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DC ‘26 Institute on Teaching Social Action

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This two-day Institute will introduce faculty and teaching staff to an experiential learning approach for incorporating social action campaigns into either a semester-long course or co-curricular workshop series. The Institute will take place as a part of the Eastern Sociology Conference; sociologists and faculty from other disciplines are encouraged to apply.

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Host

Amy Best

President, Eastern Sociology Society

Professor, Sociology

George Mason University

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Trainers

Eugene Pringle

Senior Professorial Lecturer

American University

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Scott Myers-Lipton

Professor Emeritus

San José State

Director, TSA

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Location

SALON D at the Washington Marriott at the Metro Center.

Institute Participants

Empowering Science Learners: Co-Constructing a Culturally Sustaining CurriculumEmpowering Science Learners: Co-Constructing a Culturally Sustaining Curriculum
Empowering Science Learners: Co-Constructing a Culturally Sustaining Curriculum

Tajma Cameron

Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy

Morgan State University

Change Leadership
Fall '26
Innovating to Impact: Your Engagement with the CommunityInnovating to Impact: Your Engagement with the Community
Innovating to Impact: Your Engagement with the Community

Alison Schaeffing

Interdisciplinary Studies

Russell Sage College

Change Leadership
Fall '26
Participatory Action ResearchParticipatory Action Research
Participatory Action Research

Meagan Call-Cummings

School of Education

Johns Hopkins University

Education
Summer '26Fall '26
Expanding Civic Opportunities for YouthExpanding Civic Opportunities for Youth
Expanding Civic Opportunities for Youth

Dylan Van Duyne

Education Policy

University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Education
Fall '27
Foundations of EducationFoundations of Education
Foundations of Education

Cody Norton

Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

University of Maryland

Education
Fall '27
Foundations of EducationFoundations of Education
Foundations of Education

Keisha Allen

Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

University of Maryland

Education
Fall '26Spring '27
Health Equity and Social Action in Graduate Medical EducationHealth Equity and Social Action in Graduate Medical Education
Health Equity and Social Action in Graduate Medical Education

Hannah Connolly

Psychiatry

UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine

EducationPublic Health
Fall '26
Science CommunicationScience Communication
Science Communication

Ellen Kohl

Geography and Environmental Science

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Environment & SustainabilityGeography
Spring '27
Critical Engagements in Anti-Racist Agri-Food Systems EducationCritical Engagements in Anti-Racist Agri-Food Systems Education
Critical Engagements in Anti-Racist Agri-Food Systems Education

Rosalie Fanshel

Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

University of California, Berkeley

Environment & Sustainability
Fall '26Spring '27
UX Justice, Liberatory Design, & Community AdvocacyUX Justice, Liberatory Design, & Community Advocacy
UX Justice, Liberatory Design, & Community Advocacy

Juton Myers

African and African American Studies& English

George Mason University

Ethnic Studies
Spring '27
Studies in Feminist ActivismStudies in Feminist Activism
Studies in Feminist Activism

Kate Drabinski

Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies

UMBC

Gender Studies
Spring '27
Gender & Public Policy Gender & Public Policy
Gender & Public Policy

Eiko Strader

Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration & Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program

George Washington University

Gender Studies
Fall '26
Geographies of Social JusticeGeographies of Social Justice
Geographies of Social Justice

Mona Atia

Geography/International Affairs

George Washington University

Social ScienceGeography
Spring '27
Introduction to Sociology, Social Power & Social Change, and Global ImmigrationIntroduction to Sociology, Social Power & Social Change, and Global Immigration
Introduction to Sociology, Social Power & Social Change, and Global Immigration

Aleezay Khaliq

Sociology

Loyola University Maryland

Social Science
Fall '26
Remake the World: Methods and Strategies of Direct and Collective ActionRemake the World: Methods and Strategies of Direct and Collective Action
Remake the World: Methods and Strategies of Direct and Collective Action

Adam Schneider

Social Work - Leadership, Policy and Community Change

University of Maryland

Social Work
Spring '27
Social Work with Urban Organizations, Communities & PolicySocial Work with Urban Organizations, Communities & Policy
Social Work with Urban Organizations, Communities & Policy

Paulette Smith

School of Social Work

Morgan State University

Social Work
Fall '26
TBDTBD
TBD

Miguel Rodriguez

MSW Department - School of Social Work

Morgan State University

Social Work
Fall '26
Diversity Diversity
Diversity

Sy'Quon Shaw

Social Work

Morgan State Univeristy

Social Work
Fall '26
Leadership for Change in Macro Social Work SettingsLeadership for Change in Macro Social Work Settings
Leadership for Change in Macro Social Work Settings

Michael Massey

Social Work

Catholic University

Social Work
Spring '27
Sociology of JoySociology of Joy
Sociology of Joy

Nicole Oehmen

Social and Criminal Justice

Shenandoah University

Sociology
Fall '26
Global Societies: From Civil Rights & Anti-Apartheid Movements to Democratic ActionGlobal Societies: From Civil Rights & Anti-Apartheid Movements to Democratic Action
Global Societies: From Civil Rights & Anti-Apartheid Movements to Democratic Action

E. Dingani Mthethwa

Sociology and School Of World Studies

Virginia Commonwealth University

Sociology
Fall '26
Medical Sociology: Reimagining Health, Equity & Social ActionMedical Sociology: Reimagining Health, Equity & Social Action
Medical Sociology: Reimagining Health, Equity & Social Action

Susan Bodnar-Deren Mthethwa

Sociology

Virginia Commonwealth University

Sociology
Spring '27
Sociology of Global Human RightsSociology of Global Human Rights
Sociology of Global Human Rights

Ordoitz Galilea

Sociology and Anthropology

Susquehanna University

Sociology
Fall '26
Planning, Taking and Sustaining ActionPlanning, Taking and Sustaining Action
Planning, Taking and Sustaining Action

Rehana Odendaal

Education, Culture & Society and Sociology

University of Pennsylvania

Sociology
Fall '26
Urban SociologyUrban Sociology
Urban Sociology

Asha Layne

Sociology and Anthropology

Morgan State University

Sociology
Fall '27Spring '28
Social MovementsSocial Movements
Social Movements

Rick Zdan

Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Social Work

Rider University

Sociology
Fall '26
Fighting Back: Designing Resistance for Democratic BackslidingFighting Back: Designing Resistance for Democratic Backsliding
Fighting Back: Designing Resistance for Democratic Backsliding

Gina Finelli

Sociology, Anthropology & Geography

Anne Arundel Community College

Sociology
Fall '26
Youth Research CouncilYouth Research Council
Youth Research Council

Brooke Dinsmore

Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology

Christopher Newport University

Sociology
Fall '26Spring '27
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