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MSSA PROGRAM SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Title Organizer Time Room

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019

Executive Board Meeting I 1:30-4:30 pm Briarwood

Registration Table Open TBA Mezzanine South

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019

Light Breakfast 8:00-9:00 Windsor IV


1 Graduate Session I Erin Rider 9:00-10:15 Manchester II

2 Criminology I Jason Ulsperger

9:00-10:15 Windsor V

3 Sociology of Education Brett Lehman and Mitchell McIvor

9:00-10:15 Oxford

4 Sociology of Gender Sarah Donley 9:00-10:15 Newbury

5 Media and Inequality Andrea Hunt 9:00-10:15 Manchester I

6 Race & Ethnicity and Identities William Rodriguez, Erin Rider, and Jessica Burke

10:30-11:45 Newbury

7 Disasters Francis O. Adeola

10:30-11:45 Manchester II

8 Criminology II Jessica Abbott and Shelly McGrath

10:30-11:45 Windsor V

9 The Unwritten Rules to Successfully Achieving Tenure and Promotion

Earl Wright II 10:30-11:45 Oxford

Women, Gender, and Sexualities Committee Lunch

Sarah Donley 11:45-1:00 Windsor IV

10 Family Jessica Burke, Courtney Heath Windhorn, and Brianna Turgeon

1:00-2:15 Oxford

11 Medical Sociology Kirsten Ostergren Clark

1:00-2:15 Windsor V

12 Women and Rage in Popular Culture Jackie Eller 1:00-2:15 Manchester I

13 Social Movements, Public Policy, and Politics

Ruth Chananie 1:00-2:15 Newbury

14 Teaching Sociology Erin Rider 2:30-3:45 Windsor V

15 Microaggressions Melencia Johnson and

2:30-3:45 Oxford

Race & Minorities Committee

16 Environmental Justice Within and Across Borders

Francis O. Adeola

2:30-3:45 Newbury

17 Maintaining a Research Agenda while at a Small Teaching University

Aaron Rowland

4:00-5:15 Oxford

18 Homicide Studies John Boulahanis


19 Teaching from an Intersectional Perspective

Tina Hebert Deshotels, Sarah Donley, Melencia Johnson, and Erin Rider

4:00-5:15 Windsor V

20 Alcohol and Substance Use and Misuse Andrew Tatch and Lauren Norman

4:00-5:15 Newbury

Past Presidents’ Welcome Reception 5:30-6:30 Windsor IV

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2019

Small & Community Colleges Committee Breakfast

Joseph Abbott 8:00-9:00 Windsor IV

Light Breakfast 8:00-9:00 Windsor IV


21 Interviewing for an Academic Appointment in Sociology/Criminology/Criminal Justice: Strategies or Success

R. Alan Thompson

9:00-10:15 Newbury

22 Immigration Erin Rider 9:00-10:15 Manchester I

23 Preparing for a Program Review/Getting Your Curriculum to Meet National Standards

Jeffrey Chin 9:00-10:15 Windsor V

24 Undergraduate Session I Pat Gleich 9:00-10:15 Oxford

25 Women in Prison: Expanding the Narrative

Ron Aday 9:00-10:15 Manchester II

26 Fontana Lake: Broken Promises, Delayed Resolutions

Hugh Floyd 10:30-11:45 Manchester II

27 Graduate Session II Erin Rider 10:30-11:45 Manchester I

28 The Business of Sociology—“Money” Conversations Academics Seldom Have

Earl Wright II 10:30-11:45 Newbury

29 Gender Research in Progress Tina Hebert Deshotels

10:30-11:45 Oxford

30 Publishing Demystified—Understanding the Process

J. Scott Carter, Michele Kozimor, Barbara

10:30-11:45 Windsor V

Prince, and Kevin Breault

Race and Ethnic Minorities Committee Lunch

Melencia Johnson

11:45-1:00 Windsor IV

31 Trans and Binary Health Across the Life Course

Alexandra Nowakowski

1:00-2:15 Manchester I

32 Intersectionality Melencia Johnson and Lynn Weber

1:00-2:15 Oxford

33 Getting Your Dean’s Attention—How Can AKD Help Convince Your Dean of Sociology’s Value

Jeffrey Chin, Michele Kozimor, and Barbara Prince

1:00-2:15 Windsor V

34 Public Opinion Theresa Davidson


