CURRICULUM VITAE
C. André Christie-Mizell, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology • Vanderbilt University
311 Garland Hall • PMB 351811 • 2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37235-1811 • (615) 322-7530 • (615) 322-7505 [fax]
[email protected]
April 2015
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
1997 Ph.D. Sociology/Social Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1993 M.A. Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
1990 B.A. Sociology, Oberlin College, Oberlin OH
Psychology License:
OH #5687
POSITIONS HELD
2010-present Associate Professor of Sociology, Vanderbilt University
Affiliated Faculty: Center for Medicine, Health and Society
RWJF Faculty for the Center for Health Disparities at Meharry Medical College
2007-2010
Associate Professor of Sociology, Kent State University
2005-2007
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Akron
2005-2010
Child and Family Psychologist
Efficacy Psychological & Educational Associates, LLC. Akron, OH
2000-2005
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Akron
2000-2005
Child and Family Psychologist
Reserve Psychological Consultants, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
1997-2000
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina (Columbia)
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Affiliate Faculty for the Women Studies
1997-1999
Postdoctoral Clinical Psychology Resident
Columbia Area Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Unit (Columbia, SC)
AREAS OF RESEACH EXPERTISE
Physical and Mental Health • Social Psychology (racial group identity, self-concept) • Family (Parentchild relationships) • Stratification and Inequality (Race-ethnicity, Gender) • Quantitative Methods
PUBLICATIONS [Peer-reviewed articles (*current or former graduate student)]:
C. André Christie-Mizell, Stacye A. Blount, *Whitney N. Laster, *Helena E. Dagadu, *Erika T. A. Leslie,
and *Peter S. Vielehr. Forthcoming, May 2015. “Psychiatric Medication, African Americans and the
Paradox of Mistrust.” Journal of the National Medical Association.
Christie-Mizell, C. André, *Whitney N. Laster, *Benjamin D. Tyndall, and David M. Merolla.
Forthcoming. “Race-Gender Differences in the Impact of History of Heavy Drinking on Current Alcohol
Consumption during the Transition to Adulthood.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.
C. André Christie-Mizell, *Whitney N. Laster, *Helena E. Dagadu, and *Stacye A. Blount. 2014. “The Use
of Psychiatric Medication, Human Capital, and the Amplification of Mistrust.” Sociological Spectrum,
34: 222-243.
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Peer-reviewed articles cont’d
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Dagadu, Helena E. and C. André Christie-Mizell. 2014. “Heart Trouble and Racial Group Identity:
Exploring Ethnic Heterogeneity among Black Americans.” Race and Social Problems, 6:143-160
Aya Kimura Ida and C. André Christie-Mizell. 2012. “Racial Group Identity, Psychosocial Resources,
and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring Ethnic Heterogeneity among Black Americans.” Sociological
Focus, 45: 1–22.
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C. André Christie-Mizell, Jacqueline Keil, *Mary Therese Laske and *Jennifer Stewart. 2011. “Bullying
Behavior and Parents’ Work Hours: The Consequences of Adolescents’ Perceptions of Time Spent with
Parents.” Youth & Society, 43: 1570-1595.
C. André Christie-Mizell, *Aya Kimura, and Verna M. Keith. 2010. “African Americans and Physical
Health: The Consequences of Self-Esteem and Happiness.” Journal of Black Studies, 40: 1189-1211.
Lori Kowaleski-Jones and C. André Christie-Mizell. 2010. “Depressed Mood and Body Weight:
Exploring Race Differences in Adolescence.” Youth & Society, 41: 503-518.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Robert L. Peralta. 2009. “The Gender Gap in Alcohol Consumption during
Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Gendered Attitudes and Adult Roles.” Journal of Health and
Social Behavior, 50: 410-426.
Jacqueline M. Keil and C. André Christie-Mizell. 2008. “Motherhood: Beliefs, Fertility, and Earnings of
African American, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic White Mothers.” Hispanic Journal of Behavioral
Sciences, 30: 299-323.
