Teaching Social Action Meet-Up

Meet-Up Highlights:

The “Walk the Walk” documentary profiles several student campaigns in action.

Agenda

Quick Intros

College, department, when teaching social action, and title of class

Check-in from those teaching social action this Fall semester (2 minutes)

What has been your biggest learning experience so far?
How did the Issue Identification process go? Targets and demands chosen? What campaign issues did the students choose?

Questions for faculty teaching social action
TSA Business

Invite colleagues to MSU Institute on Oct. 8-9, NY-PA Institute on Nov. 8-9, or in 2026 (Winter Institute, DC, Charleston, Summer, Berlin, NYC)
Next Virtual Meetup: Thursday, October 30th, 3 pm EST
For folks teaching social action now: have students fill out the Student Campaign Form

Sign-up for the October 30th Meet-Up here

Participants

Name	Email	School	Title	Department
* Anthony Siracusa	asiracusa@sjfc.edu	St John Fisher U	Asst Professor	History
* Avik Sanyal	sanyal8@pnw.edu	Purdue University Northwest	Lecturer of Economics	History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
* Kwame Owusu-Daaku	owusudaaku.kn@gmail.com	University of West Florida	Associate Professor	Earth and Environmental Sciences
* Qiang Chen	qchen@siena.edu	Siena University	Associate Professor	Social Work
* Sacha M Klein	kleinsa@msu.edu	Michigan State University	Associate Professor	Social Work
* Sarah Ramirez	sarahr17@uw.edu	University of Washington Bothell	Community Engaged Learning Program Manager	Office of Connected Learning
* Seth J. Meyer	s2meyer@bridgew.edu	Bridgewater State University	Associate Professor	Political Science
* Sherry Breshears	sherry.breshears@ubc.ca	UBC Okanagan	Lecturer	Creative & Critical Studies
* Sydney Rittershaus	sar567@nau.edu	Northern Arizona University	Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator	Sustainable Communities
* Toqa Hassan	tahassan@purdue.edu	Purdue University Northwest	Assistant Professor of Digital Media	Communication and Creative Arts
Abigail Eiler	rowea@umich.edu	University of Michigan	Director, Undergraduate Educational Programs/Clinical Associate Professor	Social Work
Adam Schneider	aschneider@ssw.umaryland.edu	University of Maryland School of Social Work	Clinical Associate Professor	Social Work - Leadership, Policy and Social Change
Addie Campbell-Mungen	addie.campbellmungen@asurams.edu	Albany State University	Assistant Professor	Social Work
Adele Okoli	kokoli@uca.edu	University of Central Arkansas	Associate Professor of French/ Academic Coordinator, Living Learning Community in Global Engagement	School of Language and Literature
Alison Mc Letchie	amcletch@scsu.edu	South Carolina State University	Dr.	Social Sciences
Amanda Singer	amsinger@pdx.edu	Portland State University	Associate Professor	Social Just and the Arts
Andreas Richter	Andreas.richter@khsb-berlin.de	KHSB	Research Assistant	DICO
Andreas Richter	andreas.richter@khsb-berlin.de	KHSB Berlin	PhD Scholar/ Lecturer	DICO
Asha Layne	asha.layne@morgan.edu	Morgan State University	Associate Professor	Sociology and Anthropology
Asha Layne	asha.layne@morgan.edu	Morgan State University	Associate Professor	Sociology and Anthropology
Ashley	ashley@cityofsanctuary.org	City of Sanctuary	London Coordinator
Ashley Newby	anewby1@umd.edu	University of Maryland, College Park	Senior Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies	African American and Africana Studies
Ashley Sanders	aasande1@svsu.edu	SVSU	Assistant Professor of Social Work	Social Work
Ashley Sanders	aasande1@svsu.edu	Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU)	Assistant Professor of Social Work	Social Work
