Grants and Grant Related Research

 

1997 Editorial Review

Harcourt Brace

Review of the 1997 William Kornblum Sociology in a Changing World, 4th Edition.

 

1994 Editorial Review

West Publishers

Review for a speculation chapter from Hammond Introduction to Sociology.

 

1993 2nd Editorial Review

Macmillan Publishers

In this review, the Sullivan and Thompson book was edited paragraph by paragraph including the 1993 revisions. The book is entitled Introduction to Social Problems. Attribution in acknowledgements.

 

1992 Brown University

Options Grant Consortium

This grant provides for monies to support speakers to discuss future scenarios for international security and international relations. Speakers were taped and video-cassettes were distributed to local groups. Talks were also presented on KTS Channel 13 / Cox Cable.

 

1992 Macmillan Publishers

Editorial Review

Reviewed and edited Sullivan and Thompson’s Introduction to Social Problems. It is the best selling textbook for it’s subject in the country. The review included the entire textbook.

 

1990 Department of Education

Community Based Delivery System for the Handicapped Services

This grant provides for the state of the art handicapped services program. Under the supervision of Professor Jack Terndrup and now Professor Susan Simon. Kirkwood College’s Handicapped Services has become one of the best in the country. Monies provided new materials and new curriculum as well as the introduction of a new job coach system.

 

1990 U.S. Department of Education

Global Studies Grant

This was under the supervision of Dr. Donald Green now of Genesee College, and Dr. Tony Koyzis now of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cedar Rapids has numerous Department of Defense contractors as well as an international trade zone. Monies were for interpreters, international marketing and diplomacy.

 

1989 National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

The grant was under the supervision of Dr. Robert Sessions and Professor Joel Collins. The monies were available to develop three interdisciplinary disciplines, three summer seminars, and a full time humanist as well as library acquisitions.

 

1988 Community College Educational Assessment of College Professors

Along with Donald Green, 19 community colleges in all the census districts of the United States were sampled for student preferences in reference the Snell-Green Index. The Educational Research Center of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey provided monies for research analysis and tabulation.

 

1981-82 Wadsworth Publishing Grant

Consultant to Wadsworth Publishing Company in December 1981 and June 1982. Read and edited chapters on social stratification and sociology of religion for the third edition of Earl Babbies Sociology: An Introduction.

 

1982 American College Testing Grant

Consultant to American College Test (ACT) June 1982 under the auspices of Mr. Richard Smith. This small grant gathered together professors from three area schools to revise and modify the existing instrument for future use.

 

1981 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Grant

This was a year long study in which CETA (now JTPA) populations were matched with respondents of like demographics. The matched sample was compared with the CETA population to see if the CETA group has significantly improved their work status. This study was a social cost benefit analysis of a local CETA agency under the auspices of Mr. Robert Ballyntyne.

 

1976 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grant

Clarence Cannon Dam Project

This was an analysis funded by the St. Louis branch of USCE. This was a review for a final display account. Questions were raised about an earlier report by a rural sociology department of a major midwestern university. A new data collection was used.

 

1975 Law Enforcement Assistance Agency Grant

This six month grant was to consult with the criminal justice departments throughout the south and midwest. Regional manpower demands were made for the next decade. An alternative model profile was used. Other theoretical articles and monographs were also produced.

 

1974-75 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grant

For this 2000 hour grant, acted as a sociologist, consultant and technical writer. The specifics were to implement the Dana Study Year 2020. There were numerous publications, monographs, and display accounts that emerged from this grant.

 

1973 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Grant

With Dr. R. Gary Dean, developed a social ecological model for the Papio River basin. Four alternative land-water models were derived dependent upon political decision making and population dispersion.