35 Criminology III Jason Ulsperger and Lisa Eargle

1:00-2:15 Newbury

36 Political Economy Steven Panageotou and Aaron Rowland

2:30-3:45 Newbury

37 Active Learning/Using Teams/Group Projects

Jeffrey Chin, Michele Kozimor, and Barbara Prince

2:30-3:45 Windsor V

38 Sexuality Melanie Turner

2:30-3:45 Oxford

39 Undergraduate Research in Process Pat Gleich 2:30-3:45 Manchester I

40 PLENARY ADDRESS: Lynn Weber, University of South Carolina

4:00-5:15 Windsor II

Pre-Banquet Cocktail Reception 6:00-6:30 Windsor IV

Annual Banquet 6:30-8:30 Windsor III

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019

Coffee 8:00-9:00 Windsor IV


41 Sociology of Religion Shondrah Nash

9:00-10:15 Newbury

42 “I Love Sociology but What Can You Do with a Sociology Major?”—Helping Students see Sociology as Preparation for a Career

Jeffrey Chin 9:00-10:15 Windsor V

43 Teaching the Stress Process with Hands-On Activities

Alexandra Nowakowski


44 Autoethnography and Public Sociology Michael Spivey 9:00-10:15 Manchester II

45 Potpourri I Justin Martin 9:00-10:15 Oxford

46 Elitism, Academic Jargon, and Optimizing Access to Sociological Knowledge

Tyler Gay, Andreina Carrasquero, and Monisha Jackson

10:30-11:45 Newbury

47 Criminology IV Jason Ulsperger


48 Potpourri II Ruth Chananie 10:30-11:45 Oxford

49 Health, Morbidity, and Mortality Kevin Breault 10:30-11:45 Manchester II

Executive Board Meeting II 12:00-3:00 Warwick

MID-SOUTH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

FULL SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS October 23-26, 2019

Jackson, Mississippi

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 1:30PM-4:30PM Executive Board Meeting I Briarwood

TBA Registration Table Open Mezzanine South

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 8:00AM-9:00AM Light Breakfast Windsor IV


9:00-10:15 Breakout Sessions (Thursday)

SESSION 1

Graduate Session I MANCHESTER II

Session Organizer and Presider: Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

Becoming a Christian and Seeking Meaning Overseas: Chinese International Students’

Conversions to Christianity in the U.S.

Fangheyue Ma, University of South Florida

Factors Contributing to Low Adequate Prenatal Care Rates in Orange County, Florida

Lauren Daniel, University of Central Florida

“Blacks Here are Racist Against Whites”: White Brazilian Immigrants’ Perceptions of Racism

Rodrigo Serrão, University of South Florida

SESSION 2

Criminology I WINDSOR V

Session Organizer and Presider: Jason Ulsperger, Arkansas Tech University

Public Perceptions of the United States Border Patrol in South Texas Stan H. Hodges, Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Bennie Green, Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Connecting Structural Ritualization to Criminological Theory

Jason S. Ulsperger, Arkansas Tech University

Kristen Ulsperger, Arkansas Tech University

Reducing Recidivism in Tallahassee, Florida: An Assessment of Tools and Evidence-Based

Recidivism Reduction Programs

Keith D. Parker, Florida A & M University

Amber Oderinde, Bethel Ready4Work-Tallahassee Reentry Program

Jaworski Vance, Bethel Ready4Work-Tallahassee Reentry Program

Anne T. Charles, Florida A & M University

SESSION 3

Sociology of Education OXFORD

Co-Session Organizer and Presider: Brett Lehman, Auburn University at Montgomery

Co-Session Organizer and Presider: Mitchell McIvor, University of West Georgia

The Effects of Extracurricular Social Clubs on the Social Integration and Development on Special Needs Children without Social Cognitive Skills Allissa Halderman, Columbus State University