Carly Fox	cfox@brockport.edu	SUNY Brockport	Associate Director for Leadership, Community & Civic Engagement	Student Union, Leadership & Activities
Casandra Coin-Sweeney	casandra.sweeney@tri-c.edu	Cuyahoga Community College	Associate Professor	Liberal Arts & Sciences - English and Humanities
Cassandra Simon	csimon@ua.edu	The University of Alabama	Associate Professor	School of Social Work
Cassandra Simon	csimon@ua.edu	The University of Alabama	Associate Professor	School of Social Work
Charlie Domahidi	charlie.domahidi@oswego.edu	SUNY Oswego	Assistant Professor	Criminal Justice
Chevy Alford	chevyalford@gmail.com	John Jay College	Asso. Prof	SEEK
Christine Wilson	cwilson2@dom.edu	Dominican University	Lecturer	English/CORE
Cody Norton	cnorton@umd.edu	University of Maryland	Doctoral Candidate	Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
craig wilkins	clwilks@umich.edu	university of michigan	assoc prof
Danielle Foster	D-foster.5@onu.edu	Ohio Northern University	Professor of Marketing	Business
Darien Robinson	robinsondj@wssu.edu	Winston-Salem State University	Lecturer	Justice Studies
Diane Bessel	dbessel@daemen.edu	Daemen Unviersity	Chair and MSW Program Director	Social Work and Sociology
Dingani Mthethwa	edmthethwa@vcu.edu	Virginia Commonwealth University	Instructor	Sociology and International Studies
Dustin Young	dustiny@andrews.edu	Andrews University	Assistant Professor	School of Social Work
Eda Bozkurt	ebozkurt@umich.edu	University of Michigan	-
Eiko Strader	strader@gwu.edu	George Washington University	Associate Professor of Public Policy & WGSS
Elena Delavega	mdlavega@memphis.edu	University of Memphis	Professor	School of Social Work
Ellen Kohl	eakohl@umbc.edu	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Assistant Professor	Geography and Environmental Systems
Eric Usner	eusner@fandm.edu	Franklin & Marshall College	Adjunct Professor	Environmental Studies; Music; American Studies
Esther Odukomaiya	Odukomaiya@hope.edu	Hope College	Dr	English
Eugene Pringle	pringle@american.edu	American University	Senior Professorial Lecturer	Education Policy and Leadership
Fadoua Loudiy	fadoua.loudiy@sru.edu	Slippery Rock University	Associate Professor	Communication, Media, and Sport Management
Frances Garrett	frances.garrett@utoronto.ca	University of Toronto	Associate Professor, Buddhist Studies	Study of Religion
Frecia Gonzalez	frecia.gonzalez@belmont.edu	Belmont University	Faculty Fellow	Public Health Department
gillian grebler	grebler_gillian@smc.edu	Santa Monica College	Faculty	Anthropology and Sustainability
Gretchen Sneegas	gsneegas@uw.edu	University of Washington	Assistant Teaching Professor	Geography
Gretchen Sneegas	gsneegas@uw.edu	University of Washington	Assistant Teaching Professor	Geography
Gretchen Sneegas	gsneegas@uw.edu	University of Washington	Assistant Teaching Professor	Geography
Heather Pollock	hnp1@uakron.edu	University of Akron	Senior Lecturer, Classical Studies	History
Hollie Mann	holliesuemann@gmail.com	VCU	Assistant Professor	Political Science
Hollis France	Franceh@cofc.edu	College of Charleston	Associate Professor	Political Science
Ian O'Byrne	obyrnei@cofc.edu	College of Charleston	Associate Professor	Department of Teacher Education
Jackie Votapek	jvotapek@iu.edu	IU School of Social Work	Clinical Associate Professor	Social Work
Janice Wharwood	janice.wharwood@fmu.edu	Florida Memorial University	Assistant Professor	Social Work
Janice Wharwood	janice.wharwood@fmu.edu	Florida Memorial University	Assistant Professor of Social Work	School of Eduction and Social Sciences
Jason Surian	jsurian@rollins.edu	Rollins College	Assistant Professor	Education
