Curriculum Vitae
Paul Prew
Professor
Minnesota State University - Mankato
Education
2005 Ph. D. in Sociology, University of Oregon
Dissertation: Position in the World-Economy and
Environmental Impact: A Renewed
Dedication to the Interplay of Theory and Method
1995 M.A. in Sociology, Minnesota State at Mankato
Thesis: Class Categories and Class
Consciousness: A Reevaluation and Empirical Investigation
1989 B.A. in Sociology, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Employment
2018-present. Professor.
Minnesota State University – Mankato
2011-2018. Associate Professor.
Minnesota State University – Mankato
2006-2011. Assistant Professor. Minnesota State University – Mankato
2005-2006. Assistant Professor. Department of Sociology. Worcester
State University
Areas
of Specialization
Environmental Sociology |
Globalization &
International Studies |
Sociological Theory |
Political Economy |
Race, Class, & Gender
|
Public Sociology |
Awards
2020 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Advisor Recognition Award
2017
Global Education, Global Citizen Award
2017
Kessel Peace Institute, Kessel Peacemaker Award
2015 Institutional Diversity, Diversity
Champion Award
2012 Outstanding
Recognized Student Organization Advisor Award
Courses
Taught
Indigeneity and the Environment: Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Struggles (AIS 360)
|
2012, 2014 to 2019, 2021 to Present
|
Introduction to Sociology (SOC
101) |
2005 to 2023
|
Sociological Theory (SOC 458) |
2005, 2008 to 2012, 2017 to 2023
|
Seminar in Sociological Theory (SOC 606) |
2018 to 2022
|
Sociology of Globalization (SOC 430) |
2011 to 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
|
Social Change (SOC
482) |
2015, 2017 |
Sociology of the Environment
(SOC 460) |
2007 to 2010, 2016 |
First Year Experience |
2015 |
Independent Study: Historical
Comparative Methods |
2014 |
Introduction to Sociology -
Honors |
2012, 2020 |
Medical Sociology (SOC 402) |
2005, 2007, 2010 |
Oil Exploration, Indigenous
Resistance and Environmental Destruction |
2007 |
Social Problems |
2007 |
Amazon Expedition (Co-taught
with Professor Carlos Fontes) |
2006 |
Issues in US Society |
2005, 2006 |
Political Sociology |
2000, 2003, 2006 |
Sociology of Developing Areas |
1999, 2000, 2004 |
Marxist Sociological Thought |
2003 |
The Nature of Labor |
2002 |
Scholarly
Publications
Edited Books
Vidal, Matt. Tony Smith, Tomás Rotta, Paul Prew, eds. 2019.
The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx
.
New York: Oxford University Press. *editors listed in reverse
alphabetical order
Peer-reviewed Articles
Lopez, Jose Javier, Woo Jang, Paul A. Prew, Luis Lepe & Richard Mataitis. 2021. “The Geography of Hate:
Spatial Patterns of Bias-Motivated Crimes in Minnesota, 2015–18.” American Journal of Criminal Justice.
First Published October 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-021-09647-4
Sethuraju, Raj, Jason Sole, Brian E. Oliver, and Paul Prew. 2019. “
Perceptions of Police Misconduct Among University Students: Do Race and
Academic Major Matter” Race and
Justice
9(2):99-122. First Published 1/25/2017 DOI:
10.1177/2153368716689709.
Lopez, Jose Javier, Rama Prasada Mohapatra, and Paul Prew. 2017. “
Regional Patterns of Giving in the United States during the Great
Recession” International Journal
of
Culture and History. 3:19-226
Nadarajan (Raj) Sethuraju, Paul
Prew, Abdihakin Abdi, and
Martel Pipkins. 2013. “The
Consequences of Teaching Critical Sociology on Course Evaluations”
. SAGE Open July-September:1-15
Kimberly M. Maas, Paul Prew,
and Elizabeth Sandell. 2012.
“Survival
in Soviet Gulags: A Secondary Analysis.” The Global Studies
Journal. 5:111-120
Prew, Paul. 2010. “World-Economy
Centrality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A New Look at the Position in
the Capitalist World-System and Environmental Pollution” Journal of World-Systems Research.