Residents’ Priorities for Local Public Schools: Starting a Discussion with Montgomery’s Legacy

Museum Brett Lehman, Auburn University at Montgomery

What Shapes the Choice of an Engineering Major among Women? Considering School Context, Exposure, and Family Background

Emily Blosser, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

Examining Racial and Gender Differences in Experiences with Bullying among Youth Yuanjiaozi Xue, Mississippi State University

Sierra Nelson, Mississippi State University David C. May, Mississippi State University

H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University Megan Stubbs-Richardson, Mississippi State University

Sociology Applied with Purpose: Assessing Students’ Applied Sociological Aspirations

Mitchell McIvor, University of West Georgia Viviene Wood, University of West Georgia

Emily Akins, University of West Georgia

SESSION 4

Sociology of Gender NEWBURY

Session Organizer and Presider: Sarah Donley, Jacksonville State University

MeToo in the Ivory Tower: Direct and Indirect Effects of Harassment Experiences on Professional

Outcomes among Academic Faculty Richard M. Simon, Mount Saint Joseph University

Maggie Libbert, Mount Saint Joseph University

I Just Want a Woman Who Likes Me: Support as a Motivation for Men’s Participation in Infidelity

Alicia Walker, Missouri State University

The “New” American Way of Death? Gender, Structural Changes, and the Cultural Meaning of Death

Sarah Donley, Jacksonville State University

SESSION 5

Media and Inequality MANCHESTER I

Session Organizer and Presider: Andrea Hunt, University of North Alabama

Spector of the #Adpocalypse: Building a Digital Class Analysis for the YouTube Economy Marcus Brooks, University of Cincinnati

Hip-Hop through the Lens of the Pedagogy of the Oppressed Andrea Hunt, University of North Alabama

Lee Murkey, Independent Scholar


SESSION 6

Race & Ethnicity and Identities NEWBURY

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

Session Co-Organizer: William Rodriguez, University of South Carolina Aiken

Session Co-Organizer: Jessica Burke, Francis Marion University

GOLDEN KAMUY (a Japanese Comic)’s Social Implication for the Ethnic Relationship Between the

Ainu and the Japanese

Kinko Ito, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

She Was Not Us: Examining Representations of Black Womanhood in Modern Literature and

Media

Nailah Herbert, Middle Tennessee State University

SESSION 7

Disasters MANCHESTER II

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

Session Co-Organizer: Lisa Eargle, Francis Marion University

The Aftermath of Hurricane Florence: Finding Support to Cope with Loss and Uncertainty Following a Natural Disaster

Monica Bixby Radu, Southeast Missouri State University Kristen N. Sobba, Southeast Missouri State University

Lisa McManus, Wake Technical College

College Student Perceptions of National Weather Service Flood Products Todd Murphy, University of Louisiana at Monroe

Lauren Walker, University of Louisiana at Monroe Neil R. White, University of Louisiana at Monroe

SESSION 8

Criminology II WINDSOR V

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Jessica Abbott, Dixie State University

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Shelly McGrath, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Homans’ Social Exchange Theory and Gang Violence

Presley Alford, Tennessee Tech University

Understanding Victim-Offender Dynamics when Predicting Violent Crime Victims’ Fear

Jessica Abbott, Dixie State University

Shelly McGrath, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Engineered Vulnerability: A Conceptual Tool for Understanding Whiteness in Gun Rights Discourse

Todd Couch, Francis Marion University

SESSION 9

The Unwritten Rules to Successfully Achieving Tenure and Promotion OXFORD (Scholarly Panel)

Session Organizer and Discussant: Earl Wright II, University of Cincinnati

Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, Johnson C. Smith University

David May, Mississippi State University

11:45-1:00 (Thursday)-WINDSOR IV

Women, Gender, and Sexualities Committee Lunch (first come, first served—limited to 20 box lunches)


