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Teaching Social Action Meet Up

Join us to hear from the faculty who are teaching social action this Spring semester. We have asked these faculty to address the following four questions:

  1. What did you think about Scott Myers-Lipton’s recommendations for the demands and targets? Did it have any impact on the student campaigns?
  2. What are you learning about building power? Challenges, surprises, most engaging parts?
  3. What have you learned about teaching change theory, research and/or group dynamics in a social action class?
  4. What lessons have you learned that you would share with the faculty teaching social action next Fall? What are you enjoying about teaching social action?
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Email Scott Myers-Lipton (smlipton@sjsu.edu) if you have any questions.

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Registered to Date

Name
School
Title
Department
Heather Pollock

University of Akron

Senior Lecturer, Classical Studies

History

Melania Popa Mabe

University of South Carolina

Clinical Associate Professor

Social Work

Victoria Charles

Santa Monica College

Full Time Faculty Professor

Earth Sciences

Kate Rudder

Univ of TN Chattanooga

Adjunct Professor

Anthropology

Sacha Klein

Michigan State University

Associate Professor

Social Work

Kendall Deas

University of South Carolina

Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics

Department of African American Studies

Milton Wendland

University of South Florida

Professor

Women's Gender &, Sexualities Studies

Andrew Pierce

Saint Mary's College

Associate Prof. of Philosophy, Director of Justice Studies

Philosophy/Justice Studies

Jennifer Juszkiewicz

Saint Mary's College

Director; Faculty

Writing & Tutoring Center || Writing Proficiency Program || English

Ellen Reese

UC Riverside

Professor

Society, Environment & Health Equty

Julie Drolet

University of Calgary

Professor

Faculty of Social Work

aleezay khaliq

loyola university maryland

assistant professor

sociology

Malcolm McLaughlin

Politics Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor

Tess Clancy

Taubman College, University of Michigan

Faculty Fellow

Architecture

Simon Peter T. Balanquit

De Lasalle University

Faculty

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sherry Breshears

UBC Okanagan

Lecturer

Lecturuer

Michael Artime

Pacific Lutheran University

Associate Professor

Political Science

Maria Alejandra Perez

West Virginia University

Associate Professor

Geology and Geography

Emily Tillotson

Walla Walla University

Program Director

Social Work and Sociology

Laura Napier

University of Michigan

Lecturer I

Stamps School of Art & Design

Tatyana Ruseva

Appalachian State University

Professor

Government and Justice Studies

Teresa Camarines

The Academy-De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Academic Coordinator

Humanities and Social Sciences Department

Janice Wharwood

Florida Memorial University

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Social Sciences

Leah Branam

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Instructor in Nursing

kaj brian

University of New Orleans

adjunct professor

Anthropology & Sociology, Justice Studies

Venus Ausmus

Portland State University

Central Operations Coordinator / Office Manager

Student Activities & Leadership Programs (SALP)

Christine Wilson

Dominican University

Lecturer

Core Curriculum

Prakriti Shukla

University of Michigan

PhD Candidate

Urban and Regional Planning

Maranda Ward

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Assistant Professor and Director of Equity

Clinical Research and Leadership

Katie Nutter-Pridgen

Concord University

Associate Professor

Social Work & Sociology

Darien Robinson

Winston-Salem State University

Lecturer

Justice Studies

Juton Myers

George Mason University

Adjunct Professor

African and African American Studies/English

susanna peters

MTU

Teaching Professor

Social Science

Diane Bessel

Daemen Unviersity

Chair and MSW Program Director

Social Work and Sociology

Cody Norton

University of Maryland

Doctoral Candidate

Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

Eiko Strader

George Washington University

Associate Professor of Public Policy & WGSS

Lisa Ross

College of Charleston

Professor (of Psychology, Affiliate in Women's and Gender Studies and in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)

Psychology

Jen Wright

College of Charleston

Director & Professor

First Year Experience, Psychology, Environmental & Sustainability Studies, and Women's & Gender Studies