16:162-191
Peer Review Book Chapters
Prew, Paul. 2019. “
Karl Marx’s Communism and Critique of Capital ”
in Economic Theory and Globalization.
Hoerber, Thomas and Alain Anquetil, eds. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Prew, Paul. 2019. “
Sociopoiesis: Understanding Crisis
in the Capitalist World-System through Complexity Sciences ”
in The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx.
Vidal, Matt. Tony Smith, Tomás Rotta, and Paul
Prew, eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
Prew, Paul, Tomás Rotta,
Tony Smith, and Matt Vidal. 2019. "The
Enduring Relevance of Karl
Marx." in The
Oxford Handbook
of Karl Marx. Vidal, Matt. Tony Smith, Tomás Rotta, and Paul
Prew, eds. New York: Oxford University Press.
Prew, Paul. 2018. “
Karl
Marx.” in
Great Economic Thinkers: An Introduction – From Adam Smith to Amartya
Sen. Jonathan Conlin ed. London: Reaktion.
Schlichtman, John Joe, and Paul
Prew. 2017. “Urban and Environmental Sociology.” (Urban section
by Schlichtman and Environmental section by Prew). In Introduction to
Sociology: A Collaborative Approach.
5th edition (eBook). Boise: Ashbury Publishing.
Schlichtman, John Joe, and Paul
Prew. 2014. “Urban and Environmental Sociology.” (Urban section
by Schlichtman and Environmental section by Prew). Pp. 464-482 in Introduction to Sociology: A Collaborative
Approach. 4th edition. Boise: Ashbury Publishing.
Prew, Paul.
2003. "The 21st Century
World-Ecosystem: Dissipation, Chaos, or Transition?" in
Emerging Issues in the 21st Century World-System: New Theoretical
Directions for the 21st
Century World-System, edited by Wilma A. Dunaway. Westport,
Connecticut: Praeger. This version is the last draft
before final editing, containing an unedited version of the conclusion.
Customized Edited Books
Baylor, Tim, XueMei Hu, Tucker Brown, Sally A. Stablein, Kwaku
Obosu-Mensah, Sergio Romero, Liza L. Kuecker, Josh Packard, Steven D.
Williams, John Joe Schlichtman, Paul
Prew, Brian G. Moss. 2015. Introduction
to Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing.
Prew, Paul (ed.). 2010. Introduction to Sociology: Compiled by
Paul Prew. Custom Edition for Minnesota State University,
Mankato. New York: Pearson Learning Solutions.
Prew, Paul (ed.). 2008. Sociology: Understanding Your Changing
Global World. Custom Edition for Minnesota State University,
Mankato. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing.
Customized Edited Book Chapters
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015.“Understanding
Society: Sociology and the Sociological Imagination” in Introduction to Sociology: A Paul Prew
Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise: Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015.“A Closer Look:
Ethnocentrism” in Introduction to
Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015 “A Closer Look:
Genocide” in Introduction to
Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015 “A Closer Look:
Media” in Introduction to Sociology:
A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise: Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015 “A Closer Look: The
Theory of Alienation” in Introduction
to Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015 “A Closer Look:
Colonialism” in Introduction to
Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015.“A Closer Look:
Racism Without Racists” in Introduction
to Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015.“A Closer Look:
Global Inequality and Economic Crisis” in Introduction to Sociology: A Paul Prew
Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise: Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015.“A Closer Look: War
in Iraq” in Introduction to
Sociology: A Paul Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise:
Ashbury Publishing
Book Chapter – Paul Prew. 2015. “The Environment”
in Introduction to Sociology: A Paul
Prew Collaborative Custom eBook. Boise: Ashbury Publishing
Other Scholarly Publications
Map - 2012. Data from my article “World-Economy Centrality and Carbon
Dioxide Emissions” was used to construct a map in the textbook, Erin
Fouberg, Alexander B. Murphy, and H. J. de Blij. 2012. Human Geography:
People, Place, and Culture. 10th edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
Book Review
Paul Prew.
2019.
Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism:
Capital, Nature,
and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy
. by
Kohei Saito, New York: Monthly Review Press, 2017.
Contemporary Sociology 48(2):216-217
Paul Prew.
2010. The
International
Structure of Income: Its Implications for Economic Growth,
by
Savatore Babones, Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2009.