SESSION 10

Family OXFORD

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Brianna Turgeon, Jacksonville State University

Session Co-Organizer: Courtney Heath Windhorn, Mississippi State University

Session Co-Organizer: Jessica Burke

Sibling Abuse: The Forgotten Abuse and its Effects

Amanda Thibeaux, Texas Tech University Luis Ramirez, Texas Tech University

Changes in Family Household Structures and Possible Societal Implications

Lindsey Shaw, Mississippi State University

Discourse, Ideology, and Feeling Rules: Welfare Managers’ Evaluations of Mothers on Welfare Brianna Turgeon, Jacksonville State University

SESSION 11

Medical Sociology WINDSOR V

Session Organizer and Presider: Kirsten Ostergren Clark, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Privilege in the Delivery Room? Race, Class, and the Realization of Natural Birth Preferences,

2002-2013 Richard M. Simon, Mount Saint Joseph University

Katherine M. Johnson, Tulane University

The Symbolic Code of “Victim” in Medicine Carley Geiss, University of South Florida

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Life Expectancy among Mid-South Residents

Sarah Collins, University of Memphis

SESSION 12

Women and Rage in Popular Culture MANCHESTER I

Session Organizer and Presider: Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

Women are so hysterical: Examining women's rage through comedy Katie Cooper, University of Tampa

Scandalous Handmaids: Women’s anger and rage in popular culture TV

Jackie Eller, Middle Tennessee State University

SESSION 13

Social Movements, Public Policy, and Politics NEWBURY

Session Organizer and Presider: Ruth Chananie, University of Tampa

Social Movements, Sentiment, and Black Male Fashion Trends Giselle C. Greenidge, Northwest Missouri State University

Schemata and Schism within Social Movements

David Zeller, University of South Florida

The Effect of the Department of Education’s PARENT PLUS Loan Program Policy on African-American Students, Especially Those Attending HBCUs

Willie Pearson, Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology Dara Bright, Georgia Institute of Technology

Institutional Corruption and the Criminal Justice System Joshua Wakeham, The University of Alabama


SESSION 14

Teaching Sociology WINDSOR V

Session Organizer and Presider: Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

Sociology and Civic Engagement: Public Land Issues and Yellowstone National Park

Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

Leave to Serve: Students’ Experiences of Service Learning

Kelly James, Christian Brothers University

A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Statistics to Sociology Students

Mitchell McIvor, University of West Georgia

Bianca Bill, University of West Georgia

Bridging the Gap Between Generations: Contact Hypothesis and Community Service Learning at

Assisted Care Facilities

Mitchell McIvor, University of West Georgia

Maria Mayhan, University of West Georgia

Encouraging Participation: A Case Study of Campus Engagement

Christi Mackey, Rogers State University

SESSION 15

Microaggressions OXFORD (Scholarly Panel)

Session Organizer and Presider: Melencia Johnson, University of South Carolina Aiken

Emerald Jones, Howard University

SESSION 16

Environmental Justice Within and Across Borders NEWBURY

Session Organizer and Presider: Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

Environmental Justice and Early Childhood: An Emerging Dimension of Stratification

Aaron T. Rowland, University of Tennessee at Martin

Justin A. Martin, University of Tennessee at Martin

Ashley Kite-Rowland, University of Tennessee at Martin

Global Environmental Injustice or Rational Choice? Explaining the Global North-Global South

Flows of Hazardous Products

Francis O. Adeola, University of New Orleans

Human Trafficking

Hua-Lun Huang, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

A Search for Justice: The Story of the Swain County, North Carolina Community

Hugh Floyd, Samford University


SESSION 17

Maintaining a Research Agenda while at a Small Teaching University OXFORD (Scholarly Panel)

Session Organizer and Discussant: Aaron Rowland, University of Tennessee at Martin

Tina L. Lee, University of Tennessee at Martin

Jeremy A. Ross, Jacksonville State University

Jessica Abbott, Dixie State University

SESSION 18

Homicide Studies MANCHESTER II

Session Organizer and Presider: John Boulahanis, Southeastern Louisiana University

An Examination of Homicide Clearances in Chicago: Does Location Really Matter?

