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

Office Phone

(309) 438-2408office
phone

rdsulli@ilstu.eduemail

Website

RichardSullivan.orgwebsite

About
Education
Awards & Honors
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

400Independent Study

106Introduction To Sociology

398Professional Practice:Internship In Sociological Research

461Readings In Sociology

206Sociological Inquiry

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)