2015-2016 Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Crime and Delinquency Studies Newsletter

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND CRIME AND DELINQUENCY STUDIES September 2016

Greetings to All! The 2015-2016 academic year was a very successful year for the department! As you read this newsletter, you will notice that our programs continue to be vibrant and our faculty members continue to be committed to teaching, research, and service. This year the faculty worked tirelessly, hiring a new tenure-track faculty member, designing the new capstone course required for our majors, and exploring areas in need of improvement in our programs. Moreover, the faculty continued its effort to develop a plan to offer a masters’ degree to satisfy the increasing demand for social service professionals in Kansas and across the United States. We partnered with the Honors Program, directed by Dr. Gary Wyatt, to remodel two of our classrooms to facilitate the use of technology in our courses. We continued the search for internship opportunities for our majors and minors, and several students attended the Kansas Collegiate Law Enforcement Academy as well as the Johnson County Forensic Anthropology Workshop. In addition, the department sponsored a selfdefense workshop for the entire campus and supported an experimental project which allowed a qualified undergraduate student to serve as a teaching assistant for Introduction to Sociology and Intimate Relations courses!

We want to express our gratitude to our donors who continue to support our students and programs. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Holly Pottle, (Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology and Criminology, Texas Woman University) who will become part of our department starting this Fall.

If you are an alum of our department or a current student, please share your success stories with us!

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Department Outstanding Graduating Senior Award Derek Wilson, BS Sociology, was the 2016 recipient of the Department Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. He has been involved in the Chemistry Club, the Biology Club, and the Sociology Club. He also participated in organizations such as Peer Academic Leaders, Ambassadors, Residential Life, and honors organizations such as SPURS Service Honors and the Honors College. He was the 2015-2016 Homecoming King. His career goal is to become a college professor. In his words “As the first undergraduate TA, I have had the opportunity to teach alongside professors which has shown me how much I want to be a professor myself.” He will be attending graduate school in the fall at Wichita State University for a Masters in Sociology.

Congratulations!

Department Scholarship This year’s recipient of the Nathaniel Terrell Memorial Scholarship award was Regan Wright. In her essay about what sociology means to her, Regan explained: “When I came into college, I was an education major and my sophomore year I “Vivamus porta knew that wasn’t the right fit for me. One day, one of my est sed est.” professors said ‘we can’t fix every problem, but find what you are passionate about and do something about it.’ So then a question stumped me: What am I passionate about and how can I use sociology to help others? Sociology makes me feel empowered, not discouraged.” Congratulations, Regan, for being the recipient of this important award!

ESU Excellence in Academic Advising Award

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Dr. Rochelle (Shelly) Rowley was the recipient of the 2015-2016 Excellence in Academic Advising Award. This award recognizes exceptional academic advisors for their outstanding support of students and their academic success. As advisor and mentor, Dr. Rowley has been actively involved in many student organizations including the Honors College, Zeta Phi Beta, the Newberg Outstanding Senior Judge, the Puppy Clinic, SAFE advisor, PRIDE advisor, ESU Leadership Initiative member, and Hornet Connections. Thank you, Dr. Rowley, for your hard work!

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Koch Center for Leadership & Ethics Faculty Grant Dr. Susan Zuber-Chall received a grant from the Koch Center for Leadership & Ethics Faculty Grants during the Spring semester. The grant was used to engage students in her Street Crime and White-Collar Crime class (pictured above) in an investigation of illegal dumping of toxic material by a fictitious corporation. The main purpose of the project was for students to identify the social conditions under which personal and collective decisions are made, with an emphasis on ethical values as a mechanism of personal and social control. Congratulations!

2016 Research and Creativity Day Students from the Research Methods and Statistics class presented their projects at the 2016 ESU Research and Creativity Day. The picture above shows (Left to Right): Rachal Davidson presenting her paper “The Effectiveness of Measurement Tools on the Sexual Victimization of College Women,” Regan Wright and Sarah Wendling presenting their paper “Gender Disney Animated Films,” and Kaisha Serbin presenting her paper “Marijuana Portrayal in States Where It Is Legal.”

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Sociology Club Service Projects Officers (2015-2016) Vanessa Kindall (President), Olga Garay (Vice-President) Tonya Smith (Secretary), Rachel Hughes (Treasurer), and Dr. Rowley (Faculty Advisor) Suicide Prevention Awareness The Sociology Club sponsored the “Out of the Darkness Campus Walk April 2016.� With over 400 people in attendance, the event raised over $10,000 for suicide prevention.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month The Sociology Club presented the documentary The Hunting Ground to raise awareness of sexual assault on college campuses. Dean of Students Lynn Hobson was able to answer questions after the viewing and Carrie Byline Goss, SOS Victim Advocate, was available for anyone who needed assistance.

