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Fall 2012
Volume 2, Issue 1 The Eagle’s Eye Newsletter of UNT’s Department of Sociology
Special Interest Articles: • Department
Graduates • Federated Party • Federated
Dissertation Workshop
• Featured
Scholarship: Elizabeth Esterchild
• Faculty and Student
Publications and Presentations
Individual Highlights: • Dr. Williamson teaches
in Israel 2
• Dr. Ingman continues collaboration with SUBIRÉ 2
• Dr. Seward designated Professor Emeritus 3
• Alumni Spotlight: Devon
Romig 5
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The Department of Soci-ology continues to have one of the largest number of graduates at UNT. In Dec-ember, a total of 98 students graduated with degrees. Of those 98, 76 completed their Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, 4 Bach-elor of Sciences in Applied Gerontology, 13 completed their Masters degrees and 5 completed their doctoral de-grees. Of the doctoral de-grees awarded, three were Applied Gerontology majors and two were Sociology majors. Students completing master degrees include Corinne
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Ong and Trent Ryan. Ms. Ong’s thesis was titled: “The Structural Determinants of Justice Perceptions toward Income Inequality in the U.S." (Dr. Rodeheaver). Mr. Ryan’s thesis was titled: “Slogans and Opposition Political Culture: Online Discourse in Iran’s Green Movement” (Dr. Ignatow). Sheila Bernier, Helen Bryce, Joseph Comeau, Pattie Dickson, and Becky Knight received PhDs. Ms. Bernier’s dissertation was titled: “Investigating the Effects of Poly-pharmacy among Elderly Patients with Diabetes on Glycemic Con-
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trol and Clinical Outcomes in Home Health Care.” Ms. Bryce’s dissertation was titled: “Predictors of quality of life (QOL): Comparing Baby Boomers, Older Adults, and Younger Adults using data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey.” Mr. Comeau’s dis-sertation was titled: “Be-havioral Aspects of Latino Familialism.” Ms. Knight’s dissertation: “An Exploratory Study of the Comprehen-sion, Retention, and Action of the Denton County Older Population in regards to Disaster Preparedness and Education.”
On Friday, October 26, over 100 sociology graduate students, faculty, and guests from UNT and TWU turned out for the first federated-sponsored social event in several years. Guests were treated to dinner and enjoyed hours of conversation at the Crystal Ballroom, located near the TWU campus. Special thanks to Rick Woolfolk and Roger Cox of Raymond James Financial Services.
UNT/TWU Sociology Federation Party
80 Undergraduate and 18 Graduate Students to “Walk” in December
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Read more about
Neve Yerushalayim
Master’s Program at:
http://pacs.unt.edu/soci/content/neve-
yerushalayim-masters-program-
israel
Read more about our faculty at: http://pacs.unt.edu/soci/content/faculty
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In October, on the 18th anniversary of his first trip to Israel, Dr. David Williamson taught sociological theory to a new cohort of students in our Master’s Program at Neve Yerushalayim in Jerusalem. Since its inception in 1994, the program has expanded to include both women and men, and now has more than 150 graduates, most of whom have completed additional training in Neve Yerushalayim’s Family Institute and are employed as family counselors. In addition to the annual fall
Dr. Williamson Teaches in Israel
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Dr. Stan Ingman traveled to Mexico this Fall. His focus this time was on building a sustainable neighborhood in rural Guadalajara. Partners involved in this project include local community members, SuBire, UNT, FWOP and local green companies. This Fall Colegio Union Mexico –CUM in Los Molinos opened. Some 600 students from working class community now have access high quality education at very reasonable cost, some $80 per month. With a strong focus on environmental and
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class in theory taught by Dr. Williamson, Dr. Rudy Seward teaches Research Methods and, in the spring, and Dr. Cynthia Cready teaches social statistics. Each summer Dr. Williamson also teaches a two-week intensive course on Social and Cultural Foundations of Human Behavior. Because the students who are attracted to this program are interested in counseling, our greatest challenge has been to help them
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appreciate the valuable perspectives available to them by broadening their understanding of the multi-dimensional social factors that contribute to human behavior and interaction. Over the years many of our former students who are now professional counselors have contacted us to express their appreciation for the tools we helped them acquire.
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sustainability education they are being prepared for lead Mexico forward. FWOP and the University of North Texas will partner up in building a unique more sustainable neighborhood around the school. While in Mexico, Dr. Ingman also focused on building a sustainable neighborhood in Santa Rosa in rural Guadalajara. This working farm is also an educational site for students from two urban schools to learn about environmental and agriculture issues.
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Dr. Ingman Continues Collaboration with SUBIRÉ
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The Southwestern
Social Science Association’s 93rd
annual meeting will be held in New
Orleans, March 27-30, 2013.
New Social Media and Life, Politics, and Society in the Early 21st Century
For more
information visit: http://sssaonline.org
/?page_id=12
The 108th ASA annual meeting will be held in New York City, August 10-13,
2013.
Interrogating Inequality: Linking Micro and Macro.
http://www.asanet.or
g/
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On October 12, 2012, the UNT-TWU Federated Program offered doctoral students a free workshop on “How to Choose a Dissertation Topic?” The workshop included a panel of UNT and TWU faculty and advanced doctoral students, who shared insights from their
“How to Choose a Dissertation Topic?” Federated UNT-TWU Workshop for Doctoral Students
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experiences, and answered questions from the approximately 40 Federated students who were in attendance. Representing the UNT Sociology Department on the panel were Dr. Joseph Comeau, Dr. Gabriel Ignatow, and Dr. James Swan.
