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Daniel Bartholomay<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Daniel Bartholomay (he\/him) is a sociologist specializing in the teaching and study of familial formations, inequities, and health disparities within marginalized communities, with a focus on LGBTQ+ populations. His research also explores pedagogical practices that promote equity and inclusivity in higher education, including his advocacy for ungrading. Dr. Bartholomay is currently investigating how removing traditional grading structures reduces student stress, encourages learning and creativity, and fosters greater equity in college courses.<\/p>\n

He has a forthcoming book with Lexington Books, The Future of Marriage: The Changing Landscape of Gender, Sexuality, and Family<\/em>, which examines contemporary shifts in marriage dynamics. Dr. Bartholomay is also continuing research on the gender expression and erasure of nonbinary individuals, a project that began with one of his former undergraduate students. Dr. Bartholomay is excited to embark on a new community-based participatory research project using photovoice, an innovative artistic method, to examine the strengths and challenges of transitional housing for justice-impacted individuals in North Dakota.<\/p>\n

A passionate advocate for student mentorship, Dr. Bartholomay has a strong record of publishing research with students and accompanying them to regional, national, and international conferences to present their work. He is committed to creating opportunities for students to engage in meaningful research that promotes both professional growth and positive social change.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Legerski<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Liz Legerski is an Associate Professor who has been with the department since 2010. She teaches courses in social inequality, social movements, social policy, and statistics. This fall she is also teaching the popular drugs & society class and has enjoyed unpacking the best-selling book \u201cDopesick\u201d by Beth Macy with her students. She is also stepping into the role of Graduate Director for the department. After a bit of a hiatus, the Sociology Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is back as an online asynchronous program (https:\/\/und.edu\/programs\/sociology-ma\/index.html<\/a>). Please spread the word and encourage anyone looking for a flexible and intellectually stimulating Master\u2019s program to apply. In terms of her research, she continues to work with Dr. Krista Lynn Minnotte writing up the results from their qualitative study on experiences of sexual harassment among women employed in the restaurant service industry. In addition, she has been working with a social work colleague in Virginia to publish research related to social work students\u2019 experiences of sexual harassment while in field placements.<\/p>\n

Justin Berg<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Berg is finishing up a National Science Foundation grant this year that examined inequity among STEM faculty, working with a multi-college team and a graduate student from the College of Education and Human Development. With them, he presented the findings at the Midwest Sociological Society annual conference in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Berg also has been working with another grant team that is laying the foundation for an autonomous systems tech hub in the upper Midwest. With some colleagues from the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, he co-authored a paper on best practices for teaching online statistics, which was based on pre and post test data from his own online statistic courses. This semester he plans to write a paper with a graduate student regarding his work on positive intergroup contact from the perspective of international community members.<\/p>\n

Krista Lynn Minnotte<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Krista Lynn Minnotte, Professor and Chair, has been with the department since 2007. She teaches a variety of courses, including Sociological Inquiry (for the newly reactivated graduate program), Sociology of Gender, Workplace Dynamics, Sociology of the Body, Families in a Diverse Society, and Deviant Behavior. Current research projects include a variety of collaborative projects, including a qualitative project with Dr. Liz Legerski unpacking the invisible labor associated with experiencing sexual harassment, a qualitative project with a colleague from Nebraska on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 among faculty parents, quantitative work with Dr. Michael Minnotte examining how workplace structures and cultures shape workers\u2019 work-family experiences, and a survey project with Dr. Daphne Pedersen on work-life issues among STEM faculty members. Current solo-authored work is centered on an exploration of the linkages between motherhood and consumerism. She is highly involved with the Work and Family Researchers Network, an international professional association, where she serves as treasurer. After concluding a six-year team as co-editor of The Social Science Journal, Dr. Minnotte recently began serving as an Associate Editor of the journal Community, Work, and Family<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Daphne Pedersen<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Pedersen currently serves as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, focusing primarily on issues related to faculty affairs.\u00a0 She maintains an active research agenda, with current projects focusing on STEM faculty and student relationships, performance, and well-being; faculty attrition; false identification use among underage college students; and tribal marijuana policies.\u00a0 In December 2024, Dr. Pedersen will visit Vietnam, where she will be giving a series of workshops at area schools and universities on identity development, inclusion and belonging, and student well-being.<\/p>\n

Allyssa Baumbach<\/h2>\n
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Allyssa began teaching SOC 323 Sociological Research Methods last year. In the fall, she began with one small, in-person section. In the spring of 2024, she continued to teach the course in-person in addition to an online asynchronous section. Now, in fall of 2024, she teaches 80 research methods students between her in person and online sections, which has led to some creative strategies for helping students author their own research proposals. For example, Allyssa developed a template students can use to propose their research topic and present it in a path model diagram. Allyssa also attended a workshop over the summer to help prepare the department for the University\u2019s transition to a new learning management system. As part of the workshop, she created modules for SOC 250 Diversity in American Society, a high enrollment course she teaches in-person and online. Another change for Allyssa is that she recently passed her comprehensive examinations for her PhD in Educational Foundations and Research. She plans to graduate in Spring 2025 and looks forward to using her \u201cextra\u201d time for other creative teaching and research projects. For example, in collaboration with a colleague, Allyssa plans to collect, analyze, and present pilot data related to a teaching technique at a regional conference in 2025.<\/p>\n

Gabe Kilzer<\/h2>\n
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Gabe Kilzer has been teaching for the University of North Dakota since 2017. He has taught on-campus and online sections of Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, Diversity in American Society, Delinquency and Juvenile Justice, Criminology, Basic Sociological Theory, and Social Psychology.<\/p>\n

During the summer of 2023, Gabe Kilzer and other faculty members participated in a workshop regarding artificial intelligence and its impact on education. As part of this workshop, each faculty member was required to develop an assignment incorporating artificial intelligence. The assignment Gabe developed for his Introduction to Sociology class helps students understand how large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, use predictive algorithms to generate responses to user inputs. Students try to emulate this process within small groups by making their best guess (i.e. Predicting) what word or words would follow an initial prompt given to them by the instructor; they are not trying to be creative or unique but, instead, draw upon their existing knowledge to predict what word or words would follow the initial prompt and other words as they are added. After generating their responses, students compare their responses to a response generated by ChatGPT and the responses generated by other groups noting any similarities and differences in output to the exact same input. To conclude this activity, students conduct a theoretical analysis of these types of technology so that they may generate questions for sociological research and testable hypotheses.<\/p>\n

Joseph Jochman<\/h2>\n
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This year has been a busy and productive one indeed! In addition to teaching, I attended the Midwest Sociological Society in Des Moines, IA and participated in two teaching-related panel discussions with colleagues Allyssa Baumbach, Gabe Kilzer, and Daphne Pedersen. I also gave a session presentation on a paper addressing religious victimization in youth, which was recently published at the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion<\/em> (with Philip Schwadel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). Moreover, Daphne Pedersen and I gave a presentation on social determinants of health to a group of doctors affiliated with Altru Health System. As the Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) and Sociology Club faculty advisor, we also organized a number of events including two pizza\/game nights at the Union, an invited speaker (Dr. Christina Weber, NDSU), a mural activity at the Union, and a student appreciation week which concluded with a recognition and award event for AKD inductees and scholarship recipients. As part of AKD and Sociology Club we also participated in the UND Big Event. It has been great working with everyone on these various activities, and we are currently organizing a number of events and opportunities for the 2024-2025 academic year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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