Associate Professor of Sociology
Office Information
Education
| B.A. |
University of California, Irvine
Major: Social Science
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| M.A. |
California State University, Fullerton
Major: Anthropology |
| M.P.H. |
University of California, Berkeley
Major: Behavioral Sciences
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| Ph.D. |
University of California, San Francisco
Major: Sociology |
Teaching Experience
Associate Professor of Sociology, Point Loma Nazarene University (1998-present)
Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward (1994-1996)
Sociology Instructor, Chabot College (1987-1996)
Sociology Instructor, Chapman College, Alameda, California (1989)
Health Science Instructor, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California (1983-1984)
Instructor in Anthropology, Pepperdine University, MCAS El Toro, California (1975)
Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee, School of Social Science, University of California, Irvine (1971-1972)
Research, Writings and Honors
Research Associate, Center Point, San Rafael, California. Conducted internal research for comprehensive social services agency which provided social and health services to substance abusers with extensive criminal justice involvement.
Researcher, Alcohol Research Group, Western Consortium for Public Health, Berkeley, CA. Worked on process evaluation for social model treatment for substance abuse, residential recovery facility for alcohol and drug abusers, many with extensive criminal justice involvement.
Researcher, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco. Worked on evaluation of Medicare Alzheimer’s Disease Demonstration Evaluation Project.
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Conducted study of hospital chaplains as dissertation research.
Researcher, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco. Worked on evaluation of Social Health Maintenance Organization Demonstration (expanded HMO coverage for Medicare recipients).
Researcher, Pan American University, Edinburg, Texas. Conducted study of drug use among Mexican American migrant farm workers.
Research Analyst, Social Research Group, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Conducted research of alcohol use and related problems and on prevention of alcohol related problems.
Research Assistant, Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley. Worked on study of values of health professionals, and collected data on institutional changes for human development study.
Department of Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton. Conducted study of relationship between sexual and aggressive behaviors in a world sample of non-western societies for Masters thesis.
Professional Publications
The Community Orientation of Social Model and Medical Recovery Programs. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1998.
A Historical and Developmental Analysis of Social Model Programs. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 1998.
The Horror! The Horror! Post Traumatic Stress After Vietnam. Journal for Peace & Justice Studies, 1997.
The Social Model Program: A Literature Review and History. Report prepared for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1996.
A Bibliography for the California Social Model for Alcoholics. Prepared for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1996.
Social Model Recovery and the Community. Paper prepared for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1996.
Report of a Process Evaluation of Social Model Residential Programs. Report prepared for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1996.
The Term Paper: A Guide for the Social Science Students. Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward.
"A Whole Different Thing" – The Hospital Chaplaincy: The Emergence of the Occupation and the Work of the Chaplain. Dissertation, University of California, San Francisco.
Evaluating Primary Prevention: The California "Winners" Alcohol Abuse Program. International Quarterly of Community Health Education.
Substance Abuse and Related Problems in South Texas. Report prepared for Texas Department of Community Affairs, Drug Abuse Prevention Division.
Preventing Alcohol Problems in California: Evaluation of the Three Year "Winners" Program. Report prepared for the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
Indicators of Alcohol Problems in Three California Communities. Report prepared for the California Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Dimensions of Non-Health. Working paper, Social Research Group, University of California, Berkeley.
The Residential Rehabilitation Program. Working paper, Social Research Group, University of California, Berkeley.
Inebriety in the Gay Nineties Drinking and Drug Practices Surveyor.
Review of
A Sociology of Health. Medical Anthropology Newsletter.
On Sex and Aggression: The Report of a Study. Thesis, California State University, Fullerton.
Honors Received
Certificate for Meritorious Contributions in Research, Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Univ. of California, San Francisco
Graduate Student Research Award, Univ. of California, San Francisco
Certificate for Contributions to Teaching while a Student, Doctoral program in Sociology, Univ. of California, San Francisco 1990
Certificate for Contributions to Teaching While a Student, Doctoral Program in Sociology, Univ. of California, San Francisco 1985
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
University of California Regents Fellowship
California State Graduate Fellowship
Dean’s List, University of California, Irvine
Dean’s List, San Diego City College