FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS!

First Call For Papers

Mid-South Sociological Association
Session Organizers
2006

Theme: Sociology in Ill-Starred Times: Crisis, Survival and Reconstruction
Lafayette, Louisiana
October 25 to 28, 2006
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RESEARCH PAPER SESSIONS

Please send an abstract of the paper you would like to present to the session organizer.

1. “Race, Gender and Class in Disaster Vulnerability”
Francis Adeola
Department of Sociology
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Dr.
New Orleans, La 70148
Phone: (504) 280-6472
fadeolo@uno.edu

2. “Global Sociology”
Samuel Adu-Mireku
Department of Sociology
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: (910) 672-1042
sadu-mireku@uncfsu.edu

3. “ Urban and Community Sociology”
Mark Austin
Department of Sociology
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone: (502) 852-6836
austin@louisville.edu

4. “ Marriage and Family”
Robert S. Bausch
Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Cameron University
2800 West Gore Blvd
Lawton, OK 73505
Phone: (580)581-2492
Fax: (580) 581-2312
rbausch@cameron.edu

5. “ Making a Difference: Applied Sociology in Action”
Cheryl L. Brown
Department of Sociology
Greensboro College
815 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
cbrown@gborocollege.edu



6. “ The World as a Classroom: Taking Students Abroad”
Cheryl L. Brown
Department of Sociology
815 W. Market St.
Greensboro, NC 27401
cbrown@gborocollege.edu

7. “Disasters and the Elderly”
James Bulot
Department of Sociology and Gerontology
University of Louisiana at Monroe
700 University Ave.
Monroe, La 71209
Phone: (318) 342-1430
bulot@ulm.edu

8. “Critical Issues in Contemporary Educational Policy”
Steven Caldas
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70504
Caldas@louisiana.edu

9. “Law and the Politics of Marriage: Race, Sexuality, and Gender”
Ruth Chananie
Department of Sociology
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: (618)559-9980
chananie@siu.edu

10. “Health Care and People of Color I”
Ollie Christian
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
P.O. BOX 10051
210 Higgins Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge , LA 70813
Phone: (225)771-5095
Fax: (225) 771-5675
ogchristian@yahoo.com

11. “Health Care and People of Color II”
Ollie Christian
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
P.O. BOX 10051
210 Higgins Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge , LA 70813
Phone: (225)771-5095
Fax: (225) 771-5675
ogchristian@yahoo.com

12. “Sociology of Culture”
Lillian Daughaday
501A Faculty Hall
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Lillian.daughaday@murraystate.edu




13. “Sociology of Food”
Lillian Daughaday
501A Faculty Hall
Murray State University
Murray, KY 42071
Lillian.daughaday@murrraystate.edu


14. “Gender Research in Progress”
Kim Davies
Department of Sociology
Augusta State University
2500 Walton Way
Augusta GA 30904
Phone: (706) 737-1735
kdavies@aug.edu


15. “Contemporary Issues and Challenges Facing Native Americans”
Thomas J. Durant, Jr.
Department of Sociology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La 70803
Phone: (225) 578-1645
socdua@ls.edu

16. “Crisis and the Educational Process”
Lisa A. Eargle
Sociology Department, 2nd Floor Founders Hall
Frances Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547
leargle@fmarion.edu

17.“Environmental Issues and Justice”
Lisa A. Eargle
Sociology Department, 2nd Floor Founders Hall
Frances Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547
leargle@fmarion.edu


18.“Racial and Ethnic Issues”
Lisa A. Eargle
Sociology Department, 2nd Floor Founders Hall
Frances Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547
leargle@fmarion.edu









19.“Rebuilding Community : Institutions, Infrastructure and Population”
Lisa A. Eargle
Sociology Department, 2nd Floor Founders Hall
Frances Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547
leargle@fmarion.edu


20. “Gendered Terrorism”
Jackie Eller
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
Phone: (615) 898-2125
jaeller@mtsu.edu

21. “ The Crisis in Women’s Health: Global Perspectives”
Jackie Eller
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
Phone: (615) 898-2125
jaeller@mtsu.edu

22. “Crime and Victimization ”
Rhonda Evans
1414 Winfred Rd.
Rayne, LA 70578
rde8498@louisiana.edu


23.“Criminology ”
Craig J. Forsyth
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
P.O. Box 41652
Lafayette, LA 70504
Phone: (337) 482-5372
Fax: (337) 482-5694
cjf5714@louisiana.edu


24.“Crime and Deviant Behavior ”
Craig J. Forsyth
Department of Criminal Justice
University of Louisiana, Lafayette
P.O. Box 41652
Lafayette, LA 70504
Phone: (337) 482-5372
Fax: (337) 482-5694
cjf5714@louisiana.edu


25. “ Environmental Sociology”
Duane Gill
Social Science Research Center
P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662)325-1570
duane.gill@ssrc.msstate.edu


