Dr. Richard Sullivan
Sociology Associate Professor
Sociology and Anthropology
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 359
Office Hours
Spring 2016: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:30 pm and by appointment
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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
400Independent Study
106Introduction To Sociology
498Professional Practice:In Sociology
Research Interests & Areas
Political Sociology, Education, Social Movements, Labor Studies My past 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.I am currently working on a book that provides an accessible sociological analysis of higher education for students and their parents.
Ph D Sociology
University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
MA Sociology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee
BA History
Macalester College
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Shaw 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
Sullivan, R. First Contact: Teaching and Learning In Introductory Sociology. Teaching Sociology 42.3 (2014): 258-260.
Sullivan, R. The Broken Table: The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor. American Journal of Sociology 119.November(3) (2013)
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Sullivan, R. Labour Market or Labour Movement? The Union Density Bias as Barrier to Labour Renewal .. Work, Employment and Society 24.1 (2010): 145-156.
Sullivan, R. Organizing Workers in the Space Between Unions: Union-Centric Labor Revitalization and the Role of Community-Based Organizations. Critical Sociology 36 (2010): 793-819.
Sullivan, R. Density Matters: The Union Density Bias and the Implications for Labor Movement Revitalization. Mobilization: An International Quarterly 14.2 (2009): 239-60.
Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal
Sullivan, R. Why the Labor Movement is Not a Movement. New Labor Forum 19.2 (2010): 53-58.
Presentations
This is What Educating Illinois Looks Like: The Ousting of a President Becomes a Teachable Moment. CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium. ISU CTLT. (2015)
Overcoming Apathy. Alternative Spring Break Conference. University of Illinois Urbana Champagne. (2012)
What are you going to do with that?. Illinois State University. Alpha Kappa Delta and Sociology Club. (2012)
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