2005 CURRICULUM VITAE

Laurel Holland

 

 

Academic Address:

Department of Sociology and Criminology                                                        

State University of West Georgia                     

Carrollton, GA 30118                         

Phone: 678.839.6331                                                              

e-mail:

 

 

EDUCATION:

                                               

            Ph.D. (2000)    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. (1995)     Sociology

                                    Mississippi College                                                                                                      

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

                                                                                               

            B.S. (1985)      Religion

                                    Wesley College

 

           

AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION:

 

            Sociological Theory (Classical and Contemporary)

            Environmental Sociology

            Collective Behavior and Social Movements

            Sociology of Religion

            Social Inequality

           

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

 

2000-Present  Assistant Professor of Sociology, State University of West Georgia.

                        (2004-2005) Appointment as Director of Graduate Studies.

           

1995-2000       Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

 

1996-2000       Adjunct Faculty, Pellissippi State Technical Community College

 

1992-1996       Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mississippi College

 

1987-1995       Director of Women’s Services, Stewpot Community Services

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

 

            Undergraduate

                        Introduction to Sociology

                        Social Problems

                        Collective Behavior & Social Movements

                        Sociological Theory

                        Art, Media, and Cultural Politics

                        Environmental Sociology

                        Senior Seminar

                        Internship

 

            Graduate

                        Sociological Theory

                        Art, Media, and Cultural Politics

                        Environmental Sociology

                        Critical Social Analysis

                        Social Movements, Protest, and Change

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

 

            BOOKS

 

2005                Holland, Laurel. “Social Movements in America: Theory & Practice.” (Prentice-Hall) (Under Review).

 

 

            JOURNAL ARTICLES

 

2005                Holland, Laurel. “Publishing, Protesting and Professing: Reflections on What It Means to Be a Sociologist.” Humanity & Society. (29:4; November, 2005).

 

                        Holland, Laurel and Scott Carter. “Words v. Deeds: A Comparison of Religious Belief and Environmental Action.” Sociological Spectrum. (25:1-15; Nov.-Dec. 2005).

 

2004                Holland, Laurel. “Movement Professionalization: A Positive Force for the

                        Grassroots SMO?” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology. (32:2; November 2004).      

 

2002                Holland, Laurel and Sherry Cable. “Reconceptualizing Social Movement Abeyance: The Role of Internal Processes and Culture in Cycles of Movement Abeyance and Resurgence.” Sociological Focus. (35:29: 297-314; August 2002).

 

 

            ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES

 

2001                Holland, Laurel. “Richard Cloward” in the Encyclopedia of Criminology. Richard Wright, Editor. Fitzroy and Dearborn Publishers.

 

Holland, Laurel. “Walter Reckless” in the Encyclopedia of Criminology. Richard Wright, Editor. Fitzroy and Dearborn Publishers.

 

2000                Holland, Laurel. “Environmental Sociology” in the World of Sociology. Gale Group Publication.

 

Holland, Laurel. “Collective Behavior” in the World of Sociology. Gale Group Publication.

 

Holland, Laurel. “Harold Garfinkel” in the World of Sociology. Gale Group Publication.

 

Holland, Laurel. “Protestant Ethic” in the World of Sociology. Gale Group Publication.

 

Holland, Laurel. “Qualitative Research Methods” in the World of Sociology. Gale Group Publication.

 

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

 

1997                Holland, Laurel. “Solutions Through Spiritual Ecology.” Pp. 287-304 in Ecology of Social Problems. 1st and 2nd edition. Samuel Wallace, Editor. Hayden-McNeil.

           

            REVIEWS

 

            Book Reviews

                        “Classical Sociological Theory: A Humanist Approach.” Allyn & Bacon. (2002).

                        “Sociology:Compass for a New World” 1st edition. Wadsworth/Thompson (2002).

                        “The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology.” 1st edition. W.W. Norton (2004).

                        “Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era.” Sage Publications (2005).

 

            Proposal Review

Panel: Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences Program. National Science Foundation. (2002).

 

            Journal Reviews                                               

                        Sociological Spectrum (2003, 2005).

                        Social Forces (2004, 2005).

 

GRANTS

 

“The Environment and Religion Connection: A Comparison of Church Doctrine with Local Congregational Practices.” Funded by the Learning Resource Faculty Grant Award Program, State University of West Georgia. $1,100. (2001).

