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Disability Studies, Minor

Identify, critique and respond to unjust power relations related to disability with a minor in Disability Studies. Examine the ideologies and systems that stigmatize disabled people and highlight the ways in which disability functions as a source of collective identity and community for people with disabilities.

Nathan

Jamel

Riemer

Instructor

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4770

n-riemer@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology

SOC 309: Sociology of Racism

SOC 314: Urban Sociology

SOC 349: Black Social Movements

Research Interests

Race, Culture, Social Movements, Urban Sociology and Qualitative Methods

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, expected 2022, The University of Chicago

M.A., Sociology, 2011, The University of Chicago

M.A., Social Sciences, 2008, The University of Chicago

B.A., Aurora University, 2006, Aurora University

Professional Affiliations & Membership

n-riemer@neiu.edu

Northeastern Iliinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4770

Office Hours

TBA

Main Campus

Erika

Husby

Instructor

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4770

e-husby@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology

SOC 105: Social Inequalities and Social Change

SOC 347: Sociology of Media

Research Interests

Popular Education, Adult ESL Education, Sociolinguistics

Education

M.S., Cultural Foundations of Education and Community Engagement, 2017, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

B.A., Sociology, 2015, North Park University

e-husby@neiu.edu

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4770

Office Hours

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Juan

Martinez

Assistant Professor

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4779

j-martinez102@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SOC 270: Sociology of Latinas

SOC 314: Urban Sociology

SOC 316: Race and Ethnic Relations

SOC 335: Sociological Theory

SOC 346A: WIP: Critical Writing For Sociology

Research Interests

Dr. Martinez's research interests are in the areas of race and ethnic relations, U.S. Latinas/os/xs, immigration, religion, and the sociology of space and place. He is particularly interested in the social construction of place and how everyday placemaking processes are informed by intergroup relations, meaning-making, and broader social structures. Dr. Martinez’s recent publications have explored the role of place attachment and threat in placemaking, the use of religious symbols and meanings in the immigrant rights movement, and how religious institutions facilitate undocumented immigrant incorporation in the United States. He is currently working on two projects. One is a book which explores Latina/o/x suburban residential integration through the dimensions of local politics, religious institutions, and community-based events. The second project is a National Science Foundation funded study (in collaboration with Phillip Vargas, City Colleges of Chicago) that explores community STEM students’ induction, persistence, and post community college trajectories. Using an asset-based approach, the study examines how cultural wealth and institutional supports shape STEM students’ educational and career trajectories.

As an educator, Dr. Martinez believes sociology is rewarding, applicable, and empowering. He challenges students to develop their sociological imagination and critical thinking skills so they have the tools to be informed, engaged, and empowered global citizens to make positive social changes in their own lives as well as the lives of others. As a first generation college student and former community college student, Dr. Martinez is especially interested in supporting first year college undergraduates and transfer students in cultivating basic and applied research skills. Students interested in pursuing a sociology degree at NEIU as well as collaborating on research are strongly encouraged to contact him.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 2014, The University of Illinois at Chicago

M.A., Sociology, 2007, The University of Illinois at Chicago

B.A., General Sociology, 2003, 91Porn

Selected Publications

View Dr. Martinez's CV

Professional Affiliations & Membership

j-martinez102@neiu.edu

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Curriculum Vitae

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Sociology, Minor

Challenge the status quo. Sociology is the systematic study of human societies, their patterns and arrangements, their processes of development and change.

Sociology, B.A.

Challenge the status quo. Sociology is the systematic study of human societies, their patterns and arrangements, their processes of development and change.

BarBara

Scott

Professor Emeritus

Sociology

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

African and African American Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4775

b-scott1@neiu.edu

Expertise

Marriages and Families, Africana (aka Black) Women's Studies, Sociology of Racism, Race and Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Gender; Social Inequalities; Social Justice and Resistance; Race, Racism and White Privilege; Popular Culture, Critical Race Theory, Feminist/Womanist Theory, and HIV/AIDS in African American Communities. I have also developed and teach a course annually entitled: African American Women: Feminism, Race and Resistance.

Courses Taught

AFAM 109: First Year Experience: Exploring Africa In Chicago

AFAM 200: Introduction to African and African Studies

SOC 344: Afric. Amer. Women: Feminism, Race, Resistance

Research Interests

By most definitions I am a generalist. However, I have strong interests in a number of areas including HIV/AIDS in Black Communities, institutional racism, Black migration and patterns of residential settlement, Black Folk Lore, African Cultural Continuities in African American Families, Black Women and Upward Mobility, and Media and Society. Indeed, one of my long-time teaching interests has revolved around the use of media, especially literature and film, in teaching sociology and an ongoing research interest in the sociological relationships within and between modern media and modern culture. In particular, I am interested in what popular culture and the media tell us about the social structures (especially race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and generational differences), the social processes, and the everyday life of postmodern American society. Current Research Activities Co-editing (with Marcia Segal) 6th edition of Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press. Collecting data on Parents with Adult Children Living at Home Conducting Case Studies of African American Women Living With HIV/AIDS Working on a series of edited white papers on the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Black Community

