CURRICULUM VITAE: LAWRENCE T. NICHOLS

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1985 Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Special fields were criminology and social change. 1974 M.A. (Research) in Sociology from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Special

fields were sociological theory and social systems. 1969 A.B. (Honors Program) from St. Louis University. Double major, in Sociology and

Russian Language & Literature; minors were Philosophy and Honors Program.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2004-14 Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University. 1991-2004 Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University. 1985-1991 Assistant Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University. 1980-1985 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, and Instructor in Sociology: Bridgewater

State College (Bridgewater, MA); Framingham State College (Framingham, MA); Mass. Bay Community College (Wellesley, MA); Northeastern University (Boston, MA); Salem State College (Salem, MA); University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA).

1979-80 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Suffolk University (Boston, MA). 1976-79 Teaching Fellow in Sociology, Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA); Lecturer in

Sociology, Lasell Junior College (Newton, MA). 1975 Instructor in Sociology, College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, IL). 1970-72 Instructor in Russian, St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO).

EDUCATIONAL HONORS 2013 Outstanding Scholarly Publication Award, History of Sociology Section,

American Sociological Association 2011-12 President, North Central Sociological Association. 2010 President-Elect, North Central Sociological Association 2007 Outstanding Researcher Award, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West

Virginia University. 2004-07 Member of the Council, Section on the History of Sociology, American Sociological

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Association. 2002-06 Chair, Division of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University. 1998-2014 Editor, The American Sociologist, national quarterly journal. 1997 Research Fellow at the Center for Business Ethics, Bentley College, Waltham,

MA. 1996-97 President of West Virginia Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic

honor society. 1996 One of the founding members of the National White Collar Crime Research

Consortium, sponsored by the National White Collar Crime Center, Richmond, VA. 1995-96 Vice President, West Virginia Alpha Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa. 1992 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Fellowship at Southern Illinois

University, Carbondale, Illinois. 1984 Awarded a University Fellowship by Boston College, toward completion of

dissertation research. 1979 Passed doctoral candidacy exams "with distinction." 1975 Awarded graduate teaching assistantship by Boston College. 1970 Named to Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honor society. 1969 Named to Alpha Sigma Nu, national scholastic honor society for Jesuit

universities. 1965-69 National Merit Scholarship to St. Louis University.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: TEACHING 2004-14 Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University. Courses in white collar crime;

terrorism; sociology of business; constructing social problems; mass media, crime and deviance.

1991-2004 Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University. Courses in white-collar

crime; organized crime; terrorism; juvenile delinquency; sociology of business; constructing social problems.

1985-91 Assistant Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University. Courses in

white-collar crime;, organized crime;, issues in crime and justice; sociology of business; social problems; juvenile delinquency; introduction to sociology..

1985 Assistant Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA.

(Full-time, spring).

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1984 Instructor in Sociology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (Part-time.)

Instructor in Criminal Justice, Salem State College, Salem, MA. (Part-time.) Instructor in Sociology, Massachusetts Bay Community College, (Part-time.)

1981-84 Visiting Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology, Framingham State College,

Framingham, MA. (Part-time appointments; full-time for fall 1982). 1980-81 Instructor in Sociology and Criminology, University of Massachusetts at Boston.

(Part-time appointment.) 1979-80 Instructor in Criminology and Delinquency, Suffolk University, Boston, MA.

(Full-time appointment.) 1977-78 Instructor in Sociology & Anthropology, Lasell Junior College, Newton, MA.

(Part-time.) 1977 Instructor, Peace Studies Program, Boston College. (Part-time, spring

semester.) 1975-77 Graduate Teaching Assistant and Teaching Fellow, Boston College. (Taught one

course per semester.) 1975 Instructor in Sociology, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. (Part-time, spring

semester.) 1973-74 Director, Voluntary Improvement Program at St. Francis Xavier Center, St. Louis,

MO. Program tutored adults seeking high-school equivalency certificates (GED). 1970-72 Instructor in Russian Language and Literature, St. Louis University. Taught

Russian Translation, Russian Short Story, language lab. (Part-time appointment.) 1969-70 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sociology, St. Louis University. Courses on social

problems, juvenile delinquency, social psychology, introduction to sociology.

COURSES TAUGHT 1. Administration of Justice 13. Juvenile Delinquency 2. Altruism 14. Marriage & Family 3. Complex Organizations 15. Organized Crime 4. Corporate/White Collar Crime 16. Research Methods 5. Constructing Social Problems 17. Russian Short Story 6. Criminology 18. Russian Translation 7. Deviance 19. Social Change 8. Dispute Resolution 20. Social Environment of Business 9. History of Crime & Corrections 21. Social Problems 10. Introduction to Anthropology 22. Sociology of Business 11 Introduction to Sociology 23. Terrorism 12. Issues in Crime & Justice 24. Mass Media, Crime and Deviance

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PUBLICATIONS Books

2007 Public Sociology: The Contemporary Debate (editor). Transaction Publishers. 1985 Corporate Policy, Values, and Social Responsibility. [With Anthony F. Buono.]