 

“Where Faith and Race Meet: A Comparative Study of Environmental Concern.” Funded by the Learning Resource Faculty Grant Award Program, University of West Georgia. $1500. (2005).                 

 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

 

2005                “Words v. Deeds: A Comparison of Religious Belief and Environmental Action.” Georgia Sociological Association.

 

2004                “What’s God Got to Do With It?: Environment and Religion Connections.” Mid-South Sociological Association.

 

“The Environment and Religion Connection: A Comparison of Church Doctrine and Local Congregational Practices.” Southern Sociological Society.

 

2003                “The Greening of the Gray Population: Reevaluating the Social Basis of Environmental Concern.” Society for the Study of Social Problems.

 

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.

 

                        “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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

 

            University

            Member: Committee on Graduate Studies. (2004-Present)

            Chair: Graduate Fellowship Awards Committee (2004)

            Treasurer: University Chapter of AAUP. (2003-Present)

            Vice-President: University Chapter of AAUP. (2005-2006)

            Member: Safe Zone Diversity Initiative (2005)

            Excel Center Advisor. (2000-present)

 

            College of Arts & Sciences

            Faculty Senate (2005-2006)

            Writing Across the Curriculum Executive Committee. (2001-2004) 

            Member: Learning Resources Committee. (2001-2003)           

            Women’s Studies Faculty

 

                                                                                                           

            Department

            Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology. (2004-Present)

            Department Representative: AKD Honor Society. (2000-Present)

            Chair: Department Search Committee. (2003-2004; 2005-2006)

            Faculty Advisor for Sociology Club. (2000-2004)

            Member: Library Committee/Department Liaison. (2000-2004)           

           

 

            Professional

            Chair of Teaching Committee: Georgia Sociological Association. (2001-2002)

            Member-At-Large: Georgia Sociological Association. (2001-Present)  

            Scholar-Activist Fund Committee: Society for the Study of Social Problem.(1999-2000)

            Nominee for Vice-President: Georgia Sociological Association (2005-2006)

           

            Community

            Member: Chamber of Commerce Environmental Projects Committee. (2001-Present)

            Member: Carrollton Arts Guild. (2004-2005)

            Member: Carrollton Habitat for Humanity Family Selection Committee. (2003-2004)

            Member: Carroll Co. Sierra Club. (2002-2003)

            Carroll Co. Farmland Preservation Committee (2001-2003).

            Coordinator: Chamber of Commerce Recycled Art Competition (2003-2005)

            Member: Bowdon Area Historical Society. (2000-2002)

            Board Member: Carroll County Environmental Clearinghouse. (2001-2002)

            Member: Carroll Tomorrow Quality of Life Committee. (2001-2002).

            Member: Knoxville Interfaith Ecology Group. (1995-1999).                 

            Board of Directors: Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians. (1998-2000)

            Member: Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network. (1997-1999)

 

 

GRADUATE STUDENT PROJECTS:

           

                        Chair, Thesis Committee: “Sister, Can You Spare a Dime? Baby Boomer Women and Their Financial Preparedness for Retirement.” (2004).                                     

           

                        Chair, Thesis Committee: “Can You Hear Me Now? Good!: The Voice of African American Students at a Predominately White University. (2003).

 

                        Thesis Committee Member: “An Analysis of Black-White Marriage Using the Critical Theory of Marcuse and Bourdieu.” (2003).            

 

                        Thesis Committee Member: “Social and Economic Viability of Direct Market Agriculture: The Cotton Mill Farmer’s Market.” (2002).

           

                        Position Paper Committee Member: Department of Psychology. (2002).

                        Position Paper Committee Member: Department of Psychology. (2001)

 

                        Conference Presentation Sponsor: “A Comparison of Mills’ Power Elite and Collins’ Black Feminist Thought.” Georgia Sociological Association (2001).

 

Organizer for Graduate Student Research Panel. Georgia Sociological Association. (2004).

 

 

           

HONORS:

 

            Distinguished Service Award (Office of Disabilities). (2000-2001;2001-2002)

            Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate Finalist; Cole Franklin Scholarship. (1999)

            Matt Devenney Lifetime Service Award, Stewpot Community Services. (1996)

           

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

                                                                                   

                        Society for the Study of Social Problems                      

                        Mid-South Sociological Association                             

                        Southern Sociological Society

                        Georgia Sociological Association