Tim Pippert February, 2012 Department of Sociology Campus Box #113 Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 Office (612) 330-1227 Home (651) 450-5871 pippert@augsburg.edu POSITION 1999-Present Associate Professor of Sociology. Augsburg College. EDUCATION Ph.D. M.A. B.A. Sociology, 1999. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dissertation title: Road Dogs and Loners: An Ethnographic Examination of Biological, Created and Fictive Families of the Homeless. Advisor: Dr. Robert R. Benford. Sociology, 1995. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thesis title: The Postpartum Experience: A Multi Case Examination of the Transition to Parenthood. Advisor: Dr. Paul R. Amato. Sociology, 1992. Minor: Political Science. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. TEACHING INTERESTS The Contemporary U.S. Family Historical Family Systems Juvenile Delinquency Social Statistics Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods Race, Class, and Gender Homelessness RESEARCH INTERESTS Relationships and survival strategies of the homeless Fictive kin relationships Gender and family relations The Marketing of Higher Education The impact of service-learning and instructional technologies on student learning
PUBLICATIONS Pippert, Timothy D. 2007. Road Dogs and Loners: Family Relationships among Homeless Men. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Pippert, Timothy D. and Helen Moore. 1999. Multiple Perspectives on Multimedia in the Large Lecture. Teaching Sociology 27 (2): 92-109. PAPERS UNDER REVIEW Pippert, Tim and Edward J. Matchett. 2012. We ve Got Minorities, Yes We Do: Visual Representations of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in College Recruitment Materials. NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Pippert, Tim. Forthcoming. A Review of Hard Lives, Mean Streets: Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women. Social Forces. Pippert, Tim. 2009. A Review of Traveling Light: On the Road with America s Poor. Contemporary Sociology 38 (6): 574-575. Pippert, Tim. 2005. A Review of Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (With Kids) in America. International Journal of Sociology. Pippert, Tim. 2001. A Review of Child Abuse. Teaching Sociology 29: 126-128. Pippert, Tim. 2000. Student Guide to InfoTrac College Edition. http://sociology.wadsworth.com/infotrac/index.html. Accompanying Text: Anderson, M. L. and H. F. Taylor. 2000. Sociology: Understanding a Diverse Society. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Contributing Author to: Bragg, N. et. al. 1999. How I Plan to Improve Higher Education. AAHE Bulletin 52: 10-16. Pippert, Timothy D. 1998. A Review of Closing Institutions for Juvenile Offenders: The Maryland Experience. Journal of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Contributed World Wide Web student activities to Brinkerhoff, D. B., L. K. White, and S. T. Ortega. 1998. Essentials of Sociology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Pippert, Timothy D. 1997. Instructor s Guide to Accompany Sociology (4 th Edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Accompanying Text: Brinkerhoff, D. B., L. K. White, and A. C. Riedmann. 1997. Sociology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Essenburg, Laura and Tim Pippert. March 2012. The Marketing of Colleges: Examining Race Based Patterns and Images in Recruitment Materials. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. August 2010. Marketing Diversity on Campus: The Visual Representation of Race and Ethnicity in College Recruitment Materials. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Tim Pippert, April 2009. Strategies for Effectively Using Undergraduate Teaching Assistants. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Matchett, Edward and Tim Pippert, March 2008. We ve Got Minorities Yes We Do: Race and the College Viewbook. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim, April 2007. Same-Sex Marriages: Navigating Religious, Legal, and Historical Arguments. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim and Jacob Cooper, April 2005. We ve Got Minorities, Yes We Do: An Examination of Race and Higher Education Materials. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. October 2004. Families Left Behind: The Partners and Children of Homeless Men. Sociologists of Minnesota annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. August 2004. I Ain t Seen Them in Awhile: Created Families of Homeless Men. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. April 2004. From Whence We Came: Teaching About the Historical Progression of Families. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. August 2003. Applying Family Theories to Fictive Kin: Postmodernism Meets Exchange Theory. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. April 2002. The Race: An Examination of the Relationship Between Privilege and Success. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. November 2001. Beyond the Response: Searching for Veiled Meanings in Family Experience Interviews. National Council on Family Relations annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. August 2000. Road Dogs for a Lifetime or Just the Journey: An Ethnographic Examination of Street Partnerships Among Homeless Men. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. April 2000. It Takes Two to Survive: Fictive Families of the Homeless. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. April 2000. Tales From The Real World. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. March 2000. I Got Me a Road Dog. Augsburg College Research and Scholarship Fair. Pippert, Tim. August 1998. Can Street Relationships Be Kin-Like? American Sociological Association annual meetings.
