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CURRICULUM VITAE

REBECCA G. ADAMS

Gerontology Program, PO Box 26170

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

Phone: (336)334-3578

Email: Rebecca_Adams@uncg.edu

Web Address: www.uncg.edu/~r_adams

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

EDUCATION

University of Chicago, PhD in Sociology, August, 1983, MA in Sociology, Spring 1977

Special Area Exams: Formal Organizations & their Environments and Sociology of

Aging & the Life Course

Dissertation: Friendship and its Role in the Lives of Elderly Women

Trinity College, BA in Sociology with Honors, Hartford, CT, Spring 1974

JOB HISTORY

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Professor and Gerontology Program Director, 2013-present

Associate Provost for Planning and Assessment, 2009-2012

Professor of Sociology, 1999-2012

Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Planning, Fall 2004-

Summer 2005

Assistant to the Dean of Continual Learning, 1999-2000

Associate Professor, 1988-99

Visiting Associate Professor, Family and Child Development, Virginia Tech, Fall 1992

Assistant Professor, 1983-88

Instructor

Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1983

Barat College, Lake Forest, IL, 1981-83

Indiana University Northwest, Gary, IN, 1978

Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL, 1977-82

Research Projects Specialist

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, 1982-83

Chicago Teachers Center, 1981

Education Resource Center, Chicago, 1980-81

Social Psychiatry Study Center, University of Chicago, 1978-80

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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

Trained to serve on SACS Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees, May 6-7, 2013.

SACS Substantive Change workshops: Radford, Virginia, April 11, 2011; Wilmington,

NC, November 21, 2011; Asheville, NC, October 20, 2009.

Trained to be a Commission on Colleges Institutional Effectiveness Evaluator under The

Principles, December 5, 2010

Trained to be Commission on Colleges Evaluator under The Criteria, December 2, 2000

Trained to direct SACS Self-Study under The Criteria, December 1999

SCUP Planning Institute, Society for College and University Planning, Certificate of

Completion, January 2010

Step I: Foundations of Planning Within the Context of Higher Education, October 2008

Step II: Focused Knowledge for Integrated Planning Processes, January 2009

Step III: Integrated Planning- Working with Relationship Realities, January 2010

Linking Planning and Assessment, July 10, 2010

SCUP Institute Faculty Training, July 2012

Essential Supervisors Workshops, Human Resources, University of North Carolina at

Greensboro

Emotional Intelligence, Parts I, II, III, & IV, October 8 & 10, 2012; February 28 & March

4, 2013

Meyers-Briggs, November 7, 2011

Grievance and Disciplinary Policies Workshop, October 26, 2011

Leave and Timekeeping Workshop, October 25, 2011

Painless Performance Improvement, March 22, 2011

Would I work for me?, October 30, 2010

UNCG in a Career Banding World, September 10, 2010

Supervising and Managing, September 1, 2010

Essential Supervisor Program Overview, Spring 2010

Safe Zone, November 20, 2009

I-Spartan, October 14, 2010

Supervising Work Study Students, 2009-2010

P-Card Training, 2009-2010, 2013

Department Resources Group, American Sociological Association, August 12, 2006.

Trained to be a member of the Department Resources Group, the members of which

ASA recommends to conduct external reviews for sociology departments

Annual DRG Training Workshops at ASA Meetings, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,

2012, 2013

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Finances for Non-Financial Managers, UNCG Bryan School of Business, October 14-16, 2002

Topics: Internet Research, Accrual Accounting, Financial Statements, Fundamental

Analysis, Cost Behavior and Product Costing, Overhead, Planning for Profit, Inventory

Accounting, Investment Decisions

Program for Management Development, UNCG Bryan School of Business, February 7-March

22, 2002

Topics: Marketing, Economics, Managing Communication, Negotiation, Team Building,

Accounting, Finance, Business Plans, Leadership, Case Analysis Strategy, Global

Operations Strategy, Service Operations Management, Supply Chain Management,

Project Management & Control Decision Analysis, Information Technology, Diversity

Bridges: Academic Leadership for Women, Friday Center, September 26-December 3, 1997

Topics: Financial Management, Legal Issues, Human Resources, Goal Setting and

Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, External Relationships, Risk Management

NORC/NIMH Training Fellow, National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, Fall 1974-

Summer 1977

Training to manage a survey organization

Rotations in Accounting, Instrument Development, Data Collection, Data Processing,

Programming (for SPSS Inc.), Analysis & Report

Managed $1M plus budget for NIMH-funded Social Change Project and received 6

month no-cost extension

HONORS

UNCG Senior Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, 2003

Dean’s Merit Awards for Teaching Excellence, 1997, 1998

UNCG Woman of Distinction, Office of Student Affairs, 1997

Charter Fellow, Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, 1997

Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 1994

Dean’s Merit Awards for Research, 1992, 1993

Dean’s Merit Award for Service, 1987

Alpha Kappa Delta, 1984 (Sociology)

Pi Gamma Mu, 1974 (Social Science)

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RESEARCH

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

External

Coca-Cola Company, 2001, Social Relationship as a Metaphor for Consumer-Brand

Relationship, $5200 plus $350.73 to investigator

Grateful Dead Productions, 1998, Terrapin Station, a museum audience development study,

$9,144.56

AARP Andrus Foundation, 1991, Older Adult Friendship Patterns and Mental Health,

$74,783.00

American Council of Learned Societies, 1989, Travel to 5th International Conference on

Personal Relationships, Oxford, England, $500.00

Northwest Piedmont Council on Governments, 1989-90, The Yadkin County Long Range

Plan, $4,000.00

Sage Publications, Inc., 1987, Conference on Friendship and Aging, $700.00

Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging, 1986-87, Yadkin

County Study on Aging, $16,856

Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging, 1985-86, Davidson County

Study on Aging, $5,500

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Division of Continual Learning, 2000, Searchable Deadflames Archive, $3300.00

Research Council, 1992-93, Analyzing Older Adult Friendship Patterns, $2,396.05

Research Council, 1991-92, Gender Differences in Adult Friendship Patterns, $2,492.00

Excellence Foundation, 1991, Gender Differences in Adult Friendship Patterns, $4,000.00.

Research Council, 1987-88, Friendship and Adulthood: An Edited Volume, $1011.00

Research Council, 1986-87, Relationship between Formal and Informal Service Provision,

Research Council Grant, $1483.00

Excellence Foundation, 1986, Relationship between Formal and Informal Service Provision:

The Davidson County Study on Aging, $2500.00

Research Council, 1984-85, Friendship Networks of Elderly Women, $750.00

Excellence Foundation, 1984, Evolution of Friendships of Elderly Women, $1700.00

PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SCHOLARLY PRODUCTS

Books

Adams, R. G. (Guest Editor). In process. Taking Sociology Public. Special Issue of the

American Behavioral Scientist. Sage.

Adams, R. G., & Sardiello, R. (Eds.). 2000. Deadhead Social Science: You Ain’t Gonna

Learn What You Don’t Want to Know. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.

Adams, R. G., & Allan, G. (Eds.). 1998. Placing Friendship in Context. London:

Cambridge University Press. (In Structural Analysis series, edited by Mark Granovetter).

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R.G. 1992. Adult Friendship. Newbury Park: Sage.

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Books (continued)

Adams, R.G., & Blieszner, R. (Eds.) 1989. Older Adult Friendship: Structure and Process.

Newbury Park: Sage Publications. Re-released as part of SAGE digital initiative, 2012.

Stinchcombe, A.L., R.G. Adams, C.A. Heimer, K.L. Scheppele, T.W. Smith, & D.G. Taylor.

1980. Crime and Punishment--Changing Attitudes in America. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Journal Articles

Adams, R. G., Ueno, K., & Blieszner, R. Revise and Resubmit Requested. The Adams-

Blieszner-Ueno Integrative Conceptual Framework for Friendship Research. Journal of

Social and Personal Relationships.

Adams, R. G. 2010. Terrapin Station Demographics and “Deadication”: The Furthur Festival

’98 Data. Dead Letters IV:51-62. Reprinted in Nicholas Meriwether (Ed.), Reading the

Grateful Dead: A Critical Survey, pp. 193-205, Scarecrow Press, 2012.

Adams, R. G., Berggren, J., Docherty, L., Ruffin, K., Pfaff Wright, C. 2006. Gender-of-

author differences in study design of older adult friendship surveys. Personal Relationships

13(4):503-520.

Adams, R. G. 2003. Stigma and the Inappropriately Stereotyped: The Deadhead

Professional. Sociation Today 1(1):www.ncsociology.org.

Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. 2001. Perceptions of Social Support Availability and Coping

Behaviors among Gay Men with HIV. Sociological Quarterly 42(3):303-324.

Adams, R. G., Blieszner, R., & DeVries, B. 2000. Definitions of Friendship in the Third

Age: Age, Gender, and Study Location Effects. Journal of Aging Studies 14(1):117-33.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1998. Structural Predictors of Problematic Friendships in

Later Life. Personal Relationships 5:439-437.

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R.G. 1998. Problems with Friends in Old Age. Journal of Aging

Studies 12(3):223-238.

Adams, R. G. 1998. Inciting Sociological Thought by Studying the Deadhead Community:

Engaging Publics in Dialogue. Social Forces 77(1):1-25.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1998. Baby Boomer Friendships. Generations (Journal of

the American Society on Aging) 22(1):70-75.

Adams, R. G., & Torr, R. 1998. Factors Underlying the Structure of Older Adult Friendship

Networks. Social Networks 20:51-61.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1995. Aging Well with Friends and Family. American

Behavioral Scientist 39(2):209-224. Also published in S. A. McDaniel (Ed.). 2007. Volume

4, Ageing, pp. 3-18. London: Sage.

Adams, R.G., & Blieszner, R. 1994. An Integrative Conceptual Framework for Friendship

Research. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 11(2):163-184.

Adams, R.G., & Blieszner, R. 1993. Resources for Friendship Intervention. Journal of

Sociology and Social Welfare 20(4):159-175.

Adams, R.G. 1988. Which Comes First: Poor Psychological Well-Being or Decreased

Friendship Activity? Activities, Adaptation, and Aging 12(1/2):27-42.

Adams, R.G., & Stark, B.J. 1988. Church Conservatism and Services for the Elderly.

Journal of Religion and Aging 4(3/4): 69-86. Also published in W.M. Clements (Ed.).

1989. Religion Aging & Health: A Global Perspective. New York: Haworth Press.

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Journal Articles (continued)

Adams, R.G., & Brittain, J.L. 1988. Functional Status and Church Participation of the

Elderly: Theoretical and Practical Implications. Journal of Religion and Aging 3(3/4):35-48.

Adams, R.G. 1988. Attitudes of Decision Makers Toward Adult Day Care. Journal of

Applied Gerontology 7 (11):37-48.

Adams, R.G. 1987. Patterns of Network Change: A Longitudinal Study of Friendships of

Elderly Women. The Gerontologist 27(2):222-227.

Adams, R.G. 1986. A Look at Friendship and Aging. Generations (Journal of the American

Society on Aging) 10(4):40-43.

Adams, R.G. 1986. Secondary Friendships and Psychological Well-being. Activities,

Adaptation, and Aging 8(2):59-72.

Adams, R.G. 1986. Physical Distance and Emotional Closeness between Friends.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development 22(1):55-76.

Adams, R.G. 1985. People Would Talk: Normative Barriers to Cross-sex Friendships for

Elderly Women. The Gerontologist 25(6):605-11.

Kellam, S.G., R.G. Adams, C.H. Brown, & M.E. Ensminger. 1982. The Long-term

Evolution of the Family Structure of Teenage and Older Mothers. Journal of Marriage and

the Family 44(3):539-554.

Chapters

Adams, R. G., and Taylor, E. M. In Press. Aging and Happiness in the Third Age, in

Friendship and Happiness: Across the Life-Span and in Different Cultures, Springer.

Adams, R. G., Ernstes, A.M., Lucey, K.M. In press. Subculture, In James Wright (Ed.),

International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition

Adams, R.G. In press. Foreword. In Tony Lamair Burks II, Bought Wisdom. Leadright, San

Diego, CA.

Adams, R. G., and Harmon, J. 2014. “The Long Strange Trip Continues: Aging Deadheads,”

In C. Lee Harrington, Denise D. Bielby, and Anthony R. Bardo (Eds), Aging, Media, and

Culture, Lexington.

Adams, R.G., Ernstes, A.M., Lucey, K.M. 2014. After Jerry’s Death: Achieving Continuity

in Deadhead Identity and Community. In M. Duffet, Popular Music Fandom: Identities,

Roles and Practices, Routledge.

Cotten, S. R., McCullough, B.M., & Adams, R. G. Adams, R. G. 2011. Technological

Influences on Social Ties Across the Lifespan. In K.L. Fingerman, C. Berg, J. Smith, & T.

Antonucci, Handbook of Lifespan Development. Springer.

Adams, R.G. 2010. “I Can’t Do Anything but Lie”: Studying Deadheads While Wearing

Simmelian Lenses. In J. Tuedio & S. Spector, The Grateful Dead in Concert, McFarland.

Adams, R. G., & McCullough, B. M. 2009. Friendship in Middle Adulthood. In H. Reis & S.

Sprecher, Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, Vol. 2. Sage.

Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. 2007. Men’s Friendships. In M. Flood, J. K. Gardiner, B. Pease,

& K. Pringle. International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, Vol. 1. Routledge.