Congratulations to Dr. Seward for having been designated as Professor Emeritus of Sociology! Recently, Dr. Rudy Seward was designated Professor Emeritus of Sociology. Last March, Dr. Seward was also honored at the Club Level at Apogee Stadium for 38 years of service to UNT and the Department of Sociology. Dr. Seward has prepared and taught more than 15 different courses during his 38 years at UNT.
His outstanding support and pedagogical efforts were recognized with the College of Public Affairs and Community Service’s Outstanding Faculty/Staff 2005-2006 Award. Dr. Seward served as Associate Department Chair from 1992 to 2009. He has also been very active, taking leadership positions in various sociology associations.
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Scholarships Available!
Undergraduate: Benson Undergraduate Scholarship Esterchild Scholarship Lynne Killgore Scholarship Seward Scholarship Sociology Undergraduate Scholarship Graduate: Dorse Scholarship Esterchild Scholarship Lynne Killgore Scholarship Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Fellowship Seward Scholarship For more information: http://pacs.unt.edu/soci/content/scholarships
Also, check out the Department’s bulletin board for more scholarship opportunities.
Bessa, Yawo, Moore, Ami R. & Amey, Foster. (2012). Caring for a loved one with cancer: It is my job. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 30:1-22. Dillman, Jennifer L., Dale E. Yeatts, and Cynthia M. Cready. 2012. “Geographic Distance, Contact, and Family Perceptions of Quality Nursing Home Care,” Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jocn.12016. Fowler, Lori A. & Moore, Ami R. (2012). Breast implants for graduation: A sociological examination of daughter and mother narratives. Sociology Mind, 2 (1): 109-115. Ignatow, Gabriel, and Lindsey Johnson. 2012. “‘Market Religions’ and Postmodern Globalization Theory.” In Samir Dasgupta and Peter Kivisto, eds. Sociology of Postmodernism. Sage. (forthcoming) Moore, Ami R. (Forthcoming) The American dream through the eyes of Black African immigrants in Texas”—A book length manuscript looking at the experiences of achieving the American Dream by Black African-born Americans in Texas. Published by University Press of America. Moore, Ami. (Forthcoming). Beliefs and correlates of knowledge of cancer risk factors among people in Lome, Togo (West Africa). International Journal of Health Promotion and Education Moore, Ami R. (2012). Older people living with HIV/AIDS (OPLWHA) in Lomé, Togo: Personal networks and disclosure of serostatus. Ageing International Zafirovski, Milan and Daniel G. Rodeheaver (2012, in press). Modernity and Terrorism: From Anti- Modernity to Modern Terror. Leiden, Brill. Zafirovski, Milan. (forthcoming). Sociological Dimensions in Economics: Conceptions of Social Economics and Economic Sociology, Social Science Information. Zafirovski, Milan. (forthcoming). Beneath Rational Choice: Elements of “Irrational Choice Theory”, Current Sociology. To see other publications by UNT sociologists, go to http://pacs.unt.edu/soci/
Recent Faculty and Student Publications:
The Elizabeth Esterchild Scholarship is available to both undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Sociology at UNT (Denton). The scholarship honors Dr. Elizabeth Esterchild who retired from the University in 2007. In the academic year of 1987-1988, Dr. Esterchild was named the first (and only) Regents Professor of Sociology at UNT. She also holds the title of Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology. To read more about the Elizabeth Esterchild Scholarship, visit: http://pacs.unt.edu/soci/sites/default/files/Elizabeth%20Esterchild%20Scholarship.pdf
Featured Scholarship: Elizabeth Esterchild
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Faculty and Students Participate at the 140th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association Reza Amini, a Ph.D. student, gave a poster presentation at the 140th Annual Meeting
and Exposition of American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco in October. The title of his presentation was “Body Mass Index (BMI) by ethnicity and immigration status in US residents over 50.” Dr. Amini collaborated on this project with Dr. James Swan, Professor of Applied Gerontology in the Department of Sociology at UNT. Dr. James Swan also attended the conference and presented: C.W. Ewing, J.H. Swan. Matter of Balance: the effect of cognitive restructuring on confidence.
Alumni Spotlight: Where Are They Now?
The Teaching Excellence Seminar will be held on January 10, 2013. This seminar will have multiple workshops and opportunities to talk to other TA’s and TF’s from many departments. Attendance is mandatory for all new teaching assistants and teaching fellows who have not attended before. All new adjunct faculty, tenure track faculty, and lecturers are welcome and encouraged to attend. The Teaching Excellence Seminary is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the Toulouse Graduate School, and the Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment and Redesign (CLEAR).
To register, go to: https://clear.unt.edu/go/train/description/UTES.html
Sign-up for “The Teaching Excellence Seminar”
Devon Romig received her Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Science degree in Sociology from the University of North Texas. Since her graduation she has had the opportunity to apply her background in Sociology to her work in several different fields. In 2006, she worked as a Staff Assistance at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Later that year, she entered law school at the University of Baltimore. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, she returned to the EAC as a Law Clerk. Early 2009, she served as a Student Attorney at the Office of the Public Defender, Juvenile Division in Baltimore City. She graduated from law school and passed the Maryland State Bar Exam in 2009. Currently, she works as an Associate General Counsel at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency where she focuses on legal matters pertaining to the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and the Agency’s Ethics Program.
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