Jean Costa-Silva	jean.costasilva@cortland.edu	SUNY Cortland	Assistant Professor	Modern Languages
Jen Wright	wrightjj1@cofc.edu	College of Charleston	Director & Professor	First Year Experience, Psychology, Environmental & Sustainability Studies, and Women's & Gender Studies
Jennifer Klauth	jklauth@uolivet.edu	University of Olivet	Assistant Faculty	Social Work
Jennifer Stewart	stewarje@gvsu.edu	Grand Valley State University	Associate Professor	Sociology
Jennifer Stewart	stewarje@gvsu.edu	Grand Valley State University	Associate Professor	Sociology
Jeremy Smith	smith.jeremy950@gmail.com	University of Rochester/Freedom Scholars Learning Center, Inc.	Executive Director	Warner School of Education/Adjunct
Jessie Piper	jessie.piper@washburn.edu	Washburn University	Assistant Professor	Family and Human Services
Jessie Piper	jessie.piper@washburn.edu	Washburn University	Assistant Professor	Family and Human Services
Joanna Neville	jneville@ufl.edu	University of Florida	Assistant Instructional Professor	Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Jozie Nummi	jnummi@pnw.edu	Purdue University Northwest	Assistant Professor of Sociology	Department of Behavioral Sciences
Jule Thomas	au1145@wayne.edu	Wayne State University	Professor of Teaching	English
Julia	jcantzler@sandiego.edu	Cantzler	Professor	Sociology
Juritzi Torres Mendoza	juritzi@sirenimmigrantrights.org	SIREN	Youth Liberation Institute SJ Program Manager	Organizing
Juton Myers	jmyers37@gmu.edu	George Mason University	Adjunct Professor	African and African American Studies/English
Juton Myers	jmyers37@gmu.edu	George Mason University	Adjunct Professor - Program Coordinator	African and African American Studies and English
Jylana	jsheats@tulane.edu	Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine	Associate Professor	Social Behavioral and Population Science
Kaj Brian	kbrian1@uno.edu	University of New Orleans	adjunct faculty	Anthropology and Justice Studies
Katie Hagstrom	hagstrom_katherine@roberts.edu	Roberts Wesleyan University	Asst. Professor	BSW
Katie Nutter-Pridgen	kpridgen@concord.edu	Concord University	Associate Professor	Social Work & Sociology
Keisha Allen	allenk@umd.edu	University of Maryland	Assistant Professor	Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
Kelvin Sanchez Orona	ksanchezorona@freedomscholarslc.org	Freedom Scholars Learning Center	Seed Sowers and Storytellers	Literacy and Positive Youth Development
Ken Galdston	newtonville6@gmail.com	Tufts University	Lecturer	Tisch College of Civic Engagement
Kendall Deas	deaskendall73@gmail.com	University of South Carolina	Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Law, and Politics	Department of African American Studies
Kit-Bacon Gressitt	kgressitt@csusm.edu	CSUSM	lecturer	WGSS
Kristen Driskill	Kdriskill@sjfc.edu	St. John Fisher University	Associate Professor of Education	Department of Inclusive Education
Kristin Conley	kristinconley@ferris.edu	Ferris State University	Department Chair and Professor	Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
L Napier	lauravnapier@gmail.com	University of Michigan (former)	Lecturer (former)
Lee Smithey	lsmithe1@swarthmore.edu	Swarthmore College	Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Sociology	Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
Lily House-Peters	lily.housepeters@csulb.edu	California State University, Long Beach	Associate Professor	Geography and Environmental Science & Policy
Lisa Ross	rossl@cofc.edu	College of Charleston	Professor (of Psychology, Affiliate in Women's and Gender Studies and in Environmental and Sustainability Studies)	Psychology
Liz Sharda	sharda@hope.edu	Hope College	Associate Professor of Social Work	Sociology & Social Work