International Review of Modern Sociology 36:93-95
Paper
Presentations at Professional Conferences
American Sociological Association, 2014, “Sociopoiesis: How Marx and
Autopoiesis May Help Understand Our Relationship with Nature” August
16, 2014
American Sociological Association, 2014, Paul Prew, Nadarajan (Raj)
Sethuraju, and Martel Pipkins “Don’t Accuse White Males As Being The
Evil: Academic Repression of Critical Faculty” August 18, 2014
American Sociological Association, 2013, “Critical Sociology: Great
for
General Education Goals, But Not Great for Your Evaluations” August 11,
2013
American Sociological Association, 2013, Paul Prew, Nadarajan (Raj)
Sethuraju, and Martel Pipkins “Tools or Toys: The Ongoing Antagonism of
Sociology to the Sociological Imagination” August 10, 2013
Midwest Sociological Society, 2013, Paul
Prew, Nadarajan (Raj)
Sethuraju, and Martel Pipkins. “Tools or Toys: Looking for the
Sociological Imagination in Sociology Journal Articles” March 29, 2013
Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology, 2012, “Don’t
Promote Communism, Don’t be so Biased, Stop Playing Out America as the
Bad
Guys, Don’t Accuse White Males as Being Evil in this World: The
Consequences of Teaching Critical Sociology on Course Evaluations,”
October 5, 2012
The Society for the Study of Social Problems,
2011, “Incorporation of
the Sarayaku: Ecological and Social Challenges,” August 20, 2011
Pacific
Sociological Association, 2010, “How Marx and Autopoiesis May
Help Understand Our Relationship with Nature,” April 9, 2010
Midwest
Sociological Society, 2010, “Teaching
Critical Sociology: The Consequences of Pursuing a Critical Pedagogy,”
April 1, 2010
Pacific Sociological Association 2009, "World-System Position & the
Environment: A
Comparison of Various Indicators of Position in the Capitalist
World-System"
Midwest Sociological Association, 2009, "Disaggregating
the Ecological Footprint: The Effects of Intensive and Extensive
Processes in the Capitalist World-System"
American Sociological Association, 2008, Presider for Section on
Environment and Technology
Refereed Roundtable Session: "Responses from Environmental Justice and
Civic Organizations"
Eastern Sociological Society, 2006, "World-System
Position and Environmental Impact"
Eastern Sociological Society, 2006, "Sociopoiesis: How People’s Relations
with Nature under Capitalism Lead to Environmental Degradation"
Pacific Sociological Association, 2002, "Failing
to Organize or Organizing for Failure"
Midwest Radical Scholars Conference, 1994, "The Interaction of Elite
Circles Internationally"
Workshop
Presentations at Professional Conferences
Prew, Paul.
April 7, 2017. “Inequity, Discrimination, and Retaliation in Academia:
Discrimination in Hiring and Retaliation for Bystander Intervention:
Two Edges of Institutional Inequity Perpetuating Racism in Academia.” Pacific Sociological Association.
Prew, Paul. March 29, 2013. “Role Taking: Getting Students to
Experience the Feeling of Inequality to Help Promote Understanding of
Racial Segregation.” Midwest
Sociological Society.
Prew, Paul. March 13, 2011. “Ideas for Teaching Environmental
Sociology.” Pacific Sociological
Association.
Prew, Paul. 2003. “The New Proletariat: Academic Unionization.” Midwest Sociological Association.
Prew, Paul. March 24, 2001. Workshop on Contract Bargaining. Association of Graduate Employee Locals
Conference. Penn State University.
Prew, Paul. May 5, 2001. “Uncharted Waters: Higher Education
Unions Take on Workplace Mobbing.” Working
Out West Conference. Portland State University.
Scholarly Work - Public Sociology
Invited Speaker
October 11, 2018. “Connected by Coffee: Fair Trade and You.” Global
Conference. South Central College.
March 24, 2017. “How does coffee shape the development of countries
around the world?” Topic: No Topic, Episode #4 with George Usmanov
& Eyan Bantebya. Minnesota State University – Mankato. https://soundcloud.com/user-611290981.
February 22, 2017. “Cookies and Conversations: Ghosts in the Sun.”