C. André Christie-Mizell, *Erin M. Pryor, and *Elizabeth R. B. Grossman. 2008. “Child
Depressive Symptoms, Spanking and Emotional Support: Differences between African American and
European American Youth.” Family Relations, 57: 335-350.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Rebecca J. Erickson. 2007. “Mothers and Mastery: The Consequences of
Perceived Neighborhood Disorder.” Social Psychology Quarterly, 70: 340-365.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Jacqueline M. Keil, *Aya Kimura, and *Stacye A. Blount. 2007. “Gender
Ideology and Earnings: Exploring Race Differences in Earnings.” Sex Roles, 57: 689–702.
Ronald J. Severtis, Jr. and C. André Christie-Mizell. 2007. “Greek-Letter Membership and College
Graduation: Does Race Matter?” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 34: 95-117.
*
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2006. “The Effects of Traditional Family and Gender Ideology on Earnings:
Race and Gender Differences.” Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 27: 48-71.
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2004. “The Immediate and Long-term Effects of Family Income on Child and
Adolescent Bullying.” Sociological Focus, 37: 25-41.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Lala Carr Steelman and *Jennifer Stewart. 2003. “Seeing Their Surroundings:
The Effects of Neighborhood Setting and Race on Maternal Stress Levels.” Social Science Research, 32:
402-428.
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2003. “Bullying: The Consequences of Interparental Discord and Child’s SelfConcept.” Family Process, 42: 237-251.
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Peer-reviewed articles cont’d
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2003. “Racial Variation in the Effects of Sons Versus Daughters on the
Disruption of the First Marriage.” Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 38: 41-60.
C. André Mizell and Lala Carr Steelman. 2000. “All My Children: The Consequences of Sibling Group
Characteristics on the Marital Happiness of Young Mothers.” Journal of Family Issues, 21: 858-887.
C. André Mizell. 2000. “Racial and Gender Variations in the Process Shaping Earnings’ Potential: The
Consequences of Poverty in Early Adulthood.” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 26: 113-138.
C. André Mizell. 2000. “Earnings’ Potential: The Consequences of Family Background, Adolescent
Self-Concept and Adult Labor Force Factors.” Journal of African American Men, 4: 89-118.
C. André Mizell. 1999. “Life Course Influences on African American Men’s Depression: Adolescent
Parental Composition, Self-Concept and Adult Earnings.” Journal of Black Studies,
29(4): 467-490.
C. André Mizell. 1999. “African American Men’s Personal Sense of Mastery: The Consequences of the
Adolescent Environment, Self-Concept and Adult Achievement.” Journal of Black Psychology, 25: 210230.
C. André Mizell. 1999. “Rising Above Poverty: The Consequences of Poverty Status and Individual
Characteristics on Earnings.” Working Paper Series (Paper #106). Chicago, IL: Joint Poverty Research
Center.
C. André Mizell and Clyde W. Franklin, II. 1995. “Some Factors Influencing Success Among AfricanAmerican Men: A Preliminary Study.” The Journal of Men's Studies, 3: 191-204.
Book Reviews, Edited Volumes, or Invited Pieces
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2004. “Between Politics and Markets: Firms, Competition, and Institution
change in Post-Mao China.” (Author: Yi-min Li). Contemporary Sociology, 33 (4): 469-470.
C. André Christie-Mizell (editorial board). 1999. Perspectives: Race and Ethnicity, edited by Amber
Ault. Bellevue: Coursewise Publishing.
C. André Mizell, Steve O. Buckridge, CJ, Kimberlynne M. Darby, Susan Freeman, Marilyn E. Hegarty,
and Nicole C. Raeburn. 1998. “Being Lesbian/Gay/Queer in the University: An E-Mail Conversation.”
A review of Poisoned Ivy: Lesbian and Gay Academics Confronting Homophobia by Toni A. H.
McNaron (Temple University Press). Journal of Women’s History, 10(1): 157-174.