Adams, R.G., & Ueno, K. 2006. Adult Men’s Friendships. In V.H. Bedford & B. F. Turner,

Men in Relationships: Life Course and Life Span Perspectives. Springer.

Allan, G., & Adams, R. G. 2006. Sociology of Friendship. In C. Bryant & D. Peck, The

Handbook of 21st Century Sociology. Sage.

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Chapters (continued)

Adams, R. G., & Ueno, K. 2006. Friendship and Community Organization. In Milofsky, C.,

and Cnaan, R.(Eds.), Handbook on Community Movements and Local Organizations.

Kluwer Books/Plenum Press.

Adams, R. G. 2006. Friendship During the Later Years. In G. Ritzer, Encyclopedia of

Sociology. Blackwell.

Adams, R. G. 2006. Friendship: Structure, Process, and Context. In G. Ritzer, Encyclopedia

of Sociology. Blackwell.

Adams, R. G. 2006. Popular Culture Icons: The Grateful Dead and Deadheads. In G. Ritzer,

Encyclopedia of Sociology. Blackwell.

Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. 2005. Adult Friendship: A Decade Review. In P. Noller & J.

Feeney, Close Relationships, Psychology Press.

Adams, R.G., & Stevenson, M. 2004. A Lifetime of Relationships Mediated by Technology.

Pp. 368-393 in F. Lang & K L. Fingerman, Growing Together: Personal Relationships

across the Life Span. Cambridge.

Adams, R.G. 2002. Friendship. Pp. 509-12 in D. Ekerdt (Ed.) Macmillan Encyclopedia of

Aging, Vol. 2. Macmillan.

Adams, R.G., & Rosen-Grandon, J. 2002. Mixed Marriage: Music Community Membership

as a Source of Marital Strain. Pp. 79-100 in Robin Goodwin & Duncan Cramer (Eds.),

Inappropriate Relationships, Lawrence Erlbaum.

Adams, R. G. 2001. Friendship. Pp. 404-5 in G. L. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aging,

Vol. 1, 3rd

Edition. NY: Springer.

Adams, R. G. 2000. What Goes Around Comes Around: Collaborative Research and

Learning. Pp. 15-47 in R. G. Adams & R. Sardiello, Deadhead Social Science: You Ain’t

Gonna Learn What You Don’t Want to Know. CA: AltaMira.

Adams, R. G. 1999. Foreword. In R. Weiner (Ed.), Perspectives on the Grateful Dead.

Greenwood.

Adams, R. G. 1998. The Demise of Territorial Determinism: Online Friendships. In R. G.

Adams & G. Allan (Eds.), Placing Friendship in Context. Cambridge University Press.

Adams, R. G., & Allan, G. 1998. Contextualizing Friendship. In R. G. Adams & G. Allan

(Eds.), Placing Friendship in Context. Cambridge University Press.

Allan, G., & Adams, R.G. 1998. Reflections on Context. In R. G. Adams & G. Allan

(Eds.), Placing Friendship in Context. Cambridge University Press.

Adams, R. G. 1997. Older Women’s Friendship Patterns. In J. M. Coyle (Ed.), Women and

Aging: A Research Guide. Greenwood Press.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1996. Midlife Friendship Patterns. Pp. 336-363 in N.

Vanzetti & S. Duck (Eds.), A Lifetime of Relationships. Brooks/Cole.

Adams, R. G. 1995. Friendship. In G. L. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Aging, 2nd

Edition. NY: Springer.

Gold, D. T., & Adams, R. G. 1995. Finding Community. In R. J. Manheimer (Ed.) The

Second Middle Age: Looking Differently at Life Beyond 50. Washington, DC: Visible Ink

Press.

Adams, R. G. 1994. Older Men’s Friendship Patterns. In E. H. Thompson (Ed.), Older

Men’s Lives. Newbury Park: Sage.

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Chapters (continued)

Adams, R. G. 1994. Friendship. In R. Manheimer (Ed.), The Aging Almanac. Detroit:

Gale Research, Inc.

Adams, R. G. 1993. Activity as Structure and Process: Friendships of Older Adults. In

Activity and Aging, edited by Jack Kelley. Newbury Park: Sage.

Allan, G., & Adams, R.G. 1989. Structural Aspects of Friendship. In Adams, R.G. and

Blieszner, R. (Eds.) Older Adult Friendship: Structure and Process. Newbury Park: Sage

Publications.

Adams, R. G. 1989. Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the Study of Friendship. In

Adams, R.G. & Blieszner, R. (Eds.) Older Adult Friendship: Structure and Process.

Newbury Park: Sage Publications.

Brown, C.H., Adams, R. G., & Kellam, S.G. 1981. A Longitudinal Study of Teenage

Motherhood and Symptoms of Distress: The Woodlawn Community Epidemiological

Project, in Roberta G. Simmons (ed.), Research in Community and Mental Health.

Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press, Inc.

Editor’s Journal Prefaces

Adams, R. G., Hosman, S., & McCullough, B. M. 2009. Editing Personal Relationships.

Personal Relationships 16(4):iii-vii.

Adams, R. G. 2009. Stepping in the Right Direction. Personal Relationships 16(2):iii-v.

Adams, R. G. 2009. Examining Romantic Relationships. Personal Relationships 16(1):ii-v.

Adams, R. G. 2008. Studying Personal Relationships across the Lifespan. Personal

Relationships 15(4):iii-v.

Adams, R. G. 2008. Thinking Sociologically about Personal Relationships. Personal

Relationships 15(1):i-vi.

Adams, R. G. 2007. Celebrating Personal Relationships. Personal Relationships 14(4):i-ii.

Adams, R. G. 2007. Placing Personal Relationships Research in Context. Personal

Relationships 14(2):i-ii.

Adams, R. G. 2007. Becoming an International and Interdisciplinary Journal. Personal

Relationships 14(1):i-ii.

Newsletter Articles

Adams, R.G., 2014, Spring. Remembering Suzanne Kurth, Newsletter of Sociologists for

Women in Society-South.

Adams, R.G. 2009, Fall. Report from the Masthead Editor of Personal Relationships.

Relationship Research News 8(1).

Adams, R. G. 2009, Spring. Report from the Masthead Editor of Personal Relationships.

Relationship Research News 7(2):19.

Adams, R. G. 2008, Fall. Report from the Masthead Editor of Personal Relationships.

Relationship Research News 7(1):22-24.

Adams, R. G. 2008, Spring. Report from the Masthead Editor of Personal Relationships.

Relationship Research News 6(2):19-21.

Adams, R. G. 2007, Fall. Report from the Editor of Personal Relationships. Relationship

Research News 6(1):23-24.

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Newsletter Articles (continued)

Adams, R. G. 2007, Spring. Report from the Editor of Personal Relationships. Relationship

Research News 5(2):29-30.

Adams, R. G. 2006, Fall. A Report on Personal Relationships. Relationship Research News

5(1):33-34.

Adams, R. G. 2006. Spring. A Report on Personal Relationships: Report from the New

Editorial Team of Personal Relationships. Relationship Research News 4(2):21-22.

Adams, R. G. 2005, Fall. A Report on Personal Relationships: Part 2. Relationship

Research News 4(1):37-8.

Adams, R. G. 2005. Spring. The Future of Personal Relationships. Relationship Research

News 3(2):32-33.

Adams, R. G. 2004, Spring. Comments on Relationship Research in a New Millennium.

Relationship Research News 2(2): 8.

Adams, R. G. 2003, Fall. Reflections on the Importance of SSS to the Discipline and its

Members. The Southern Sociologist 35(2):17-18.

Adams, R. G., Kalleberg, A., & Nielsen, F. 2003, Winter. Rachel A. Rosenfeld, 1948-2002,

SSS Past President. The Southern Sociologist 34(3):22-25.

Adams, R. G. 2000. UNCG’s Pratto Recognized for Contributions. Sociation 26:2, 5.

Adams, R. G. 1998. Confessions of a Past-President. The Southern Sociologist 30(1):4-6.

Adams, R. G. 1997. Inciting Sociological Thought: Engaging Publics in Dialogue,

President-Elect’s Message. The Southern Sociologist 28(3):3-4.

Adams, R. G. 1997. A Message from the President: Housekeeping. The Southern

Sociologist 29(2):1, 4.

Adams, R. G. 1997. Inciting Sociological Thought: Engaging Publics in Dialogue,

President’s Message. The Southern Sociologist 29(1):1, 3-4.

Adams, R. G. 1995. The Role of Field Research in the Study of Personal Relationships:

Studying Deadheads. ISSPR Bulletin (Newsletter of the International Society for the Study of

Personal Relationships) 12(1):4-5.

Adams, R. G. 1991. On the Bus: Teaching about Deadhead Subculture. Views of

Undergraduate Education in Sociology 20 (2):1-5.

Adams, R.G. 1987. Collaboration between the Aging Network and the Academy: The

Davidson and Yadkin County Studies on Aging. Southern Gerontologist 6(4):1-2.

Book Reviews

2013. Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation, by

Anna Muraco, Gender and Society, 27: 600-602

2012. The Ways of Friendship. Anthropological Perspectives, by Amit Desai and Evan

Killick. Anthropos, 1:107.

2002. Women and Men as Friends, by Michael Monsour. Contemporary Gerontology 9(2):1-

3.

2002. Networks in the Global Village: Life in Contemporary Communities, ed by Barry

Wellman. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 19(2):294-95.

1999. Communities in Cyberspace, ed. by Marc Smith and Peter Kolluck. Contemporary

Sociology 28(6):710-11.

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Book Reviews (continued)

1999. Virtual Politics, ed. by David Holmes. Contemporary Sociology 28(3):335-36.

1998. Intercultural Friendships, by Elisabeth Gareis. Journal of Social and Personal

Relationships 16(6):857-58.

1996. Soap Fans: Pursuing Pleasure and Making Plans in Everyday Life, by C. Lee

Harrington & Denise D. Bielby. Social Forces 75(1):394-395

1993. Friendships between Women, by Pat O’Connor. ISSPR Bulletin 10(1):15-16.

1991. Best Friends and Marriage, by Stacey J. Oliker. ISSPR Bulletin 7(2):8-9.

1990. The Script of Life in Modern Society: Entry into Adulthood in a Changing World, by

Marlis Buchmann. Social Forces 69(1):306-307.

1988. Speaking of Friendship: Middle-Class Women and their Friends, by Helen Gouldner

and Mary S. Strong. Gender and Society 2(3):403-404.

1987. A Collection of Near-Death Research Readings: Scientific Inquiries into the

Experiences of Persons Near Physical Death, ed. by Craig R. Lundahl. Sociological Inquiry

57(4):447-48.

1987. Friendships Through the Life Course: Oral Biographies in Old Age, by Sarah H.

Matthews. Journal of Applied Gerontology 6(2):216-218.

1986. Aging, the Individual, and Society, by Georgia M. Barrow. The Journal of

Gerontology 41(5):684.

1985. Social Forces and Aging, by Robert C. Atchley. The Journal of Gerontology

40(5):646-47.

1985. The Elderly in Rural Society, ed. by Raymond T. Coward & Gary R. Lee.

Contemporary Sociology 14(6):700-701.

1985. The Ties that Bind, edited by Laura Lein & Marvin Sussman. Social Forces

63(4):1108-9.

Technical Reports

Adams, R. G. 2001. Social Relationship as a Metaphor for Consumer-Brand Relationship.

Final report for a marketing study sponsored by Coca-Cola Company (PowerPoint).

Adams, R. G. 1998. Terrapin Station. Final report for an audience development study

sponsored by Grateful Dead Productions.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1993. Older Adult Friendship Patterns and Mental Health.

Final report for a study sponsored by the AARP Andrus Foundation.

Adams, R. G. (Compiler and Editor). 1990. Aging Plan for Yadkin County 1990-2000.

CSR, UNCG.

Adams, R. G. 1989. A Partnership between UNCG Faculty and the State Legislature. In

Health Care and Health Care Policies in North Carolina. CSR, UNCG.

Adams, R.G. 1987. The Yadkin County Study on Aging: Current and Future Needs. CSR,

UNCG.

Adams, R.G. 1986. The Junior League of Greensboro, Inc. Study of Attitudes Toward Adult

Day Care. CSR, UNCG.

Adams, R.G. 1985. The Davidson County Study on Aging Part II: Needs Now and in the

Future. CSR, UNCG.

Adams, R.G. 1985. The Davidson County Study on Aging Part I: Services Available. CSR,

UNCG.

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Technical Reports (continued)

Adams, R.G. 1983. De-mystification of Science: A Final Evaluation. Museum of Science

and Industry, Chicago.

Adams, R.G. 1982. De-mystification of Science: A Formative Evaluation. Museum of

Science and Industry, Chicago.

Wilson, S., R.G. Adams, et al. 1982. Community Involvement: A Case Study of the

Education Resource Center. Education Resource Center, Chicago.

Adams, R.G. 1975. National Priorities: Drug Addiction. Social Change Trends Report,

#17, NORC, Chicago.

Adams, R.G. 1975. Criminal Justice. Social Change Trends Report, #42, NORC, Chicago.

Adams, R.G., Smith, T. 1975. Fear of Neighborhood. Social Change Trends Report, #40,

NORC, Chicago.

Other Scholarly and Creative Work

Adams, R. G. In press. Liner Notes for the Grateful Dead Symphony No. 6, recorded by the

Russian National Orchestra, composed and conducted by Lee Johnson, OMI Records.

