Clinical Sociologist
Putting Sociology to Work
in the private sector and academe
Like generations of my family before me, I have approached a lifetime of
experience from the mindset of an entrepreneur
who recognizes opportunities to convert innovative ideas into action.
Entrepreneurship
includes flexibility, autonomy, creativity, risk-taking, and the
ability to develop objectives, track projects, and achieve positive
outcomes. Personal
attributes
include honesty, transparency, passion, determination, and confidence.
Being entrepreneurial means understanding the social dynamics of
client-bases in order to affect the status quo of
existing organizations and institutions. It means sharing
ideas freely and celebrating so-called failures as learning and growing
experiences. After honing my entrepreneurial perspective in a cutting-edge graduate degree program
discovering
how to "put sociology to work," I bifurcated my expertise into
concurrent careers as a clinical sociologist in the private sector and
as a contingent professor in academe.
I practice
Sociology in the private sector
for
diverse organizations
in manufacturing, business, industry:
and government. These
companies and agencies are continually reacting to changes in the
marketplace as cultural change presses on the fabric of the economy. 
I
have facilitated the development of outcomes
for over 100 diverse
client-organizations
whose interests include the environment, sustainability, energy,
agriculture, public policy, land planning, site selection, recreation,
education, logistics/transportation, international sports, and mental
health. My
practice was featured in a 1984 Tulsa
World newspaper article entitled Prof
Puts Sociology to Work. My
professional core competencies include
generating value, creating opportunities, solving problems,
designing solutions, and providing services for diverse clients.
I have taught Sociology
in higher education on campus,
off-campus,
and online. My ardor for
instruction
began as a graduate student intern teaching Principles of Sociology.
I discovered that the most effective way to
interest students in sociological subject matter was to construct
applied learning pedagogies that operationalize
traditionally-accepted course content.
As
a result of innovations in teaching, research, publishing, and professional
activities, I was selected
Outstanding Graduate Assistant
Teacher of Oklahoma State University.
I have taught Sociology
courses
for a
diverse student population which includes graduate/undergraduate
college students and dual credit/concurrent high school students.
I have "put
sociology to work"
teaching college courses
for diverse colleges and universities regionally. I aspire
to
"put
sociology to work"
in colleges and universities world-wide.