Joseph B. Johnston August 2014 Work Address: Home Address: PO Box #55 Department of Sociology Bloomington, Indiana 47402-0055 744 Ballantine Hall E-mail: johnstjb@indiana.edu 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue Phone: (317) 681-2665 Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Fax: (812) 855-0781 EDUCATION 2010-present PhD, Sociology (expected May 2015) Dissertation: Resisting the Market: A Comparative Analysis of Charter School Policy Development in the U.S., 2002-2012 Committee: Pamela Barnhouse Walters (chair), Brian Steensland, Arthur S. Alderson, Brian Powell PhD Minor: Social Science Research Methods Advanced training in Qualitative Methods (Comparative/Historical, Textual Analysis, In-depth Interviewing, Ethnomethodology) and Quantitative Methods (Categorical Data Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Experimental Methods, Survey Design) Qualifying Exam: Political Sociology, completed August 2012 Committee: Brian Steensland (chair), Pamela B. Walters, William Corsaro 2010-2012 Master of Arts, Sociology Thesis: Religion and Volunteering Across the Adult Life Course Committee: Peggy A. Thoits (chair), Eliza Pavalko 2007-2009 Master of Arts, Teaching Marian College 2002-2006 Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, magna cum laude Marian College Minor: Mathematics RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Sociology of Education Political Sociology Comparative/Historical Cultural Sociology Stratification Qualitative and Quantitative Methods AWARDS, GRANTS, HONORS 2014 SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award 2014, 2012 Lindesmith Travel Fellowship, Department of Sociology,
Joseph B. Johnston August 2014 2 2012, 2011 Summer Research Fellowship, 2010-present Tuition Fellowship, 2006-2007 Top Sociology Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati 2006-2007 Tuition Fellowship, University of Cincinnati 2002-2006 Ryan Watt Memorial Scholarship, Marian College PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Johnston, Joseph B. Forthcoming. Resisting Charters: A Comparative Policy Development Analysis of Washington and Kentucky, 2002-2012. Sociology of Education. Published online August 9, 2014. Johnston, Joseph B. 2013. Religion and Volunteering over the Adult Life Course. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52(4):733-752. MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Johnston, Joseph B. We re all in this together vs. Other people s kids : Urban District Isolation and Charter School Policy Divergence in Indiana and Kentucky, 2002-2012. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Johnston, Joseph B. Educational Ecosystems and Charter School Policy Adoption in the U.S. Lamber, Julia C., Jean C. Robinson, Pamela B. Walters, and Joseph B. Johnston. Policy Development, Political Framing, and the Courts: The Cases of School Finance Reform in Kentucky and Ohio. Alderson S., Arthur, Jason Beckfield, and Joseph B. Johnston. Urban Development and the World City System: Inter-City Relations and the Fate of U.S. Cities. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2014 Joseph B. Johnston. Resisting School Marketization: A Comparative Policy Development Analysis of Washington and Kentucky, 2002-2012. American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. 2014 Arthur S. Alderson, Jason Beckfield, and Joseph B. Johnston. Urban Development and the World City System: Inter-City Relations and the Fate of U.S. Cities. American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. 2013 Arthur S. Alderson, Jason Beckfield, and Joseph B. Johnston. Urban Development and the World City System: Inter-City Relations and the Fate of U.S. Cities. Political Economy of the World-System Section of the American Sociological Association (PEWS) and the World Society Foundation (WSF) Conference. Riverside, CA. 2012 Joseph B. Johnston. Religion and Volunteering Across the Adult Life Course. American Sociological Association. Denver, CO.