Adams, R. G. 2010. The Old Hippie and The College Graduate. In R. Weiner & G.

McKinney, The Storyteller Speaks: Rare and Different Fictions of the Grateful Dead. Kearny

Street Books.

Adams, R.G. 2004, July/August. Midlife Friendships: A Worthwhile Investment. Today’s

Charlotte Woman, pp. 72-73.

Adams, R.G. 2004, January. Friendship as a Source of Social Change. Soka Gakkai

Quarterly Magazine: Buddhist Perspectives on Peace, Culture and Education 32:2-6.

Excerpt included in Digitale Oberstufe (Digital Sixth Form) as par of online English Module

1 (Youth), Ernst Klett Verlag. Article translated into Chinese and published in New Century

Monthly, SGI Hong Kong

Adams, R. G. 1996, Spring. We Are On Our Own Together. Dupree’s Diamond News, pp.

50-51.

Adams, R. G. 1995. The Sociology of Jerry Garcia. Garcia: Reflections 1(1):16-18.

Adams, R. G. 1995. We Haven’t Left the Planet Yet. Garcia: A Grateful Celebration, pp.

32-37. Reprinted in John Rocco (Ed.), 1999, Dead Reckonings: The Life and Times of the

Grateful Dead, pp. 141-46. Schirmer Books.

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R. G. 1993. Friendship in Adulthood and Old Age: Research

Trends and Future Directions. Background statement for a National Institute of Aging

program announcement, contracted by Ronald P. Abeles, Acting Associate Director of the

NIA Behavioral and Social Research Program.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. 1993. Older Adult Friendship and Well-Being. Brochure

funded by AARP Andrus Foundation, UNCG Research Council, and Virginia Tech Women’s

Research Institute.

Adams, R. G. 1990. (Associate Producer and Narrator). Teaching on Tour, 18 minute video,

produced by UNCG Office of Continuing Education, directed by Emily Edwards.

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Other Scholarly and Creative Work (continued)

Adams, R. G. 1990. (Associate Producer and Narrator). Deadheads: An American

Subculture, 28 minute video, produced by UNCG Office of Continuing Education, directed

by Emily Edwards. Distributed by Films for the Humanities & Sciences and broadcast on

PBS stations nationally. Re-released by PBS in 1995. Available at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ0JvjhQTcY.

Adams, R. G. 1989. (Associate Producer and Appearances). Deadbeat, 6-1/2 minute video,

produced by UNCG Office of Continuing Education, directed by Emily Edwards.

Adams, R. G. 1986, 1991, & 1995. Sociology of Aging Syllabus. In Harris, D.K., E.B.

Palmore, & S.C. Stanley (Eds.), Teaching Sociology of Aging, ASA.

PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Invited Plenary Presentations

Adams, R. G. Strangers Stopping Strangers: The Deadhead Community. Unbroken

Chain: The Grateful Dead in Music, Culture, and Memory, A Symposium, University of

Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, November 16, 2007.

Adams, R. G. Deadheads: Community and Identity. CommUnion, Lambda Pieta

National Communication Honor Society, Beta Chapter, NCSU, April 26, 2003.

Adams, R. G. Deadheads: Community, Spirituality, and Friendship. SW/Texas Popular

Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, March 7-10, 2001.

Adams, R. G. Inciting Sociological Thought by Studying the Deadhead Community:

Engaging Publics in Dialogue. Presidential Address, 61st Annual Meeting of the

Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, Georgia, April 3, 1998.

Adams, R. G. Toward a Contextual Approach to the Study of Friendship. Presented at

the Bi-Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Network for the Study of Personal

Relationships, Milwaukee, WI, June 3-7, 1993.

Adams, R. G. The Adams-Blieszner Framework for Research on Friendship: Illustrations

from the Later Years. Presented to the Symposium on Human Development and Life

Span Family Issues, UNCG, October 1992.

Refereed Paper Presentations

Adams, R. G., & Harmon, J. Aging Deadheads, Southern Sociological Society,

Charlotte, April 3-5, 2014.

Adams, R. G., & Harmon J., “The Long Strange Trip” Continues: Aging Deadheads,

Southwest Popular/American Culture Association, February 19-22, 2014.

Adams, R. G., Ernstes, A. M., & Lucey, K.M. After Jerry’s Death: Continuity in

Deadhead Community and Identity, Southern Sociological Society, April 24-27, 2013.

Adams, R. G., Taylor, E.M. Friendship and Happiness in the Third Age, Southern

Gerontological Society, Charlotte, NC, April 4-7, 2013.

Adams, R. G., Ernstes, A.M, & Lucey, K., Mourning for Jerry: Identity Loss and Change,

SWTXPCA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 13-16, 2013.

McCullough, B.M., & Adams, R.G. The Art of Hurdle Crossing. Presented at the Annual

Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, March 22-24, 2012.

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Refereed Paper Presentations (continued)

McCullough, B.M., & Adams, R.G. Academic Program Prioritization, Southern

Sociological Society, Atlanta, March 22-24, 2012.

Adams, R.G. The College Graduate and the Old Hippie: A Grateful Dead Folktale,

Southwest Texas Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February

2009.

Dell, A. C., & Adams, R. G. Social Networks and the Demographics of Digital

Interaction on Facebook. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological

Society, Richmond, VA, April 9-12, 2008.

Adams, R. G., Wearing Simmelian Lenses While Studying Deadheads, in The Birth of

Dead Studies: From Stanley Krippner to Rebecca Adams. Southwest Texas Popular

Culture Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 14, 2008.

Dell, A. C., & Adams, R. G. The Influence of Facebook on Locally-Bounded Social

Networks. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society,

Atlanta, GA, April 12-15, 2007.

Adams, R. G., The 1998 Further Festival Data: A Portrait of Deadheads AJD. Southwest

Texas Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 14-17, 2007.

Adams, R. G., Ueno, K., & Blieszner, R. Revising the Adams-Blieszner Integrative

Conceptual Framework for Friendship Research. Presented at the International

Association for Relationship Research Conference, Rethymnon, Crete, July 6-10, 2006.

Adams, R. G., Ueno, K., & Blieszner, R. The Adams-Blieszner-Ueno Integrative

Conceptual Framework for Friendship Research. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the

Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA, March 22-25, 2006.

Adams, R. G. Mourning for Jerry Garcia. Presented at the Meetings of the South West

Texas Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque, NM, February 8-11, 2006.

Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. Men’s Friendships: A Synthesis of Recent Research.

Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Charlotte, NC,

April 13-16, 2005.

DeVries, B., Blieszner, R., & Adams, R. G. The Context of Friendship Definition in the

Third Age. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America,

November 2004.

Adams, R. G. A Portable Community: Forces Facilitating Repeated Interactions at

Shows. Presented at the SW Texas/American Popular Culture Association, San Antonio,

TX, April 7-10, 2004.

Adams, R. G. Deadheads: Community, Spirituality, and Friendship. Presented at the

Mini-conference on the Sociology of Music, Emory University, August 20, 2003.

Adams, R.G., & Stevenson, M. A Lifetime of Relationships Mediated by Technology.

Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, April 4, 2002.

Adams, R.G., & Rosen-Grandon, J. Mixed Marriage: Music Community Membership as

a Source of Marital Strain. Revised and presented at the INPR/ISSPR Joint Conference,

Prescott, AZ, June 28-July 3, 2001.

Adams, R.G., & Rosen-Grandon, J. Mixed Marriage: Music Community Membership as

a Source of Marital Strain. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern

Sociological Society, Atlanta, April 4-7, 2001.

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Refereed Paper Presentations (continued)

Adams, R. G. What Goes Around Comes Around: Collaborative Research and Learning.

Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans,

April 19-22, 2000.

Ueno, K., & Adams, R. G. Perceptions of Social Support Availability and Coping

Behaviors among Gay Men with HIV. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American

Sociological Association, Washington, DC, August 12-16, 2000.

Wallace, S., & Adams, R. G. The Social Construction of the Meaning of Death at

Visitations. Presented at the 52nd

Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of

America, San Francisco, CA, November19-23, 1999.

Adams, R. G. A Portable Community: Facilitating Repeated Interactions at Grateful

Dead Shows. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological

Association, Chicago, IL, August 6-10, 1999.

Adams, R. G. Encounters among Deadheads outside of shows: More opportunities for

repeated interactions. Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological

Society, Nashville, TN, April 8-11, 1999.

Adams, R. G., C. P. Wright, & K. Ruffin. Agentic and Communal Approaches to the

Study of Friendship in Later Life. Presented at the 51st Scientific Meetings of the

Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, November, 20-24, 1998.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. Baby Boomer Friendships. Revised and presented at the

24th

Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Winston-

Salem, NC, February 19-22, 1998.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. Baby Boomer Friendships. Presented at the 50th

Scientific

Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14-18,

1997.

Adams, R. G. The Demise of Territorial Determinism: Online Friendships. Presented at

the 9th

International Conference on Personal Relationships, Saratoga Springs, NY, June

20-24, 1998.

Adams, R. G., Blieszner, R., & DeVries, B. Definitions of Friendship in the Third Age:

Age, Gender, and Study Location Effects. Presented at the 50th

Scientific Meetings of the

Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 14-18, 1997.

Ridenour, M., & Adams, R. G. What Distinguishes Elderly People Who Receive Help

from Members of their Churches from Those Who Do Not. Presented at the 18th Annual

Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Norfolk, VA, April 16-19, 1997.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. Structural Predictors of Problematic Friendships among

Older Adults. Presented at the 49th Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of

America., Washington, DC, November, 1996.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. Structural Predictors of Problematic Friendships in Later

Life. Presented at the 8th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Banff,

Canada, August 5-8, 1996.

Adams, R. G. Mourning for Jerry. Presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Southern

Sociological Society, Richmond, Virginia, April 11-14, 1996.

Adams, R. G., & Torr, R. Relationships between Structural Characteristics of Older

Adult Friendship Networks. Presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meetings of the

Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA, November 15-19, 1995.

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Refereed Paper Presentations (continued)

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R. G. The Causes and Consequences of Problems with Friends

in Old Age. Presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological

Society of America, Los Angeles, CA, November 15-19, 1995.

Adams, R. G., & Sardiello, R. The Ritual as a Context for the Development of

Relationship Solidarity: The Case of Grateful Dead Concerts. Presented at the Bi-

Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Network for the Study of Personal

Relationships, Williamsburg, VA, June 1-6, 1995.

Adams, R. G. A Simmelian Approach to Field Research. Presented at the 58th Annual

Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 6-9, 1995.

Adams, R. G. Older Adult Friendship Patterns and Mental Health. Presented at the 47th

Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA,

November 18-22, 1994.

Adams, R. G. Contextual Approaches to the Study of Friendship. Presented at the 7th

International Conference on Personal Relationships, Groningen, Holland, July 4-8, 1994.

Adams, R. G., & Blieszner, R. Improving Friendship. Presented at the 15th Annual

Meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Charlotte, NC, April 23, 1994.

Adams, R. G. Older Women’s Friendship Patterns. Presented at the Annual Meetings of

the Southern Sociological Society, Raleigh, NC, April 8, 1994.

Adams, R. G. Older Men’s Friendship Patterns.Presented at the 46th Annual Scientific

Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, November 19-23,

1993.

Blieszner, R., Adams, R. G., & Faulconer, L. A. Exploring New Frontiers in Friendship

and Well-Being. Presented at the 14th Annual Meeting of the Southern Gerontological

Society, Richmond, VA, April 29-May 1, 1993.

Adams, R.G., & Blieszner, R. An Integrative Conceptual Framework for Friendship

Research. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, New

Orleans, LA, April 9-12, 1992.

Adams, R.G., & Blieszner, R. Resources for Friendship Intervention. Presented at the

6th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Oxford, Maine, July 23-28,

1992.

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R. G. Seeking the Connection between Late Life Friendship and

Health: Research Trends and Future Directions. Presented at the Annual Scientific

Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, November, 1992.

Adams, R. G. The Persistence of Deadhead Subculture. Presented at the Annual

Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August

20-24, 1992.

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R. G. Friendship Processes in Adulthood and Old Age.

Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Psychological Association,

Washington, D.C., August, 1992.

Adams, R. G. Experiential Consumption: The Meaning of Expenditures in a Music

Subculture. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association,

Cincinnati, Ohio, August, 1991.

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Refereed Paper Presentations (continued)

Blieszner, R., & Adams, R. G. Structure and Process in Friendship: Implications for

Policy and Practice. Presented at the 11th Annual Meetings of the Southern

Gerontological Society, Atlanta, April 11-14, 1991.

Adams, R. G. On the Bus Teaching about Deadhead Subculture. Presented at the Annual

Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August, 1990.

Adams, R.G. The Structure of Adult Friendship: Internal and External Aspects.

Presented at the Fifth International Conference on Personal Relationships, Oxford,

England, July 15-20, 1990.

Adams, R.G. and Edwards, E. Teaching Theory and Research on the Bus: Studying

Deadhead Subculture. Video presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern

Sociological Society, Louisville, KY, March 21-25, 1990.

Adams, R.G. Teaching about Subculture. Presented at the American Popular Culture

Association, Toronto, Canada, March 7-10, 1990.

Adams, R.G. A Simmelian Approach to Field Research: Deadhead Subculture. Presented

at the Annual Meetings of the American Popular Culture Association, Toronto, Canada,

March 7-10, 1990.

Adams, R.G. Editing a Book. Presented at the 10th Annual Meetings of the Southern

Gerontological Society, Charleston, SC, April 24-27, 1989.