C. André Mizell. 1993. "Roundtable Hearings on the Problems of African American Males in Urban
America by the United States Senate (1991)." Journal of African-American Male Studies, 1: 56-62.
C. André Mizell. 1993. "A Review of Lois Benjamin's The Black Elite." Journal of African-American
Male Studies, 1: 63-64.
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Peer Reviewed Publications in Submission or Progress
C. André Christie-Mizell, Erika T.A. Leslie and Helena E. Dagadu. “Gender Differences in Depressive
Symptoms among Young Adults: The Consequences of Current Alcohol Consumption and Early
Alcohol-related Risk Factors.” Sex Roles (revise and resubmit).
C. André Christie-Mizell. Gender and Racial-Ethnic Variations in the Impact of Neighborhood
Disadvantage and Interpersonal Resources on Gang Membership.” Violence and Victims (revise and
resubmit).
Tyndall, Benjamin D. and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Mastery, Homeownership, and Adult Roles during
the Transition to Adulthood.” Sociological Inquiry (revise and resubmit).
Erika T. A. Leslie and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Self-Rated Health: The Effects of Discrimination and
Racial Group Identity among Black Americans.” Social Science Research (under review).
C. André Christie-Mizell and David M. Merolla. “"The Black-White Gap in Mathematics Achievement,
Siblings, and Region: Family Wealth in Context".”
C. André Christie-Mizell, and Erika T. A. Leslie “Depression and Discrimination: How Racial Group
Identity Matter Differently for African Americans Compared to Caribbean Blacks.”
C. André Christie-Mizell. “The Intergenerational Development of Mastery: The Impact of Race and
Gender.”
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Childhood Behavior Problems and the Consequences of Gender Ideology and
Father’s Absence.”
GRANTS
C. André Christie-Mizell (PI). “Family Wealth in the Context of Sibling Groups and Region of
Residence: The Consequences for the Black-White Gap in Mathematics Achievement.” $20,000
American Educational Research Association and the National Science Foundation Small Grant Program.
(unfunded March 2014 - planned resubmission).
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2012. “Racial Variation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Poverty, and
the Family Context.” Robert Wood Johnson Research Foundation Pilot Grant Program at Meharry
Medical College. Project Period: June 2012 to December 2013. Amount: $40,000
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2010. “Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental and Physical Health Outcomes
for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care.” Robert Wood Johnson Research Foundation Pilot Grant
Program at Meharry Medical College. Project Period: November 2010 to March 2012. Amount: $20,000
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2007. “Protective Factors for Preventing Violence and Behavior Problems in
the Lives of Foster Care Children.” Research and Creative Activity Grant, Kent State University.
Awarded for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. Amount: $25,000
C. André Christie-Mizell (Consultant: Statistics/Methodology). With Ronica N. Rooks (PI). 2006.
“Explaining Racial Disparities in Quality of Care and Health Care Utilization among Black and White
Adults: The Chronic Illness and Caregiving Survey.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. $50,000.
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2004. “Earnings and Gender Ideology.” Faculty Research Grant, The
University of Akron. $8,000. Received: March 2004. Grant Period: May to August 2004.
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Grants Cont’d
C. André Christie-Mizell. 2002 Grant Research Fellowship, Institute for Health and Social Policy, The
University of Akron. $24,000.
C. André Mizell (Statistical Consultant/Methodologist). 1999. With Paul L. Beasley (PI), Kenneth
Campbell, Saundra Glover, Jamil A. Khan, Leonard Pellicier, Walter H. Peters, Emily P. Smith and John
S. Wilson. “Studying and Improving the College Graduation of Racial Minorities.” Funded by the U.S.
Department of Education under the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Programs.
$760,000 (over four years).
C. André Mizell. 1998. “Future Earnings: The Consequences of Social Location and Individual
Characteristics.” University of South Carolina, Research and Productive Scholarship Committee.
Received: April 1998. Grant Period: May 1998 to May 1999. Amount: $4,607.
