Sociology faculty and students attended the 2019 Pacific Sociological Association Conference this March in Oakland, California. The conference theme was Engaging Millennials: Researching and Teaching about Power, Diversity, and Change.
Three undergraduates gave two presentations:
- Ari Gee, “Leadership and Love within LGBT Christians.”
- Ashlyn Byrd and Kaylor Hatfield, “Concerns Younger and Older Adults Face Regarding the Aging Process.”
One Sociology alum gave a presentation:
- Trice Prince, “The Modern Experience of Black Millenial Males in White Evangelical Churches in America.”
Two Sociology faculty and one graduate student gave a total of five presentations:
- Dan Morrison, PhD, “Committee on Freedom of Research and Teaching.”
- Suzanne Macaluso, PhD, “Choose Your Own Adventure: How Incorporating Free Range Assignments Increased Student Engagement in a Social Problems Class.”
- Krista Masci (graduate student) and Suzanne Macaluso, PhD, “Gerontology Maximized: A Longitudinal Study of Student Motivation on Effective Learning in Aging Studies.”
- Dan Morrison, PhD, “Rating Risk: Football Helmet Standards and the Veil of Regulation.”
- Dan Morrison, PhD, “Honoring the Work and Legacy of Adele, E. Clarke.”