Teaching

  • Guest TV Appearance on Immigration Reform

    http://www.wbir.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2325327418001 Knoxville’s WBIR/NBC affiliate invited me to share a social science perspective on newly proposed immigration reforms. The live interview also incorporates comments from a student in my Spring 2013 Immigration/Perspectives on the Social Sciences class, which has been quite… Continue reading

  • NSF Funding and Student Collaboration

    Support from the National Science Foundation will facilitate collaboration with Maryville College students on my research this year. A new article from the college’s website highlights some of the great opportunities that grant awards including my own have created for… Continue reading

  • Visiting the Highlander Center with my social movements class

    What better way to bring social movements to life than with a visit to the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, TN with my Collective Behavior & Social Movements class. Rich in movement history and social activism, the… Continue reading

  • Syllabus and Assignment from My Sociology of Religion Class Published by the ARDA

    The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) has just published my Sociology of Religion class syllabus and Ethnography Panel assignment in their Learning Center.  Both can be found here. The ARDA is an exceptional resource for learning more about sociological… Continue reading

  • “Green” Grading

    Final grades for my undergraduates were due today, concluding the first semester for which I ventured into “green” grading practices.  Despite a few hiccups, it is a practice I plan to continue.  Previous semesters brought reams of paper into my office;… Continue reading