New York: Praeger Publishers. 1981 Beyond The Courtroom: Programs in Community Justice and Conflict Resolution.

[With Benedict S. Alper.] Lexington, MA.: D. C. Heath. 1979 Test Item Booklet for Ronald Federico, Sociology. [With Michael M. Malec, Beverly

Crute, Robert Lavizzo-Mourey.] Wellesley, MA.: Addison-Wesley.

Articles and Book Chapters 2014 “Modern Roots of the Sociology of Love: Tolstoy, Addams, Gandhi and Sorokin.”

Pp. 149-175 in The Palgrave Handbook of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity, edited by Vincent Jeffries (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).

2012 “Sorokin as Lifelong Russian Intellectual: The Enactment of an Historically

Rooted Sensibility,” The American Sociologist 43, 4 (December). 2012 “Renewing Sociology: Integral Science, Solidarity and Loving Kindness,”

Sociological Focus (November). 2012 “Collective Identity Narratives: Historical and Emergent Stories of Selfhood

in a Deindustrializing Community,” Studies in Symbolic Interaction 39. (With Jason Rine.)

2010 “Merton as Harvard Sociologist: Engagement, Thematic Continuities and

Institutional Linkages,” Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 46, 1 (Winter): 72-95.

2009 “Burawoy’s Holistic Sociology and Sorokin’s Integralism: A Conversation of Ideas.”

Forthcoming in Handbook of Public Sociology, ed. Vincent Jeffries. Rowman Littlefield.

2008 “Scorekeeping Versus Storytelling: Representational Practices in the Construction

of ‘Hate Crime’” (with James J. Nolan III and Corey J. Colyer). In Studies in Symbolic Interaction (ed. Norman K. Denzin), vol. 30: 361-379.

2007 “Altruism and Social Solidarity: Envisioning a Field of Specialization,” The

American Sociologist 37, 3 (fall 2006): 67-83. (With Vincent Jeffries, Barry V. Johnston, Samuel P. Oliner, Edward Tiryakian, and Jay Weinstein.)

2006 “The Diversity of Sorokin’s Integralism: Eastern, Western, Christian and

non-Christian Variants.” In Integralism, Altruism and Reconstruction: Essays in Honor of Pitirim A. Sorokin, ed. E. Del Pozo, Valencia, Spain: Universitat de Valencia Press.

2006 “The Rise of Homans at Harvard: Pareto and the English Villagers,” pp. 43-62 in

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George C. Homans: History, Theory and Methods, ed. J. Trevino, Paradigm Publishers.

2005 “Integralism and Positive Psychology: A Comparison of Sorokin and Seligman,”

Catholic Social Science Review, vol. 10, pp. 21-40. 2004 “The Lesson of Lincoln: Regulation as Narrative in the Savings and Loan Crisis,”

pp. 143-171 in The Savings and Loan Crisis: Lessons from a Regulatory Failure, Kluwer Publishers (with James J. Nolan III).

2003 “Voices of Social Problems: A Dialogical Constructionist Model.” Studies in

Symbolic Interaction 26: 93-123, ed. N. K. Denzin. Elsevier Science. 2003 “Rethinking Constructionist Agency: Claimsmakers as Conditions, Audiences,

Types and Symbols.” Studies in Symbolic Interaction 26: 125-145, ed. N. K. Denzin. Elsevier.

2003 “The Lesson of Lincoln: Regulation as Narrative in the S&L Crisis” (with James J.

Nolan). In Savings and Loan Industry: A Failure of Regulation, ed. J. Barth, S. Trimbath and G. Yago. Kluwer Publishers.

2003 “Integralism and the Sociology of Deviance: Toward a New Paradigm.” Catholic

Social Science Review 8:71-87. 2001 “Parsons and Simmel at Harvard: Scientific Paradigms and Organizational

Culture.” Pp. 1-28 in Talcott Parsons Today, ed. Javier Trevino. Rowman and Littlefield.

2001 “Sorokin’s Integralism and Catholic Social Science: Concordance and

Ambivalence.” Catholic Social Science Review 6: 11-24. 2000 “Framing White-Collar Crime: A Comparison of Criminology and Management

Education.” Business and Society Review 105, 2 (summer):221-246. 2000 “Talcott Parsons and the ‘Far East’ at Harvard, 1941-48: Comparative Institutions

and National Policy.” The American Sociologist 31, 2 (summer):5-17. 2000 “Dialogical Constructionism: Toward Holistic Understanding of Social Problems

Discourse.” Pp. 55-65 in Perspectives on Social Problems, vol. 12, ed. Gale Miller and James A. Holstein. Stamford, CT: JAI Press.

1999 “Science, Politics and Moral Activism: Sorokin’s Integralism Reconsidered.”