C. André Mizell. "Rising Above Poverty: The Consequences of Poverty Status and Individual
Characteristics on Earnings." Joint Poverty Research Center (University of Chicago and Northwestern
University), Chicago, IL. Received: April 1998. Grant Period: May 1998 to June 1999. Amount $16,060.
GRANTS IN PROGRESS
C. André Christie-Mizell (PI) and Richard T. Serpe (Co-PI). “Private Identities and Public Displays:
Race, Self, and Mental Health Outcomes.” National Science Foundation.
C. André Christie-Mizell (PI). “Protective Factors for Preventing Violence in the Lives of Foster Care
Children.” National Institutes of Health/National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
C. André Christie-Mizell (PI). “Educational Achievement and Bullying Behavior: The Consequences of
the Neighborhood Context.” Spencer Foundation
C. André Christie-Mizell (PI). “Improving the Mental and Physical health of Children in Foster Care:
The Impact of Placement Type and Chronic Poverty. William T. Grant Foundation.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2007 University Faculty Engagement Award, Provost Office at The University of Akron.
2006 Excellence in Mentoring, Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, The
University of Akron
2006 Faculty Mentoring Award, Department of Sociology, The University of Akron
2005 Member of African American Research Scientist Consortium, National Institutes of Health.
2004 Butchel College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, The University of
Akron.
2004 Chairs’ Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of Akron,
2004 Faculty Mentoring Award, Department of Sociology, The University of Akron.
1996 Clyde W. Franklin Prize in Race and Gender for Outstanding Doctoral Student, Department of
Sociology, The Ohio State University.
1996 Outstanding Achievement in Education, New Day Community Outreach Center, Cleveland, GA.
1994 Outstanding Masters' Student, Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University.
1993 ASA Minority Fellow, funded by the NIMH (September 1993 through August 1996).
1992 Honorable Mention NSF Graduate Fellowship Competition.
1990 Comfort Starr Scholar, Outstanding Senior Sociology Major, Oberlin College.
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INVITED TALKS
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Race, Child’s Antisocial Behavior, and Father’s Involvement.” Human and
Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, October 2013.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Child and Adolescent Antisocial Behavior: The Consequences of Father’s
Involvement.” Department of Sociology and the Criminal Justice Research Center, The Ohio State
University, February 2012.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Child Antisocial Behavior and Race-Ethnicity: The Consequences of Father’s
Involvement.” Alpha Kappa Delta Honors’ Speaker, Department of Sociology, Kent State University,
May 2012.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Maternal Depression and the Use of Corporal Punishment: Does Race
Matter?” Belmont University (Lecture for Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Programs), January
2013.
PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES:
Sessions Organized or Invited
C. André Christie-Mizell, Laura M. Carpenter, Ellen M. Granberg, and Joan B. Wolf. Author Meets
Critics: What’s Wrong with Fat? by Abigail Saguy. Southern Sociological Society 2013.
C. André Christie-Mizell. Session Organizer on Race and Health. Association of Black Sociologists,
August 2006.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Jennifer Stewart. Co-organizers of Regular Session on Race and Mental
Health. North Central Sociological Association, April 2002.
C. André Mizell and Lynn Weber. Political Sociology Session Organizer. Theme: Race and Political
Power. Co-organized three regular sessions: “New Visions of Public Policy and the State,” “Gender and
Race in Political Processes,” and “Globalization and Democracy.” American Sociological Association,
August 2000.
Works Presented
C. André Christie-Mizell and Mary Laske Bell. “Current Alcohol Consumption, History of Heavy
Drinking, and Depressive Symptoms: Gender Differences during Emerging Adulthood.” American
Sociological Association 2014.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Racial Differences in the Consequences of Body Weight for Physical and
Mental Health.” Southern Sociological Society 2014.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Whitney N. Laster, Helena Dagadu, and Stacye A. Blount. “African Americans
and the Use of Psychiatric Medications: Trust versus Mistrust.” American Sociological Association 2013.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Whitney N. Laster, Helena Dagadu, and Stacye A. Blount. “The Black-White
Gap in Utilization of Psychiatric Medications and the paradoxical operation of mistrust.” Association of
Black Sociologists 2012.
