Education

• 1972: Ph.D., Sociology; Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
• 1968: M.S., Physics; Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
• 1965: B.A., Physics; Alfred University, Alfred, NY
• Specialty Areas: Gender, Higher Education, Methodology, Political Sociology

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Sociology
• Sociological Analysis
• Research Methods
• Statistics
• Political Sociology
• Sex and Gender

Selected Publications and Presentations

1.  Chapter, Disasters,@with Loretta Winters, in California=s Social Problems, eds. Charles Hohm and James Glynn, 2001, Pine Forge Press. Eds.  Charles Hohm and James Glynn.

2.  Survival Guide for New Chairs,@  The Department Chair, Summer 2000, vol. 11, no.1.

3.  Rich, H., et al. 1987. Evaluation of Potential Toxic Air Contaminants: Phase I.     final report. Prepared by Science Applications International Corp. for the California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA (December 23).

4.  Rich, H., et al., 1984. Environmental Constraints to Power Plant Siting in Coastal and Desert Areas: 5 Separate volumes, Environmental Science and Enginering, UCLA.

5.  Rich, H. and P. Jolicoeur. 1978. Student Attitudes and Academic Environments:    A Study of California Higher Education. Praeger Publishers, New York.

6.  Rich, H. and P. Jolicoeur. 1978. AFaculty Role Perceptions and Preferences in the Seventies,@ Sociology of Work and Occupations, Vol. 5: No. 4.

7.  Rich, H., 1976. AThe Effect of College on Political Awareness and Knowledge,@ Youth and Society, Vol

 Recent Conference Presentations:

1.  “Faculty Perspectives about Quantitative Student Evaluations,” at the 2008 Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting.

2.  “Comparing Attitudes & Perspectives of Full-Time & Part-Time Faculty Toward Student Evaluations,” at the 2007 Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting.

3.  “Testing and Involvement with Technology: Classroom Clickers & WebCT,” at the 2007 Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting.

4.  “Perspective on Disaster Planning and Management for Hurricane Katrina,”  at the 2005 California Sociological Association annual meeting.

5.  “Preliminary Views of Student Evaluations by Part-Time Faculty,”  at the 2005 California Sociological Association annual meeting.

6.  “Faculty Perspectives About Quantitative Student Evaluations:  Ongoing Discussion,”  at the 2005 Pacific Sociological Association annual meeting.

Research and Interests

I have recently collected questionnaire data (1100 questionnaires) at eight colleges and universities on full-time faculty, part-time faculty, and administrators--on faculty attitudes and perspectives on student evaluations of teaching. They are presently under analysis