Adams, R.G. Daisies Won’t Tell: Interviewing the Elderly as an Exchange Process.

Presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Norfolk,

VA, April 13-16, 1989.

Adams, R.G. A Gender-Neutral Approach to the Study of Older Adult Friendship.

Presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of

America, San Francisco, CA, November 18-22, 1988.

Adams, R.G. Research and the Local Planning Process. Presented at the Annual

Meetings of the Southern Gerontological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 27, 1988.

Adams, R.G. Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the Study of Friendship.

Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago,

Illinois, August, 1987.

Adams, R.G., & Brittain, J.L. Functional Status and Church Participation of the Elderly:

Theoretical and Practical Implications. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern

Sociological Society, April 9-12, 1987.

Adams, R.G. Attitudes of Decision Makers Toward Adult Day Care. Presented at the

Annual Meetings of the Southern Gerontological Society, New Orleans, LA, April 12-15,

1987.

Adams, R.G. Interviewer Characteristics and Success in Obtaining Consent. Presented at

the 39th Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago,

Illinois, November, 1986.

Adams, R.G. Re-examining Causal Assumptions about the Relationship between

Friendship Activity and Psychological Well-being. Presented at the Annual Meetings of

the American Sociological Association, New York, New York, August, 1986.

Adams, R.G. Impairment and Receptivity to Help from Family, Friends, and Professional

Helpers. Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Personal Relationships, Tel

Aviv, Israel, July 6-9, 1986.

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Refereed Paper Presentations (continued)

Adams, R.G. The Davidson County Study on Aging. Presented at the Annual Meetings

of the North Carolina Sociological Association, Greensboro, NC, February 28, 1986.

Adams, R.G., & Stark, B.J. Church Conservatism and Services for the Elderly.

Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Association for the Sociology of Religion, New

York, New York, August, 1986.

Adams, R.G. A Look at Friendship and Aging. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the

Southern Gerontological Society, Norfolk, VA, April 28-May 1, 1986.

Adams, R.G. The Permeable Boundaries of Friendship: A Longitudinal Study of Elderly

Women. Presented at the 38th Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of

America, New Orleans, November 1985.

Adams, R.G. Which Comes First: Poor Psychological Well-Being or Decreased

Friendship Activity? Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Gerontological

Society, Tampa, Florida, May 1985.

Adams, R.G. Patterns of Network Change: A Longitudinal Study of Friendships of

Elderly Women. Presented at the 13th Annual International Congress of Gerontology,

New York, New York, July 11-17, 1985.

Adams, R.G. People Are More Than Numbers: What Qualitative Researchers Can

Teach Quantitative Researchers. Presented at the 79th Annual Meetings of the American

Sociological Association, San Antonio, Texas, August 27-31, 1984.

Adams, R.G. Friendships in Public and Private Places. Presented at the 37th Annual

Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Antonio, Texas,

November 16-20, 1984.

Adams, R.G. The Effects of Poor Health and Physically Limiting Conditions on the

Friendship Patterns of Elderly Women in Age-Segregated and Age-Integrated Settings.

Presented at the Second International Conference on Personal Relationships, Madison,

Wisconsin, July 22-27, 1984.

Adams, R.G. De-mystification of Science: A Two-Stage Evaluation of a Museum

Exhibit. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the North Carolina Association for

Research in Education, February 23, 1984.

Adams, R.G. People Would Talk: Normative Barriers to Cross-sex Friendships for

Elderly Women. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society,

Knoxville, Tennessee, April 11-14, 1984.

Adams, R.G. Secondary Friendships and Psychological Well-being. Presented at the

Annual Meetings of the Southern Gerontological Society, Knoxville,TN, May 8-11, 1984.

Adams, R.G. Research Issues in Studying the Social Support Networks of Widows.

Presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of

America, San Francisco, CA, November 18-22, 1983.

Adams, R.G. Friendship and Service Support of Old Women. Presented at the 36th

Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco,

California, November 18-22, 1983.

Wilson, S., R.G. Adams, et al. What Practioners Can Teach Researchers about Research.

Presented at the 77th Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San

Francisco, CA, September 5-10, 1982.

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Refereed Paper Presentations (continued)

Adams, R.G. Physical Distance and Emotional Closeness between Friends. Presented at

the 35th Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston,

Massachusetts, November 19-23, 1982.

Wilson, S., & Adams, R. G. Community Involvement: A Case Study of the Education

Resource Center. Presented at the Wingspread Conference on Research on Teachers’

Centers, January 29-31, 1982.

Adams, R.G. Adult Household Composition and Mother’s Employment Status in A

Black Community. Presented at the 76th Annual Meetings of the American Sociological

Association, Toronto, August 1981.

Kellam, S.G., R.G. Adams, C.H. Brown, & M.E. Ensminger. The Long-term Evolution

of the Family Structure of Teenage and Older Mothers. Presented at the Annual Meetings

of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 1979.

Refereed Roundtable Presentations

With B.M. McCullough & Sheila Cotten, Technological Influences on Social Ties across

the Lifespan, ASA, Atlanta, 2010.

With K. Ueno, Friendship and Community Organization, ASA, Montreal, Canada, 2006.

With S. Ammons, Face-to-Face Faculty Discussions about Teaching Online, ASA,

Washington, DC, 2000.

On the Bus Teaching about Deadhead Subculture, ASA, Washington, DC, 1990.

With S. Kurth, Adult Women’s Friendships, ASA, 1985.

With S. Kurth & J. Wiseman, Friends and Enemies, Conference on Gender &

Relationships, Charlottesville, VA, 1985.

Panel Participant

Invited Panel of Female Presidents of SSS: Thinking Back and Looking Forward (co-

sponsored by the Committee on Gender and Sexuality and SWS-S), Southern

Sociological Society, April 3-5, 2014.

Women in Higher Education Administration: Sociological Lessons from the Field II,

SSS, Atlanta, April 2012.

Publishing Popular Culture Content in Refereed Journals: Focus on Grateful Dead

Content, SWTXPCA, Albuquerque, NM, February, 2010.

Portable Communities, ASA Thematic Session, San Francisco, 2009.

Transdisciplinary Methodology in Grateful Dead Studies, SWTXPCA, Albuquerque,

NM, February, 2009.

There is Nothing Like a Grateful Dead Conference: Thoughts on the Unbroken Chain

Symposium, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, NM, February, 2008.

Quantifying the Deadhead Experience, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February

14-17, 2007.

Exploring an Expansion of the Relationships between Regional Associations and the

American Sociological Association, Southern Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA,

April 14, 2007

Quantifying the Deadhead Experience, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February

14-17, 2007.

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Panel Participant (continued)

Exploring an Expansion of the Relationships between Regional Associations and the

American Sociological Association, Southern Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA,

April 14, 2007

Women and the Grateful Dead, SW Texas Popular Culture Association, Albuquerque,

NM, February 9-12, 2005.

Cover Bands and Musicians Who Play Music of the Grateful Dead, SW Texas/American

Popular Culture Association, San Antonio, TX, April 7-10, 2004.

Surviving the Tenure Process, SWS-South, April 2003.

Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Gerontological Research, Student

Organized Symposium, GSA, Atlanta, 1994.

Session Organizer

Portable Communities, ASA Thematic Session, San Francisco, 2009.

Writing and Reviewing for an Interdisciplinary Journal, IARR, Providence, RI, 2008.

Negotiating Later Life Transitions in the Contexts of Beliefs, ASA, NY, NY, 2007.

Aging in Latin Contexts, ASA, New York, NY, 2007.

Aging, Social Connections, and Activities, ASA, New York, NY, 2007.

Quantifying the Deadhead Experience, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2007.

Taking Sociology Public (Regular Thematic Session), ASA, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Placing Friendship in Context, ICPR, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1998.

Invited Plenary Session, Engaging Publics in Sociological Dialogue through the Media,

SSS, Atlanta, GA, 1998.

Invited Plenary Session, Engaging Publics in Sociological Dialogue by Writing

Accessible Books, SSS, Atlanta, GA, 1998.

Interest Group on Contextual and Structural Approaches to the Study of Relationships

and Contextual Approaches to the Study of Friendship, ICPR, Groningen, Holland, 1994.

SGS Publications, SGS, Orlando, 1990.

The Editorial Process, SGS, Charleston, 1989.

Older Women in North Carolina, NCSA, Raleigh, NC, 1989.

Friendship and Aging, 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the GSA, Washington, D.C.,

1987.

Women in the Academic Labor Market and Alternative Academic Careers for Female

Sociologists, SSS, Charlotte, NC, 1985.

Barriers to Career Advancement, SWS, San Antonio, 1984.

Session Presider

Portable Communities, ASA Thematic Session, San Francisco, 2009.

Writing and Reviewing for an Interdisciplinary Journal, IARR, Providence, RI, 2008.

Collective Identity and Music: Resistence, Commodification, and Memory, SSS,

Richmond, VA, 2008.

Recent Trends in Dead Studies, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, NM, 2008.

Mixed Marriages, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, NM, 2006.

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Session Presider (continued)

Postmodern Interpretations of the Deadhead Community, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, NM,

2005.

Taking Sociology Public (Regular Thematic Session), ASA, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Philosophical and Cultural Perspectives on the Grateful Dead, SW Texas/American

Popular Culture Association, San Antonio, TX, April 7-10, 2004.

Social Support, GSA, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.

Social Relationships and Involvement in Old Age, GSA, Los Angeles, CA, 1995.

Sociological Perspectives on Aging and Death, SSS, Atlanta, GA, 1995.

Friendship, Unemployment, and Early Retirement, SGS, Charlotte, NC, 1994.

Caregiving and Social Support, GSA, New Orleans, 1993.

Friendships, INPR, Milwaukee, WI, 1993.

Family and Friend Relationships of Older Adults, SGS, 1993.

Media Presentations on Ethical Issues, GSA, Minneapolis, 1989.

Social Indicators, ASA, San Francisco, 1989.

Social Networks and Social Support, GSA, San Francisco, 1988.

Aging, Marriage, and the Family, GSA, Chicago, 1986.

Other Participation in Professional Meetings

Roundtable Participant: The State of Dead Studies, SWTXPCA, San Antonio, TX, April,

2011

Consultant: Department Resources Group Drop-In Session, ASA, Denver, 2012 and Las

Vegas, 2011.

Discussant: Aging, Social Connections, and Activities, ASA, New York, NY, 2007.

Discussant: Improvisation and Teaching with the Dead, SWTPCA, Albuquerque, NM,

February 14-17, 2007.

Discussant: New Scholars Perspectives on the Study of Personal Relationships,

International Association for Relationship Research Conference, Rethymnon, Crete, July

6-10, 2006.

Poster Presentation: With Berggren, J.M. The Influence of Female Scholars on the

Literature on Older Adult Friendship. Presented at the Meetings of the International

Association of Relationship Researchers, Madison, WI, July 22-25, 2004.

Pre-Conference Workshop: Perspectives in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.

Presented at the 49th Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America,

Washington, DC, November 17-21, 1996.

Video Presentation: Deadheads: An American Subculture, 28 minute video, produced by

UNCG Office of Continuing Education, directed by Emily Edwards. Presented at the

Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 11-14, 1991.

Discussant: Assessing Service Needs: Alternative Approaches using Duke OARS, GSA,

Minneapolis, MN, November, 1989.

Poster Presentation: Issues in Studying the Friendships of Older Adults, International

Conference on Personal Relationships, Vancouver, July, 1988.

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TEACHING

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate

Envisioning YOUR Old Age (RCO205, once with service learning marker)

Introduction to Sociology (SOC101, SOC101W, sometimes RCO274)

Sociological Perspectives on the Deadhead Community (FMS108W)

Sociology of Friendship (SOC230W)

Introduction to Social Research Methods (SOC301, formerly SOC318)

Perspectives on Aging (GRO301)

Context of Aging (GRO302)

Sociological Perspectives on Women (SOC429)

Sociology of Health Care Organizations (never taught at UNCG)

Complex Organizations (never taught at UNCG)

Graduate

Applied Social Theory and Qualitative Research Methods (taught simultaneously as

experimental courses, SOC501 and SOC502)

Social Aspects of Aging (SOC686, formerly SOC586 and SOC586W and once cross-

listed with GRO676)

Advanced Research Methods (SOC616)

Sociology of Friendship (SOC711, experimental course)

Independent Studies Supervised

2 independent studies, UNCG Gerontology graduate students, Fall 2012-Spring 2014

58 independent studies, exclusive of thesis and internship supervision, one with an

undergraduate student from Salem College, one with graduate student from the University

of Tennessee, and the rest with UNCG sociology students, Fall 1983-Summer 2012

Undergraduate Honors Project, Spring 2008

GRADUATE COMMITTEE SERVICE (completed only, August 1983-June 2014)

Service as Chair

10 Sociology Master’s Thesis Committees

8 Sociology Master’s Internship Committees

Supervised thesis for Sarah Hosman, UNCG Outstanding Thesis Award, May 2010

Supervised thesis for Brandi M. McCullough who won the Fischer Gerontology Thesis

Award, May 2009

Service as Member

26 Master’s Thesis Committees, including 2 in Gerontology, 2 in Nursing, 2 in HDFS,

one in HHP, one in Folklore at UNC at Chapel Hill, and the rest in Sociology

7 Doctoral Dissertation Committees, one in Sociology at NC State, one in Education, one

in Psychology, and the rest in HDFS.