Liz Sharda	sharda@hope.edu	Hope College	Associate Professor of Social Work	Sociology & Social Work
Lori Sousa Meixell	Sousa_lori@roberts.edu	Roberts Wesleyan University	Professor, Program Director BSW Program	Social Work
Marshelia D. Harris	mdharris@iu.edu	Indiana University Norhwest	BSW Director/Asst. Professor	Social Work
Marshelia D. Harris	mdharris@iu.edu	Indiana University Northwest	BSW Director/Assistant Prof.	Social Work
Meagan Call-Cummings	meagan.call-cummings@jhu.edu	Johns Hopkins University	Associate Professor	School of Education
Melinda Farrington	melinda.farrington@stvincent.edu	Saint Vincent College	Associate Professor	Communication and Media Studies
Melinda Farrington	melinda.farrington@stvincent.edu	Saint Vincent College	Associate Professor	Communication and Media Studies
Melissa MacDonald	mmacdon2@gmail.com	Bunker Hill Community College	Associate Professor	Behavioral Sciences
Michael Skladany	m.a.skladany@csuohio.edu	Cleveland State University	Senior Lecturer	Criminology & Sociology
Michael Skladany	m.a.skladany@csuohio.edu	Cleveland State University	Senior Lecturer	Criminology & Sociology
Mika Kennedy	mkennedy3@ithaca.edu	Ithaca College	Assistant Professor	Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
Milica Socanac	milica_socanac@gse.harvard.edu	Harvard Kennedy School	Visiting Fellow
Mona Atia	atia@gwu.edu	Gwu	Associate professor	Geography and international affairs
Mozhgon Rajaee	rajaee@oakland.edu	Oakland University	Associate Professor	Public Health
Natalia Sianko	natalls@clemson.edu	Clemson University	Associate Professor	Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Neda Moridpour	Neda.moridpour@tufts.edu	School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University	Professor of the Practice	Media Arts, Civic Studies
Neeraja Havaligi	havalign@oregonstate.edu	OSU	Graduate Faculty	Environmental Sciences
Nicole Oehmen	nicole.oehmen@su.edu	Shenandoah University	Assistant Professor	Sociology and Justice Studies
Oscar Gardea	ogardea@bard.edu	bard college	Dr.	Human Rights
Pam Saylor	psaylor@purdue.edu	Purdue University Northwest	Clinical Assistant Professor, BASW Program Director	Behavioral Sciences
Pam Saylor	psaylor@purdue.edu	Purdue University Northwest	Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work	Behavior Sciences
Parker Brookie	pbrookie@umd.edu	University of Maryland, College Park	Lecturer of Portuguese	School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Patricia Linner	plinner@iu.edu	Indiana University	Visiting Lecturer	Labor Studies
Patricia Linner	plinner@iu.edu	Indiana University	Visiting Lecturer	Labor Studies
Patricia Linner	plinner@iu.edu	Indiana University	Visiting Lecturer	Labor Studies
Phone Pyae Soe	phonepyaesoe278@gmail.com	Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy Thailand	Dr.	School of Public Policy
Phone Pyae Soe	phonepyaesoe198@gmail.com	Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy Thailand	Mr.	School of Public Policy
Phone Pyae Soe	phonepyaesoe198@gmail.com	Chiang Mai University School of Public Policy,Thailand	Mr	School of Public Policy
Phone Pyae Soe	phonepyaesoe278@gmail.com	Chiang Mai University, Thailand	Mr.	School of Public Policy
PRISCA GAYLES	PGAYLES@UNR.EDU	UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	SOCIOLOGY AND GENDER, RACE, AND IDENTITY
Roland Hwang	hwang.roland@gmail.com	U Michigan	Lecturer	American Culture
Rosina Hassoun	rhassoun@svsu.edu	Saginaw Valley State University	Professor	Sociology
Sarah Federman	sfederman@sandiego.edu	University of San Diego-	Associate professor	Kroc School of Peace Studies.