John Boulahanis, Southeastern Louisiana University

Wesley Abbott, Southeastern Louisiana University

Without a Trace: Identifying Police-Involved Death Victims in the United States, 2013-2016

Jeannice Louine, Claflin University

Sheena Gardner, Mississippi State University

Predictors of Victim Type in Student-Perpetrated School Shootings

Lisa Olson, Southeastern Louisiana University

SESSION 19

Teaching from an Intersectional Perspective WINDSOR V (Roundtable)

Session Organizer and Discussant: Tina Hebert Deshotels, Jacksonville State University

Sarah Donley, Jacksonville State University

Melencia Johnson, University of South Carolina Aiken

Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

SESSION 20

Alcohol and Substance Use and Misuse

NEWBURY

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Andrew Tatch, Mississippi State University

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Lauren Norman, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Where's the Harm? College Students Discuss the Secondary Effects of Problem Drinking Marjorie Marcoux Faiia, Rivier University

Analyzing the Gendered Effects of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 of Cocaine Offenders

Makeela J. Wells, Tennessee Technological University

Why are Some People at High Risk of DUI? A Consideration of the Mediational Role of Cognitive and Behavioral Factors

Andrew Tatch, Mississippi State University

“The Struggle is Real”: Examining the Relationship between Undergraduate Prescription Stimulant Use and Academic Strain

Lauren Norman, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

5:30PM – 6:30 (Thursday) WINDSOR IV

Presidents Welcome Reception (Hors d'oeuvres, limited FREE drink tickets, & cash bar)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 8:00AM-9:00AM Light Breakfast Windsor IV


8:00am – 9:00am (Friday) WINDSOR IV

Small and Community Colleges Committee Breakfast (all welcome)

9:00-10:15 Breakout Sessions (Friday)

SESSION 21 Interviewing for an Academic Appointment in Sociology/Criminology/Criminal Justice: Strategies for Success

NEWBURY (Conference Workshop) Workshop Facilitator: R. Alan Thompson, University of Southern Mississippi

SESSION 22 Immigration

MANCHESTER I Session Organizer and Presider: Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

International Students and Changing Policy: Experience, Life, and Plans After Graduation

Phattra Marbang, Middle Tennessee State University

Gender Boundary Negotiation and Refugee Resettlement: How Transnational Migration Ties Matter

Telesphore Kagaba, Hanover College Patricia Gagné, University of Louisville

Mapping Gender in International Migration Studies

Cihan Aydiner, Louisiana State University Muhammed Yildiz, Dixie State University

SESSION 23 Preparing for Program Review/Getting Your Curriculum to Meet National Standards

WINDSOR V (Conference Workshop) Workshop Facilitator: Jeffrey Chin, LeMoyne College/Alpha Kappa Delta

Workshop Sponsor: Alpha Kappa Delta

SESSION 24 Undergraduate Session I

OXFORD Session Organizer and Presider: Pat Gleich, University of West Florida

Papers/Presenters TBA

SESSION 25 Women in Prison: Expanding the Narrative

MANCHESTER II Session Organizer and Presider: Ron Aday, Middle Tennessee State University

Who Wants to Die Here? Fears and Concerns of Incarcerated Women

Meredith Dye, Middle Tennessee State University

The Benefits of Participating in Religious Activities Among Women Lifers Nicole Cook, Tennessee Tech University

Examining Racial Disparities Among Women in Prison

Ron Aday, Middle Tennessee State University


SESSION 26 Fontana Lake: Broken Promises, Delayed Resolutions

MANCHESTER II (Film Screening) Session organizer and Presider: Hugh Floyd, Samford University

SESSION 27 Graduate Session II

MANCHESTER I Session Organizer and Presider: Erin Rider, Jacksonville State University