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SUPERVISION OF STUDENT ASSISTANTS

Graduate Student Assistants Supervised

Gerontology Program-1 in Fall 2012, 1 in Spring 2013, 3 in Fall 2013, 3 in Spring 2014

Office of Planning and Assessment-1 in Spring 2010 and 1 in Spring 2011-Summer 2012

Sociology Department (1983-Spring 2009)

o One in each of 44 spring and fall semesters, 2 in one semester

o One during each of 11 summers

o Editorial Assistant, Fall 2005-Summer 2009

Other Student Assistants Supervised

5 Undergraduate Research Assistants, including winner of the Behavioral and Social

Science Award, Office of Undergraduate Research, UNCG Excellence Day, 2007

One HDFS Undergraduate Student Intern, Spring, 2004

One high school student involved in a program through Walkabout, BOCES Center for

Educational Services and Research, Yorktown Heights, NY, Spring, 1990.

One college graduate who volunteered on the Deadhead Community Project, 1990-93

Recent Pedagogical Workshops Attended

Community Engagement Launch, August 29, 2013

ATL Summer Teaching Institute, Flipping Your Classroom, NCA&T, May 13, 2013

Technology Showcase, February 6, 2013

Starfish, September 25, 2012

Video Library, August 13, 2012

Measuring Community Engagement, March 16, 2012

GUEST LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

Commencement Addresses

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Horatio Alger, Jr. Meet the Zoombinies, UNCG Ashby

Residential College Commencement Address, May 2008.

Through the Glass Ceiling, UNCG Commencement Address, Greensboro Coliseum,

December 18, 2003

Guest Lectures to UNCG Classes

Rubinoff’s History of Rock Music, video recording for online course, recorded January

2014

Carr’s History of American Music, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014 (2 sections)

K.Brown’s Introduction to Sociology, 3 sections, Spring 2013

Perlman’s Problems in Human Development and Family Studies: Relationships Across

the Life Cycle, Fall 2011

Capuzzo’s History of Rock Music, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007,

Fall 2007, and Spring 2008.

King’s On-line Communities, Spring 2002.

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Guest Lectures to UNCG Classes (continued)

Kivett’s The Family in Middle Years, Fall 1998.

Malone’s Introductory Sociology, Deadhead Subculture, Summer 1996 & 1997.

Markham’s Introductory Sociology, Symbolic Interaction, February 1995.

Kivett’s The Family in Middle Years, Friendship in Adulthood, November 1993.

Bondurant’s Social Psychology, Deadhead Subculture as a Friendship Context, August

1993.

Morgan’s Groups, Social Forms and Social Dynamics, April 1990.

Powers’ Context of Aging, Criminal Victimization of the Elderly, April 1990.

Powers’ Context of Aging, Criminal Victimization and the Elderly and Friendship and

Aging, February 1989.

Powers’ Perspectives on Aging, Age Stratification, September 1989.

Powers’ Context of Aging Friendship and Social Support, March 1989.

Stephen’s Context of Aging, Friendship and Aging, Spring 1988.

Stephen’s Perspectives on Aging, Methodological Issues in Studying Aging and Age

Stratification, Fall 1987.

Kivett’s The Family in the Middle Years, Friendship in Middle Age, Spring 1987.

J. Brown’s Introduction to Sociology, Ageism, Fall 1985.

Morgan’s Multi-disciplinary Approaches, Spring 1984 & 1985.

Kivett’s The Family in the Middle Years, The Friendships of Older Women, Fall 1984.

Pratto’s Advanced Research Methods, Log-linear Models, Spring 1984.

Humphrey’s Criminology, Aging and Crime, Fall 1983.

UNCG Presentations on Pedagogical Topics

Writing for Professional Journals, Graduate School, November 29, 2005.

Essential Aspects of Teaching, Graduate Assistant Training, August 15, 2003

Face-to-Face Faculty Discussions on Teaching Online from UNCG, HES, January 2000

With David Pratto, Using the Equipment in Jarrell Auditorium, February 1995

Learning Resource Center, Teaching a Large Introductory Course, November 1993

Teaching Large Introductory Sections, UNCG Teaching Network, February 1991

With Emily Edwards, Teaching on Tour: Theory, Research and Deadhead Subculture,

UNCG Teaching Net, April 1990

Presentations to UNCG Student Audiences

Deadhead Community, Sociology Club, September 18, 2007

Social Science Perspective, Raft Debate, International Honors College, November 4,

2005 & November 10, 2006.

With Jane Rosen-Grandon, Mixed Marriages, HDFS Research Forum, October 26, 2001.

The Power of Improvisational Music: The Development of the Deadhead Community,

School of Music, February 14, 2001.

Is it possible to have an online community? Division of Continual Learning,

Conversations Series, MALS Program, May 17, 2000.

A Simmelian Approach to the Study of Subculture, CDFR, February 1990.

Qualitative Methodology for Field Research, AKD, October 1989.

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Presentations to UNCG Student Audiences (continued)

Grateful Dead: Sociology of the Subculture, Sociology Club, October 1989.

What are Deadheads? Gray Dormitory, April 1989.

With J.L. Brittain, Aging and Religion, Alpha Kappa Delta, February 1987.

Patterns of Friendship Network Change, Alpha Kappa Delta, March 1986.

Recommendation Writing, Sociology Club, Spring 1985.

Presentations to Student Audiences at Other Universities and Colleges

Oberlin College, Deadheads: A Music Community, April 2009.

Oberlin College, Greggor Mattson’s Introductory Sociology Class, Friendship, April

2009.

University of Massachusetts, Rob Weir’s History of the Grateful Dead (online chat),

October 2007.

The Early College at Greensboro, The Deadhead Community, Greensboro, NC, Fall 2004

& Spring 2006.

Duke University, Rachel Summer’s Deadhead Subculture class, April 1999.

East Carolina University AKD Initiation, Deadheads: Community, Spirituality, and

Friendship, April 1999.

College of Charleston, Sociology and Anthropology Club, Deadheads: Community,

Spirituality, and Friendship, February 1999.

Coastal Carolina University, AKD Initiation, Deadheads: Community, Spirituality, and

Friendship, April 1998.

Duke University, Rachel Summer’s Deadhead Subculture class, April 1998.

North Carolina State University’s Sociology Department, Deadheads: Community,

Spirituality, and Friendship, April 1998.

University of Richmond Sociology Department, AKD Initiation, Engaging Students in

Sociological Dialogue by Studying Deadheads, February 1998.

University of Richmond Department of Sociology, Deadheads: Community, Spirituality,

and Friendship, February 1998.

Guilford College, Deadheads: An American Subculture, February 1998.

William & Mary Department of Psychology, Developing a Contextual Approach to the

Study of Relationships, January 1994.

William & Mary Department of Psychology, Research in Natural Settings, January 1994.

VPI&SU, Structure of Older Adult Friendships, Gerontology Forum, September 1992.

Elon College, The Deadhead Phenomenon: A Sociological Approach, April 1991.

Elon College, Simmelian Field Research, April 1991.

Trinity College, Coeducation in the Early Years, April 1990.

Emory University, Anthropology Department, A Night with the Dead, April 1990.

Greensboro College, Sociology Club, When Harry Meets Sally, March 1990.

Belmont Abbey College, The Grateful Dead Phenomenon, January 1990.

Belmont Abbey College, A Theoretical and Methodological Approach to the Study of

Subculture, January 1990.

Trinity College, The Grateful Dead Phenomenon, September 1990.

Trinity College, Popular Culture: A Sociological Approach, September 1990.

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Presentations to Student Audiences at Other Universities and Colleges (continued)

Trinity College, Simmelian Approaches to Subculture, September 1990.

Department of Sociology, Hebrew University, Aging and Friendship as a Voluntary

Relationship, July 1986.

Art Institute, Audience Development Class, Chicago, Illinois, 1984.

ADVISING

Gerontology Program

Fall 2013-present, as Director of Gerontology Program, advised all new students

Sociology Department

Summer 2005-early Fall 2008, as Director of Graduate Study, advised 59 (Fall 2005), 71

(Fall 2006), 44 (Fall 2007), and 37 (Fall 2008)

1995-98, as Director of Undergraduate Studies, advised all majors (during last year

advised 106 majors and informal advising of 33 second majors and 77 minors)

1983-84, as a Faculty Advisor, advised 8-10 students

Gerontology Undergraduate Program

1985-89, as Chair of Gerontology Program, advised all 2nd majors and minors (20-25

students/year)

Teaching Fellows

1999-00, Mentor, Teaching Fellows Program

Other Universities

1989-June 30, 2014, 395 high school, undergraduate, and graduate students from other

institutions requested advice on research papers, theses, and dissertations on “Deadheads”

Through June 30, 2014, 42 undergraduate and graduate students from other institutions

requested advice on research papers, theses, and dissertations on “friendship” or

gerontological topics

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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Gerontology Curriculum

Spring 2012, Envisioning YOUR Old Age (RCO 205)

o Fall 2013, added service learning marker

1996-97, Gerontology Master’s Certificate Planning Committee

1993, Gerontology Graduate Planning Committee, helped develop UNCG’s second

proposal for a master’s degree in gerontology

1988-89, Gerontology Graduate Planning Committee, helped develop UNCG’s original

proposal for a master’s degree in gerontology

1983-84, Interdepartmental Studies Gerontology Program

o Helped design the general curriculum

o Helped develop proposal for senior seminar (GRO 501)

o Prepared proposals for the two-course introductory gerontology sequence (GRO

301 and GRO 302).

Sociology Curriculum

2005-2008, as Director of Graduate Studies, oversaw development of proposal for

changes to the curriculum, passed with some modifications in 2009

2008, Online Introductory Sociology Class, worked with team to develop online course

for I-school (online courses for high school students)

2005, Sociology of Friendship (SOC711), developed proposal

2002-2004, Sociology of Culture Concentration (never implemented)

2000, Sociological Perspectives on the Deadhead Community (FMS108W), developed

proposal

1999, Sociology of Friendship (SOC230W), developed proposal

1996-1997, as Director of Undergraduate Studies, oversaw implementation of curricular

changes outlined in Department Self-Study

o Undergraduate Specializations Committee, Chair, oversaw development of

concentration in Criminology and three other possible areas of specialization

o Undergraduate Sequencing Committee, Chair, coordinated and wrote proposals

for the re-sequencing of sociology courses, a change in general curriculum

offerings, the deletion of some courses, and other curricular changes

o Graduate Curriculum Committee, ex-officio member

o Authored, with the help of colleagues, the Undergraduate Sociology Handbook

1995-96, as Director of Undergraduate Studies, oversaw undergraduate portion of

Sociology Department Self-Study

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Association for Relationship Research (Charter Member, 2002-present)

Member, Membership Committee, 2002-2005

Member, Interdisciplinary Taskforce, 2008-2010

Member, International Committee, 2010-2011

Member Nominations Committee, 2011

International Network on Personal Relationships (Member, 1989-2002)

o Elections Committee, 1999

o Committee on the Future, 1990-93

International Society for the Study of Personal Relationships (Member, 1984-2002)

o By-Laws Committee, 1994-95

o Recruitment Committee Chair, doubled membership, 1994-96

International Network for Social Network Analysis (Member, 1977-79, 1985-89, 1995-96)

Association for Institutional Research, 2010-2011

Society for College and University Planning, 2008-present

American Sociological Association (Member, 1979-present; Student Member, 1974-1978)

ASA Council, Member-at-Large, 2004-2007

o Council Liaison to Public Sociology Task Force, 2006-2007

o Council Liaison to MA Program Task Force, 2005-2007

o Council Liaison to Minority Advisory Program, 2004-2005

o Attended ASA Council Midyear meetings each year

Member of Department Resources Group, 2006-present

o Advisory Group, Fall 2014-Spring 2017

Committee on Committees, 1994 & 1995

Section on Aging, 1980-present

o Dissertation Award Committee, 1994

o Nominations Committee, 1995-96 & 2001

Section on Sex and Gender, 1982-89

Section on Culture, 1989-present

Section on Community and Urban Sociology, 1996-present

Section on Computer, Information, and Technology, 2002-present

o Member, Public Sociology Award Committee, 2012-13

o Section Council Member, 2009-2011

o Chair, Ogburn Award Committee, 2011-12

o Proposed thematic sessions for 2011 meeting, Fall 2010

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (continued)

Gerontological Society of America (Member Behavioral and Social Science Section, 1980-

2005; GSA Fellow, 1994-present)

BSS Executive Committee, 1997-99

BSS Membership Committee, did comparative analysis of costs and benefits of

membership in social science organizations and recommended changes, 1997-99

BSS Program Evaluation Committee, 1986-92, 1994-2003

BSS Media Program Committee, 1990-92, Chair, 1990 & 1991

BSS Committee on Special Publications, 1980-88

Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) (Member, 1977-2005, 2012-present; Regional

Representative, 1984)

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (Institutional Representative, 1985-89;

Charter Fellow, 1997-present)

University Continuing Education Association (Member, 2001-2002)

American Association of Colleges and Universities (Associate Member, 2001-2002, 2009-

2012)

American Popular Culture Association (Member, 1989-90, 2003-2004, 2011-2012)

Southern Sociological Society (Member, 1984-present)