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Alpha Kappa Delta Activities

AKD International Sociology Honor Society Members at the Jane Addam’s Hull-House (est. 1889) Museum in Chicago, March 24, 2016. Pictured (Front) Dr. Evandro Camara, Megan Hilbish, Evangeline Carney, Brooke Ralstin, Cassandra Carmichael, (Back) Haley Housholder and Viviana Gutierrez.

AKD students Brooke Ralstin and Cassandra Carmichael organized and conducted a poster session titled: “World Meets Disrespect: Exploring Unacceptable Behavior in Disney Programing.”

2016 AKD Banquet: Guests of Honor (Left to Right) Mrs. Melhorn taught in California and Kansas for 26 years. Dr. Jack Melhorn, ESU emeritus professor of sociology. He taught sociology for 44 years. Ms. Jan Borst, taught familyrelated courses for 21 years at ESU. Dr. Gary Wyatt, Associate Provost and Director of Honors College.

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Midwest Sociological Meetings 2016 AKD Participation A group of faculty and Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Sociology Honor Society students attended the Annual Midwest Sociological Society Meeting on March 23-26 in Chicago, IL. Attending the meeting were: students Evangeline Carney, Viviana Gutierrez, Megan Hilbish, Haley Housholder, Cassandra Carmichael, and Sarah Saxton, Dr. Evandro Camara, Dr. Rochelle Rowley and instructors Stacy Smith (presenter) and David Westfall (AKD Research Project Advisor). Sociology Club members Vanessa Kindall and Rachel Hughes also attended the meeting.

Congratulations!!!

AKD members collected donations for children in Uganda. The project was part of instructor David Westfall’s (right-back row) summer trip to Uganda to assist with the day-to-day operations of M-Lisada Orphanage.

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Faculty Activities Evandro Camara. In March 2015, Dr. Camara presented a paper titled "Revisiting Race Relations in Brazil vs. the United States: Cultural, Political, and Existential Implications" at the Midwest Sociological Society meeting in Kansas City. In addition, he is working on a book manuscript titled "Race and Class in the Social World: The Critical Phenomenology of Intergroup Life."

Dr. Camara has been the faculty advisor for the department's Student Advisory Board (S.A.B.), and has been involved in Blackand-Gold events. He continues teaching sociological theory and race and ethnic relations.

Alfredo Montalvo-Barbot. Dr. Montalvo became Chair of the department this year. He teaches Criminology and Sociology of Corrections. He has served as a member of the Lyon County Community Corrections Advisory Board for almost 10 years. His most recent publication is a book chapter titled “Philosophies of Punishment.”

Brice Obermeyer. Dr. Obermeyer teaches anthropology courses including Cultural Anthropology, Human Evolution, and Native People of North America. His most recent publications include: "We Call it Put Him Away: Contemporary Delaware Burial Practices and NAGPRA" in the North American Archaeologist journal and "The Lands of My Nation," in the Great Plains Quarterly. At ESU he has been a member of the Undergraduate Research Committee, the Athletic Advisory Board, the Ethnic and Gender Studies Minor -Student Committees, and the Center for Great Plains Studies Advisory Board.

Rochelle (Shelly) Rowley. Dr. Rowley teaches Intimate Relationships, Child Abuse and Maltreatment, Social Stratification, and Intimate Violence. In 2015, her article "Is it teen dating violence, bullying or both? Student, school staff, & parent perceptions" appeared in the journal Children and Schools. She also has two manuscripts in the press: "From holding hands to having a thing to hooking up: Framing heterosexual youth relationships" and "The more things change, the more they stay the same: An analysis of cyberbullying." Dr. Rochelle (Shelly) Rowley was the recipient of the 2015-2016 Excellence in Academic Advising Award. Visit her webpage at http://rowleyesu.weebly.com/ to learn more about Dr. Rowley’s extensive record of teaching, research, and service.

Stacy Smith. Stacy Smith is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at Kansas State University. She teaches Intimate Relations, Popular Culture, Sociology of Religion, Victimology, and Social Movements. She is writing her dissertation on Deadhead culture, and it focuses on the fans' personal stories about their experiences.

David Westfall. David Westfall is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at Kansas State University. He teaches Research Methods and Statistics, Social Problems, Deviance, and Demography. He conducts research on the social, cultural, and political conditions in Northern Uganda. He has been in Uganda on several occasions doing research for his dissertation, and will be going back this summer with a group of ESU students.

Susan Zuber-Chall. Dr. Zuber-Chall received a grant from the Koch Center for Leadership & Ethics Faculty Grants during the Spring semester. The grant was used to engage students in her Street Crime and White-Collar Crime class (pictured above) in an investigation of illegal dumping of toxic material by a fictitious corporation.

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