Mary Conklin, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

 

Office Information

Teaching Experience

• Professor of Sociology, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA (1993 – present)
• Professor of Sociology, Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1992 – 1993)
• Visiting Professor, Department of Social Work, Seoul Theological College & Seminary, Seoul, Korea (1990 Spring)
• Department Chair (1990-1992), Associate Professor of Sociology, Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1984 – 1992)
• Assistant Professor of Sociology, Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1980 – 1984)
• Teaching Assistant, The Johns Hopkins University (1978 – 1980)
• Instructor in Sociology, Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1975 – 1977)
• Teaching Assistant, State University of New York at Binghamton (1975)
• Instructor in Sociology, State University of New York at Binghamton (1974)
• Instructor, School of General Studies, SUNY at Binghamton (1973)
• Teaching Assistant, SUNY at Binghamton, (1971)

Research, Presentations and Publications

• Research Associate for the assessment of the RESPECT (Respiratory Patient Education Certification Training) Program for the American Lung Association of Western New York (1986)
• Research worker, Research Foundation of New York (1976)
• Research Assistant on a National Institute of Education (NIE) sponsored project (1974–1977)
• Research Assistant on NIMH, National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored project (1971-1975)
• Research Assistant on a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) sponsored project (1970–1971)

Presentations

• Presentation on demographics affecting the church in the 21^st century for the Institute on Theology, Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1992)
• Series of presentations on moving, cultural transition and adjustment, and on culture learning to Korean missionary candidates of the Korean Evangelical Holiness Church, Seoul, Korea (1991 – present)
• Presentation on Singleness for the Institute on Theology, Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1983)
• Workshop: "Computer-Assisted Statistics," at Houghton College, Houghton, New York (1982)
• Seminar on Singleness at International Wesleyan Youth Convention, The Wesleyan Church (1978)

Publications and Papers

• Conklin, Mary E., "Is All Well at the Little Red School House?" Chapter in Charles P. DeSanto and Margaret M. Poloma (Eds.) A Christian Approach to Social Problems (1991)
• Towsend P., DeLoughry T., Conklin M., "The RESPECT Program: The effects of a one-day workshop on respiratory patient education practices" (1986)
• Conklin, Mary E. and Dailey, Ann Ricks, "Does consistency of parental educational encouragement matter for secondary school students?" Sociology of Education 54:254-262- 1981
• Conklin, Mary E., Paper presented at annual meeting of Society for the Study of Social Problems, "Payoffs of a two-year

Personal Interests

Dr. Conklin enjoys the teaching experience abroad. In her SOC 490 Special Studies of Sociology class she has taken students to Israel, Korea, and Japan. Students state that the experience of traveling abroad with Dr. Conklin is a life changing experience. With hand picked tour guides, Dr. Conklin’s class sees sights not available on a regular tour. Students experience the present as well as life through the ages.

Travel is not exclusive to the class room experience for Mary Conklin. She has toured Denmark, Norway, Hong Kong, Singapore, Puerto Rico and traveled through western Europe. She often lectures and teaches along the way.