business for those who become
consultants. The purpose of this professional workshop is to provide a forum in
which workshop leaders and participants can share their experiences doing
applied sociological work. Workshop leaders come from an array of work settings
as applied sociologists: the academy, private consulting, the public sector,
and nonprofit organizations. Participants will become familiar with the
challenges and rewards of applied sociological work as well as share strategies
for overcoming the tensions identified.
Professional
Workshop. Sociologists as Organizational Consultants: Tips and Techniques for
Getting Started (co-sponsored with the Section on Sociological Practice and
Public Sociology)
Time: Mon, Aug 10 - 4:30pm - 6:10pm
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer: Kathy Shepherd
Stolley (Virginia
Wesleyan College)
Co-Leader: Kathy Shepherd Stolley (Virginia Wesleyan College)
Co-Leader: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler
(Alliant International University)
Co-Leader: Leora Lawton
(TechSociety Research)
Abstract:
This interactive workshop
introduces organizational consulting for sociologists. The content focuses on
several basic questions. What do organizational consultants do? How can
sociologists re-focus from the classroom into consulting roles, including the
transition from academic teaching to practical training? How can sociologists
present and market their specific perspective and expertise to prospective
clients? How can the sociological perspective contribute to building healthy
organizations? This workshop serves as a companion session with the "Using
Sociology to Foster Healthy Workplaces" workshop that extends the
examination of the fourth question in both depth and direction.
Research/Policy
Workshop. Sociology and Policy: Applying Theory and Research to Public Policy
Mon, Aug 10 - 8:30am - 10:10am
Hilton San
Francisco
Co-Leader: Philip Nyden (Loyola University
Chicago)
Co-Leader: Leslie H. Hossfeld
(University of North Carolina-Wilmington)
Abstract:
The workshop will focus on how sociology gets into play in
the policy world. We will cover different types of research from basic research
designed as "policy research" from the beginning to translational
research that draws from existing sociological research to inform current
policy questions. Topics to be covered include: the process of developing
policy research projects; effective research design; work with non-academic
community partners in the research process; use of the media in disseminating
research; other avenues for getting research outcomes into the hands of policy
movers and shakers. Examples of different types of successful projects will be presented,
partially drawing from an ongoing project of the ASA Task Force on
Institutionalizing Public Sociology.
Professional
Workshop. Sociologists and the Media: Developing Positive Relationships Between
Journalists and Academia
Tue, Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 2:10pm
Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer: Mikaila Mariel
Lemonik Arthur (Rhode Island
College)
Co-Leader: Scott Jaschik
Co-Leader: Tanya Schevitz (San
Francisco Chronicle)
Panelist: Andrew A. Beveridge (Queens College
and Graduate Center CUNY)
Panelist: Scott Jaschik
Panelist: Tanya Schevitz (San
Francisco Chronicle)
Panelist: Julie Marie Albright
Panelist: Pepper J. Schwartz (University of Washington)
Abstract:
At the ASA meetings in New York
City in 2007, panelists discussing academic freedom at a Presidential Panel on
Academic Freedom Under Attack spent some time telling the audience about the
trials of teaching as a sociologist (particularly a liberal sociologist) in a
time when your lectures might end up on YouTube and your reading list in the
/National Review/; a time when such publicity can and does lead to restrictions
on academic freedom for some academics. At the same time, young academics still
in graduate school are sometimes taught that media exposure will detract from
their reputations as serious scholars. As one reported attending the panel on
academic freedom put it, these fears have lead some academics to be so
reluctant to answer reporters. calls that they surrender the dialogue to the
other side. Yet in 2009, ASA will return to San Francisco, the same location from which
Michael Burawoy in 2004 ushered in the era of public sociology. Many
sociologists thus want to find ways to get their research and their message out
there in the press, but have not had the opportunity to learn how to do so in a
way that will minimize the possibility of being misquoted and maximize their
impact. This workshop seeks to provide such tools by presenting a variety of
perspectives from journalists and public sociologists with extensive media exposure
in an interactive format that will help sociologists learn to work well with
the media.
Professional
Workshop. Using Sociology to Foster Healthy Workplaces
Time: Tue, Aug 11 - 2:30pm - 4:10pm
Place: Hilton San
Francisco
Session Organizer: Kathryn Goldman
Schuyler (Alliant
International University)
Co-Leader: Kathy Shepherd Stolley (Virginia Wesleyan College)
Co-Leader: Russ Newman (Alliant International University)
Co-Leader: Carl Mack (Alliant International University)
Co-Leader: Kathryn Goldman Schuyler
(Alliant International University)
Abstract:
This workshop shows how the
behavioral sciences foster healthier organizations. The leaders are consultants
and administrators who will share their experiences of building healthier
workplaces. They will interact with the audience on topics such as how a
professional organization like the ASA might promote organizational health
(looking at what the APA has done in recent years), how interpersonal dynamics
impact organizational health, how members of a university community can address
a major societal issue (like homelessness) in a way that makes the university
healthier, how military organizations address these issues, and what is
required if organizational change efforts in this area are to have lasting
impact. This workshop serves as a
companion session to the workshop on "Sociologists as Organizational
Consultants: Tips and Techniques for Getting Started". Participants can expect lively interaction
and a chance to ask about anything connected with organizational health.