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Dr. Michael Gibbons
Part-Time Instructor
| Office Hours: | Online |
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| Teaching and Research Interests: | I am interested in Culture and Social Psychology, and specifically how those interface with the individual's meaning making and identity. Additionally, I am very intrigued by the societal changes happening right now driven by digital evolution, media, and artifical intelligence. |
| Courses: | SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology SOCI 3100 - Social Theory |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | PhD Sociology - University of Notre Dame (go Irish!) MA Sociology - University of Notre Dame BA Sociology - St. John's University MN |
| CV: | Gibbons CV on GDrive: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sUKPRZu3CnJnWu4-Gb_rAeV-L_vY-BeV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113878298268818193497&rtpof=true&sd=true |
| Professional Experience: | 2022 - current: Oracle Software. Business Value Consulting 2012 - 2022: Middle Georgia State University. Associate Professor of Sociology. Associate Provost Academic Planning and Policy, Data Strategy and Institutional Research. 2009-2012: Gettysburg College. Visiting Professor of Sociology 2006-2009: GFK V2. Senior Consultant - Pharmaceutical Marketing Research and Strategy 2003-2009: University of Evansville. Assistant Professor of Sociology 2001-2003: Notre Dame. Postdoc |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | [b]Center for Applied Research and Education[/b] Funded Projects •DOJ Violent Gang Reduction Program. Project Safe Neighborhoods. In partnership with the MaconBibb Sheriff’s Office. Macon, GA. Funded for 2017-2019. $200,000. •Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. In partnership with the MaconBibb Sheriff’s Office. Macon, GA. Funded for 2016-2018. $70,000. Independent or not affiliated with the Center for Applied Research and Education •Aging Family Workshop and Workbook. In partnership with the National Down Syndrome Congress to address family information needs, presented at the 2014 NDSC annual convention. 2014. •Transitions research project for the National Down Syndrome Congress, US. 2011. Researching families of adults with Down syndrome regarding transition out of the family home. Executed in conjunction with SOC 302 Research Methods, Gettysburg College •Supervisor for Monika Margrét Stefánsdóttir University of Akureyri research project. 2008-2009 •The Evansville/Vanderburgh County Methamphetamine Demand Reduction Study. 2006. Community Partner was the Evansville/Vanderburgh County Methamphetamine Demand Reduction Group – a board consisting of representatives from Child Protective Services, the city prosecutor, and several other community groups. •Akureyri Community Study 2005. Akureyri, Iceland. Executed in conjunction with a course in Research Technics – undergraduate course at University of Akureyri. Undergraduate participants received a research grant from the University of Evansville. ,Industry Research •Freelance consulting to Intelligent Insites, Fargo, ND. This collaboration resulted in a patent application, 2015/0339445. |
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