SOUTHWEST SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING

 

Denver, Colorado

April 8-11, 2009

at the

Grand Hyatt, Downtown Denver

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Please indicate to your session chair if you need an overhead or other accommodation.

 

For questions, contact Sara Horsfall, Program Chair and President Elect of the Southwesstern Sociological Association, Texas Wesleyan University, 1201 Wesleyan, Fort Worth, Texas 76105, 817-531-4264, shorsfall@txwes.edu

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Betty B. Cox

Texas Southern University

713-313-4218

Cox.bb@tsu.edu

MORTALITY

Sherry McKibben

Institutional Effectiveness

Texas Southern University

Hanna Hall 315

3100 Cleburne Street

Houston, Texas 77004

713-313-4313

sherrymckibben@yahoo.com

AGING

Charlotte Dunham             

Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
charlotte.dunham@ttu.edu

NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SOCIAL THEORY

Matthew Kanjirathinkal

Dept of Psychology and Sociology

Park University

Parkville, Mo 64152

816-752-4802

mathewk@park.edu

APPLIED SOCIOLOGY

Ida J. Cook

Department of Sociology

University of Central Florida 

PO Box 25000

Orlando, FL 32816-1360

407-823-2227

cook@mail.ucf.edu

POSTER SESSION

(INTERDISCIPLINARY)

Charles M. Tolbert, II
Department of Sociology
Baylor University  

Waco, TX  76798-7326

(254) 710-1165  (254) 710-1175 (fax)

Charlie_Tolbert@baylor.edu

CLASS AND MOBILITY

Robert Wallace

Department of Sociology

McMurry University

1400 Sayles Blvd.

Abilene, TX 79697

325-793-3895

rwallace@mcm.edu

POVERTY & HOMELESSNESS
Rachel Rayburn
Department of Sociology
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816
321.544.0473
RachelRayburn@bellsouth.net

 

CRIME AND JUSTICE

Rhonda D. Evans

Department of Criminal Justice

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Please send information to:

Sara Horsfall

shorsfall@txwes.edu

817-531-4264

QUALITATIVE STUDIES

Shirley Rombough

Department of Social Work

University of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg, TX

956/381-2179 – office

srombough@utpa.edu

CULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
Furjen Deng
Department of Sociology
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX 77341
(936)294-1515
soc_fjd@shsu.edu

RACIAL & ETHNIC RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION

Mark Fossett

Department of Sociology

Texas A&M University

Mail Stop 4351

College Station, Tx 77843

979-845-0812

m-fossett@tamu.edu

CULTURE

Helen Brethauer-Gay

Department of Sociology and CRJ

Florida A&M University

416C Perry Paige

Tallahassee, Florida 32307

Helen.brethauer-gay@famu.edu

850-561-2255

RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE

Dr. Mahmoud Sadri
Texas Woman's University
Department of Sociology
Denton, TX 76204
949-898-2052
msadri@mail.twu.edu

DEMOGRAPHY

Dudley L. Poston, Jr.
Department of Sociology

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4351
979-574-5055 (cell)

d-poston@tamu.edu

RELIGION

Bob Beckley

Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work

West Texas A&M

Canyon, Texas 79016-0001

806-651-2595
rbeckley@wtamu.edu

 

DEMOGRAPHY AND RACE

Chiung-Fang Chang

Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Criminal Justice
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX 77710
409-880-7621

cchang2@my.lamar.edu

chiung-fang.chang@lamar.edu

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE

Douglas F. George

University of Central Arkansas

201 Donaghey Avenue

Irby Hall 306C

Conway, AR 72035-5003

501-450-5583

dougg@uca.edu

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Beverly Stiles

Department of Sociology

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX 76308

940-397-4019

Beverly.Stiles@mwsu.edu

SOCIAL ISSUES AND POLICIES

Rick Rogers

Population Program

University of Colorado

Boulder, Co 80303-0484

303-492-2147

Richard.rogers@colorado.edu

 

ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY

Muhammad Haque

Department of Social Science

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA 70609

337-475-5177

mhaque@mcneese.edu

SOCIAL THEORY

Tom Segady

Department of Sociology

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3047

936-468-2221, FAX:  936-468-2162

tsegady@sfasu.edu

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Edwin J. Rossman, Ph. D.

Social Scientist - Assistant Chief, Planning/Environmental Division

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa Dist.

1645 S. 101st East Ave

Tulsa, OK  74128

voice: 918-669-4921

fax: 918-669-7546

Edwin.J.Rossman@usace.army.mil

SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HIV AND AIDS

Tanni Chaudhuri

Texas Wesleyan University

1201 Wesleyan

Fort Worth, Texas 76105

817-531-4900

c_tanni@hotmail.com

EVALUATION RESEARCH SESSION

Gary Stokley
Associate Professor, Sociology and Community Relations Officer
Louisiana Tech University
P.O. Box 9988
Ruston, LA 71272
318-257-4804 (O)
318-278-3124 (C)

gstokley@latech.edu

SOCIOLOGY AND THE MEDIA

William E. (Bill) Thompson
Director of Mayo College
Texas A&M-Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
903-886-5876; fax: 903-468-6077

William_Thompson@TAMU-Commerce.edu

 