Exploring Personal Leadership through Social Change in Honors 401.
Minnesota State University – Mankato.
February 22, 2017. What’s on Wednesday: ReMacCycle. McElroy Dorm Event.
Minnesota State University – Mankato.
October 4, 2016. “Informed Activism: How ALL Can Engage in Social
Justice Activism.” Courageous Conversations Series. Ostrander
Auditorium, Minnesota State University.
March 30, 2016. Give Back the Night, Lincoln Lounge, Minnesota State
University – Mankato.
March 29, 2016. “Disaster Capitalism: What It Means for You.” Kessel
Peace Institute Lecture. Centennial Student Union, 201, Minnesota State
University – Mankato.
October 18, 2015. “Using the Ecological Footprint to Understand Your
Leadership Role in a Global Context.” U-Lead Conference. Minnesota
State University – Mankato.
October 8, 2015. “A Brief Sketch of US History.” Guadalupe Quintero’s
Education/Culture in US course. Minnesota State University – Mankato.
April 9, 2015. “Micro-aggressions in a Liberal Context: The
Intractability of Confronting Racism Perpetrated by Liberals.” Ethnic
Studies Conference. Minnesota State University – Mankato.
October 9, 2014. “Mankato Area Fair Trade Town Initiative.” Global
Connections Conference. South Central College.
September 21, 2014. “Contemplating our Game Bag: The Rights of Peoples
to Self-Determination and Peace in Their Own Territory.” International
Day of Peace. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato.
April 2, 2014. “Hostile Environment, Microaggressions, and Dog
Whistles.” Midwest Ethnic Studies Conference. Hosanna Highland Campus
and Community Church, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
February 25, 2014. “Dating, Relationships and Intimacy.” ED Talks. All
Greek Meeting. Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University –
Mankato.
April 24, 2013. Take Back the Night. CSU Flexible Programming Space,
Minnesota State University – Mankato.
April 17, 2012. Economic Crisis Teach-In. CSU Ostrander Auditorium,
Minnesota State University – Mankato.
February 18, 2009. Teach-In on Global Peace and Justice. “Indigenous
Rights in Ecuador.” Lecture and presentation of my film footage from
Ecuador. CSU Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
November 10, 2007. “A Brief History of the World Bank and International
Monetary Fund: The Goals and Effects of the Contemporary
World-Economy.” 8th Annual Our Story Conference. Gustavus Adophus
College.
Invited Panelist
September 22, 2016. Diversity in the Classroom. CSU 238, Minnesota
State University – Mankato.
February 5, 2015. Dear White People: A Conversation about
Micro-aggressions. Minnesota State University – Mankato.
February 3, 2014. All of Us, Panel Discussion of AIDS among
Africa-American Women. CSU Ballroom South, Minnesota State University –
Mankato.
November, 2012. The Unforgiving Minute – Common Read Faculty Panel. CSU
253, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
November 30, 2011. Death Penalty Debate. CSU Ostrander Auditorium,
Minnesota State University – Mankato.
October 4, 2011. The Economics of Happiness. Panel discussion following
the film. CSU Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University –
Mankato.
April 12, 2011. Anarchism.
CSU Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
April 24, 2010. Virgin Territory. Talkback session following the play.
Minnesota State University – Mankato.
February 23, 2009. The 11th Hour. Panel discussion following the film.
CSU Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
December 5, 2005. World AIDS Recognition Day Panel Discussion Event.
Worcester State College.
Invited
Facilitator
April
19, 2017. B.I.G. Police Interaction Event. Minnesota State
University – Mankato.
November 30, 2016. Conversation about Religious Inclusiveness.
Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
November 7, 2016. The Mask You Live In, Table-Top Discussion. CSU 254
and 255, Minnesota State University – Mankato.
April 14, 2016. B.I.G. Police Interaction Event. Minnesota State
University – Mankato.
January 21, 2014. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, Roundtable
Discussion. CSU Ostrander Auditorium, Minnesota State University –
Mankato.
