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Research
Faculty in the Department of Sociology and Social
Work are actively engaged in a wide variety of research. During the past
decade department members have been awarded nearly a million dollars in
research grants from the Lilly Endowment, Michigan Department of Education,
the Aspen Institute, the Reformed Church in America, and several other
funding agencies. Majors are encouraged to collaborate with faculty on
research and to participate in the presentation and publication of their
findings.
Students have open access to state-of-the-art research
equipment. The department is located in Van Zoeren
Hall, a facility housing the Frost
Center for Social Science Research. In addition to a large electronic
library of social science data, the department has access to a computer
assisted telephone interviewing system (CATI), quantitative and qualitative
data analysis software packages, an optical scanner, and a local area
network of computers for student use.
General topics of collaborative faculty-student
research have included:
- gender differences in educational
attainment
- organizational changes in religious
denominations
- growth of Third World urbanization
and inequality
- post-traumatic stress and violence
- funding of non-profit organizations
- attitudinal surveys of Reformed
Church seminarians, clergy, and laity
- development of grassroots social
movements
- issues related to rural family
life
- teaching strategies
- the social construction of motherhood
- nonprofit organizations in Romania
- recruitment and retention of athletes
in MIAA
- community health
- violence exposure and coping
- women's health
For more information about research opportunities
contact Professor Deborah Sturtevant,
Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Work.
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Dr. Debra Swanson and her student
research assistant, Jenelle Dame
present their research on "motherhood" at St. Mary's College. |
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Student researchers Jenelle Dame, Audra Jobin,
and Jeffrey Seymour. |
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Research presentation on "community health"
to the Holland Hosptial
Foundation Board of Directors. |
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May 2005 Research in Romania.
Jeffrey Seymour, Audra Jobin, Professor Sturtevant, Daniela Banu,
and Professor Nemeth visit Veritas in Sighisora.
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Professor Villarreal, Chris Alcenius,
& Chrissy Wahlstrom present their findings from, "A Qualitative
Investigation of Hispanic Women's Reasons for Disclosure of Sexual
Assault" study conducted by Professor Villarreal and Sarah Sterling,
at the 5th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative
Performance. |
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Monique Hoyle presents her research
at the "Healthy Church, Healthy Community" conference held at the
Haworth Center on September 26, 2006. She worked on the project
with Prof. Sturtevant. |
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