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 35, 2 (spring): 139-155. 1999 “White-Collar Cinema: Changing Representations of Upper-World Deviance in

Popular Films.” Pp. 61-84 in Perspectives on Social Problems, vol 11, ed. James A. Holstein and Gale Miller. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

1998 "Social Relations Undone: Disciplinary Divergence and Departmental Politics at

Harvard, 1946-1970.” The American Sociologist 29, 2 (summer):83-107.

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1998 "Sorokin, Tolstoy and Civilizational Change." Pp. 33-38 in Palmer C. Talbutt,

Rough Dialectics: Sorokin’s Theory of Value (Netherlands: Rodopi Press). 1998 Pitirim A. Sorokin, "Leo Tolstoy as a Philosopher," translation from the original

Russian [1914]. Pp. 15-31 in Palmer C. Talbutt, Rough Dialectics: Sorokin’s Theory of Value (Netherlands: Rodopi Press).

1998 Pitirim A. Sorokin, "The Boundaries and Subject Matter of Sociology," translated

from Russian [1913], Pp. 59-70 in Pitirim A. Sorokin: On The Practice of Sociology, ed. Barry V. Johnston (University of Chicago Press).

1998 Pitirim A. Sorokin, "The Notes of a Sociologist: At the Crossroads," translated from

Russian [1917]. Pp. 151-152 in Pitirim A. Sorokin: On The Practice of Sociology, ed. Barry V. Johnston (University of Chicago Press).

1998 Pitirim A. Sorokin, "The Notes of a Sociologist: Delay," translated from Russian

[1917]. Pp. 153-154 in Pitirim A. Sorokin: On The Practice of Sociology, ed. Barry V. Johnston (University of Chicago Press).

1998 Pitirim A. Sorokin, "Leo Tolstoy as a Philosopher," translated from Russian [1914].

Pp. 133-150 in Pitirim A. Sorokin: On the Practice of Sociology, ed. Barry V. Johnston (University of Chicago Press).

1997 "Sociology in the Women's Annex: Inequality and Integration at Harvard and

Radcliffe, 1879-1947,” The American Sociologist 28:3 (Fall):5-28. 1997 "Social Problems as Landmark Narratives: Bank of Boston, Mass Media and

'Money Laundering,’” Social Problems 44, 3 (August):324-341. 1997 "Sociological Paradigms and Civilizational Analysis: Complementary Contributions

of E. A. Ross and P. A. Sorokin,” Comparative Civilizations Review 36 (spring): 16-37.

1996 "Sorokin and American Sociology: The Dynamics of a Moral Career in Science."

Pp. 45-64 in Sorokin and Civilization: A Centennial Assessment, ed. Joseph B. Ford, Michel P. Richard and Palmer C. Talbutt (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers).

1996 "Intergenerational Solidarity in the Creation of Science: the Ross-Sorokin

Correspondence, 1921-1931," Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 32 (April):135-150.

1996 "Constructing White-Collar Crime: Diverse Perspectives and Convergent Claims."

Pp. 265-283 in Proceedings of the Academic Workshop: “Definitional Dilemma: Can and Should There Be a Universal Definition of White Collar Crime?” ed. Richard Ball and James Helmkamp (Morgantown, WV: National White Collar Crime Training and Research Institute).

1995 "Cold Wars, Evil Empires, Treacherous Japanese: Effects of International Context

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on Problem Construction." Pp. 313-334 in Images of Issues: Typifying Contemporary Social Problems, ed.Joel Best (Aldine de Gruyter, 2d ed.).

1995 "Stockholder and Stakeholder Interpretations of Business's Social Role." [With

Anthony F. Buono]. Pp. B2:13-B2:17 in Ethics Reading Handbook, ed. Michael McDonald and Maurice Young. Vancouver: Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada.

1992 "The Establishment of Sociology at Harvard: A Case of Organizational

Ambivalence and Scientific Vulnerability." Pp. 191-222 in Science at Harvard University: Historical Perspectives, ed. Clark A. Elliott and Margaret Rossiter. Lehigh University Press.

1991 "'Whistleblower' or 'Renegade': Definitional Contests in an Official Inquiry."

Symbolic Interaction, 14,4 (Winter): 395-414. 1990 "Discovering Hutton: Expression Gaming and Congressional Definitions of

Deviance." Pp. 309-337 in Studies in Symbolic Interaction, vol. 11, ed. Norman K. Denzin. JAI Press.

1990 "Reconceptualizing Social Accounts: An Agenda for Theory Building and Empirical

Research." Pp. 113-144 in Current Perspectives in Social Theory, vol. 10, ed. by John Wilson. JAI Press.

1989 "Deviance and Social Science: The Instructive Historical Case of Pitirim Sorokin."

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 25, 4 (October): 335-355. 1989 "Stockholder and Stakeholder Interpretations of Business's Social Role." [With

Anthony F. Buono.] Pp. 170-175 in Business Ethics, ed. W. Michael Hoffman and Jennifer Mills Moore, 2d ed. McGraw-Hill.