President, 1997-98 & President-Elect, 1996-97

o Worked with committee to revise constitution and by-laws into line with practice

o Developed virtual meeting policy

o Managed $85,000 budget based on receipts

o Worked with Program Chair to develop meeting program including 172 sessions

with 762 participants

o Expanded Membership Committee to represent and recruit diverse members

o Met with representatives from state sociological associations

o Established new standing committee on Status of Students

o Appointed and supervised almost 100 committee members

Site Selection Committee, 1996-2001

Executive Committee, 1994-2001

Program Committee Chair, 1993

o Revised program procedures to be democratic and efficient

o Planned, organized, and implemented annual meeting program with 121 sessions

and 503 participants, 1993

Program Committee Member, 1987-88, 1991-94

Program Procedures Committee, Chair, 1995-96

Program Handbook Revision Chair, 1998-99

Abstract Reviewer, 1993, 1995, 1996

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (continued)

SWS-South (Member, 1983-present)

Honors Nomination Committee, Chair, 2003-2004

SWS-National Liaison, 1990-91

Membership Chair, doubled membership, 1985-87

SWS-Piedmont, Co-Chair, 1984-85

Southern Gerontological Society (Member, 1983-2003, 2012-present)

Nominations Committee, 2000-2001

Publications Committee, 1983-2003, Chair, 1988-91

Abstract Reviewer, 1990-91, 2007

North Carolina Association for Women in Education (Member, periodically 1999-2012)

North Carolina Sociological Association (Member, 1984-present)

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Editor, Personal Relationships, Official Journal of the International Association for

Relationship Research, June 1, 2005-May 30, 2008 (Masthead Editor through

December 31, 2009)

Arranged for journal financing

Recruited, appointed, trained, and supervised Editorial Board and 6 Associate Editors (2

from USA, 1 from Canada, 2 from The Netherlands, and 1 from Israel)

Hired, trained, and supervised two successive Editorial Assistants

Developed Manuscript Processing Guidelines, Reviewer Rating Form, Manuscript

Tracking Document, Reviewer History File, Manuscript Summary Form, new Manuscript

Submission Guidelines (for electronic submission), letter templates, reviewer databases

Recruited Editorial Board representing 12 countries and 7 disciplines

Received and processed 100 submissions during 2005, 159 during 2006, 144 during

2007, 81 in 2008

Increased international submissions (45% of all articles submitted included at least one

international author)

Met with Associate Editors, Editorial Board, and IARR Board at annual meeting in Crete,

July 2006.

Wrote new copy for PR Web Page, Blackwell Website, and inside cover of journal

Oversaw development and routine computation of manuscript processing metrics

Wrote Editor’s prefaces

Wrote reports for Relationship Research News

Worked with publisher on 9 press releases and pop-up add campaign

Worked with new Editor on transition

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Editorial Board Member

Book Series: Emerald Studies in Media and Communications, 2013-present

Sociation Today, 2010-present

Journal of Applied Gerontology (Southern Gerontological Society), 1986-2003

Personal Relationships, 1994-98 & 2001-2005

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2004-2005

Contemporary Sociology (American Sociological Association), 1997-2000

Journal of Aging Studies, 1995-2005

Feature Article Editor

The Southern Gerontologist (Southern Gerontological Society newsletter), 1984-1986.

Advisory Editor

The Contexts Reader, edited by James Jasper & Jeff Goodwin, W.W. Norton, 2008.

o Recommended articles for inclusion and critiqued pedagogical materials.

Encyclopedia of Sociology, edited by George Ritzer. Blackwell, 2006.

o Solicited and edited 40 entries on friendship and on aging.

Journal Manuscript Referee

American Journal of Sociology

American Sociological Review

Applied Developmental Science

Current Sociology

Educational Gerontology

Family Relations

Gender and Society

Journal of Aging and Health

International Journal of Aging and

Human Development

Journal of Aging Studies

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Journal of Family Issues

Relationships

Journals of Gerontology

Journal of Marriage and the Family

Journal of Personal and Social

Psychology

Journal of Social and Personal

Relationships

Loisir Société

Personal Relationships

Psychology and Aging

Research on Aging

Sex Roles

Social Forces

Social Psychological Quarterly

Sociological Focus

Sociological Perspectives

Social Science Research

Sociological Quarterly

The Gerontologist

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Book Manuscript Referee

Blackwell

DC Heath

FEA Peacock

Gerontological Society of America

Special Publications Committee

Greenwood Press

Lawrence Earlbaum

Left Coast Press

Lexington Books

Macmillan

New York University Press

Oxford University Press

Pine Forge

Prentice-Hall

Random House

Rodale

Rowman Littlefield

Sage

Scott Foresman

SUNY Press

Temple University

The Haworth Press

University of Alabama Press

Wadsworth

World Scientific Publishing Co.

W.W. Norton

Vanderbilt University Press

OTHER SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION

External Reviews and Consulting

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, Claflin University,

Orangeburg, SC, March 23-25, 2014.

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, Florida A&M

University, Tallahassee, FL, February 26-March 1, 2014.

External Consultant, UNC School for the Arts, SACSCOC, CS3.7.1, November 13, 2013

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, Northern Illinois

University, October 13-15, 2013

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, Florida Atlantic

University, Boca Raton, FL, April 17-19, 2013

Offsite SACS Team (3 Track B, Level V institutions), November 5-6, 2012

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, University of Houston,

April 19-20, 2012

External Consultant, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Western Michigan University,

February 26-28, 2012

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, Cleveland State,

March 10, 2011

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, Boise State, May 3-4,

2011

Departmental Resources Group Reviewer, Sociology Department, University of South

Alabama, May 16-17, 2011

On-Site SACS Visiting Team (The Principles, Track B, Level VI), February 2009

External Consultant, Madison College Reorganization, James Madison University,

September 27, 2007.

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External Reviews (continued)

On-Site SACS Visiting Team (The Principles, Track B, Level VI), April 17-19, 2007

Departmental Review Team, Sociology Department, James Madison University, October

1-3, 2006.

SACS Visiting Team (The Criteria, Track B, Level VI), April 15-18, 2002

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Serving as Member-at-Large of SACS Board of Trustees, 2013-2016

o Reviewed cases as member of Compliance and Reports Committee and served as

lead reader (5 cases, June 2013; 5 cases December 2013; 8 cases June 2014)

Designated as first alternate SACS-COC Board of Trustees, Fall 2012

Strategic Planning and Assessment Workshops Presented

Departmental Strategic Planning, Department Resources Group Training, American

Sociological Association, August, 2013

Academic Program Prioritization and Departmental Review - How to Prepare and

Defend Your Department, American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA, August 11,

2013.

Using Assessment Data to Enhance Student Learning, American Sociological Association

Academic and Professional Affairs Webinar Series, November 14, 2012

SCUP Planning Institute Step I: Foundations of Planning in Higher Education, SCUP

Southern Regional Conference, Raleigh, October 21, 2012

Using Assessment Data to Enhance Student Learning, American Sociological

Association, Denver, August 16-21, 2012

Preparing for Program Review, American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, August

19-23, 2011

Conference Planning

Symposium Planning Committee, Unbroken Chain: The Grateful Dead in Music,

Culture, and Memory, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, November 15-17,

2007.

Program Chair, Southern Sociological Society, Chattanooga, TN, 1993

Conference Organizer, Friendship and Aging, VPI&SU, Blacksburg, VA, August 14-16,

1987.

Curriculum Consultant

Advisory Board, Associate in Applied Science in Human Services Technology, Pamlico

Community College, Summer 2013-present

Psychology/Sociology Curriculum Improvement Project Advisory Committee, NC

Community College System, 1997-99

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Research Consultant

Greg Becker, friendship incubator start-up, Spring 2014

Marj Kleinman’s, film about older men’s friendship, 2006-2007

Barbara Risman’s Adolescent Friendship Study Group, NCSU, March 22, 2001

Beth Dugan’s A Health Guide to Optimize the Health of Older Adults (NIA), Focus

Group Organizer and Leader, Summer 1999

Linda Dye’s Friend Performance Project, 1997

Jan Harris’s Study of Male Friendship Groups, 1994-95

Phil Brown’s Amerasian Research Project, 1988

Trudy Anderson’s NIA Study of Retirement Couples, questionnaire design, 1988.

Educational Assessment

NY Regents, test items, January 1999

Educational Testing Service, GRE items, 1998

COMMUNITY SERVICE

International

Presenter, Brookdale Institute of Gerontology, Jerusalem, Israel, Social Networks and

Subjective Well-being, July 1986

National

Member of Talent Bank, Faith Popcorn’s Brain Reserve, April 2006-present

Panelist, Dupree’s Diamond News, Light the Song--A Contemplative Retreat,

Sociological Perspectives on Deadhead Subculture, August 1996

Consultant

o National Resource Center for Rural Elderly, University of Missouri at Kansas

City, 1990

o National Association of State Units on Aging and North Carolina Division on

Aging, evaluating the computer-synthesized needs projections, 1985 and 1986

State

Member of Planning Committee

o State Aging Services Plan Work Group, NC Division on Aging, 1989-90

o North Carolina Division on Aging, Training Meeting, 1989

o 1987 and 1988 Symposiums, UNC Institute of Nutrition, 1986-1988

o North Carolina Division on Aging Summer School in Gerontology, January 1986

Principal Investigator, Pre-election Survey, NC State House Race, 1986

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State (continued)

Consultant

o North Carolina’s Legislative Research Commission’s Study Committee on

Gerontology, September 21,1988

o Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust, discussion of implementation of changes in

services for the elderly in North Carolina, 1987

o Ohio State Department of Mental Health, review of a grant proposal for a study

using the OARS methodology, 1986

o Idaho Office of Aging, discussion of utility of OARS instrument as a planning

tool, 1986.

Presenter, The North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Older Adult

Friendships and Mental Health, May 1993.

City/Community

Consultant

o Michael Stepanian, Esq., Grateful Dead culture, Fall 2012.

o Greensboro Coliseum, Marketing Consultant for Mickey Hart concert, Fall 2001

o Greensboro Coliseum, Reducing Impact of Concert on Community, Spring, 1991

o Greensboro Police Department, Deadhead Subculture, Spring, 1991

o Yadkin County Task Force on Aging, 1990

Principal Investigator, Study of Attitudes Toward Adult Day Care, Junior League of

Greensboro, Inc., in cooperation with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Center for Social Research and Human Services, 1984-86

Presentations

o Division of Continual Learning UNCG, Guilty Pleasures, on panel with Orson

Scott Card, 2001

o Starmount Presbyterian Church, Friendship and Aging, September 1993

o Greensboro Women’s Club, Friendships of Older Women, February 1990

o Junior League of Greensboro, Attitudes Toward Adult Day Care, January 1987

o The Yadkin County Commissioners, Results of the Yadkin County Study on

Aging, May 1987

o The NPCOG-AAA Citizens’ Committee, The Yadkin Data and You, July 1987.

o Area Health Education Center, Discussion of the Gin Game, September 1986

o Davidson County Study Committee on Aging, Accessing Data for the Purposes of

Planning, April 1986

o Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging, discussion of

community-based long-term care systems, 1985

o Share-a-home, Gerontology at UNCG," November 1984

o Art Institute, Audience Development, Chicago, IL , 1984

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SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SYSTEM

UNC Accreditation Council, Fall 2009-Spring 2012

University of North Carolina Graduate Council, Fall 2007-Fall 2009

Local Arrangements Committee, Inauguration of President Erskine Bowles, Spring 2006

Inter-campus Gerontology Planning Committee, 1990

Inter-campus Child Care Committee, 1989

Institute of Nutrition Conference/Workshop Planning Committee, 1986-88

UNIVERSITY (UNCG)

Faculty Senate, Fall 2013-present

Senate Liaison to Due Process Committee, Fall 2013-present

Gerontology Research Network, Fall 2012-present

School of Nursing Faculty Search Committee, 3 positions, Spring 2014-Summer 2014

Gerontology Strategic Directions Committee, Fall 2013-Spring 2014 (Co-Chair of

Curriculum Sub-committee)

Strategic Goal 2.3 (Quality of Life Across the Life Span) Implementation Team, Fall 2012-

Spring 2013

Athletics Points Committee, Spring 2012

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Associate Provost for Planning and Assessment, August 1, 2009-2012 (continued to work

half-time for Provost’s Office during 2012-2013 to ease transition)

Ensured proper academic program planning and reporting

o Developed and submitted September 8, 2009 monitoring report to SACSCOC

which included Substantive Change Policy

Oversaw revision of Substantive Change Policy, Fall 2011

Trained Associate Deans on Substantive Change, September 15, 2011

o Worked with SACSCOC, the Dean of the School of Nanoscience, and counterpart

at NCA&T to attain SACS approval to offer the MS and PhD in Nanoscience and

of North and South campus as off-campus instructional site, Spring 2010

o Chaired and enhanced Academic Programs Committee consisting of staff from

Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, the Graduate School, Undergraduate

Studies, and OPA to increase efficiencies regarding the academic program

approval process, maintenance of the academic program inventory, and

compliance with federal, accrediting body, and GA standards, 2009-2012

o Notified and requested approval from GA and SACS for program proposals,

2009-2012

o Served as an ex-officio member of University Curriculum Committee and

Graduate Studies Council, 2009-2012

o Chaired the Program Review Process Committee and oversaw staff support of the

process, 2011-2012

Process described by James H. Woodward in UNC’s Program Duplication

Study report (November 1, 2011) as possibly “the most sophisticated and

thorough review ever undertaken by a campus of the University of North

Carolina.”