Moore, Helen and Tim Pippert. August 1998. Multiple Perspectives on Multimedia in the Large Lecture. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. April 1998. Negotiating the Multiple Roles of a Volunteer Researcher. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. April 1998. Relying on Others: Social Ties Among the Homeless. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. November 1997. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Familial Relationships of the Homeless. National Council of Family Relations annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. August 1997. Road Dogs: Kin-Like Relationships Among the Homeless. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Pippert, Tim and Helen Moore. April 1997. Multiple Perspectives on Multimedia in the Large Classroom. Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. November 1996. Someone To Turn To: Kin-Like Relationships of the Homeless. National Council of Family Relations annual meetings. Sanchez, Laura and Tim Pippert. April 1995. Household Labor Allocations and Preparation for Familial Domesticity Among Never Married Adults. Presented by Tim Pippert at the Midwest Sociological Society annual meetings. This paper was also presented by Dr. Laura Sanchez at the Population Association of America annual meetings. PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS Greene, D. M., Breckenridge, R. S., Pippert, T., Sweet, S. A. and A. M. Wahl. August 2008. Cultivating Literacy: Integrating Quantitative Data Analysis into the Undergraduate Sociology Major. American Sociological Association Annual Meetings. O Neal, Michael, Tim Pippert, and Lars Christiansen. August 2003. Service-Learning: A Tradition and Future of Student Learning and Community Engagement. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Pippert, Tim. August 2002. Enhancing Large Lecture Courses with Multimedia. American Sociological Association annual meetings. Hesser, Garry and Tim Pippert. October 12, 2000. Cultivating the Sociological Imagination: Service Learning and Effective Teaching. Wisconsin Sociological Association and Sociologists of Minnesota joint meetings. Facilitator and Organizer: November 17-18, 2000. Service Learning in Sociology. Campus Compact, Minnesota Campus Compact, the American Association for Higher Education, the American Sociological Association, and the Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning.
INVITED DEPARTMENTAL / PROGRAM REVIEWS 2010 Department of Sociology and Human Services Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas 2008 Department of Social Science Sociology Program Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, Minnesota TEACHING EXPERIENCE: AUGSBURG COLLEGE Sociology 121: Introduction to Human Society Sociology 231: Family Systems: A Cross-Cultural Perspective Sociology 265: Race, Class, and Gender Sociology 300: Separate Worlds: Comparing Homelessness and Affluence in the U.S. Sociology 387: Juvenile Delinquency Sociology 362: Statistical Analysis Sociology 363: Research Methods Sociology 399: Internship Seminar Sociology 499: Independent study in Family Sociology Honors 490: Honors Senior Seminar AugSem 101: First-Year Experience Seminar TEACHING EXPERIENCE: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA Sociology 101: Introduction to Sociology Sociology 201: Social Problems Sociology 205: Introduction to Social Research Methods I Teaching Assistant. Sociology 217: Nationality and Race Relations Sociology 225: Marriage and the Family Sociology 311: Juvenile Delinquency TEACHING DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 2011-Present Consultant and Co-Director: Augsburg College Center for Teaching and Learning Instructional Course Design (ICD) Program 2008 & 2010 Grant Recipient: Instructional Course Design 2008 Redesign of Statistical Analysis (SOC 362) 2010 Design of Separate Worlds (SOC 300a) 2009-2010 AVID Advancement Via Individual Determination Faculty Pilot Program 2007 Edward Tufte Seminar on the Visual Display of Quantitative Information 2004 Augsburg Core Curriculum Teaching Workshop
2003 American Sociological Association / Social Sciences Data Analysis Network: Integrating Census Data Analysis Into the Curriculum Participated in a four day workshop on integrating Census data into undergraduate courses. This workshop was a departmental level program sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Sociological Association. 1997-1998 Fellow, UN-L Preparing Future Faculty Program, funded by the Pew Charitable Trust. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Helen Moore. Seminar Topics Included: Undergraduate assessment, professional development, diversity and the college curriculum, higher education issues and missions, and instructional technologies. Spring 1998 Fall 1997 Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, NE. Preparing Future Faculty mentor program. Faculty Advisor: Jenni Fauchier. Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE. Preparing Future Faculty mentor program. Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Iaquinta. 1996-1997 Multimedia Instructional Teaching Assistant: Department of Sociology, UN-L. Provided technical support to faculty and graduate instructors using classroom technology. Organized and conducted workshops on multimedia development. Assisted in classroom research on multimedia. Organized review of multimedia resources and made recommendations for library purchases. EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES Ad hoc reviewer for: 2011 Social Forces 2010 Journal of Contemporary Ethnography The Sociological Quarterly Contexts 2009 Qualitative Sociology Lynne Reinner Publishers 2008 The Sociological Quarterly 2007 Qualitative Sociology 2005 International Review for Modern Sociology 2003-04 Journal of Marriage and Family 2003 Symbolic Interaction
2002 Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 Teaching Sociology 2000 Social Science Research 1998 Sociological Spectrum AWARDS AND HONORS 2011 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning Excellence in Teaching Award. Augsburg College Center for Teaching and Learning 1999 American Association for Higher Education K. Patricia Cross Future Leader Award 1998-1999 University of Nebraska Presidential Fellowship 1998 Nominated for University of Nebraska Graduate Teaching Assistant Award 1996 Dr. Alan Booth Graduate Research Award 1996-Present Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society 1993 University of Nebraska Regent Fellowship 1992 Student Paper Competition Winner: Nebraska Undergraduate Sociological Symposium PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association Midwest Sociological Society Sociologists of Minnesota CAMPUS SERVICE: AUGSBURG COLLEGE 2012 Search Committee, Department of Women s Studies 2008-2011 Chair, Department of Sociology 2007 Interim Chair, Department of Sociology 2006-2010 Student Standing Committee 2001-Present Student Conduct Council
2001-2005 Mentoring Team Leader for New Faculty and Staff 2001-2005 / 2011-Pres Institutional Review Board Reader 2000-Present Faculty Advisor for Alpha Kappa Delta 2003-2005 First-Year Learning Collaborative 2000-2002 Academic Affairs Committee PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2012 Judge: 2010 Midwest Sociological Society Graduate Student Paper Competition 2009-Pres Finance Committee: Midwest Sociological Society. Chair-Elect MSS Treasurer Designate 2010-2011 Sociologists of Minnesota Central Faculty Representative 2010 Judge: 2010 Midwest Sociological Society Graduate Student Paper Competition 2008-2009 2009 Program Committee: Midwest Sociological Society. 2006-2007 2007 Program Committee: Midwest Sociological Society. 2002-2006 Committee on Teaching and Learning: Midwest Sociological Society. 2005-06 Committee Chair. 2003-2004 President: Sociologists of Minnesota. Editor of Sociograph. 2002-2003 Present-Elect: Sociologists of Minnesota. Duties included the organization of all aspects of the association s annual meetings. 2000-2002 Treasurer: Sociologists of Minnesota. 2004-2005 2005 Program Committee: Midwest Sociological Society. 1998-Present Organized and Presided over numerous sessions at the Midwest Sociological Society and Sociologists of Minnesota annual meetings. Topic Areas: Economic and Labor Issues of the Family Instructional Technology in the College Classroom Job Market and First-year Job Experiences Poverty and Homelessness Roundtable Discussion on Teaching Sociology Teaching Statistics to Undergraduates Teaching Family Sociology Qualitative Research
2003 Roundtable Session Organizer and Presider for the Section on Family Sociology: 2003 American Sociological Association annual meetings. 2000-2001 Minnesota Campus Compact Faculty Fellow. Consultant for instructors interested in incorporating service learning into their sociology courses. 2000-2002 Faculty Fellow for the University of Minnesota Preparing Future Faculty Program. Mentoring Activities Included: Attending a PFF organized mentoring seminar, teaching observations of graduate students, and multiple meetings about teaching activities and service at the college level. 1998 Session Presider: American Sociological Association annual meetings. Education: Communities, Schools, and Capital. 1998 Research and Theory Section Reviewer: National Council of Family Relations annual meetings. COMMUNITY SERVICE 2010-Present 2005-Present Board of Trustees: Faith United Methodist Church Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach 2002-2009 District Representative: Dakota County (MN) Child Abuse Prevention Council. 1996-1999 Board of Directors Member and Program Committee Chair: Day Watch, a daytime homeless shelter in Lincoln, Nebraska. 1995-1999 Volunteer: Day Watch 1996-1998 Board of Directors Member: Matt Talbot Kitchen, a Lincoln, Nebraska soup kitchen.