1984 "Corporate Responsiveness Policies and the Dynamics of Bank Reinvestment

Policy." [With Anthony F. Buono.] Pp. 115-140 in Reseach in Corporate Social Performance and Policy, vol. 6, ed. Lee Preston. JAI Press.

Reviews & Review Essays

2000 “Donileen Loseke: Thinking about Social Problems.” Contemporary Sociology

(March). 1999 “Lester Thurow, The Future of Capitalism.” Business and Society Review. Vol.

102/103, pp. 95-100. 1997 Review Essay, "Mark C. Smith, Social Science in the Crucible; Gary Alan Fine, A

Second Chicago School?; and Barry V. Johnston, Pitirim A. Sorokin: An Intellectual Biography.” In Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences 33, 3 (Summer): 262-267.

1997 Review Essay, "Barry Johnston's Pitirim A. Sorokin: An Intellectual Biography.” In

The American Sociologist 27:4 (Winter):106-112.

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1995 Review of Reconsidering Social Constructionism, ed. James Holstein and Gale

Miller. The Sociological Imagination 32, 3-4 (Winter): 217-218. 1989 Review of Bennett Harrison and Barry Bluestone, The Great U-Turn: Corporate

Restructuring and the Polarizing of America. In Business in the Contemporary World 2,1 (Autumn): 115-116.

1989 Review of American Society: Public and Private Responsibilities, ed. W. Knowlton

and R. Zeckhauser. In Business in the Contemporary World 1, 2 (Winter): 122-123.

Editorials

1998 “Editor’s Inaugural Statement.” The American Sociologist 29, 1 (spring): 3-6. 1998 “Editor’s Introduction: An Invitation to Disciplinary History.” The American

Sociologist 29, 2 (summer): 3-4. 1998 “Editor’s Note: Parsons and Simmel.” The American Sociologist 29, 2 (summer):

37-38. 1998 “Editor’s Introduction: Legitimacy and Collective Purpose.” The American

Sociologist 29, 3 (fall): 3-4. 1999 “Editor’s Introduction: Applied Sociology.” The American Sociologist, Vol. 29, 4

(winter): 3-4. 1999 “Editor’s Introduction: Applied Sociology, Continued.” The American Sociologist

30, 1 (spring): 3-4. 1999 “Editor’s Introduction: Science and Cumulation.” The American Sociologist 30, 2

(summer): 3-4. 1999 “Editor’s Introduction: Diversity and Collaboration.” The American Sociologist 30, 3

(fall): 3-4. 2000 “Editor’s Introduction: Research Paradigms and Teaching

Strategies.” The American Sociologist 30, 4 (winter): 3-4. 2000 “Editor’s Introduction: Reflections and New Directions.” The

American Sociologist 31, 1 (spring): 3-4. 2000 “Editor’s Introduction: Sociological Encounters in Asia.” The

American Sociologist 31, 2 (summer): 3-4. 2000 “Editor’s Introduction: “Encounters with Asia: Contemporary Japan.” The American

Sociologist 31, 3 (fall): 3-4. 2001 “Editor’s Introduction: “Theorists and Traditions.” 31, 4 (winter): 3-4.

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2001 “Editor’s Introduction: “Critical Theory and Theorists.” 32, 1 (spring): 3-4. 2001 “Editor’s Introduction: “The Sociology of Law in Global Perspective.” The American

Sociologist 32, 2 (summer): 3-4. 2001 “Editor’s Introduction: A Pleasant Potpouri.” The American Sociologist 32, 3 (fall):

3-4. 2002 “Editor’s Introduction: Literature and Professional Practices.” The American

Sociologist 32, 4 (winter): 3-4. 2002 “Editor’s Introduction: Perspectives on Canadian Sociology.” The American

Sociologist 33, 1 (spring): 3-4. 2002 “Editor’s Introduction: “Theoretical and Political Perspectives.” The American

Sociologist 33, 2 (summer): 3-4. 2002 “Editor’s Introduction: Recognizing Early Women in Sociology.” The American

Sociologist 33, 3 (fall): 3-4. 2003 “Editor’s Introduction: Movements in Sociology: Humanism.” The American

Sociologist 33, 4 (winter): 3-4. 2004 Editor’s Introduction: “Past Practices and Future Prospects.” The American

Sociologist 34, 3 (fall): 3-4. 2004 Editor’s Introduction: “Memories and Alternative Futures.” The American

Sociologist 34, 4 (winter): 3-4.

Other Publications 1980 "Solzhenitsyn and Professor Pipes." Letter in Encounter (February): 94. 1973 "Education for the Inner City: A Student Proposal." In St. Louis University

Magazine 46, 3 (April): 9-14. 1969 "For Eileen: A Birthday Prayer." Poem in The Eads Bridge Review (student

poetry magazine, St. Louis University).