26.“Historical Sociology”
Marianne Fisher-Giorlando
Department of Criminal Justice
Grambling State University
P.O. Box 1173
fisher-giorlando@tcainternet.com
and
Earl Wright II
Department of Sociology
Fisk University
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone: (615) 329-8756
Fax: (615) 329-8612
ewright@fisk.edu

27. “Death, Grief, and Bereavement”
Timothy B. Gongaware
Department of Sociology and Archeologist
University of Wisconsin –La Crosse
437 H Carl Wimberly Hall
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608)785-6772
Fax: (608)785-8486
gongawar.timo@uwlax.edu

28. “Current Research in Social Movements"
Timothy B. Gongaware
Department of Sociology and Archeologist
University of Wisconsin –La Crosse
437 H Carl Wimberly Hall
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608)785-6772
Fax: (608)785-8486
gongawar.timo@uwlax.edu


29. “ Theoretical Issues in Studying Social Movements”
Timothy B. Gongaware
Department of Sociology and Archeologist
University of Wisconsin –La Crosse
437 H Carl Wimberly Hall
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608)785-6772
Fax: (608)785-8486
gongawar.timo@uwlax.edu


30. “Ethno-Religious Identities in the American South ”
Dana M. Greene
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Appalachian State University
223-B Chapel Wilson Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-6396
greenedm@appstate.edu







31. “Race, Ethnicity and Religion in the Post-Katrina Era”
Dana M. Greene
Appalachian State University
Department of Sociology and Social Work
223-B Chapel Wilson Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: (828) 262-6396
greenedm@appstate.edu

32. “Alcohol, Drugs, and Social Policy”
John Hall
Tulane University
Department of Sociology
220 Newcomb Hall
New Orleans, LA 70018
jhall@tulane.edu

33. “Sexualities and Genders in Crisis: New Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Studying Gender and Sexuality”
Danielle A. Hidalgo
Kristen Barber
Tulane University
Department of Sociology
220 Newcomb Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
dhidalgo@tulane.edu
kbarber@tulane.edu

34. “Queer Sociologies”
Danielle A. Hidalgo
Tulane University
Department of Sociology
220 Newcomb Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
dhidalgo@tulane.edu


35. “Homeless Mothers With Children”
Rose M. Jackson
Texas Southern University
Department of Sociology/Social Work Department
3100 Cleburne Ave.
Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713) 313-4306

36.“Public Policy Issues and Minority Populations”
Diane Keithly and Alma Thorton
Department of Sociology
Southern University
Southern Post Office
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Dckeithly@aol.com
and
Shirley Rombough
University of Texas-Pan American








37. “Social Demography”
Roger Y. Klomegah
Department of Sociology
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: (910) 672-2139
rklomegah@uncfsu.edu

38. “Sociology of Education”
Frederique Van de Poel-Knottnerus
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Oklahoma State University
Gundersen 309
Stillwater, OK 74078
frederique.knottnerus@okstate.edu


39. “Social Theory”
J David Knottnerus
Department of Sociology
Oklahoma State University
CLB 003
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: (405) 744-6106
jdk2307@okstate.edu
40. “Deviance”
Mark Konty
Auburn University
7030 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36849
kontyma@auburn.edu


41. “Social Psychology”
Mark Konty
Auburn University
7030 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36849
kontyma@auburn.edu

42. “War and Social Welfare Policy”
Kenneth Lancaster
Department of Social Work
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-001
ogchristian@yahoo.com

43. “Alpha Kappa Delta Student Papers”
David G. LoConto
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL 36265
Phone: (256) 782-5621
dloconto@jsu.edu




44. “Graduate Student Papers”
Vicky MacLean
Department of Sociology
Middle Tennessee State University
MTSU Box 10
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
Phone: ( 615) 898-2692
vmaclean@mtsu.edu


45. “Undergraduate Student Papers”
Vicky MacLean
Department of Sociology
Middle Tennessee State University
MTSU Box 10
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
Phone: ( 615) 898-2692
vmaclean@mtsu.edu

46. “Loss and Grief after Disasters”
Marsha McGee
Department of Sociology
Stubbs Hall, Rm 103
700 University Ave.
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, La 71209
mcgee@ulm.edu
47.“International Sociology”
Shirlee A. Owens
Department of Sociology and Gerontology
University of Louisiana- Monroe
Monroe, LA 71209
Phone: (318) 324-1447

48. “Outsourcing: the Social Consequences”
George Parangimailil
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Department of Sociology
Texarkana, TX 75505-5518
george.parangimalil@tamut.edu

49. “Theorizing Hope VI and Section 8: Embedding Housing
Policy Evaluation Research in Sociological Theory”
Jessica Pardee
Tulane University
Department of Sociology
220 Newcomb Hall
New Orleans, LA 70118
jpardee@tulane.edu

50. “Bringing Sociology Back In”
Dennis Peck
University of Alabama
Box 870314
309 Wilson Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0314
Phone: (205)348-1944
dpeck@Bama.ua.edu