Ian O'Byrne

College of Charleston

Associate Professor

Department of Teacher Education

Mika Kennedy

Ithaca College

Assistant Professor

Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity

Frecia Gonzalez

Belmont University

Faculty Fellow

Public Health Department

Liz Sharda

Hope College

Associate Professor of Social Work

Sociology & Social Work

Roland Hwang

U Michigan

Lecturer

American Culture

Jason Surian

Rollins College

Assistant Professor

Education

Dingani Mthethwa

Virginia Commonwealth University

Instructor

Sociology and International Studies

Tristan Sharratt

Binghamton University

Clinical Lecturer

Graduate Nursing, Graduate Public Health

Sue Collins

Michigan Technological University

Assoc Prof Communication, Cultue, and Media

Humaniti4es

Kendall Deas

University of South Carolina

Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics

Department of African American Studies

Shumaila Bhatti

Virginia Tech

Postdoctoral Researcher

School of Public and International Affairs

Patricia Linner

Indiana University

Visiting Lecturer

Labor Studies

Parker Brookie

University of Maryland, College Park

Lecturer of Portuguese

School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Toqa Hassan*

Purdue University Northwest

Assistant Professor of Digital Media

Communication and Creative Arts

Sarah Ramirez*

University of Washington Bothell

Community Engaged Learning Program Manager

Office of Connected Learning

Seth J. Meyer*

Bridgewater State University

Associate Professor

Political Science

Ashley Newby

University of Maryland, College Park

Senior Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies

African American and Africana Studies

Adam Schneider

University of Maryland School of Social Work

Clinical Associate Professor

Social Work - Leadership, Policy and Social Change

Melissa MacDonald

Bunker Hill Community College

Associate Professor

Behavioral Sciences

Natalia Sianko

Clemson University

Associate Professor

Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

Sarah Jane Brubaker

Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor

Criminal Justice

Eda Bozkurt

University of Michigan

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Susan Bodnar-Deren Mthethwa

Virginia Commonwealth University

Associate Professor

Sociology and Institute for Women's Health

Asha Layne

Morgan State University

Associate Professor

Sociology and Anthropology

Alison Mc Letchie

South Carolina State University

Dr.