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS 2013 “Re-Framing Functionalism: A Revisionist Account of the Development of a

Stigmatized Paradigm.” North Central Sociological Association, Indianapolis (April 5).

2013 “Crime Control Stories: Police Incident Reports as Implicit Warrants, Mnemonic

Devices and Social Problem Frames.” North Central Sociological Association, Indianapolis (April 6).

2013 “Re-Examining the Development of Functional Analysis.” American Sociological

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Association, New York City (August 13). 2012 Presidential Address, “Renewing Sociology: Integral Science, Solidarity and

Loving Kindness.” North Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh (April). 2012 “The ‘Harvard Approach’ to Sociology: Constructing Local Paradigms of Science,

1926-1951.” North Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh (April 13). 2012 “Organizations as Narrative Practice.” North Central Sociological Association,

Pittsburgh (April 14). 2012 “Harvard Functionalism Before Parsons.” Cheiron (International Society for the

History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences) Montreal (July 21). 2011 “The Development of Sociology at West Virginia University: A Departmental

Biography.” North Central Sociological Association, Cleveland (March). 2010 “Pragmatic Sociology: Theory and Method.” North Central Sociological

Association, Chicago (April 2). 2010 “The Lawman’s Lyric: Contents and Contexts of TV Western Theme Songs in the

1950s and 1960s.” Symbolic Interaction and Ethnographic Research Conference, Canada (May).

2010 “Steeltown Stories: Narratives of Past and Future Community Identities.” Symbolic

Interaction and Ethnographic Research Conference, Canada (May). 2010 “Merton as Sociological Theorist: The Early Writings, 1934-1939.” Cheiron

(International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences), LeMoyne College (Syracuse, NY), June.

2010 “Singing of Law, Order and Global Politics: Nostalgia and Mythology in TV

Westerns, 1948-1980.” Conference on Mass Media, Crime and Popular Culture, Indiana State University (September 28).

2009 “Continuities and Transformations in Narrative Community Identities.” Symbolic

interaction and Ethnographic Research Conference, Canada (May). 2009 “Gordon W. Allport: Social Relations and Social Ethics at Harvard, 1943-1967.”

Cheiron, Penn State University (June). 2009 “The ‘Russianness’ of Sorokin’s ‘Deviance’: Historical and Cultural Context.”

American Sociological Association (August). 2009 “Crime on the Cover: An Analysis of Two News Magazines, 1970 to 2000.”

International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference, Indiana State University (October 5).

2008 “The Formation of a Sociologist of Science: Robert K. Merton’s Harvard Decade,

1931-1939.” Cheiron, Toronto, Canada (June).

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2008 “Merton as Harvard Sociologist: The Formative Years, 1931-1939.” American

Sociological Association, Boston (August 2). 2008 “Stories Told and Untold: Police Narratives and Hate Crime Statistics.” Society for

the Study of Social Problems, Boston (August). With James J. Nolan. 2007 “Social Relations in Retrospect: Explaining the Demise of Harvard’s

Interdisciplinary Department.” Cheiron, Dublin, Ireland (June). 2007 “Policing as Storytelling: Narrative Technique in Routine Incident Reports.”

Society for the Study of Social Problems, New York City (August). 2007 “Narration as a Generic Social Process.” Society for the Study of Symbolic

Interaction, New York City (August). 2006 “Scorekeeping versus Storytelling: Alternative Interpretive Practices in the

Construction of ‘Hate Crime,’” North Central Sociological Association, Indianapolis (March 24).

2006 Official Inquiries as Representational Practice: Interrogation, Narration and Textual

Memory,” North Central Sociological Association, Indianapolis (March 24). 2006 “Evoking the Warrior Heart: Degradation and Elevation Practices in a Police

Academy,” Symbolic Interaction and Ethnography Conference, Niagara Falls (May 17).

2006 “Power and Biography in Academic Context: Three Harvard Cases,” 7th Annual

Social Theory Consortium, Roanoke, VA (May 20). 2006 “The Founding of the Parsons Group in Sociology: Charisma Versus Dialogue in

the 1949 Carnegie Seminar,” Annual Conference of Cheiron (History of Social Science Association), Sarah Lawrence College (August 13).

2006 “Backstage with the Parsons Circle: Dialogue and Dissent in the Formation of a

Theory School,” American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada (August 13).

2005 “The Moral Order as Ongoing Conversation: Building on George Herbert Mead’s

Mind, Self and Society, North Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh (April 9). 2005 “The Rise of Homans at Harvard: Pareto and the English Villagers” (shorter

version), Cheiron, University of California, Berkeley (June). 2005 “Corporate Cultures and Economic Crime: The Case of Enron,” 14th World

Congress of Criminology, Philadelphia (August 9). 2005 “The Rise of Homans at Harvard: Pareto and the English Villagers” (extended

version), American Sociological Association, Philadelphia (August 13).

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2004 “Merton at Harvard, 1931-39: Foundations of a Sociological Identity.” North Central Sociological Association, Cleveland, OH (April 2).