Does Neighborhood Matter? An Exploration of Race and Mammography Adherence

Roman Johnson, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Individuality vs. Normativity: The Religious Modernity Paradox in Institutions, Publicness, and Culture

Xi Wang, University of Chicago

SESSION 28 The Business of Sociology—“Money” Conversations Academics Seldom Have

NEWBURY (Scholarly Panel) Session Organizer and Discussant: Earl Wright II, University of Cincinnati

Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, Johnson C. Smith University

Cassidy Cooper, University of Mobile

David May, Mississippi State University

SESSION 29 Gender Research in Progress

OXFORD Session Organizer and Presider: Tina Hebert Deshotels, Jacksonville State University

Does it Work? An Analysis of the Efficacy of Sexual Assault Prevention in Middle and High School Students

Tina Hebert Deshotels, Jacksonville State University Sarah Donley, Jacksonville State University

Colorblind Gendered Racism and the “Welfare Queen”

Brianna Turgeon, Jacksonville State University

What Sort of Man Reads Playboy? Marketing Masculinity in a Men’s Magazine Shelby Clark, University of Arkansas

Mindy Bradley, University of Arkansas

Low-Income Women’s Survival Strategies in a Rapidly Gentrifying Neighborhood Ashleigh E. McKinzie, Middle Tennessee State University

Deirdre Oakley, Georgia State University

SESSION 30 Publishing Demystified: Understanding the Process

WINDSOR V (Conference Workshop) Workshop Co-Facilitator: J. Scott Carter, University of Central Florida/Sociological Inquiry

Workshop Co-Facilitator: Michele Kozimor, Elizabethtown College/Teaching Sociology Workshop Co-Facilitator: Barbara Prince, Lebanon Valley College/Teaching Sociology

Workshop Co-Facilitator: Kevin Breault, Middle Tennessee State University/Sociological Spectrum

Workshop Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Delta

11:45 – 1:00 (Friday) WINDSOR IV

Racial and Ethnic Minorities Committee Lunch (first come, first served—limited to 20 box lunches)


SESSION 31 Trans and Binary Health Across the Life Course

MANCHESTER I Session Organizer and Presider: Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski, Florida State University College of

Medicine Session Discussant: J.E. Sumerau, University of Tampa

Finding Healthy Aging in Nonbinary and Intersex Biography

Nik Lampe, University of South Carolina

Education Gets Old: Seeking Gender Affirming Health Care for Progressive Disease Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski, FSU College of Medicine

Gender Negotiation Among People in Poly/Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships

Vanessa Rijo Sánchez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Not Quite a Golden Girl: Finding Healthy Aging in Fluid Family

J.E. Sumerau, University of Tampa

SESSION 32 Intersectionality

OXFORD Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Melencia Johnson, University of South Carolina Aiken Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Lynn Weber, University of South Carolina at Columbia

#MeTooHBCU: Intersecting Systems of Oppression at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Milanika Turner, Florida A & M University

#MeToo: Listen to LGBTQ + People of Color Melencia Johnson, University of South Carolina Aiken

The Land of Plenty Revisited: Race, Gender, and Poverty in the United States

Cheryl B. Leggon, Georgia Institute of Technology

Intersectionality, Multiplicity, and LGBT Homeless Youth in the #MeToo Era Jacqueline Goldman, Delta State University

Kara Goldman, Delta State University

SESSION 33 Getting Your Dean’s Attention: How Can AKD Help Convince Your Dean of Sociology’s Value?