Served as Non-Voting Member on the University Program Review

Committee, 2011

Served as consultant on academic program prioritization, ECU, June 29,

2011; WCU, October 24, 2012

Served on Deans Council and supports activities sponsored by other members

Served as SACS Liaison

o Chaired the SACS 5th

Year Report Steering Committee and oversaw the work of

14 committees as they developed UNCG’s SACS 5th

Year Report, 2009-2010

Received no requests for follow-up to SACS 5th

Year Report (only 5/74 of

the institutions in the 2014 cohort received no monitoring requests)

Presented to Administrative Systems Committee, Faculty Senate, Staff

Senate, Deans Council, and Executive Staff on SACS 5th

Year Report

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Associate Provost for Planning and Assessment (continued)

o Served as a member of the UNC Accreditation Council

Worked with UNC Accreditation Council on the development of templates

to use to respond to SACS standards with system content, 2010-2011

Presented on Compliance Assist software with Director of Institutional

Research to UNC Accreditation Council, June 17, 2010

Organized annual luncheon of UNC Accreditation Council at SACS

meetings, 2009, 2010, 2011

o Developed process for SACS Audit and preparation for submission of

Compliance Certification Report (submitted Fall 2013 after resignation)

Set up process and committee structure for development of Compliance

Certification Report

Worked with senior leadership and Faculty Senate to populate standards

committees

Oversaw initial compliance audit and presented results to campus

leadership groups

Identified external consultant and technical writer

Conducted training sessions for SACS Standard Committee Chairs

Handed off responsibility to SACS Leadership Team, Spring 2012

o Continued to support work on selected SACS standard responses after (CR2.4,

CR2.5, CR2.8, CS3.1.1, CS3.2.8, CS3.7.1 and others), 2011-2013

o Met with SACSCOC visiting team regarding CR2.8, March 20, 2014

Coordinated the Academic Affairs Annual Report

o Revised and streamlined annual report outline, 2009-2010

o Compiled summary of Academic Affairs 2008-2009 annual reports

Maintained the departmental review calendar

Monitored progress on UNCG Strategic Plan and Institutional Effectiveness

o Coordinated the work of UNCG plan implementation teams and established and

chaired the Implementation Resource Support Team, 2009-2013

UNCG recognized by the Educational Advisory Board for best practices in

strategic plan implementation leading to cost-containment, 2012

Prepared materials annually for Deans Retreat for prioritization of

initiatives to support the plan and activation of goals, 2009-2013

o Worked with Business Affairs to implement Enterprise Risk Management process

for as part of development of operational plans for strategic goals, 2009-2010

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Associate Provost for Planning and Assessment (continued)

o Worked with divisions and units and began to work with offices and academic

departments through workshops and individualized meetings to develop strategic

plans and to close the loop on them, 2009-2012

o Chaired the Institutional Effectiveness Committee, 2011-2012

o Coordinated the development of strategic goal metrics, 2010-2013

o Oversaw a mid-cycle “closing-the-loop” process on the strategic goals in the

UNCG Plan 2009-2010, 2011-2012

o Prepared update to UNCG Tomorrow website, Fall 2013

o Presented final report on strategic plan to Executive Staff, October 7, 2013 and

handed off strategic planning responsibilities to Director of Accreditation and

Assessment on October 8, 2013.

Managed the Office of Planning and Assessment

o Established the OPA Office, 2009-2010

Hired work study student, Technology Planning Specialist, General

Education Coordinator, Director of Academic Assessment, Planning

Assistant, Academic Programs Specialist, and Executive Staff Assistant

o Oversaw campus-wide discussion of accreditation reporting, academic

assessment, and planning software and purchased license through June 30, 2017.

o Held OPA Staff Retreats, August 10, 2010 & September 1, 2011

o Worked with Technology Planning Specialist to roll out Compliance Assist

planning module to replace WEAVE as academic program assessment software,

including co-presenting workshops and individual tutorials, 2010-2011

o Provided management oversight and support for the Offices of Academic

Assessment and Institutional Research, 2009-2012

Coordinated all academic assessment activities in the absence of a Director

of Academic Assessment, Fall 2010

Provided leadership for the configuration of Compliance Assist to

track progress on student learning outcomes

Met with associate deans to help them develop unit approaches to

academic program assessment

Worked with Student Learning Enhancement Committee to

establish a Student Learning Enhancement Award to recognize

excellence in academic program assessment

Separated technical support and conceptual functions by hiring

Technology Planning Specialist to support distributed software and OPA

website, Spring 2010

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Associate Provost for Planning and Assessment (continued)

Worked with Faculty Senate and Deans Council to establish Student

Learning Enhancement Committee to ensure faculty control over academic

program assessment and to distinguish it from the administrative

assessment monitored by Institutional Effectiveness Committee, 2009-

2010

Arranged for Co-Chair of the AACU’s LEAP initiative, Ronald Crutcher,

to visit campus, Fall 2010

Attended General Education Institute, December 8-9, 2010

Served on and supported work of university committees

o Attended meetings of the Board of Visitors Steering Committee (2009-2012),

Enrollment Projections Committee meetings (2009-2012), and Budget Sounding

Board (2011)

o Served on the Chief of Staff Search Committee (Spring 2010), Chief Diversity

Officer Search Committee (Summer & Fall 2010), Service Learning

Subcommittee of Student Affairs Academic Affairs Restructuring Committee

(Fall 2009), CAC Subcommittee of Deans Council (2010-2011), and Integrated

Marketing Committee (2010-2012)

o Participated in interviews for University Counsel (Spring 2010), VC of Research

and Economic Development (Fall 2009), Dean of School of Education (Fall

2010), Dean of Business School (Spring 2011)

Attended administrative workshops

o Keston Fulcher Academic Assessment Workshop, UNCG, March 25, 2011

o Integrated Strategic Planning Webinar, November 17, 2010

o Student Success Webinar, November 1, 2010

o Restructuring Webinar, Magna Online Seminars, September 22, 2010

o Alverno College Assessment Workshop, October 15, 2009

o Changes to the Higher Education Opportunities Act, NACUA, September 2009

o IPEDS, March 15, 2010.

Attended conferences

o NCAIR, Boone, NC, 2011; Kitty Hawk, 2010.

o SACSCOC, December 2008; December 2009; December 2010; December 2011.

o AACU, Washington DC, January 20-23, 2010

o WANCHE, via video conference, March 18, 2010

o Atlantic Assessment Conference, Cary, NC, April 11-12, 2010

o AIR, Chicago, May 29-June 2, 2010

o SCUP, 2012, 2011,2010; Southern Regional 2008.

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Ashby Residential College Advisory Council, 2009-2010

Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee (SPC), 2008-2009

Oversaw the development of the UNCG Strategic Plan 2009-2014

Coordinated the work of 70-person committee with 3 subcommittees and 10 workgroups

o Chair, Plan Drafting Subcommittee, 2008-2009

o Ex-Officio Member of Mission Statement Revision Subcommittee, Fall 2008

o Chair, Phase II Response Committee (coordinated response to UNC General

Administration’s UNC Tomorrow initiative), Fall 2008

Maintained transparency through news releases in Campus Weekly and providing content

for UNCGT webpage

Attended Workshop: Communicating Economic Development Impacts of the Engaged

University, North Carolina State University, October 13, 2008.

Presented multiple drafts of the plan for feedback and endorsement to the Board of

Trustees, Executive Staff, Deans Council, Faculty Senate meeting and forums, Staff

Senate, administrative councils in academic units, and the Alumni Board

Chair of the Faculty Senate, 2008-2009 (Past-Chair, 2009-2010)

Facilitated changes to P&T Guidelines mandated by Board of Governors, Summer 2008

Attended General Education Workshop, June 23-27, 2008

Participated in hiring of new Faculty Governance Staff Assistant, Summer 2008

Delivered presentations at Convocation, New Faculty Orientation, and Student

Convocation

Served as an ex-officio member of Staff Senate, UNC Faculty Assembly, and University

P&T Guidelines Committee

Attended Board of Trustees and BOT Academic Affairs Subcommittee meetings

Facilitated and organized Senate Meetings, General Faculty meetings, Senate Forums,

Senate Agenda meetings, Committee Chairs breakfasts, and Senate Leadership lunches

Served on the Budget Sounding Board, CITI Committee, the Campus Safety Oversight

Committee, the Emergency Manager Search Committee

Chaired the University Promotion & Tenure Committee

Supported the work of the Inclusive Community Task Force, General Education Council,

and Community Engagement initiative

Served on Chancellor’s Installation Committee

Organized dinner for Past Chairs of Senate at Chancellor’s home, May 2009

Chair of Planning Preparation Committee (PPC), Spring-Summer 2008

Gathered Phase I responses to UNCG Tomorrow: Proposed Major Initiatives through

forums and online feedback and reported on results

Oversaw development of UNCGT webpage

Wrote a document to create bridge between UNC Tomorrow and UNCG Plan 2009-13

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Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate, 2007-2008

Attended Senate Meetings, Senate Forums, Senate Agenda Meetings, Committee Chair

Breakfasts, Leadership Breakfasts, and Board of Trustees meetings

Ex-Officio Member of P & T Guidelines Committee

Chancellor Search Committee, Spring 2008

Blackboard Steering Committee, 2007-2008

University Promotions and Tenure Committee, 2006-2008

Faculty Senator, 2006-2007

Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Planning, Fall 2004-

Summer 2005 (and part-time during Summer 2006 & 2007)

Summer 2007

o Worked on Client Needs Assessment as part of UNCG’s Thin Client Initiative

o Consulted on development of UNC IT portions of student and faculty and staff

surveys and on development of UNCG IT Client Survey

Summer 2006.

o Worked with Staff Advisory Group on development of procedures

o Began development of Service Catalog

o Began to develop action plan based on data from the ITS Annual Survey

Developed ITP Client Relations Plan

o Convened and co-chaired meetings of Client Relations Team

o Client Survey Plan

Identified the population, sampling methods, data collection procedures,

persons responsible, frequency of survey, and item topics and including

four types of surveys: an annual survey of faculty and staff, surveys of

students conducted by the Office of Institutional Research, period surveys

of special populations, and post-service surveys

Developed plans for post-service surveys

Coordinated the development of the technology questions for the 2005

Spartan Experience Survey of undergraduates

Oversaw initial questionnaire development for first Annual ITP-Wide

Faculty and Staff Client Survey and met with outsourcers who developed

software to ensure all necessary formats were included

o External Communications Plan

Gathered initial information about staff perceptions of client concerns

Oversaw two staff people as they developed and produced ITP newsletter

Oversaw staff person’s research on branding and encouraged attention be

paid to this as mechanisms for external communication are developed

Served as member of web redesign project to meet client needs

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Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Planning (continued)

Internal Communications Plan

Developed internal communications questionnaire for distribution to staff

Developed protocol for and led internal communications focus groups

with 45 staff from each of 8 ITP areas

Met with supervisors, then Assistant Vice Chancellors, and the Associate

Vice Chancellors to discuss internal communications issues identified by

staff and to develop possible solutions

Developed and Implemented Group Performance Metrics Process

o Conducted 9 work sessions with 75 staff from each ITP area as part of grassroots

metrics development process

o Trained managers in metrics development and coordinated their review of the

metrics developed by their staffs

o Coordinated metrics pilot test and first month of official metrics measurement

o Presented report at ITP-Wide staff meeting, December, 2004

o Recruited members to Metrics Technical Team to oversee implementation of

metrics process and convened and co-chaired 11 meetings of the Team

o Coordinated development of client satisfaction metrics

o Developed metrics process document including guidelines for proposing, piloting,

collecting, and retiring metrics and for submitting monthly metrics reports

o Consulted on development of metrics database which generates customized

reports on ITP metrics

Linked ITP Priorities and Projects to ITP Plan Goals and BOG Initiatives

o Classified management priorities and oversaw classification of projects under

goals of ITP Plan and BOG initiatives

o Consulted on development of relational database so customized reports of

progress could be produced

Miscellaneous

o Provided feedback to staff member in charge of preparing report on UNCG’s

areas of focus

o Consulted on development of Facilities Use Survey and wrote report on results

o Met with group of current and former University Planning Council members to

discuss its future

University Curriculum Committee, Spring 2003

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SACS Self Study, 2000-2003

Chair of Steering Committee, 2000-2003

o Recruited, supervised, and supported work of approximately 100 members of 14

committees, subcommittees, and advisory groups

o Co-managed SACS office and supervised 3 staff members

o Worked with SACS Executive Committee to develop and implement Self-Study

Plan

o Chaired monthly meetings of and developed work plan for Steering Committee

o Supervised study design and data collection

o Reported on progress to Board of Trustees, University Planning Council,

Chancellor’s Executive Staff, Deans’ Council, Faculty Senate, and Staff Council

o Worked with Office of Institutional Research staff to develop and maintain web

page and with Editor of Self-Study to produce SACS newsletter

o Attended SACS meetings, Atlanta, December 1999 & 2000; New Orleans,

December 2001; San Antonio, 2003

o Attended 3 state-wide gatherings of UNC Institutional Researchers, 2000-2001

University Planning Council UNCG Plan Drafting Committee, 2002-2003

Proposals for the Plan Task Group, summarized proposals to improve UNCG’s

institutional effectiveness extracted from SACS data, Fall 2001

University Planning Council, 2001-2003

Chair of SACS Purpose Committee, 2000-2003

o Revised The Mission of the University in one semester, accepted by Board of

Governors, August 11, 2000

o Assessed compliance with Section II (Institutional Purpose) of SACS Criteria in

report accepted by Steering Committee, Fall 2001

o Revised The Mission of the University to reflect Vision Statement, Spring 2003

Institutional Effectiveness Committee, 1999-2000

SACS Site Visit Hospitality Committee, ex-officio member, 2002-2003

Gerontology Graduate Program Director Search Committee, 2000-2001

Safe Zone, 2001-present; Training, Fall 2009

Leadership Programs Discussion Group, Lunches for New Faculty, 1999-2008

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Assistant to the Dean of Continual Learning, 1999-2000

Goal was to help bring about cultural and structural change on campus to encourage

development of distance education courses and programs

Retained as Consultant, 2000-2001

Chair, Services for Off-Campus Students (SOS) Task Force: Supervised development of

content of a series of web pages which allow students to do most of their business from

off-campus, including meeting with staff of 9 educational support service offices to gain

their cooperation

Distance Education Bibliography: Supervised graduate student and worked with distance

education librarian to develop online searchable database of articles on distance education

Online Pedagogy Focus Groups: Planned, conducted, and disseminated report on focus

groups with faculty, conducted to determine how to facilitate development of distance

education courses

Distance Learning Policy: Played key role on Teaching and Learning Technology

Roundtable responsible for development of policy; presented proposal to Faculty Senate

twice before UNCG became the first in NC to pass such a policy

ACUOPS: Helped develop instruments designed to evaluate need for conference center

and for UNCG Non-Credit Outreach Activity Report, 1999-2000

UNC Distance Education Forum: attended 5 bi-annual meetings, 1999-2001

Ad Hoc Faculty Search Committee, Human Development and Family Relations, 1998-99

Gerontology Graduate Program Committee, 1997-98

Distance Learning Task Force, 1996-97

University Breakfast Series, Moderator and Participant, Spring 1996

Director of Police and Public Safety Search Committee, 1996

Office of Research Services Evaluation Focus Group Participant, 1996

UNCG Aging Network, Participant, 1995-96

Presenter with Rachel Torr, Relationships between Structural Characteristics of Older

Adult Friendship Networks, April 1995.