Student
Development
Chair,
Master’s Thesis
Elaina Junes. 2023. Celebrity, Music, and Public Persona: A Case Study of Taylor Swift
Carla Woodson. 2023. Philanthropic Processes of Private and Publicly Traded Companies in Minnesota
Bryanna A Edwards. 2023. Marginalized Perspective on Graduate Education
Sarah Benson. 2022. Important Aspects to Women’s Re-Integration: Positive Influences on Women’s Reentry
Experience After Being Released from Prison
Colin Larter. 2021. A Dozen To One: An Examination of Workers’ Satisfaction in Menial Labor
Zorian Sasyk. 2017. Measures of Alienation from Work
Process in Academic Libraries in the Information Age.
Shoko Nakamura. 2017. The Influence of Historical
Processes of Haiti and Japan on the Effects of the Earthquakes.
Richard Gehrke. 2016. Get Tough on Juvenile
Criminals: An Assessment of Punitiveness and Punitive Attitudes.
Gary Egger. 2013. The Empire Writes Back: Indigenous
Projects and Environmental Racism.
Caimon Kollie. 2013. Child Soldiers in Rural Sierra
Leone: A Rural Dilemma?
Jesse DeDeyne. 2011. Apathy and Powerlessness:
Effects on Voting.
DaShanne Stokes. 2008. The Peace Corps and the
American Empire: A Content Analysis of American Cultural Imperialism.
Chair,
Master’s Alternate Plan Paper
Sara Emich. 2021. Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illness
Lydia Fall. 2013. Immigration and the Family.
Committee
Member, Master’s Thesis
Shayla Schumacher. 2023. Graduate Student Awareness of Student Services.
Lejla Alvarez. 2021. A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Dynamics of Genocide in Bosnia 1992-1995:
Forces Contributing to the Continuation of Genocide
Jason Mack. 2015. Bdote and Fort Snelling: A Place
Where Rivers and Meanings Converge.
Heather Bradford. 2014. Abortion is Communism: A
Genealogy of “Abortion Culture.”
Kimberly Maas. 2013. Making Sense of Motorcycle
Brotherhood: Women, Branding, And Construction of Self.
Clifford Anderson. 2013. Opening the Door to
Sociology in Minnesota DOC: Applying Erving Goffman’s Dramaturgy Theory
into Formal Training Applications.
Martel A. Pipkins. 2011. Capturing the Unseen
Experience of Asian International Students in The United States.
Committee
Member, Master’s Alternate Plan Paper
Jacob Miller. 2016. Humor, Power, Futility, and
Discourse: A Fractured but Whole Analysis.
Benjamin Krohling. 2014. Consequences of
Capitalism’s Evolution and the Potential of New Social Movements.
External
Member, Master’s Thesis
Manami Matsuoka. 2021. Unveiling Race and Japanese Identity Through Kokusai Kekkon
Joshua Maudrie. 2014. Defining Traditional American
Indian Identity through Anishinaabe Cultural Perspective.
Charles Duda. 2014. Placebo Nocebo: Serigraph
with Stencil and Chine Colle.
Jeremiah Jackson. 2013. Parenting, Peregrination,
and Politics: A Study of Family Policy and Immigration in West European
Welfare States.
Jessica Seide. 2012. Perceptions of Risk Associated
with Unintended Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections among
University Women attending Minnesota State.
Barbara Doust. 2011. Unreported Sexual Assaults Due
to Alcohol Intoxication.
Justine Johnson. 2011. Hegans: An Examination of the
Emerging Male Vegan.
Mentored
Student Presenter
Abdi, Abdihakin. April 6, 2010. “Teaching Critical
Sociology: The Consequences of Pursuing a Critical Pedagogy.”
Undergraduate Research Conference.
Advisor for Recognized Student
Organizations
2010 to present. Women’s LaCrosse.
2007 to 2016, 2019 to 2023. Sociology Club.
2018 to 2022. Sacred Sounds Meditation Club.
2017 to 2020. Environmental Sustainability Organization.
2017 to 2018. National Society for Leadership and
Success.
2013 to 2018. Mankato Cricket Club.
2014 to 2017. Mavericks for Fair Trade.
2007 to 2013. Veguacation Society (Animal Rights Concern).
2007-2008, 2010 to 2013. Students for Sustainability.
2011 to 2013. Youth for Socialist Action (Mankato Area Students for
Socialism).
2010 to 2011. Epoché: Intellectual Discussion.
