COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES-SOUTHERN REGION (2009-2012)
Sharon Davis, University of La Verne
Present Position: Professor of Sociology, University of La Verne,
1981-present
Former Positions Held: Research Associate and Project Manager, UC-Irvine
Public Policy Research Organization, 1979-1981
Education: Ph.D., 1980, Sociology, University of Southern
California
M.A., 1970, Sociology, San Diego State University
B.A., 1968, Sociology, San Diego State University
Offices Held in Other
Organizations: Chair, Department of
Sociology and Anthropology, University of La Verne, 1999-present
President, University of La
Verne Faculty Senate, 2004-2008
Chair, Faculty Salary
Committee, University of La Verne, 1998-present
Member, Faculty Personnel
Committee, 2003-present
Offices, Committee
Memberships and Editorial Appointments Held in PSA:
Pacific Sociological
Association Vice President, 1994-1996
Southwest Regional
Representative and Board Member, 1990-1993
PSA Committee Membership:
- Committee on Freedom of Teaching and Research,
2008-present
- Committee on Freedom of Teaching and Research,
1999-2001, and Chair, 2000-2001
- Awards Committee, 1997-1998, and Chair, 1998
- Endowment Committee, 1997
- Distinguished Publication Award Committee,
1990-1992
- Student Paper Award Committee, 1990-1992, and
Chair, 1990-1992
Publications: (2007) The effective use of guided group interaction
to effect change in incarcerated male juvenile delinquent gang members. The
International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social
Sustainability, 3, 5 pages.
(2004) The status of women
in the business of education. The Academy of Business Administration
Journal. (With Kimberly P. Martin)
(2004) Toward teaching a
humanistic sociology revisited. In Glenn A. Goodwin (Ed.), “Professing”
Humanist Sociology. Fifth edition.
New York: American Sociological Association.
(2000) Toward teaching a
humanistic sociology. In Glenn A. Goodwin (Ed.), “Professing” Humanist
Sociology. Fourth edition (pp.
13-16). New York: American Sociological Association.
Professional
Contributions: Visiting Professor
and Scholar, Spring Semester, La Verne College, Athens, Greece.
Featured Speaker from the
United States at The International Conference: Social Welfare: Passport to the
21st Century. Sapporo, Japan.
Book Review Editor, Sociology
and Social Research (Sociology
Journal).
(1974-1979) National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Fellowship, University of Southern
California: Evaluation Research in Criminal Justice
Honors and Awards: Selected Participant in Brethren Colleges Abroad
Faculty Seminar: The Peace Process in Northern Ireland. International Observer
in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Invited Panel Member LVTV
Public Television Community Service Programming: The Status of Women in the 21st
Century.
James Irvine Foundation Research
Grant. Topic: Subcultural Variations in the Identification and Use of Role
Models (With Rita Patel Thakur).
Excellence in Teaching
Award, Undergraduate Professor of the Year Award Recipient, University of La
Verne.
Paper, Panel and Workshop
Presentations at Professional Meetings and Associations:
(2008, April) Pyrrhic
Victories: An Analysis of Incarcerated Male Delinquents’ Interactional
Strategies to Gain Situational Power and Control, Pacific Sociological
Association. Portland, Oregon.
(2007) Denial of
Responsibility Among Incarcerated male juvenile delinquents. Pacific
Sociological Association. Oakland, California.
(2006) You can’t go home
again: Caseworker accounts of family situations of delinquent boys who
emancipate. Pacific Sociological Association. Universal City, California.
(2006) Rock-a-bye baby:
Attorneys’ views on reforming current laws and legal defenses for women with
postpartum psychosis. Pacific Sociological Association. Universal City,
California. (With Deborah Paker).
Michelle Jacob, University of San Diego
Present Position: Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies Program,
University of San Diego, 2006-present
Former Positions Held: Full-Time Tenure Track, Sociology Instructor,
MiraCosta College, 2004-2006
Adjunct Professor of
Sociology, Heritage University, 2003-2004
Education: Ph.D., 2004, Department of Sociology, University of
California – Santa Barbara
M.A., 2001, Sociological Practice, California State University – San
Marcos
B.A., 1998, Liberal Studies, California State University – San Marcos
Offices Held in Other
Organizations: Member, Dean’s Search
Committee, University of San Diego, 2007-08
Member, Core Curriculum
Committee, University of San Diego, 2007-present
Mentor & Faculty Member
for Community Service Learning, American Indian Recruitment Programs,
University of San Diego, 2006-present
Member, Retention Advisory
Committee, MiraCosta, 2005-2006
Offices, Committee
Memberships and Editorial Appointments Held in PSA: Member, Social Conscience Committee, PSA, 2009
Member, Program Committee,
PSA, 2007-2008
Member, Committee on
Community Colleges, PSA, 2005-present
Member, Committee on the
Status of Women, PSA 2002-2005 (Served as Chair 2003-2004)
Publications: Jacob, Michelle M. (Forthcoming 2009). “Ethnography,
Memory, and Culture: Healing the Soul Wound of Technological Disaster.” Minority
Resiliency and the Legacy of Disaster.
(Jason D. Rivera & DeMond S. Miller, eds). Edwin Mellen Press.
Jacob, Michelle M. (2008).
“’This Path Will Heal Our People:’ Healing the Soul Wound of Diabetes.” In:
Crawford, Suzanne, editor. Religion and Healing in Native America: Pathways
for Renewal, (pp. 43-62). Westport,
CT: Praeger Press.
Jacob, Michelle M. (Co-Editor
with Rima Wilkes). (2006). Special Issue: “Indigenous Peoples: Canadian and US
Perspectives,” American Behavioral Scientist, 50(4).
Jacob, Michelle M. (2006).
“When a Native ‘Goes Researcher’ Notes from the North American Indigenous
Games.” American Behavioral Scientist, 50(4), 450-461.
Professional
Contributions: National Cancer
Institute/Mayo Clinic, “Spirit of EAGLES” Community Partner Grant, Project
Director, Young Native Filmmakers Project, 2007-2008
President’s Office Special
Award: MiraCosta College Student Success Focus Group Study (Co-author).
2005-2006. (Study of barriers to student success).
Yakama Nation Nutrition
Program Community Wellness Focus Group Project, Consultant, 2008
Yakama Healthy Heart Program
“Pathways to Health” Conference Evaluator, 2006
Honors and Awards: USD Woman of Impact Award, 2007
Faculty Service Award,
MiraCosta College EOP, 2006
Ford Foundation Dissertation
Fellow, 2004
American Sociological
Association Minority Fellowship Program, National Institute of Mental Health
Fellow, 2001-2004
Paper,
Panel and Workshop Presentations at Professional Meetings and Associations:
California
State University, San Marcos Diversity Conference “Importance of Ethnic
Studies” Invited Speaker. San Marcos, CA. May 2008
Western
Region Campus Compact Consortium’s Tenth Annual ‘Continuums of Service’
Conference “Making Waves: Using Teaching for Social Change” Panelist, San Jose,
CA. April 2007
Pacific
Sociological Association “The Complexities of Tribal Self-Determination:
Focusing on Northwest Tribes.” Invited Presidential Session Organizer, Annual
Meetings, Portland, OR. April 2008
“Ethnography
as tool for change (or co-optation?): Notes on the methodology of
institutionalizing ‘diversity.’” Presentation, Annual Meetings, Portland, OR.
April 2008