Sarah Jane Brubaker	sbrubaker@vcu.edu	Virginia Commonwealth University	Professor	Criminal Justice
Sarah Renkert	srenkert@purdue.edu	Purdue University	Assistant Professor of Practice	Anthropology
Schevaletta (Chevy) Alford	salford@jjay.cuny.edu	John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Associate Prof. Counselor	SEEK (Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education Elevation and Knowledge) Dept
Scott A Barton	sbarton3@nd.edu	Notre Dame	Cultural Anthropologist of African Diaspora Foodways	Africana
Scott Myers-LIpton	smlipton@gmail.com	SJSU, Professor Emeritus	Director, TSA	Sociology
Sebastien Lazardeux	slazardeux@sjfc.edu	St John Fisher University	Associate Professor	Political Science and Legal Studies
Sherita Washington	sherita.washington@calvin.edu	Calvin University	Faculty	Sociology and Social Work
Sherita Washington	sherita.washington@calvin.edu	Calvin University	Assistant Professor	Calvin University
Sherita Washington	sherita.washington@calvin.edu	Calvin University	Assistant Professor	Sociology and Social Work
Shumaila Bhatti	sjbhatti@vt.edu	Virginia Tech	Postdoctoral Researcher	School of Public and International Affairs
Sonja Taylor	sonja22@pdx.edu	Portland State University	Senior Inquiry Director	University Studies
Sonya Okoli	sokoli@cau.edu	Clark Atlanta University	Assistant Professor	Educational Leadership
Steve Carr	carr@pfw.edu	Purdue University Fort Wayne	Professor	Communication
Sue Collins	scollins@mtu.edu	Michigan Technological University	Assoc Prof Communication, Cultue, and Media	Humaniti4es
Susan Bodnar-Deren Mthethwa	smbodnar@vcu.edu	Virginia Commonwealth University	Associate Professor	Sociology and Institute for Women's Health
Susanna	Speters@mtu.edu	Michigan tech	Teaching professor	Social sciences
Susanna Peters	spwupnorth@gmail.com	Michigan Technological University	Teaching Professor	Social Sciences
susanna peters	speters@mtu.edu	MTU	Teaching Professor	Social Science
sydney	sar567@nau.edu	northern arizona university	Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator	Geography
Sydney Rittershaus	sar567@nau.edu	Northern Arizona University	Community Engagement Graduate Facilitator	Community Engagement Minor
Tajma Cameron	tajma.cameron@morgan.edu	Morgan State University	Assistant Professor in Science Education	Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy
Teresa Grear	tgrear@tuskegee.edu	tuskegee university	Associate Professor	Social Work
Tess Clancy	tess.clancy@gmail.com	University of Michigan	Design Fellow	Architecture
Tonya Ricklefs	ricklefstonya@gmail.com	Washburn University	Associate Professor	Social Work
Toqa Hassan	tahassan@purdue.edu	Purdue University Northwest	Assistant Professor of Digital Media	Communication and Creative Arts
Traci Cihon	traci.cihon@wmich.edu	Western Michigan University	Associate Professor	Psychology
Traci Cihon	traci.cihon@wmich.edu	Western Michigan University	Associate Professor	Psychology
Tracie Meyers	tmeyers@jjay.cuny.edu	John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Assistant Professor	SEEK
Tracy Webber	tracy_webber@urmc.rochester.edu	University of Rochester Medical Center	Director of Midwifery Division	OBGYN - Midwifery
Travis Cronin	travis@mail.fresnostate.edu	Fresno State University	Associate Professor	Social Work
Tristan Sharratt	tsharratt@binghamton.edu	Binghamton University	Clinical Lecturer	Graduate Nursing, Graduate Public Health
Victoria Charles	charles_victoria@smc.edu	Santa Monica College	Professor	Earth Sciences
Virginia Diaz-Mendoza	vidiaz@jjay.cuny.edu	City University of New York - John Jay College	Assistant Professor	Search for Education, Elevation & Knowledge - SEEK Department