Community
Service – Academic
Expertise
Articles
Prew Paul. 2017. "What
Is the Relation between Theory and Practice, and
Did Marx Discuss Engineering Society? ” Section of Marxist
Sociology, American
Sociological Association
Website.
Prew Paul. 2017. "Is
Marx's Method Historically Contingent, and Is It
Still Scientific? ” Section of Marxist Sociology, American Sociological
Association Website.
Prew Paul. 2012. “Indigeneity
and the Environment in Ecuador- A Past Participant Shares His Story.”
Reality Tours Blog. Global Exchange
Prew Paul. 2001. “Profile:
Sarah Hardgrave,
U Oregon: University of Oregon's Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation ,”
Workplace 4.1: a journal for academic labor, June 2001
Michelle Graas and Paul Prew.
2001. “Profile:
John Fiskio-Lasseter
U Oregon: Living the Organizing Model ,” Workplace 4.1: a journal
for academic labor, June 2001
Interviews
Interviewed, Robert D. King. 2015. "Sociopoiesis
and the Dangers of A-historicizing Society in Systems Research
| Interview with Paul Prew by Robert D. King." Heathwood Press
Interviewed, Chelsea Miller. “Professor
Eases
Higher Education Worries with Wisdom,” Minnesota State University,
Mankato Reporter,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, January 31, 2012
Interviewed, Juan Ayala. “From
an Anarchist’s Point of View,” Minnesota State University,
Mankato Reporter,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, April 14, 2011
Interviewed, Nicole Smith. “Wired:
Taking a
Closer Look at the Millennial Generation,” Minnesota State
University, Mankato Reporter,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, December 3, 2009
Interviewed, Rachel Heiderscheidt. “The
World on Film: Study Abroad
Photo Contest Winners Announced; Record Number of Applicants Submit
Photos,” Minnesota State University, Mankato Reporter, Minnesota
State
University – Mankato, February 21, 2008
Interviewed, Michelle May. “Iraq
Film Shows Corruption of Private
Companies,” Minnesota State University, Mankato Reporter, Minnesota
State University – Mankato, October 12, 2006
Community Service
Treasurer, Mankato Area Fair Trade Town Initiative, 2014 to present
Active Member, Mankato Area Fair Trade Town Initiative, 2010 to present
Founding Board Member. Living Earth Center, 2017 to 2018
Board Member, Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry's
Advisory Committee, 2010 to 2017
Board Member, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation Health and Welfare
Trust, University of Oregon, 1997 to 2004
Conducted Workshop on Contract Bargaining, Association of Graduate
Employee Locals Conference, Penn State University, March 24, 2001
President, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of Oregon,
1999 to 2000 [other offices 1997-1999]
Service to the Discipline
Treasurer (elected position). Section of Marxist Sociology, American
Sociological Association. (2017 to 2020 term).
American Sociological Association, 2014 to 2017, Marxist Section:
Council Member
American Sociological Association, 2008, Presider for Section on
Environment and Technology Refereed Roundtable Session: “Responses from
Environmental Justice and Civic Organizations”
Political Economy of the World-System Conference, 2001, Assistant
Conference Organizer & Session Convener for “Survival and
Resistance by Indigenous Peoples,” Virginia Polytechnic Institute &
State University
University Service – Committees
Environmental Committee, Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2014 to
present
Chair, Environmental Committee, Minnesota State University – Mankato,
2016 to 2022
President’s Commission on Diversity, Minnesota State University –
Mankato, 2016 to 2018
Unit Representative to the Executive Committee, Minnesota State
University – Mankato, Fall 2016
Pan African Conference Program Review Committee, Minnesota State
University – Mankato, 2015
CETL The Pedagogy of Social Justice/Civil Engagement Seminar Series
Planning Committee – 2014
Kessel Peace Institute, Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2010 to
present
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Teaching and Learning
Committee, Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2009 to 2013
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Curriculum Committee,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2008 - 2009
University of Oregon Student Health Advisory Committee, 2000 to 2005
Oregon University Task Force on Insurance, 2000 to 2002
University Service – Other
Actor - Murder Mystery sponsored by Nontraditional Student Center, CSU
Ballroom, February 1, 2013
Actor - Murder Mystery sponsored by Nontraditional Student Center, CSU
Ballroom, April 3, 2012
University
Service and Activities – Special University Lectures
Co-Organizer, Maverick
Sustainability: Where do we go from here? Ostrander Auditorium,
March 20, 2018.