2004 “Author Meets Critic: The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology, by Jeffrey

C. Alexander.” North Central Sociological Association, Cleveland, OH (April 3). 2004 “Science as Intraorganizational Dialogue: The Cabot Seminar and Harvard

Sociology, 1926-1931.” CHEIRON (History of Science Association), University of Akron (June 18).

2004 “Mediated Hate: Constructions of Bias Crime in Official Statistics and Newspaper

Narratives” (with James J. Nolan). Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco (August).

2004 “The Culture of the Crooked E: Enron’s Criminogenic Virtual Reality.” Society for

the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco (August). 2004 “Framing Hate Crime: Competing Definitions in Official Databases and Mass

Media Accounts.” American Society of Criminology, Nashville (November). 2003 “Integralism Updated: The Progress of a Paradigm.” Society of Catholic Social

Scientists, Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio. 2003 “The Lesson of Lincoln: Regulation as Narrative in the S&L Crisis” (with James J.

Nolan). Society for the Study of Social Problems, Atlanta (August 15). 2003 “Reflecting on Our Diverse Roots.” Panel presentation, History of Sociology

Section, American Sociological Association, Atlanta (August 16). 2002 “The Dialogical Turn in Constructionism.” Society for the Study of Social Problems,

Chicago (August). 2002 “Toward an Integral Approach to the Sociology of Deviance.” Society of Catholic

Social Scientists, Ann Arbor, Michigan (October). 2001 “Headlining White Collar Crime: Coverage in Mass Circulation News Magazines.”

North Central Sociological Association (April 6), Louisville, KY. 2000 “Theory and Organizational Culture: Parsons’s Structure as Local Charter for

Sociology.” North Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, April. 2000 “Constructing White-Collar Crime: Whistleblowers as Claimsmakers and Symbolic

Resources.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Washington, D.C., August. 2000 “The ‘Harvard Approach’ to Social Science: The Cabot Seminar 1926-1927.”

American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August. 2000 “Sorokin and Integralism: Discussant Comments.” Society of Catholic Social

Scientists, Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH, October.

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1999 “Parsons, Simmel and Structure: Sociological Paradigms in Organizational Context.” North Central Sociological Association, Detroit, April.

1999 “Reconsidering Constructionism: Toward a Dialogic Model of Social Problems

Claimsmaking.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago, August. 1999 “White Collar Crime in Management Education.” Society for the Study of Social

Problems, Chicago, August. 1999 “Criminological Claims about White Collar Crime.” American Sociological

Association, Chicago, August. 1999 “Framing the Problem of White Collar Crime.” American Society of Criminology,

Toronto, November. 1998 “White Collar Cinema: Representations of Crime in Popular Culture.” At the

annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington D.C., November 12th.

1998 “Publishing in Scholarly Journals.” At a professional workshop sponsored by the

American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August 23rd. 1997 "Sociology as Fragmented Movement: History and Possible Futures." At the

North Central Sociological Association, Indianapolis (April). 1997 "The Russian Sorokin: Political Engagement and the Sociology of Revolution,

1917." At the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, Provo UT (May).

1997 "Phases of Sociology: A Social Movement Analysis." At the International Institute

of Sociology, Germany (June). 1997 "Sociology at Harvard and Radcliffe." At the American Sociological Association,

Toronto (August). 1997 "From the B.C. Heights to the Mountain State: Reflections on a Career in

Sociology." At Boston College (October). 1996 "Constructing White-Collar Crime: Diverse Perspectives and Convergent Claims."

At the National Academic Workshop on White-Collar Crime: Definitional Dilemmas, West Virginia University, Morgantown, June 21.

1996 "Civilizational Studies and Sociological Paradigms: A Comparison of P. A. Sorokin

and E. A. Ross." At the annual meeting of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, Pomona, CA, June.

1995 "Understanding Social Problems in Context." At the annual meeting of the North

Central Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, April 21. 1995 "Perceptions of the Japanese Threat to America." At the annual meeting of the

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International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, June 17.

1994 "Mass Media and White Collar Crime." At the annual conference of the North

Central Sociological Association, Columbus, OH, April. 1993 "Typecasting the Trouble: How Mass Media Constructed the Bank of Boston

Case." At the annual conference of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, April.

1992 "The Case Method in Constructing Social Problems." At the National Endowment

for the Humanities summer seminar on "Social Problems: The Constructionist Stance." Southern Illinois University, August.

1992 Discussant at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, New

Orleans, LA, November. 1991 "Lincoln Savings and Loan: Constructing an Atrocity Tale." Roundtable

presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Cincinnati, OH (August 26).

1991 "Pre-Trial Justice and the Vulnerabilities of Collusion." Oral presentation at

annual conference of the International Visual Sociology Association, Rochester, NY (July 19).

