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Teaching Social Action Meet-Up

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Meet-Up Highlights:

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

Agenda

  1. Quick Intros
  • College, department, when teaching social action, and title of class
  1. 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?
  2. Questions for faculty teaching social action
  3. 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
  4. Sign-up for the October 30th Meet-Up here

Participants

Name
Email
School
Title
Department
Spring '26 Teaching
* 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

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