EVOLUTION AND CULTURE

David E. Pearson

Vice President

Partnership Affairs Division

Gorgas Hall

University of Texas at Brownsville

80 Fort Brown

Brownsville, TX  78520

956-882-6567

David.Pearson@utb.edu

SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

Betty B. Cox

Texas Southern University

713-313-4218

Cox.bb@tsu.edu

FERTILITY

Sherry McKibben

Institutional Effectiveness

Texas Southern University

Hanna Hall 315

3100 Cleburne Street

Houston, Texas 77004

713-313-4313

sherrymckibben@yahoo.com

SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY   

Anthony Guerrero-Soto

Department of Sociology

University of North Texas

P.O. Box 31157

Denton, Texas 76203-1157

415.812.3017

Anthony.guerrero-soto@oig.hhs.gov

GENDER AND CRIME

Nathaniel Eugene Terrell            

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial,
Campus Box 4022
Emporia, KS 66801
620-341-5321
nterrell@emporia.edu  

SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS

Douglas F. George

University of Central Arkansas

201 Donaghey Avenue

Irby Hall 306C

Conway, AR 72035-5003

501-450-5583

dougg@uca.edu

GENDER AND SOCIETY

Beverly Stiles

Department of Sociology

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX 76308

940-397-4019

Beverly.Stiles@mwsu.edu 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Ida J. Cook

Department of Sociology

University of Central Florida 

PO Box 25000

Orlando, FL 32816-1360

407-823-2227

cook@mail.ucf.edu

GENETICS, ETHICS AND SOCIETY

Tom Segady

Department of Sociology

Stephen F. Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3047

936-468-2221, FAX:  936-468-2162

tsegady@sfasu.edu

TEACHING SOCIOLOGY

James L. Williams

Department of Sociology andSocial Work

Texas Woman's University

PO Box 425887

Denton, TX 76204

940-898-2052

JWilliams2@mail.twu.edu

GLOBALIZATION ISSUES

Muhammad Haque

Department of Social Science

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA 70609

337-475-5177

mhaque@mcneese.edu

TEENAGE CHILDBEARING

Jeff Dennis                 

Department of Sociology
University of Colorado at Boulder
327 UCB, Ketchum 219
Boulder, CO  80309
(303) 437-6619
Jeffrey.dennis@colorado.edu

GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS

Janet Huber Lowry

Department of Sociology

Austin College

812-493-3668

JLowry@austincollege.edu

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS

Mark Fossett

Department of Sociology

Texas A&M University

Mail Stop 4351

College Station, Tx 77843

979-845-0812

m-fossett@tamu.edu

HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY

Anthony Guerrero-Soto

Department of Sociology

University of North Texas

P.O. Box 31157

Denton, Texas 76203-1157

415.812.3017

Anthony.guerrero-soto@oig.hhs.gov

U.S.-MEXICO BORDER ISSUES

Cecilia Garza

Department of Sociology

Texas A&M International University

5201 University Blvd.

Laredo, TX 78041

956-326-2619

cgarza@tamiu.edu

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

Cristina Morales

Department of Sociology

University of Texas, El Paso

El Paso, Texas

Mcmorales@utep.edu

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Sonia M. Frias

Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias

Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico

Avda Universidad s/n, Circuito 2

62210 Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)

Phone 777-313-0555

Fax 777-313-5981

sfrias@correo.crim.unam.mx

INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

James L. Williams

Department of Sociology andSocial Work

Texas Woman's University

PO Box 425887

Denton, TX 76204

940-898-2052

JWilliams2@mail.twu.edu

VISUAL SOCIOLOGY STUDENT PHOTO ESSAY COMPETITION

Charlotte Dunham             

Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
CHARLOTTE.DUNHAM@ttu.edu

Karen M. Douglas

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas 77341
INSTRUCTIONS

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Cheng-Hsien Lin
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice
Lamar University
P.O.Box 10026
Beaumont, TX 77710
409-880-8339
chlin@my.lamar.edu 

cheng-hsien.lin@lamar.edu

WOMEN IN POLITICS

Shirley Rombough

Department of Social Work

University of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg, TX

956/537-9418 – cell

956/381-2179 – office

srombough@utpa.edu

LIFE COURSE TRANSITIONS

Mary Ann Davis
Sam Houston State University

P O Box 2446

1803 Avenue I, Room 311
Huntsville, TX 77341-2446
936-294-4083   936-294-3573 (fax)

mad011@shsu.edu

WOMEN, WORK & RACE

Shilpashri Karbhari          

Department of Sociology

Texas Women’s University

Denton, Texas         

shilpashri@twu.edu

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

Nadine J. Barrett

Department of Sociology

P.O. Box 25000

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL 32816

407-823-3923, 407-823-3026 Fax

 NJBarret@mail.ucf.edu

THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD OF CHINESE YOUTH
Dudley L. Poston, Jr.
Department of Sociology

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-4351
979-574-5055 (cell)

d-poston@tamu.edu

 

 

 

Instructions for the Visual Sociology –– Social Problems Photo Essay – Poster Contest Event

A photographic essay is a personal and integrative statement about a social problem important to the student. 

The five to eight photographs should

Title your essay, but no written copy is to accompany the photographs other than the location where the picture was taken in fine print.  Place the photos in such an order of presentation that they “read” like an essay.  Photographs downloaded from the Internet are acceptable as long as copyright laws are not violated.  Please avoid large poster board presentations.

The due date is November 3, 2008 for topic & name.

Judges will evaluate:  appropriateness of Title, whether photographs  reflect the social problem under consideration, demonstrate a given position on the issue, elicit an emotive response from the viewer, if presentation “reads” like an essay, and all instructions were followed.  Images November 30th.