1991 "When Sociology Came to Harvard." Colloquium for faculty and graduate

students in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology (February 27). 1990 "Whistleblower or Renegade: Definitional Contests in Investigative Discourse." At

annual meeting of Society for the Study of Social Problems, Washington, D.C.(August 10).

1990 Discussant for William Buxton's paper, "Sociological Snakes and Ladders: The

Harvard Careers of Parsons and Sorokin Reconsidered." At annual meeting of International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, University of Illinois (May 26).

1989 "Discovering Hutton: Expression Gaming and Congressional Definitions of

Deviance." At 41st annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Reno, NV (November 10).

1989 "Collective Moral Entrepreneurs: Congressional Committees and White-Collar

Crime." Roundtable presentation at annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Berkeley, CA (August 8).

1989 "Sorokin, Tolstoy, and Civilizational Change." At 18th meeting of International

Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, Berkeley, CA. (June 2). 1988 "Surrogate Accounts: A Neglected Aspect of the Construction of Crime and

Deviance." Roundtable presentation at annual meeting of the Society for the

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Study of Social Problems, Atlanta (August 21). 1988 "The Establishment of Sociology at Harvard." Invited paper at the Eastern

Sociological Society, annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA. (March 12). 1987 "Sorokin and the American Sociological Profession: The Dynamic Assessment of a

Moral Career." At annual meeting of American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL. (August 21).

1987 "The Rhetoric of Hutton: Multi-Party Expression Games in a Congressional

Hearing." Annual meeting of North Central Sociological Association, Cincinnati, April 4).

1986 "How Can Sociologists Help?" Remarks at annual meeting of the West Virginia Sociological Association, Charleston, WV. (November 13). Theme of conference was "Jobs: A Social Crisis Confronting West Virginia."

1986 "Dealing with Denials of Corporate Violence." Delivered at annual national

meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology, Philadelphia, (November 6). 1986 "Accounting for Corporate Deviance: The Strategic Use of Cultural Shields." [With

Anthony F. Buono.] At the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago, IL. (August).

1986 "The Alternate Dispute Resolution Movement: A Brief History." Invited

presentation at the Institute on Peace and Conflict Resolution, West Virginia University (May 14).

1985 "Dispute Resolution and Social Change." Presentation on dissertation research to

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University (May). 1983 "Perceptions of Corporate Social Performance: An Organization-Relevant Public

Comparison." [With Anthony F. Buono.] At the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Dallas, TX., (August).

1982 "Confrontation and Community Reinvestment." [With Anthony F. Buono.] At joint

national meeting of The Institute of Management Science and Operations Research Society of America, Detroit (May).

1980 "Researching Corporate Responsiveness: From Conceptualization to Data

Collection." [With Anthony F. Buono.] Joint meeting of TIMS/ORSA, Washington, D.C. (May 5).

1979 "Measuring Corporate Responsiveness: A Framework for Comparative Analysis."

[With Anthony F. Buono.] Annual conference, Academy of Management, Altlanta (August 10).

1973 "Chekhov's Ward Number Six, and Tarsis's Ward Number Seven." [With Nelly S.

Grosswasser.] Annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, Chicago, IL.

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2006-10 Research on the structure of narratives in police incident reports. 2005 Archival research, University of Chicago, on the career of Edward A. Shils. 2004 Research for a book on the social construction of the problem of white-collar crime

in criminology, law enforcement, management studies programs, mass media and popular culture. Multiple sources, with emphasis on textual analysis.

1999-2003 Research on a dialogical approach to social problems, with emphasis on the

writings of Mikhail Bakhtin and George Herbert Mead. 1996-98 Research on early Russian writings of Pitirim A. Sorokin, leading to several

translations. 1994-95 Textual research on social constructions of "the Japanese economic threat to the

U.S." Data were drawn from an array of sources, including government reports, national newspaper stories, popular culture (novels, films), and academic studies.

1988- Documentary research on corporate and white-collar crime, focusing on

congressional investigations and mass media coverage. Data were drawn from the official transcripts of inquiries by committees of the U.S. Congress, and from major newspapers.

1990- Archival research at the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Historical Society

(Madison), the University of Minnesota, the University of North Carolina, the University of Chicago, Yale University and the University of Illinois on the history of social science in U.S. universities.

1989-90 Co-author of grant proposal on The Assessment of Juvenile Justice Statistics [with

G. David Curry and Richard A. Ball]. Submitted to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

1983-85 Dissertation research on alternate dispute resolution programs (mediation,

arbitration, etc.). Data from survey of 300 programs nationwide. SPSSx software.

1980-2004 Archival research at Harvard University (Pusey Library; Baker Memorial Libary,

Harvard Business School; Harvard Law Library) on the history of sociology and social science at the university, focusing on individual and organizational deviance. Emphasis on the careers of Pitirim A. Sorokin and Talcott Parsons.

