Society Red

Tyler Junior College. Professor of Sociology. (2012 – Present) Boshears Center for Exceptional Programs, Special Education Support. (2022 – Present) Tyler Junior College Presidential Honors, Assistant Director. (2015 – 2022) Tyler Junior College Presidential Honors, Capstone Coordinator. (2013 – 2015) Stephen F. Austin State University. Adjunct Faculty. (2010 – 2014) Kansas State University, Research Assistant for Dr. Richard Goe. (2007 – 2010) Kansas State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant. (2004 – 2007)

It is the common approach for an instructor to say that understanding concepts and critical evaluation are key elements in the classroom; this is the most usual form of learning assessment for courses. While I share this perspective, my philosophy of teaching manifests me into a facilitator with the creation of an environment in which students partake in ownership within the classroom through the creation of a simulated world system. With this goal in mind, the question becomes how to create an environment where students will take ownership. I employ several means in my classroom to achieve this goal. One strategy is to enter every class with enthusiasm. I bring the love that I have for sociology and teaching into every lesson. I cannot expect my students to get enthusiastic about a class if I myself am not helping to facilitate a shared learning experience. In order for ownership to occur, students must feel some excitement towards the lecture and discipline and such ownership is never created standing behind a book.

2022-2023, Unsung Hero Award Faculty/Staff Nominee 2022-2023, TRiO Professor of the Year, Tyler Junior College 2017-2018, Dorothy Fay and Jack White Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence 2016-2017, Green Committee, Emerging Student Organization of the Year 2015-2016, Zelda Boucher Community Service Award, Tyler Junior College 2013-2014, Certificate of Appreciation Section Chair, Sociology, Texas Community College Teachers Association 2012-2013, Star Professor Fall 2013 Alpha Omicron Chapter Phi Theta Kappa 2009-2010, International Honor Society: Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year 2010 for Excellence in Teaching 2009-2010, Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Kansas State University 2008-2009, Sociology Graduate Student Award: Outstanding Achievement in Research 2008-2009, Acknowledge by Kansas State University Athletic Department for Excellence in Teaching 2007-2008, Nominated Presidential Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 2003-2004, Alpha Kappa Delta International Honors Society

Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas: PhD Program Doctoral Dissertation: “An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Cultural Capital on the Successful Completion of a Two-Year Honors Program” Areas of Specialization: Research Methods and Data Analysis Social Inequalities Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas: Master’s Program Master’s Thesis: “Factors Affecting the Concentration of Financial Services in the Nonmetropolitan United States 2000-2003” Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas: Baccalaureate Senior Thesis: “Urban Sprawl in Texas: Scope, Consequences, and Capital” Areas of Specialization: Primary Field of Study: Sociology Secondary Field of Study: Geology

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