51. “ Miscellaneous Sociology”
Kathy Smith
220 College St. E, Suite F
P.O. Box 1444
Fayetteville, TN 37334-1444
Phone: (931) 433-0182
Fax: (931) 433-2812
ksmith@vallnet.com

52. “The Significance of Race and Class in the Midst and Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina”
Frances Staten
Department of Sociology and Psychology
105 Woodson Hall
P.O. Box 602
Grambling, LA 71245
Phone: (318)-274-2240
Fax: (318) 274-3467
fstaten@bellsouth.net
and
Alpha Morris
Department of Social Sciences
1000 ASU Drive 419
Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
Phone: (601) 877-6411
And
Alma Thornton
Southern University
P.O. Box 12596
Baton Rouge LA 70813
Phone: (225)771-4249


53. “ Religion and Longevity”
Frances Staten
Department of Sociology
105 Woodson Hall
P.O. Box 602
Grambling, LA 71245
Phone: (318)-274-2240
Fax: (318) 274-3467
fstaten@bellsouth.net


54. “Sociology of the Global Competence of College Undergraduates"
Dawood H. Sultan
Department of Sociology, Anthropology,
Social Work and Criminal Justice
112 Sociology Building
The University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN 38238
dsultan@utm.edu


55. “Animals in Society”
Carol Y. Thompson
Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Anthropology
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX 76129
C.Thompson@tcu.edu


56. “Increasing Health Cost, Inequity, and Inaccessibility to Health Care: Implication for the Young , the Poor , the Elderly and U.S. Health Policy”
Riad Yehya
Southern University
Department of Sociology
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225)771-4711
riad_yehya@cxs.subr.edu


57. “The Crisis in U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Palestine”
Riad Yehya
Southern University
Department of Sociology
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: (225)771-4711
riad_yehya@cxs.subr.edu


58. “ The Crisis of Budgetary Indifference and Neglect in Solving Health Disparities”
Stuart Zisman
University of Northern Colorado
Campus Box 93
2400 Gunter Hall
Greeley, CO 80639


PANEL SESSIONS

59. “Prisoner Reentry, The Spread of AIDS, and Public Health”
Anne Baird
Morehouse College
1671 East Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30307
Annebaird2@aol.com

60. “The Alvin Bertrand Memorial Session on Rural Sociology”
Thomas J. Durant, Jr.
Department of Sociology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, La 70803
Phone: (225) 578-1645
socdua@ls.edu


61. “AAUP and Crises Among the Professoriate”
Jackie Eller
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Box 126
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
Phone: (615) 898-2125
jaeller@mtsu.edu

62. “Preparing for Entry and Success in Graduate School”
Rhonda D. Evans
1414 Winfred Rd.
Rayne, LA 70578
rde8498@louisiana.edu





63. “Institutional and Community Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Katrina”
Duane Gill
Social Science Research Center
P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: (662)325-1570
duane.gill@ssrc.msstate.edu


64.“ National Science Foundation and Sociology: Proposal Preparation and Merit Review Criteria”
Kevin F. Gotham
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, RM 980 N
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone: (703) 292-8760, ext 7291
Fax: (703) 292-9195
kgotham@nsf.gov

65. “Social Research: Implications for Applied Research at HBCUs”
Christopher N. Hunte
Department of Sociology
Southern University, Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
DrHunte@aol.com

66.“Study Abroad in Times of Crisis: A Panel Discussion”
Lachelle Norris
and
Patricia Campion
Department of Sociology and Political Science
Box 5052, Matthew/Daniel Hall
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone: (931)362-6220
Lnorris@tntech.edu
Pcampion@tntech.edu

67.“Sociology of the Future”
Mark Konty
Auburn University
7030 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36849
kontyma@auburn.edu

68.“Exploring the Latino Immigration Crisis in the South”
Brian L. Rich
Department of Sociology
Transylvania University
300 N. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508
brich@transy.edu


69.“Spirituality and Healing”
Shanta Sharma
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001
Phone: (870) 230-5414
sharma@hsu.edu


ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS

70.“Surviving Hurricane Katrina: Sociologists in the Middle of Unfolding Catastrophe”
Francis O. Adeola
Department of Sociology
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Dr.
New Orleans, La 70148
Phone: (504) 280-6472
fadeola@uno.edu


71.“The War on Drugs”
Mitchell B. Mackinem
Department of History and Sociology
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC 29115
mmackinem@claflin.edu

72. “The Sociology of Coping”
Shondrah Tarrezz Nash
Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology
Morehead State University
330 Rader Hall
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: (606) 783-2453
Fax: (606) 783-5070
s.nash@moreheadstate.edu

73. “Sociology in the 21st Century”
Dennis Peck
Box 870314
309 Wilson Hall
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0314
dpeck@bama.ua.edu

74.“ Practicing Sociology”
Kathy Smith
220 College St. E, Suite F
P.O. Box 1444
Fayetteville, TN 37334-1444
Phone: (931) 433-0182
Fax: (931) 433-2812
ksmith@vallnet.com