Helena E. Dagadu and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Heart Trouble and Racial Group Identity: Exploring
Ethnic Heterogeneity among Black Americans.” The XIII International Conference on Social Stress
Research 2012.
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Works Presented Cont’d
Tony N. Brown, Whitney N. Laster, R. Jay Turner, and C. André Christie Mizell. “Winners Never Quit,
Quitters Never Win: Investigating the Association between John Henryism and Health Status among
Adults” The XIII International Conference on Social Stress Research 2012.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Aya Kimura Ida, and Mary Therese Laske. “Child and Adolescent Behavior
Problems, Fathers' Involvement and Children's Perceptions. American Sociological Association 2011.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Mary T. Laske, and David M. Merolla. “Drinking, Multiple Role Occupancy,
and Traditional Family Role Attitudes in the Transition to Adulthood.” Annual Meeting of the Society for
Study of Social Problems, August 2010.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Aya Kimura Ida. “Depressive Symptoms, Group Identity, and Psychosocial
Resources: A Comparison of African Americans and Caribbean Blacks.” The XII International
Conference on Social Stress Research, November 2010.
David M. Merolla and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Race, Ethnicity, and Wealth: Explaining the
Educational Gap in Standardized Test Scores.” American Sociological Association 2009.
Aya Kimura Ida and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Maximizing Resiliency: Does Group Identity Facilitate
the Effects of Psychosocial Resources? American Sociological Association 2009.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Robert L. Peralta, and Mary T. Laske. “Maternal Depression and Race: The
Consequences Alcohol Use and the Neighborhood Context.” American Sociological Association 2008.
C. André Christie-Mizell, Jacqueline M. Keil, Jennifer Stewart, and Erin M. Pryor. “Child and Adolescent
Bullying Behavior: Parents’ Work Hours and Children's Perceptions of Time” American Sociological
Association 2008.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “The Physical Health Consequences of Self-esteem and Happiness for African
Americans.” North Central Sociological Association, March 2008.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Jacqueline M. Keil. “Motherhood, Beliefs, and Earnings” American
Sociological Association 2007.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Robert L. Peralta. “Explaining the Gender Gap in Alcohol Consumption:
The Consequences of Gender Role Orientation and Adult Roles.” American Sociological Association
2007.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Motherhood, Gender Ideology, and Fertility.” Joint Meetings of the Midwest
Sociology Society and the North Central Sociological Association, April 2007.
Elizabeth R. B. Grossman, C. André Christie-Mizell, and Erin M. Pryor. “The Moderating Effects of
Social Capital on Maternal Depression.” Joint Meetings of the Midwest Sociology Society and the North
Central Sociological Association, April 2007.
Lori Kowaleski-Jones and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Depression and Adolescent Overweight:
Exploring Race Differences.” American Sociological Association, August 2006.
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Works Presented Cont’d
C. André Christie-Mizell, Jacqueline M. Keil, Aya Kimura, and Stacye A. Blount. “Gender Ideology and
Earnings: Exploring Race Differences in Earnings.” American Sociological Association, August 2006
C. André Christie-Mizell, Erin Pryor, and Elizabeth R. B. Grossman. “Child and Adolescent Depression:
The Consequences of Race, Spanking, Maternal Depression, and Emotional Support.” Association of
Black Sociologists, August 2006.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Jennifer Stewart. “Bullying and Parents’ Time.” American Sociological
Association, August 2005.
Jeannine Gailey, R. Frank Falk, and C. André Christie-Mizell. “Is Attribution of Responsibility a
Multidimensional or Unidimensional Concept?” American Sociological Association, August 2004.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Getting a Job to Getting Tenure: An Assistant Professor’s View.”
Association of Black Sociologists, August 2004.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Rebecca J. Erickson. “Mothers, Mastery, and the Neighborhood Context.”
