CURRICULUM VITAE

2002

Laurel L. Holland

 

ADDRESSES:

 

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Address:         Department of Sociology,                     Address:         1550 Sandhill-Hulett Rd.

                        Anthropology, and Criminology                                     Carrollton, GA 30116

State University of West Georgia                                  Phone: (770) 838-9932

Carrollton, GA 30118                         

Phone: (770) 836-4586

e-mail: lholland@westga.edu

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EDUCATION:

 

Ph.D.               Sociology

                                    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

 

Dissertation Title : SMO Maintenance and Multiple Campaign Successes: A Case Study of Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians

 

            M.S.                Sociology

                                    Mississippi College, 1995                                                                                                        

Thesis Title: The Sociodemographic Correlates of Life Satisfaction and Overall Happiness Among Retired Methodist Ministers

 

B.S.     Religion

Wesley College, 1986

 

AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION:

 

Sociological Theory, Environmental Sociology, Social Movements, Political Economy, Sociology of Religion, and Minority Relations/Stratification.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

2002                “Reconceptualizing Social Movement Abeyance: The Role of Internal Processes and Culture in Cycles of Movement Abeyance and Resurgence.” Sociological Focus. August 2002.

 

2001                Entries for “Encyclopedia of Criminology” (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers). Entries include: Richard Cloward and Walter Reckless.

 

2001                “Movement Professionalization: A Positive Force for the Grassroots SMO?” (Revise and Resubmit).

 

2000                Entries for “World of Sociology” (Gale Group Publication). Entries include:        environmental sociology, collective behavior, Harold Garfinkel, protestant ethic, and qualitative research methods.

 

1998-1999       Chapter contributor. “Solutions Through Spiritual Ecology.” Pp. 241-253 in Social Problems: An Ecological Approach, editor: Samuel Wallace. Wadsworth.

 

1997                Chapter contributor. “Solutions Through Spiritual Ecology.” Pp. 287-304 in Ecology of Social Problems, 1st and 2nd edition, editor: Samuel Wallace. Hayden-McNeil.

 

 

WORKS IN PROGRESS:

 

“The Environment and Religion Connection: A Comparison of Church Doctrine with Local Congregational Practices.” (In Progress).

 

“Older and Greener: A Local Sample of Environmentally Concerned Seniors.” (In Progress).

 

“The Created Order as Presented within the Presbyterian Church: Challenging the White and Weber Theses.” (In Progress).

 

 

PRESENTATIONS:

 

2002                “ Older and Greener: A Local Sample of Environmentally Concerned Seniors.” Society for the Study of Social Problems.

 

2001                Social Movement Abeyance: A Model for Endurance?” Southern Sociological Society.

 

2000                “SMO Maintenance and Multiple Campaign Successes: A Case History of Solutions to Issues Of Concern to Knoxvillians.” Mid-South Sociological Association.

 

2000                “Decline and Resurgence in Social Movement Organizations: A Model for Endurance?” Georgia Sociological Association.                     

 

1999                “Social Change and the Role of Social Movement Endurance: A Case Study.”

American Sociological Association.

1999                Rountable presentation.“Social Change and the Role of Social Movement Endurance: A Case Study.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago.

 

 

1998                “A Case History of Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians (SICK): Comparing Professional and Community Activism.” Southern Sociological Society.

 

1997                “Mapping the Human Dimensions of Ecosystems: What Every Natural Resource Manager Should Know.” Society of Human Ecology.

 

1996                "The Created Order as Presented within the Presbyterian Church: Challenging the White and Weber Theses." Southern Sociological Society.

 

1996               "The Role of the Teaching Assistant in Sociology: Exploring Peer Supports, Teaching Seminars, and Professional Development" Southern Sociological Society.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

 

State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia, Fall 2000 to Present

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Sociology

Collective Behavior/Social Movements 

Environmental Sociology (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Sociological Theory (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Critical Social Analysis (Graduate)

Senior Seminar (Department Capstone Course)

 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 1995 to Summer 2000

Courses Taught:

Social Problems/ Social Change

Computers and Society

 

Pellissippi State Technical Community College, Fall 1996 to Spring 2002.

           Courses Taught:

Social Problems

Introduction to Sociology

 

           Mississippi College, Fall 1992 to Spring 1996.

Courses Taught:

Principles of Sociology

Contemporary Social Problems

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

 

2002                Member-At-Large and Teaching Committee Chair: Georgia Sociological Association; Chair: Department Search Committee; Faculty Advisor for Sociology Club; Writing Across the Curriculum Executive Committee; Member: College of Arts and Sciences Learning Resources Committee; Member: Department Search Committee; Member: Department common course learning outcomes committee; Member: Library Committee.

 

2001                Georgia Sociological Association, Member-At-Large; Faculty Advisor for Sociology Club; Writing Across the Curriculum Executive Committee; Member: College of Arts and Sciences Learning Resources Committee; Member: Department Search Committee; Member: Department common course learning outcomes committee; Member: Library Committee.

 

1995-2000       Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Tennessee.

 

1999-2000       SSSP Scholar-Activist Fund Committee.

 

1998                Panel Presider “Environmental Efforts in Organizations and Communities.”

Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta.

 

1996                Summer Research Assistantship with John Peine, University of Tennessee, School of Planning.

 

1995                Summer Research Assistantship with Orville Cunningham, Jackson State University.

 

1986-1994       Government and Private Foundation Grant Writing, Stewpot Community Services, Jackson, Mississippi.            

 

HONORS:

 

2001-2002       Distinguished Service Award (Office of Disabilities).

 

2000-2001       Distinguished Service Award (Office of Disabilities).

 

1999                Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate Finalist.

 

1999               Cole Franklin Scholarship.

 

Undergraduate:

Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Alpha Chi Omega Honor Society, Student Council, Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities.


 

SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

 

2002                Member: Carroll Co. Sierra Club; Member: Bowdon Area Historical Society; Board Member: Carroll County Environmental Clearinghouse; Member: Chamber of Commerce Environmental Projects Committee; Carroll Co. Farmland Preservation Committee; Carroll Tomorrow Quality of Life Committee.

 

2001                Member: Bowdon Area Historical Society; Board Member: Carroll County Environmental Clearinghouse; Member: Chamber of Commerce Environmental Projects Committee; Carroll Co. Farmland Preservation Committee; Carroll Tomorrow Quality of Life Committee.

 

2000                Member: Bowdon Area Historical Society.

 

1995-99           Member: Knoxville Interfaith Ecology Group.               

 

1997-99           Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians: Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Welfare Rights Committee, Personnel Committee.

 

1997-99           Outreach Committee. Church of the Savior, United Church of Christ; Member: Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network.

 

1996                Matt Devenney Lifetime Service Award.

Stewpot Community Services, Jackson, Mississippi.

 

MEMBERSHIPS:

 

American Sociological Association

Society for the Study of Social Problems

Mid-South Sociological Association                             

Southern Sociological Society

Georgia Sociological Association

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