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 1988, Northwestern University

M.Ph., Community College Education, 1975, Roosevelt University

M.A., Sociology, 1975, Roosevelt University

B.A., Sociology, 1971, Roosevelt University

Selected Publications

Schwartz, Mary Ann and Scott, BarBara M. 2007. Marriages and Families: Diversity and Change. 5th edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Scott, BarBara M. and Schwartz, M.A. 2006. Sociology: Making Sense of the Social World. 2nd edition. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Lemelle, Anthony, Jr., and Scott, BarBara M. 2006. "African American HIV/AIDS and Social Institutions: New Realities Calling for New Policies." In Juan Battle, Michael Bennett, and Anthony Lemelle (Eds.), Free At Last?: Black America in the Twenty-First Century. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction. pp. 103-126.

Scott, BarBara, Misra, Joya, & Segal, Marcia. 2003. Race, Gender, and Class in Sociology:Toward an Inclusive Curriculum. (5th ed.). Washington, DC: The American Sociological Association Press.

Selected Performances

Annual Workshop. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. "Teaching Sociology Through Literature and Film." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meetings.

Organizer/Presider. 2005. "Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in the Media." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Staged Reading and Discussion (with Martha Thompson). 2005. "Working Class Women Sleuths Clean Up!!-Blanche White Meets Lily Bard: Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality in Women's Dectective Fiction." Midwest Sociological Society, Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Symposium Participant. 2003. "HIV/AIDS Intervention for Women with Multiple Sexual Partners Living in Impoverished Housing." University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, Hefter Center.

Additional Information

Recent Professional Service and Community Involvement

President (2005-2006), Association of Black Sociologists

Co-Chair (Current), NEIU Presidential Task Force on the Millennium Student

Volunteer Faculty, St. Leonard's Alternative High School for Ex-Offenders

Member, Links, Inc. Services to African American Youth Projects

Mentor, 91Porn, Minority Mentor Program

Mentor, Sister-to-Sister Mentor Advisory Group

Chair, Advisory Committee on Student Retention, 91Porn

Board Member: Ora Higgins Youth Foundation

Member, American Sociological Association; Midwest Sociological Society; and Midwest Sociologists for Women in Society (MSWS)

b-scott1@neiu.edu

5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4775

Office Hours

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Main Campus

Cristen

Jenkins

Instructor

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4770

ctjenki2@neiu.edu

Expertise

My teaching and research are grounded in my commitment to social change. My research focuses on how race, class, and gender shape educational opportunities. I have examined how students, parents, and teachers organize for educational justice. In an effort to bridge theory and practice, I collaborate with community organizations across Chicago. Most recently, I served as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors at the Chicago Freedom School.

Courses Taught

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology

SOC 104: Schools and Society

SOC 105: Women, Men, and Social Change

SOC 306: Women, Gender and The "F Word"

SOC 320: Sociological Analysis

SOC 332: Sociology of Education

SOC 358: Sociology of Youth and Youth Culture

Research Interests

Urban Education, Youth Activism, and Activist Research

Education

Ph.D., Educational Policy Studies (concentration certificate, Gender and Women's Studies), 2010, University of Illinois at Chicago

B.A., History, 2004, University of Pennsylvania

Professional Affiliations & Membership

ctjenki2@neiu.edu

91Porn
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(773) 442-4770

Office Hours

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Main Campus

Aneta

Galary

Instructor

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4802

a-galary@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology

SOC 105: Social Inequalities and Social Change

SOC 214: Sociology of Intimacy, Marriages and Families

SOC 221: Sociology of Work

SOC 306: Women, Gender and the "F Word"

SOC 320: Sociological Analysis

SOC 338: Environmental Sociology

SOC 360: Sociology of Occupations and Professions

SOC 365: Sociology of Globalization

Research Interests

My work focuses on Environmental Sociology, Economic Sociology, and Social Inequalities. I am especially interested in how systems of oppression and privilege are created and maintained by social institutions (work and economy, the state and public policy, media, etc.), and culture. I am also interested in the impact of oppression and exclusion on members of society, and individual and collective actions to generate positive social change.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 2007, Loyola University, Chicago

M.A., Sociology, 2003, Loyola University, Chicago

B.A., Public Relations, 1995, Columbia College, Chicago

Selected Publications

Block, Richard, Aneta Galary, and Darryl Brice. 2007. "The Journey to Crime: Victims and Offenders Converge in Violent Index Offences in Chicago." Security Journal 20:123-137.

Block, Richard, Darryl Brice, and Aneta Galary. 2003. "Traced Firearms and Criminal Violence in Chicago." Proceedings of the Homicide Research Working Group. Chicago" Loyola University.

