Education

• Ph.D., Sociology, University of California, Riverside. 2004.
• M.A. Sociology, University of California, Riverside, 1997.
• B.A., Anthropology, cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1990.
• B.A., Psychology, cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1990.
• B.A., Sociology, cum laude, University of California, Irvine, 1990.
• San Diego State University, Graduate Studies in Sociology, 1991-1993.
• Speciaty Areas: Sociological Theory, Social Psychology, Sociology of Emotions, Cultural Sociology, Media Studies

Courses Taught

• Sociology 601: Classical Sociological Theory
• Sociology 670: Contemporary Sociological Theory
• Sociology 691A: Qualitative Research Methods
• Sociology 695C: Graduate Proseminar
• Sociology 640: Teaching Practicum
• Sociology 585: Social Change
• Sociology 545: Social Psychology
• Sociology 468: Contemporary Sociological Theory
• Sociology 498: Field Study and Reports

Selected Publications and Presentations

“Emotion-Based Self Theory.” Forthcoming. Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions, Jan E. Stets and Jonathan H. Turner (eds.).

“Reflections on Public Sociology: Public Relations, Disciplinary Identity and the Strong Program in Professional Sociology.” Forthcoming. The American Sociologist. (with Jesse Fletcher).

“Postmodern and Poststructural Social Theories.” Forthcoming. Contemporary Sociological Theory, Laura Edles and Scott Appelrouth (eds.).

“Assessing Student Learning in Service-Learning Internships.” Forthcoming. Quick Hits for Educating Citizens. (with Michael DeCesare).

“Mass Media ‘Fast’ for a Fast Media.” 2005. Teaching about the Mass Media in the Classroom. Heather Laube and Sarah Sobieraj (eds.). New York: American Sociological Association. (with Eileen Ie)

“Explorations in Un-Tv.” 2005. Teaching about the Mass Media in the Classroom. Heather Laube and Sarah Sobieraj (eds.). New York: American Sociological Association.

Research and Interests

 

Recent Research Grants

Consortium for the Preparation of Highly Qualified Science Teachers:  Centering the Enhancement of Teacher Quality across the Professional Development Continuum - The Copernicus Project.  $200,000 Five-Year Grant.  Project Evaluator, 2004 – present.

California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment and Intern Alternative Certification Evaluation Study.   Project funded by the California Department of Education, out of University of California Riverside.  2007.