Social Sciences

Juton Myers

George Mason University

Adjunct Professor - Program Coordinator

African and African American Studies and English

Sacha M Klein*

Michigan State University

Associate Professor

Social Work

Jennifer Klauth

University of Olivet

Assistant Faculty

Social Work

Meagan Call-Cummings

Johns Hopkins University

Associate Professor

School of Education

Qiang Chen*

Siena University

Associate Professor

Social Work

Sydney Rittershaus*

Northern Arizona University

Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator

Sustainable Communities

Anthony Siracusa*

St John Fisher U

Asst Professor

History

Sherry Breshears*

UBC Okanagan

Lecturer

Creative & Critical Studies

Teresa Grear

tuskegee university

Associate Professor

Social Work

Tajma Cameron

Morgan State University

Assistant Professor in Science Education

Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy

Keisha Allen

University of Maryland

Assistant Professor

Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership

Avik Sanyal*

Purdue University Northwest

Lecturer of Economics

History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Chevy Alford

John Jay College

Asso. Prof

SEEK

Janice Wharwood

Florida Memorial University

Assistant Professor

Social Work

Andreas Richter

KHSB

Research Assistant

DICO

Charlie Domahidi

SUNY Oswego

Assistant Professor

Criminal Justice

Rosina Hassoun

Saginaw Valley State University

Professor

Sociology

Katie Hagstrom

Roberts Wesleyan University

Asst. Professor

BSW

Gretchen Sneegas

University of Washington

Assistant Teaching Professor

Geography

Elena Delavega

University of Memphis

Professor

School of Social Work

Carly Fox

SUNY Brockport

Associate Director for Leadership, Community & Civic Engagement

Student Union, Leadership & Activities

Cassandra Simon

The University of Alabama

Associate Professor

School of Social Work

Marshelia D. Harris

Indiana University Norhwest

BSW Director/Asst. Professor

Social Work

Lee Smithey

Swarthmore College

Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Sociology

Department of Peace and Conflict Studies

Virginia Diaz-Mendoza

City University of New York - John Jay College

Assistant Professor

Search for Education, Elevation & Knowledge - SEEK Department

Kelvin Sanchez Orona

Freedom Scholars Learning Center

Seed Sowers and Storytellers

Literacy and Positive Youth Development

gillian grebler

Santa Monica College

Faculty

Anthropology and Sustainability

Tess Clancy

University of Michigan

Design Fellow

Architecture

PRISCA GAYLES

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

SOCIOLOGY AND GENDER, RACE, AND IDENTITY

Patricia Linner

Indiana University

Visiting Lecturer

Labor Studies

Eric Usner

Franklin & Marshall College

Adjunct Professor

Environmental Studies; Music; American Studies

Christine Wilson

Dominican University

Lecturer

English/CORE

Casandra Coin-Sweeney

Cuyahoga Community College

Associate Professor

Liberal Arts & Sciences - English and Humanities

Abigail Eiler

University of Michigan

Director, Undergraduate Educational Programs/Clinical Associate Professor

Social Work

Amanda Singer

Portland State University

Associate Professor

Social Just and the Arts

Tracy Webber

University of Rochester Medical Center

Director of Midwifery Division

OBGYN - Midwifery

Ken Galdston

Tufts University

Lecturer

Tisch College of Civic Engagement

Lily House-Peters

California State University, Long Beach

Associate Professor

Geography and Environmental Science & Policy

Esther Odukomaiya

Hope College

Dr

English

Jozie Nummi

Purdue University Northwest

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Department of Behavioral Sciences

Michael Skladany

Cleveland State University

Senior Lecturer

Criminology & Sociology

Jessie Piper

Washburn University

Assistant Professor

Family and Human Services

Ashley Sanders

SVSU

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Social Work

Susanna

Michigan tech

Teaching professor

Social sciences

Phone Pyae Soe

Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy Thailand

Dr.

School of Public Policy

Sherita Washington

Calvin University

Assistant Professor

Calvin University

Jeremy Smith

University of Rochester/Freedom Scholars Learning Center, Inc.

Executive Director

Warner School of Education/Adjunct

Traci Cihon

Western Michigan University

Associate Professor

Psychology

Eugene Pringle

American University

Senior Professorial Lecturer

Education Policy and Leadership

Melinda Farrington

Saint Vincent College

Associate Professor

Communication and Media Studies

Phone Pyae Soe

Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy Thailand

Mr.

School of Public Policy

Victoria Charles

Santa Monica College

Professor

Earth Sciences

Julia

Cantzler

Professor

Sociology

Gretchen Sneegas

University of Washington

Assistant Teaching Professor

Geography

Pam Saylor

Purdue University Northwest

Clinical Assistant Professor, BASW Program Director

Behavioral Sciences

Frances Garrett

University of Toronto

Associate Professor, Buddhist Studies

Study of Religion

Sebastien Lazardeux

St John Fisher University

Associate Professor

Political Science and Legal Studies

Lori Sousa Meixell

Roberts Wesleyan University

Professor, Program Director BSW Program

Social Work

Sydney Rittershaus

Northern Arizona University

Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator

Community Engagement Minor

Phone Pyae Soe

Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy,Thailand

Mr

School of Public Policy

Hollis France

College of Charleston

Associate Professor

Political Science

Sherita Washington

Calvin University

Assistant Professor

Sociology and Social Work

Liz Sharda

Hope College

Associate Professor of Social Work

Sociology & Social Work

Neeraja Havaligi

OSU

Graduate Faculty

Environmental Sciences

Steve Carr

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Professor

Communication

Oscar Gardea

bard college

Dr.

Human Rights

Jackie Votapek

IU School of Social Work

Clinical Associate Professor

Social Work

craig wilkins

university of michigan

assoc prof

Jennifer Stewart

Grand Valley State University

Associate Professor

Sociology

Ashley

City of Sanctuary

London Coordinator

Michael Skladany

Cleveland State University

Senior Lecturer

Criminology & Sociology

Milica Socanac

Harvard Kennedy School

Visiting Fellow

Patricia Linner

Indiana University

Visiting Lecturer

Labor Studies

Juritzi Torres Mendoza

SIREN

Youth Liberation Institute SJ Program Manager

Organizing

Susanna Peters

Michigan Technological University

Teaching Professor

Social Sciences

Kristin Conley

Ferris State University

Department Chair and Professor

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Schevaletta (Chevy) Alford

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Associate Prof. Counselor

SEEK (Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education Elevation and Knowledge) Dept

Ashley Sanders

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU)

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Social Work

Danielle Foster

Ohio Northern University

Professor of Marketing

Business

Heather Pollock

University of Akron

Senior Lecturer, Classical Studies

History

Scott A Barton

Notre Dame

Cultural Anthropologist of African Diaspora Foodways

Africana

Phone Pyae Soe

Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Mr.