Galary, Aneta. 2003. Review of Violent Entrepreneurs: The Use of Force in Making of Russian Capitalism" by Vadim Volkov. Contemporary Sociology 32:587-588.

Selected Performances

Grants and Award

Dissertation of the Year, Social Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, 2007

Arthur J. Schmitt Dissertation Fellowship, 2006-2007

Excellence in Graduate Student Research, Loyola University Chicago, 2006

Professional Affiliations & Membership

a-galary@neiu.edu

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91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
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Office Hours

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Main Campus

Brett

Stockdill

Professor

Sociology

College of Arts and Sciences

(773) 442-4772

b-stockdill@neiu.edu

Courses Taught

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology

LLAS 101: Introduction to Latino/a & Latin American Studies

SOC 211: Sociological Research Methods

SOC 245: WIP: Social Inequalities

SOC 270: Sociology of Latinas

SOC 310: Social Movements

SOC 312: Sociology of Health and Illness

SOC 342: Internship in Sociology

SOC 343: Sociological Practice and Seminar

SOC 351: Senior Seminar in Sociology

SOC 352: Sociology of HIV/AIDS

Research Interests

My research focuses on the Sociology of HIV/AIDS, Social Inequality, and Social Movements. I am especially interested in how multiple inequalities (racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, etc.) intersect and how oppressed groups respond to and resist these inequalities. For my first book, Activism Against AIDS: At the Intersections of Sexuality, Race, Gender, and Class (Lynne Rienner Press, 2003), I interviewed AIDS activists in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, and I conducted participant observation in ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)/Chicago—a direct action AIDS activist group. I examine how inequalities have shaped the AIDS crisis and how LGBTQ people, people of color, prisoners and other groups have organized collectively to combat HIV/AIDS. For my second book, Transforming the Ivory Tower: Challenging Racism, Sexism and Homophobia in the Academy (University of Hawai’i Press, 2012), Mary Yu Danico and I edited an anthology that highlights how professors identify forms of bias and discrimination in higher education as well as forge antiracist, feminist and queer approaches to teaching and mentoring, research and writing, and social justice work. Some of my other publications are listed below. My research and teaching are informed by my experiences as a queer HIV-positive activist. I have been a participant in campus and community activism for free speech and against the AIDS crisis, homophobia, racism and militarism.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 1996, Northwestern University

M.A., Sociology, 1991, Northwestern University

B.A., Psychology, 1987, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Selected Publications

2013. “ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power).” In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Eds, David A. Snow, Donatella Della Porta, Bert Klandermans, and Doug McAdam. Oxford, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

2012. (with Mary Yu Danico) Transforming the Ivory Tower: Challenging Racism, Sexism and Homophobia in the Academy. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’i Press.

2012. “Queering the Ivory Tower: Tales of a Trouble Making Homosexual.” In Transforming the Ivory Tower: Challenging Racism, Sexism and Homophobia in the Academy. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai’i Press.

2011. “Men’s Responsibility to Challenge Gender Violence.” IMPACT Chicago. Two part series: August 8 & 15, 2011.

2011. “The Odyssey of the Utterly Fabulous Mario Sierra: Living in the Borderlands.” The Bilerico Project: Daily Experiments in LGBTQ. Four part series: May 3-6, 2011.

2007. “Anti-Racist Social Movements.” Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Eds. John H. Moore et al. MacMillan Reference Library.

2003. Activism Against AIDS: At the Intersections of Sexuality, Race, Gender and Class. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Press.

2003. (with Lisa Sun-Hee Park and David Naguib Pellow) “Beyond the Hollywood Hype: Using Documentary to Unmask State Oppression Against People of Color." Reversing the Lens: Crossing Cultures through Film. Eds. Lane Hirayabashi and Jun Xing. Boulder: University of Colorado Press.

2001. "Blood at the Roots: A Structural Analysis of Racist Violence." Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol. 38, No. 4.

2001. "Forging a Multidimensional Oppositional Consciousness: Lessons from Community Based AIDS Activism." Oppositional Consciousness: The Subjective Roots of Social Protest. Eds. Jane Mansbridge and Aldon Morris. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

1999. "Social Movements and the Criminal Justice System: The Use of Repression to Undermine AIDS Activism." Criminal Justice/Social Justice: The Maturation of Critical Thought in Law, Crime and Deviance Theory. Ed. Bruce Arrigo. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Press.

1995. "(Mis)Treating Prisoners with AIDS: Analyzing Health Care Behind Bars." Research in the Sociology of Health Care - Volume 12. Ed. Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. Greenwich, CN: JAI Press Inc.

Professional Affiliations & Membership

b-stockdill@neiu.edu

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
LWH 2089
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

(773) 442-4772

Office Hours

TBA

Main Campus

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