Joseph B. Johnston August 2014 3 2006 Joseph B. Johnston. Marketing or Achievement: Educational Institutions Choosing Students as Symbols. Midwest Student Sociology Conference. Indianapolis, IN. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2012-2014 Research Assistant, "Political Culture, Equality Talk, and Education Policymaking - explored the public debates about equality in the context of school finance reform, Title IX, and vouchers through comparative analysis of four American states Responsibilities: Assisted in writing and preparing manuscripts for publication, generated analytic memos Faculty member: Pamela Barnhouse Walters 2011 Research Assistant, Summer Research Practicum, Social Support from Similar Others : Supportive Experiences, Motivations, and Identities of Mended Hearts Visitors Responsibilities: Conducted in-depth interviews, transcribed interviews Principal Investigator: Peggy A. Thoits 2011 Research Assistant, Focus: Urban Development and the World City System: Inter-City Relations and the Fate of American and European Cities Responsibilities: Longitudinal data construction of corporate networks, Census data construction and analysis Faculty member: Arthur S. Alderson 2007 Research Assistant, University of Cincinnati Focus: Historical and ongoing causes and consequences of housing segregation Responsibilities: Compiled literature reviews, generated memos Faculty member: Jeffrey Timberlake 2006 Co-Director, Homelessness and Poverty Assessment of Boone County, Marian College Responsibilities: Synthesized census poverty data, constructed surveys, conducted in-depth interviews, input and analyzed data in SPSS, constructed research report Sponsored by St. Vincent-DePaul Principal Investigator: Andrea Bertotti Metoyer 2005-2006 Research Assistant, Marian College Projects: Class and Denominational Differences in Attitudes Toward the Role of Congregations in Community Life and Public Policy, Differing Perceptions of Local Clergy as Public Figures: How Community Residents View Clergy and How Clergy View Themselves Responsibilities: Data analysis, aided in background literature reviews Faculty member: William A. Mirola TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2013 Instructor, Sociology 100: Introduction to Sociology Full responsibility for course development, lecture, and grading
Joseph B. Johnston August 2014 4 2012 Undergraduate Thesis Advisor and Teaching Assistant, Sociology 499: Senior Honors Thesis Seminar Professor: Donna Eder Advised quantitative senior theses; Taught introduction to Stata 2010-2012 Teaching Assistant, Sociology 313: Religion and Society, Professor: Brian Steensland Sociology 326: Law and Society, Professor: Ethan Michelson 2007-2010 Teacher, Secondary Mathematics, Thomas Carr Howe Community High School, Indianapolis Public Schools Courses taught: AP Statistics, Honors Geometry, Geometry, Business Math 2006-2007 Lab Instructor and Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati Sociology 318/319: Quantitative Analysis Sequence, Professor: Jeffrey Timberlake Taught weekly statistics labs; Graded all statistics assignments and exams 2006 Teaching Assistant, Marian College Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology, Professor: Andrea Bertotti Metoyer GUEST LECTURES 2010 Christianity and the Global South - Sociology 313: Religion and Society SERVICE EXPERIENCE Reviewer Sociology of Education, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociological Spectrum 2014 Chair, Outstanding Mentor Award Committee, Sociology 2013-2014 Personnel Committee, Sociology 2013 Panelist, Preparing Future Faculty: Qualifying Exams, Sociology 2012-2013 Graduate Affairs Representative, Sociology 2012 Panelist, Humanizing the M.A. Paper Process, Sociology 2012, 2013 Outstanding Mentor Award Committee, Sociology 2011-2012 Treasurer, Graduate Student Association, Sociology 2011-2012 Chair, Fundraising Committee, Graduate Student Association, Sociology 2011-2012 Graduate Student Mentor, Sociology 2010-2013 Fundraising Committee, Graduate Student Association, Sociology 2010-2011 Public Sociology Committee, Sociology
Joseph B. Johnston August 2014 5 2005-2006 Co-Director, Midwest Student Sociology Conference, Marian College PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2014 SAGE Teaching Innovations & Professional Development ASA Pre-conference Workshop, San Francisco, CA 2014, 2011 Preparing Future Faculty Conference, 2011 Introduction to STATA Workshop, 2009 AP National Conference, Statistics, San Antonio, TX 2008 AP National Conference, Statistics, Seattle, WA DATA REPORTS 2006 Admissions Survey, 2002-2005 Report. Compiled for Saint Richard s Episcopal Day School, with William A. Mirola PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP American Sociological Association Sections: Sociology of Education, Political Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning American Educational Research Association Member: Educational Policy and Politics Division SIG Memberships: Sociology of Education, Politics of Education, Charters & School Choice REFERENCES Pamela Barnhouse Walters James H. Rudy Professor of Sociology Director, Liberal Arts and Management Program Wylie Hall, Room 249 100 S. Woodlawn Avenue 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, IN 47405 Bloomington, IN 46202 Brian Powell James H. Rudy Professor of Sociology Department Chair 744 Ballantine Hall Office: (812) 856-4671 Office: (812) 855-7624 walters@indiana.edu powell@indiana.edu Brian Steensland Arthur S. Alderson Professor of Sociology Professor of Sociology Director of Social Science Research, Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture 744 Ballantine Hall -Purdue University Indianapolis 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue Cavanaugh Hall 417e Bloomington, IN 47405 425 University Blvd. Office: (812) 856-5883 Indianapolis, IN 46202 aralders@indiana.edu Office: (317) 274-2418 bsteens@iupui.edu