WINDSOR V (Conference Workshop) Workshop Co-Facilitator: Jeffrey Chin, LeMoyne College, Alpha Kappa Delta

Workshop Co-Facilitator: Michele Kozimor, Elizabethtown College/Alpha Kappa Delta Workshop Co-Facilitator: Barbara Prince, Lebanon Valley College/Alpha Kappa Delta

Workshop Co-Facilitator: Dennis McSeveney, University of New Orleans Workshop Sponsor: Alpha Kappa Delta

SESSION 34 Public Opinion

MANCHESTER II Session Organizer and Presider: Theresa Davidson, Samford University

The Use of Biographical Documentaries as a Method for Changing Public Attitudes Regarding

Wrongful Convictions R. Alan Thompson, The University of Southern Mississippi

Who Still Supports the Death Penalty? An Analysis of the 2000-2018 General Social Survey

Kiarra Broadnax, Samford University Theresa Davidson, Samford University

SESSION 35 Criminology III

NEWBURY Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Jason Ulsperger, Arkansas Tech University

Session Co-Organizer: Lisa Eargle, Francis Marion University

Social Disorganization Theory and Suicide Matthew D. Moore, University of Central Arkansas

Sexual Deviance Theory, Generation Z, and the LGTBQ Community

Shane Gunderson, Broward College

Exploring the Lived Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Black Men Who Serve Lengthy

Sentences Jacqueline Ford, Bethel Ready4Work-Tallahassee Reentry Program

Mekayla Hopkins, Florida A & M University Keith D. Parker, Florida A & M University

He Called Me from Tijuana to do a Jale in Michoacan: Juvenile Work in Mexican Drug Trafficking

Organizations Piotr A. Chomezynski, University of Lodz, Poland

Roger S. Guy, State University of New York at Oswego


SESSION 36 Political Economy

NEWBURY Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Steven Panageotou, Arkansas State University

Session Co-Organizer and Presider: Aaron Rowland, University of Tennessee at Martin

The Legacy of Karl Marx Frank Elwell, Rogers State University

Rethinking the Foundations of Corporate Power in the 21st Century: Towards a Political Theory

of Economic Inequality Steven Panageotou, Arkansas State University

What Everyone Gets Wrong about Neoliberalism

Aaron T. Rowland, University of Tennessee at Martin

SESSION 37 Active Learning/Using Teams/Group Projects

WINDSOR V (Conference Workshop) Workshop Co-Facilitator: Jeffrey Chin, LeMoyne College/Alpha Kappa Delta

Workshop Co-Facilitator: Michele Kozimor, Elizabethtown College/Alpha Kappa Delta Workshop Co-Facilitator: Barbara Prince, Lebanon Valley College/Alpha Kappa Delta


SESSION 38 Sexuality, Reproductive Justice, and Social Policy

OXFORD

Session Organizer and Presider: Melanie Turner, Georgia State University

Monogamish: Negotiating Shared Meaning of Commitment and Marriage in Same-Sex Relationships

Brandon M. Schmidt, University of Louisville Patricia Gagné, University of Louisville

“Bloody Hell”: A Call for Quantitative Analysis of Menstruating Sex Workers

Athanasia Platis, Georgia State University

Sex, Stigma, and Pain in Secretary Athanasia Platis, Georgia State University

“Fake Clinics”: Strategies and Successes of Crisis Pregnancy Centers Across the U.S.

Melanie Turner, Georgia State University

SESSION 39 Undergraduate Research in Progress

MANCHESTER I Session Organizer and Presider: Pat Gleich, University of West Florida

Papers/Presenters TBA

4:00-5:15 (Friday)

SESSION 40

DOING INTERSECTIONALITY: FROM THEORY TO ACTION Plenary Speaker: Dr. Lynn Weber, University of South Carolina

WINDSOR II

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

8:00AM-9:00AM Coffee Windsor IV


9:00-10:15 Breakout Sessions (Saturday)

SESSION 41 Sociology of Religion

NEWBURY Session Organizer and Presider: Shondrah Nash, Morehead State University

Understanding Support for Government Regulation of Religious Growth in America

Robert Martin, Southeastern Louisiana University

Conditional Hospitality as Lived Religion: LGBTQ Marginalization in a Southern Community Betsie Garner, Tennessee Technological University

Understanding the Religious Motivations of Foster and Adoptive Parents in the Deep South

Estye Fenton, University of West Alabama

SESSION 42 “I Love Sociology, but What can You do With a Sociology Major?” Helping Students See Sociology as Preparation for a Career