Co-Organizer, Celebrating the 5th
Anniversary of Mankato-Fair Trade Town: “Fair Trade for a Sustainable
Future,” CSU 245, 253, 254, and 255, October 27, 2016
Co-Organizer,
Social Justice Lecture Series, How
Fair is Fair: Social Justice and the
Fair Trade Movement, Mark Hudson and Mara Fridell, March 17, 2015
Hosted, in my class, the Truman Wood Memorial Alumni Lecture, The Importance of Understanding American
Indians: Past and Present, presented by Roger White Owl, March
31, 2010
Hosted, in my class, the film, Processed
People, in conjunction with the Animal Rights Concern April 7,
2010
Helped sponsor the film, Food Inc.
presented by the Animal Rights Concern, September 23-26, 2009
Organized Music Performance by Amazonas,
Teach-In on Global Peace and Justice, CSU Ostrander Auditorium,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, February 18, 2009
Organized Film Showing and Lecture by Tab Benoit, Hurricane on the Bayou, Wiecking
Center Auditorium, Minnesota State University – Mankato, April 3 2008
Organizing Committee Member, Global Symposium on Reparations:
Whose Debt? Whose
Responsibility? Worcester State College, December 10, 2005
Board Member, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation Health and
Welfare Trust, University of
Oregon, 1997 to 2004
Conducted Workshop on Contract Bargaining, Association of Graduate
Employee Locals
Conference, Penn State University, March 24, 2001
President, Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation, University of
Oregon, 1999 to 2000 [other
offices 1997-1999]
Departmental Service
Search Committee for Sociology and Corrections Department, Minnesota
State University – Mankato, 2012 to 2013
Curriculum Committee for Sociology and Corrections Department,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2010 to 2012
Aesthetics Committee for Sociology and Corrections Department,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2009 to present (selected artwork
for display in Sociology and Corrections Department)
Library Liaison for Sociology and Corrections Department, Minnesota
State University – Mankato, 2007 to 2011
Search Committee for Sociology and Corrections Department, Minnesota
State University – Mankato, 2008 to 2009
Curriculum Committee for Sociology and Corrections Department,
Minnesota State University – Mankato, 2007 to 2009
Search Committee for Sociology and Corrections Department, Minnesota
State University – Mankato, 2007 to 2008
Library Liaison for Sociology Department, Worcester State University,
2005 to 2006
Information Technology Liaison for Sociology Department, Worcester
State University, 2005 to 2006
Graduate Student Representative to Sociology Qualifying Exam Committee,
1998 to 2000
Exploratory Research and Study
Abroad Tours
2008 Study Abroad Tour - Amazon Expedition: Oil, Media And Indigenous
Survival
2007 Exploratory Research and Filming - Ecuador
2007 Selected Topics and Study Abroad Tour - Oil Exploration,
Indigenous Resistance and Environmental Destruction
2006 Study Abroad Tour - Amazon Expedition: Oil, Media And Indigenous
Survival
Continuing
Preparation and Study
Teaching Large Classes Certificate Program, Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2016
Team Based Learning Certificate Program, Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2016
Move Beyond Civility: How to Facilitate Difficult Dialogues in the
Classroom, September 27, 2016
Sociology Symposium: The Evolution of Education, McGraw-Hill Education
Symposium, January 29-31, 2015
The Pedagogy of Social
Justice/Civil Engagement Seminar Series, Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2014
2014 ADP/TDC Civic Summit– Realizing the Civic Mission of Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, September 28 and 29, 2014 http://www.aascu.org/meetings/adptdcregional14/
Assessment of Student
Learning Certificate, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
(CETL), 2013
Students Consulting
on Teaching, , Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL),
2010-2011
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - Community of Practice,
2008-2009
"The Learning Educator: Fostering Our Own Development for Better
Practice and Results,"
February 13-14 2009
"Culture Matters: Designing Learning Environments to Foster Cultural
Awareness and
Intercultural Competence," November 21-22, 2008
Faculty Teaching
Certificate Program I,
, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), 2006-2007
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