School of Public Policy

Kristen Driskill

St. John Fisher University

Associate Professor of Education

Department of Inclusive Education

Sarah Renkert

Purdue University

Assistant Professor of Practice

Anthropology

Melinda Farrington

Saint Vincent College

Associate Professor

Communication and Media Studies

Janice Wharwood

Florida Memorial University

Assistant Professor of Social Work

School of Eduction and Social Sciences

Jean Costa-Silva

SUNY Cortland

Assistant Professor

Modern Languages

Traci Cihon

Western Michigan University

Associate Professor

Psychology

Tonya Ricklefs

Washburn University

Associate Professor

Social Work

Neda Moridpour

School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University

Professor of the Practice

Media Arts, Civic Studies

L Napier

University of Michigan (former)

Lecturer (former)

Kaj Brian

University of New Orleans

adjunct faculty

Anthropology and Justice Studies

Travis Cronin

Fresno State University

Associate Professor

Social Work

sydney

northern arizona university

Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator

Geography

Cassandra Simon

The University of Alabama

Associate Professor

School of Social Work

Tracie Meyers

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Assistant Professor

SEEK

Sarah Federman

University of San Diego-

Associate professor

Kroc School of Peace Studies.

Dustin Young

Andrews University

Assistant Professor

School of Social Work

Jylana

Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Associate Professor

Social Behavioral and Population Science

Jennifer Stewart

Grand Valley State University

Associate Professor

Sociology

Sonja Taylor

Portland State University

Senior Inquiry Director

University Studies

Adele Okoli

University of Central Arkansas

Associate Professor of French/ Academic Coordinator, Living Learning Community in Global Engagement

School of Language and Literature

Toqa Hassan

Purdue University Northwest

Assistant Professor of Digital Media

Communication and Creative Arts

Marshelia D. Harris

Indiana University Northwest

BSW Director/Assistant Prof.

Social Work

Mozhgon Rajaee

Oakland University

Associate Professor

Public Health

Addie Campbell-Mungen

Albany State University

Assistant Professor

Social Work

Jessie Piper

Washburn University

Assistant Professor

Family and Human Services

Pam Saylor

Purdue University Northwest

Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work

Behavior Sciences

Kit-Bacon Gressitt

CSUSM

lecturer

WGSS

Gretchen Sneegas

University of Washington

Assistant Teaching Professor

Geography

Andreas Richter

KHSB Berlin

PhD Scholar/ Lecturer

DICO

Hiba Zakai

Depaul University

Coordinator

Steans Center

Kwame Owusu-Daaku

University of West Florida

Associate Professor

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Phedeas Stephanides

University of East Anglia

Senior Researcher

School of Environmental Sciences

Angelo Brown

Arkansas State University

Assistant professor

Criminology

Deirdre Nieves

Western Michigan University

Faculty Specialist

Laura Nichols

Santa Clara University

Professor and chair

Sociology

Sherry Breshears

UBC Okanagan

Lecturer

English and Cultural Studies

Scott Myers-Lipton

SJSU

Director, Teaching Social Action

Sociology

Stephanie Ruppen

University of Kansas

Program Coordinator

Center for Service Learning

Kate Rudder

UTC / Narrative 4

Adjunct / Development Associate

Social, Cultural, and Justice Studies

Mozhgon Rajaee

Oakland University

Associate Professor

Public & Environmental Wellness

Erin Gallay

University of Michigan

PhD Candidate

School for Envrionment and Sustainability

Tozi Gutierrez

Portland State University

Assistant Professor of Practice

Social Work

Emily Vietti

University of Kansas

Associate Teaching Professor

Organizational Communication

Isabel Pla-Julián

Faculty of Social Science

Professor

Applied Economy

Cristin Ellis

University of Mississippi

Associate Professor

Dept of English and Program in Environmental Studies

Eric Usner

Franklin & Marshall College

Adjunct Professor

American Studies; Music; Environmental Studies

Schevaletta (Chevy) Alford

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Assoc Prof

Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK (Search for Education Elevation & Knowledge

Casandra Coin-Sweeney

Cuyahoga Community College

Associate Professor

English and Humanities

Roland Hwang

University of Michigan

lecturer

American Culture

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