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Faculty Senator, 1994-2000

Secretary, 1996-97

o Worked with University Counsel to establish open meetings announcement

procedure

o Involved in development of Post-Tenure Review guidelines and revision of

Promotion and Tenure Guidelines

o Worked with Senate leadership and Provost to improve relationships between

faculty and administration and to encourage shared governance

o Prepared minutes for each meeting

Senator

o Liaison to Academic Policies and Regulations Committee, 1999-2000

o Worked with University Counsel to organize 6 Anti-Sexual Harassment

workshops for College of Arts and Science faculty, achieved 85% attendance,

1998-99

o Liaison to Due Process Committee, 1997-98

o Liaison to Faculty Welfare Committee, 1994-96

Gerontology Center Planning Committee, 1994

Student Recruitment Activities: Step Ahead Faculty Spotlight (1993, 1994, & 1995) and

UNCG Right Now (1995)

Scholarship Committees: Rhodes Scholarship Committee (1987-88) and Truman

Scholarship Awards Committee (1986-88)

Commencement Committee, 1984-88

Association for Women Faculty and Administrative Staff, 1983-92

Secretary, 1984-85

Planning Committee, Susan B. Anthony Dinner, 1984.

Presenter, Aging as a Feminist Issue, February 1987

Presenter, Faculty Research Activities, April 1985

Conversations with Women Faculty (Presby House), Participant, 1983-85

Presenter, Cross-Sex Friendships of Elderly Women, Spring, 1984

HEATH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HHS Inclusiveness Committee (SWOT Subcommittee), Fall 2012-present

HHS Cares Committee, Fall 2012-Spring 2013

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GERONTOLOGY PROGRAM

Director of Gerontology Graduate Program, August 2013-present

Serve as member of HHS Chairs Council and HHS Administrative Council

Attend meetings of Graduate Faculty and Directors of Graduate Study, including HHS

Directors of Graduate Study

Manage Gerontology Office

o Hire, appoint, and supervise faculty, staff, graduate assistants

o Schedule courses and oversee curriculum

o Oversee budget

o Coordinate development and assessment of Gerontology Program Strategic Plan

and Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan

Revised Gerontology Program Mission, Spring 2014

o Administrative Workshops Attended

Completed Apply Yourself Training, October 16, 2013

Attended Substantive Change Workshop, October 24, 2013 in preparation

for minor and online proposals

Recruit students and market program

o Meet and correspond with prospective students

o Attend recruitment events: Bennett College Graduate Fair, November 14, 2013;

HHS Health Fair, March 28, 2014; Wellspring Retirement Community, January 9,

2014; Careers in Aging Day EUC Table, April 8, 2014; UNCG Graduate

Recruitment Fair, Fall 2013.

o Oversee development of Careers in Aging Library Display, April 2014.

Oversee Gerontology Program Events:

o Conduct graduate student orientation, Fall 2013

o Oversee and preside over end-of-year event, Spring 2014

o Support Gerontology Research Network Lunch “n” Learns, 4 in 2013-2014

o Organized FlashBack FastForward, a panel of past chairs of UNCG

gerontology programs, September 11, 2013

More than 80 alumni, retired faculty, and community supporters attended

Searched Registrar’s Office files for names of graduates who predated

electronic systems

Provided panelists with scans of historical documents from the library

archive

Worked with Michael Frierson’s media studies class to video tape event

and interview panelists to submit to archive and use in promotional video

Advise all incoming students

o Coordinated development of Career Map, Spring 2014

Support the work of the HHS Development Officer

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Director of Gerontology Graduate Program (continued)

Curriculum Planning

o Coordinate efforts with other programs with students interested in aging

o Worked with Dean of DCL on EAB burning glass study as environmental scan for

online gerontology program, Research Data Pull: Market Demand for Individuals

with a Graduate Degree and Gerontology Related Skills, Spring 2014

o Participated in Educational Advisory Board Study of Market Demand for

Management of Aging Services, May 13, 2014

Support activities of Sigma Phi Omega (SPO) Delta Gamma Chapter

Attend community events

o Silver Tsunami, Westminster Presbyterian Church, May 20, 2014

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

MERGE lunches, Spring and Fall 2010

College Additional Requirements (CAR) Task Force, 2006-2007

Organized and moderated focus groups with undergraduate advisors from the humanities,

social sciences, and sciences to gather information on attitudes towards CAR

Service on Faculty Review Committees

Department of Anthropology, external member of Post-Tenure Review Committee,

Spring 2009

Department of Broadcasting and Cinema, external member of Promotions and Tenure

Committee, Spring 2008

Department of Communication Studies, external member of Promotions and Tenure

Committee, Spring 2006

Budget and Planning Committee, 2002-2003, 2005-2006

Curricular Procedures Task Force, 1991-92

Harriet Elliott Program Committee, 1990-91

Dean’s Review Committee, 1989-90

Committee on Minority and Feminist Perspectives, 1989

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College Council, 1988-90

Chair, 1989-90

o Implemented experiment in faculty governance, replacing Dean as person who

chaired College Council and College Assembly meetings

o Regularly met with Dean to consult on policy and planning

o Worked with the College’s Committee on Undergraduate Studies, the University

Curriculum Committee, and Instructional Area Committees to implement AULER

curriculum and approve courses for inclusion

Dean’s Representative, 1988-89

Interdepartmental Studies Board, 1987-88

Center for Social Research and Human Services presenter with Lee Bernick, When

Academics Get Involved in Planning Services, January 1986.

Interdepartmental Studies Gerontology Program, 1984-93

Chair, 1985-89

o Oversaw development of operational code and program brochure

o Served as main liaison between UNCG and North Carolina aging network

o Advising (see TEACHING, Advising, Gerontology Program)

o Developed and managed Gerontology Program Budget

o Supervised curriculum review and revision and development of new courses

o Recruited faculty, including adjuncts, to teach courses

o Sponsored wide variety of events on campus

o Facilitator and Fundraiser, 3rd

UNCG Gerontology Conference, Nutrition Issues

and Aging, co-sponsored with the UNC Institute of Nutrition, April 1988

o Facilitator and Fundraiser, 2nd

UNCG Gerontology Conference, Social Issues and

Aging, April 24, 1987

o Presenter, Attitudes Towards Adult Day Care, 2nd UNCG Gerontology

Conference, Social Issues and Aging, Greensboro, NC, 1987.

o Planning Committee, 1st Annual UNCG Gerontology Conference, Mental Health

Issues and Aging, Greensboro, NC 1986.

o Presenter, Social Networks and Subjective Well-Being, 1st Annual UNCG

Gerontology Conference, Mental Health Issues and Aging, Greensboro, NC, 1986.

Member, 1983-84 (Planning Committee), 1984-85, 1989-93

Gerontology Journal Club, 1987-91

o Presenter, Aging and Friendship, February 1987

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SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Director Graduate Study, May 2005-August 2008

Attended Graduate Student Orientations, Orientation for New Graduate Directors,

Graduate School Luncheons, Graduate Recruitment Fairs, Graduate Faculty Meetings,

Meetings of Directors of Graduate Study, Meetings of the College Graduate Directors

Conducted Sociology Graduate Student Orientations each Fall including 2008

Chaired Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2006-2008

o Oversaw curriculum revision, 2007-2008

Served on Course Scheduling Committee, 2005-2008

Hosted party for graduate students each Fall

Presented to Guilford College Students, November 7, 2006

Updated Graduate Bulletin copy each Fall including 2008

Revised Sociology Graduate Student Handbook each fall

Oversaw revision of admissions requirements and application process to include

undergraduate course pre-requisites and personal statement, respectively

Forwarded and distributed messages to graduate students

Advised graduate students (see TEACHING, Advising, Sociology Department)

Held at least one office hour or more per week in evening

Met with prospective graduate students and responded to email and telephone requests

Worked with staff support person to develop graduate student tracking database and

process for monitoring students who are admitted provisionally or pending completion of

pre-requisites

Oversaw development of departmental policies on how to handle student writing

problems, funding of graduate student travel to professional meetings, departmental

library use, course substitution, graduation procedures, and extension request policy

Secured additional funding for assistantships.

Circulated and processed applications in timely way

Organized pre-conference conference for graduate students presenting at the Southern

Sociological Society, Spring 2008

Coordinated nominations for summer assistantships, fellowships, etc.

Proctored examinations for pre-requisite courses as needed

Post-tenure Review Committee, 2000, 2001, & 2002 (Chair), 2003, 2006, & 2007 (Member),

2008 (Chair)

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sociology Department, 1995-98

Advising (see TEACHING, Advising, Sociology Department)

Curriculum Development (see TEACHING, Curriculum Development, Sociology

Curriculum)

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Annual Review Committee, 1994-95 (Member), 1999-2003 (Chair), 2004-2005 (Chair)

Oversaw development of departmental annual report form, 2003

Faculty Search Committee, 1993 (Member), 1998 (Member), 1999 (Chair)

Colloquia Committee Chair, 1993-95

Academic Program Assessment Committee, 1990-91, 2000-2002

Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1990-93, 1996-97, 2006-2007

Public Relations, 1990-91

Graduate Committee, 1985-1990

Department Goals Committee, 1984

Combined Campaign Representative, 1984

Undergraduate Committee, 1983-85

Faculty Advisor, 1983-84 (see TEACHING, Advising, Sociology Department)

Sociology Club Advisor, 1983-90, 1995-96

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Adult Friendship Project (1992-June 30, 2014)

Newspapers: 31, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe,

Philadelphia Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today,

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Post, The New York Times, Arizona Republic,

Columbus Dispatch, and Greensboro News and Record

Magazines: 22, including Time, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Reader’s

Digest, Prevention, Parenting, Slate, Contact, The Canadian, Teen, Men’s Health,

Healthy Living

Radio Shows: 6 shows, including on BBC, MPR, WHYY, WTOP

Online: 4, including CNN, WebMD, Ceridian Life Works (podcast), Barbara Meltzer &

Associates, Atlanta-Journal Constitution Blog

Films: Interviewed by Marjory Kleinman, older men’s friendships, November 8, 2006

Book Authors (October 2013-June 2014): Meredith Melnick, Barb Bradley Hagerty, Jan

and Eddie Fiore, Bella de Paulo

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Deadhead Community Project (1989-June 30, 2014)

Newspapers: 87 articles, including those in New York Times, Chicago Tribune,

Washington Post, LA Times, Indianapolis Star, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, USA

Today, Detroit Free Press, London’s Mail on Sunday, Triad Business News, Village

Voice, News & Record, and Chronicle of Higher Education

Magazines: 25 magazines, including Museum and Arts, Spin, Playboy, Golden Road,

Photo, Relix, Dupree’s Diamond News, Q, Atlantic Monthly, Slate, and All Women

Radio: 36 shows, including those on WNYC, WUNC, NPR, NRS (Canadian

Broadcasting System), and BBC

Television: appeared on 16 shows, including those on ABC, MSNBC, MTV, HBO,

Entertainment Tonight, and local stations nation-wide

Films: appeared as expert on music subculture in “Dreadheads”

Book Authors: Jesse Jarnow, Joanne Colangelo. Subject of Appendix 4, Deadheads and

Phishheads: An Academic’s Perspective in Parke Puterbaugh, Phish: The Biography,

DaCapo, 2009.

Junior League Project (1985), Greensboro News and Record

Davidson County Study (1985), project covered in 5 local newspapers and 5 local radio stations

Office of Planning and Assessment (2011), The Chronicle of Higher Education