The 9th International Conference on Social Stress Research, May 2004
C. André Christie-Mizell and Jennifer Stewart. “Maternal Psychological Distress: Perceived
Neighborhood Disorder, Neighborhood Location, and Race.” American Sociological Association, August
2002.
C. André Christie-Mizell. “Peer Conflict: The Effects of Marital Distress and Self-Concept.” North
Central Sociology Association, April 2002.
C. André Christie-Mizell and Jennifer Stewart. “Mexican American Mothers and Psychological Distress:
The Impact of Neighborhood Perceptions and Neighborhood Location.” North Central Sociological
Association, April 2002.
C. André Mizell. “Rising Above Poverty: The Consequences of Poverty Status and Individual
Characteristics on Earnings.” Joint Poverty Research Center Conference, Washington, D. C. June 1999
C. André Mizell. “Racial Variations in the Manifestation of Clinical Depression: The African American
Experience.” Colloquium: Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina. May 1999.
C. André Mizell. “Family Systems’ Theory: Accounting for Race and Family Dynamics in Therapy.”
Colloquium: Columbia Area Mental Health. November 1998.
C. André Mizell. “African American’s Men’s Depression: Parental Composition, Self-Concept and Adult
Earnings.” American Sociological Association, August 1998.
C. André Mizell and Lala Carr Steelman. “Getting Around Structure: Social Psychological Pathways to
Educational Attainment for African American Males.” American Sociological Association, 1998.
C. André Mizell. “Structural and Social Psychological Factors in the Adolescent Educational
Aspirations, Adult Educational Attainment and Adult Mastery of African American Males.” Colloquium:
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, November 1997.
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Works Presented Cont’d
C. André Mizell. “Therapy as Education: Issues in the Clinical Treatment of Impoverished, Adolescent
African American Males.” American Sociological Association, August 1997.
C. André Mizell. "Pedagogical and Contextual Issues in the Mental Health Treatment of African
American Males." Sociological Practice Association, June 1996.
C. André Mizell. "Cultural Responsiveness in Treating African American Clients in Therapy."
Crittenton Family Services, Columbus, Ohio, May 1996.
C. André Mizell. "The Role of Mental Health in the Social Mobility of African American Males."
Midwest Sociological Association Meeting, April 1996.
C. André Mizell. "Social Psychological Determinants of Upward Mobility for African American Men."
North Central Sociological Association, April 1995.
C. André Mizell and Clyde W. Franklin, II. "Competing Cultural Values and the African-American
Male." American Sociological Association. August 1993.
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EDITORSHIPS AND EDITORIAL BOARDS
Deputy Editor:
Editorial Boards:
American Sociological Review (2014-present)
Social Psychology Quarterly (2009-2011)
Journal of Marriage and Family (2004-2007)
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SERVICE:
Trans-institutional Programs Review Panel (VU)
Health Care Solutions Steering Committee for
Vanderbilt's Strategic Planning Initiative (VU)
University Benefits Committee (VU)
Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching and Learning (VU)
Dissertation Enhancement Grant Committee (VU)
Marshall and Rhodes Scholarship Committee (VU)
Office of Multicultural Affairs Learning Community
McNair Scholarship Program Faculty Mentor
Arts and Sciences Teaching Award Committee
Arts and Sciences Graduate Council
DEPARTMENT SERVICE:
Nominations Committee (VU)
Speakers Committee, Chair (VU)
Graduate Program Committee (VU)
Director of Graduate Studies
Acting Chair
Chair Review Committee
Cultural Diversity Committee
Faculty Research Grant Committee,
(Chair)
Faculty Research Grant Committee
(Chair)
Faculty Advisory Committee to Chair
Recruitment Committee (Chair)
Retention, Tenure and Promotion
Committee
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Member:
Association of Black Sociologists
Society for Study of Social Problems (Sections: Family, Mental Health, Race and
Ethnicity)
Committees:
1. C. Wright Mills Award Committee, Member (2008-09) and (2013-14).
2. Election Committee, Member (2008-09)
3. Membership Committee Representative for the Upper Middle Region (2008-11)
American Psychological Association (Sections: Clinical, Community, Health and Family)
American Sociological Association (Sections: Alcohol and Drugs, Education, Family,
Race and Ethnicity, Mental Health, and Social Psychology)
Committees:
1. Oliver Cromwell Cox Award, Member (2005-06)
2. Graduate Student Paper Award – Social Psychology Section (2009-2010)
3. Cooley-Mead Award, Member (2011-2012)
4. Rose Series Editorial Board (2012-2013)
National Council on Family Relations (Sections: Ethnic Minorities, Family Health, and
Family Therapy)
North Central Sociological Association
Ohio Psychological Association
Southern Sociological Association
Other Activities:
Board Member for the Summit County Ohio Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (ADM) Board. January
2001 to January 2008. Chairperson of the ADM’s Evaluations and Standards Committee.
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THESES, COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS, AND DISSERATIONS (LAST EIGHT YEARS):
Student
Committee Type
Role
1. Timothy Adkins
M.A. Thesis
Member
2. Marka Anderson (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Member
3. Stacye Blount
Dissertation
Chair
4. Stacye Blount
Specialty Comp. (Medical)
Chair
5. Sam Buemi
M.A. Thesis
Chair
6. Nakia V. Collins (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Chair
7. Helena Dagadu (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Chair
8. Helena Dagadu (VU)
Specialty Comp (Soc. Psych & Race) Chair
9. Helena Dagadu (VU)
Dissertation
Chair
10. Joseph Dippong
M.A. Thesis
Member
11. Kaetchen Eriksen
M.A. Thesis
Member
12. Elizabeth Grossman
Specialty Comp. (Inequality)
Member
13.William Hale (VU)
Dissertation
Member
14.Davida Harris
M.A. Thesis
Chair
15.Brittany Hearne
M.A. Thesis
Chair
16.Aya Kimura
Dissertation
Chair
17.Aya Kimura
Specialty Comp. (Soc. Psych)
Chair
18.Mary Laske (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Chair
19. Mary Laske (VU)
Specialty Comp. (Race/Racism)
Member
20. Mary Laske (VU)
Dissertation
Chair
21.Whitney Laster (VU)
Specialty Comp. (Mental Health)
Chair
22.Whitney Laster (VU)
Specialty Comp. (Race)
Member
23. Whitney Laster (VU)
Dissertation
Member
24. Erika Leslie (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Chair
25. Erika Leslie (VU)
Specialty Comp. (Soc. Psych)
Chair
26. Erika Leslie (VU)
Specialty Comp. (Soc. Stratification)
Member
27. Erika Leslie (VU)
Dissertation
Chair
28.Staci McCabe
M.A. Thesis
Chair
29.David Merolla
Specialty Comp. (Inequality)
Chair
30.David Merolla
Dissertation
Chair
31.Steve Mullet
M.A. Thesis
Member
32.Tina Norris
Dissertation
Chair
33.Elizabeth Piatt
Specialty Comp. (Inequality)
Member
34.Elizabeth Piatt
Dissertation
Member
35.Ariane Prohaska
Dissertation
Member
36.Erin Pryor
Specialty Comp. (Inequality)
Chair
37.Erin Pryor
Dissertation
Chair
38.Erin Rehel (VU)
Specialty Comp (Work/Family)
Member
39.Jean-Anne Sutherland
Specialty Comp. (Soc. Psych)
Member
40.Jean-Anne Sutherland
Dissertation
Chair
41.Shobana Swami
Dissertation
Chair
42.Melanie Tabak (Psychology)
Dissertation
Member
43.Courtney Thomas
Specialty Comp. (Soc. Psych & Race) Chair
44.Lori Tuttle
M.A. Thesis
Member
45.Benjamin Tyndall (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Chair
46.Benjamin Tyndall (VU)
Specialty Comp. (Soc. Psych)
Chair
47. Peter Vielehr (VU)
M.A. Thesis
Chair
48.Yanmei Xu
Dissertation
Member
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