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Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. Richard Sullivan

Sociology Associate Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 359
Office Hours
Fall 2022: Thursdays 3:30-5:30 pm and by appointment
Office Phone
(309) 438-2408office
phone
Email
rdsulli@ilstu.eduemail
Website
RichardSullivan.orgwebsite
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Biography

Richard Sullivan received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned a Masters in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his Bachelor's degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.

Current Courses

SOC 366.001 Contemporary Social Movements

SOC 106.003 Introduction To Sociology

SOC 333.001 Political Sociology:Power,Culture & Change

Teaching Interests & Areas

Dr. Sullivan regularly teaches a large-enrollment Introduction to Sociology course as well as upper division classes on social movements, higher education, and political sociology. He also teaches social theory at the graduate level.

Research Interests & Areas

Political Sociology, Education, Social Movements, and Labor Studies. His previous research focused on the social movement dynamics of labor movement revitalization, union organizing among white-collar workers and immigrants working in garment industry sweat shops. He is now working on several projects in the arena of public sociology. This work includes producing a podcast, publishing a regular newsletter, and writing a book that addresses the need to improve the sociological literacy of the general public.

Ph D Sociology

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara

MA Sociology

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee

BA History

Macalester College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching

College of Arts and Sciences
2018

Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw Teaching Fellowship

ISU College of Arts and Sciences
2017

University Teaching Initiative Award

2009

Excellence in Civic Engagement Award

American Democracy Project. Vice President and Provost, Illinois State University.
2007

Outstanding Faculty Award

ISU Office of Intercultural Programs
2005

Book Review

First Contact: Teaching and Learning In Introductory Sociology
Richard Sullivan.
(2014), 42, 258-260, Teaching Sociology
The Broken Table: The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor
Richard Sullivan.
(2013), 119, American Journal of Sociology

Other

Hairstyles of the Rich and Not So Famous: Peeking into the World of the Wealthy
Richard Sullivan.
(2016)

Presentations

Corporatization and the Prospects for Resistance in the Academy
Richard Sullivan.
Social Movements and Nonviolent Protest: Resistance and Its Repression in Illiberal Democracies, East and West An International Conference on Social Movements, San Diego California, May, 2019
This is What Educating Illinois Looks Like: The Ousting of a President Becomes a Teachable Moment
Richard Sullivan.
CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal Illinois, January 7, 2015
What are you going to do with that?
Richard Sullivan.
Illinois State University, Normal, IL, November 7, 2012
Overcoming Apathy
Richard Sullivan.
Alternative Spring Break Conference, Online, February 18, 2012