WINDSOR V (Conference Workshop) Workshop Facilitator: Jeffrey Chin, LeMoyne College/Alpha Kappa Delta


SESSION 43 Teaching the Stress Process with Hands-On Activities

MANCHESTER I (Conference Workshop) Workshop Facilitator: Alexandra C.H. Nowakowski, Florida State University

SESSION 44 Autoethnography and Public Sociology

MANCHESTER II Session Organizer and Presider: R. Michael Spivey, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Using Observation Papers as an Application of Sociology of Sport: Participant Observation in a

Cycling Century Ride

Andrew Tatch, Mississippi State University

Symbolic Interactionism and Public Sociology: Collaborative and Participatory Research in a Native American Community

R. Michael Spivey, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Augustus Granville Dill: A Case Study in Subjugated Knowledges, Public Sociology, and the Politics of Legitimization

Marcus A. Brooks, University of Cincinnati

SESSION 45 Potpourri I

OXFORD Session Organizer and Presider: Justin Martin, University of Tennessee at Martin

Strategic Harmonization: Managing Veganism and Competing Priorities Corey Waters, Rowan University

Digital Radicalization: What Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are Doing to Fight Extremist

Content W. Chris Hale, Louisiana State University Shreveport

Measuring Support for Legal Marijuana among Depressed and Non-Depressed Individuals

Sarah Collins, University of Memphis Tierica Gibson, University of Memphis

Aisha Naantaanbuu, University of Memphis

10:30-11:45 Breakout Sessions (Saturday)

SESSION 46 Elitism, Academic Jargon, and Optimizing Access to Sociological Knowledge

OXFORD (Roundtable) Session Organizer and Discussant: Tyler Gay, Georgia State University

Andreina Carrasquero, Georgia State University

Monisha Jackson, Georgia State University

SESSION 47 Criminology IV

MANCHESTER I Session Organizer and Presider: Jason Ulsperger, Arkansas Tech University

Process Evaluation of a Truancy Diversion Program in Northwest Alabama

Andrea Hunt, University of North Alabama Taschica Williams, University of North Alabama

The School-to-Prison Pipeline: Voices from Mississippi Prisoners

Rachel Giardina, Mississippi State University David May, Mississippi State University

McKayla Joaquim, Mississippi State University Jessie Davis, Mississippi State University

Developing Florida into a National Model for Juvenile Justice: A Roadmap to System Excellence

Terry Obsaint, Florida A & M University

The Crutch of Ritual: Social Control in the Modern American Capital Punishment System Alexandra Pellegrino, University of Tennessee

SESSION 48 Potpourri II

NEWBURY Session Organizer and Presider: Ruth Chananie, University of Tampa

Ecological Systems Theory and the Techno-Subsystem: Finding Online Solutions to Online Social

Problems Monica Bixby Radu, Southeast Missouri State University

Kristen N. Sobba, Southeast Missouri State University

The Homeownership Equity Wealth Myth Jessica Pardee, Rochester Institute of Technology

The Anthropocentric Heart: Ideology and Emotions

Jeremy A. Ross, Jacksonville State University Erek Smith, Jacksonville State University

A Preliminary Examination of Home Mortgage Approval and Denial Rates in

Mississippi: Challenges and Opportunities Lindsey Shaw, Mississippi State University

SESSION 49 Health, Morbidity, and Mortality

MANCHESTER II Session Organizer and Presider: Kevin Breault, Middle Tennessee State University

Anticipatory Grief: Can We Know Who is at Risk of Acute Symptoms

Kimberly Wingard, University of Florida

New Findings: Unemployed Women and Suicide Kevin Breault, Middle Tennessee State University

Augustine Kposowa, University of California, Riverside Dina Ezzat, University of California, Riverside

Bringing Mom Home: An Autoethnographic Account of Death with Dignity and Terminal Cancer

Adam Rafalovich, Pacific University

12:00pm-3:00pm Executive Board Meeting II Warwick

END OF CONFERENCE

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