1981 Archival research at the Malinowski and Thurnwald Collections, Sterling Library,

Yale University. Relatedvto the development of sociology at Harvard. 1980-84 Research on corporate social policies. Included analysis of case records at

Massachusetts Banking Commission, Boston, interviews with staff of Massachusetts Urban Reinvestment Advisory Group.

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1980 Archival research at Columbia University Library, on papers of Robert M. MacIver. 1979-80 Consultant on data processing to Ms. Mary O'Brien, Ph.D. candidate, Boston

College, on study of integration in housing. Multivariate statistical analysis with SPSS.

1979 Consultant on data processing to Ms. Litsa Nicalou, Ph.D., on survey of job

satisfaction among bank tellers at National Bank of Greece. Results reported at annual meeting of the International Sociological Association.

1978-80 Co-author [with Benedict S. Alper] of volume on dispute resolution programs.

Included field observation, interviews with staffs, participant-observation as volunteer arbitrator for Better Business Bureau.

1978-79 Research associate on two surveys of quality of work life at Suffolk Franklin

Savings Bank, Boston. Involved coding of open-ended survey items. 1977-79 Field interviewer and coder at Laboratory for Psychosocial Studies, Boston

College, in NIMH-funded study of "Income and Racial Mix in a Housing Project." Professor Marc Fried, Principal Investigator.

1976 Archival research (summer) at the Sorokin Collection, University of Saskatchewan,

Saskatoon, Canada. 1974 "Sociocultural Systems Theory." Master's thesis on a student-run inner-city

tutoring program in St. Louis (Morro House). Participant observation and survey methods; application of three systems perspectives.

1972 Research assistant, Center for Urban Programs, St. Louis University, Professor

George Wendell, Director. Coding of data from open-ended survey items. 1969 "Police-Community Relations in St. Louis." Senior honors thesis in sociology, St.

Louis University. Compared community-relations programs in two police districts. Field observation and survey.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Institutional Service

2013-14 Chair, Faculty Evaluation Committee, Department of Sociology & Anthropology 2012 Chair, Faculty Evaluation Committee, Department of Sociology & Anthropology 2012 Chair, Search Committee for Carlson Distinguished Professor 2012 Member, PhD Task Force, Department of Sociology & Anthropoolgy 2011 Chair, Faculty Evaluation Committee, Department of Sociology & Anthropology 2007 Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee, Eberly College of Arts and Science.

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2006 Guest presentation on “Terrorism” in graduate seminar on “Homeland Security,” taught by Dr. Brian Gerber, Division of Public Administration.

2006 Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Criminology & Investigations. 2005 Chair, Search Committee for Anna Dean Carlson Professor. 2002-06 Interim Chair, Division of Sociology and Anthropology. 2002-06 Member, Executive Committee, School of Applied Social Science. 2002-06 Member, Administrative Committee, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. 2002-03 Member, Search Committee for Anna Dean Carlson Professorship. 2001 Member of departmental committees: Graduate (Chair); Promotion and Tenure. 1998-2001 Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee (Social Sciences), Eberly College. 2001 Member of committees, School of Applied Social Sciences (SASS): Doctoral

Program Exploration; Criminal Justice Certificate; Promotion and Tenure Document.

2001 Member of committees, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences: Promotion and

Tenure (Chair); Carlson Professorship Search; Academic Standards. 2000 Member of departmental committees: Graduate; Promotion and Tenure; Ad Hoc

Search (Chair). 2000 Member of committees in School of Applied Social Science: Crime and Justice

Certificate; Promotion and Tenure Document; Doctoral Degree Exploration; Anna Dean Carlson Professorship Search.

2000 Member of Eberly College committee: Social Sciences Promotion and Tenure

(Chair). 1998-99 Member of the Graduate and Tenure and Promotion Committees, Department of

Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University. Chair of the ad hoc committee on faculty evaluation guidelines.

1998 Guest lecture on “Terrorism: An Overview of the Field.” In Soc&A 132,

Criminology, taught by Dr. James Nolan, November 9th. 1997 President, Alpha Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa, West Virginia University. 1996- Member of Promotion and Tenure Committee, Eberly College of Arts and

Sciences; chair of social sciences committee, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000. 1997-98 Member of Undergraduate Committee and Graduate Committees, Department of

Sociology, West Virginia University.

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1996-97 Member of Dean’s Advisory Committee; member of deparmental undergraduate

committee and graduate committee. 1995-96 Vice President, West Virginia Alpha Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa. 1995-96 Member of departmental graduate committee, search committee. 1994-96 Member of the Curriculum and Academic Quality Committee, Eberly College of

Arts and Sciences. 1994-95 Member of the departmental graduate committee, chair of the departmental tenure

and promotion committee, member of the departmental search committee. 1993-94 Member of the Steering Committee for WVU Self-Study, pursuant to

reaccreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. 1993-94 Member of departmental search committee. 1990-92 Member of Senate Curriculum Committee, West Virginia University. 1991 Reviewer for WVU Senate Committee on Research, Research Grants, and

Publications. 1991 Member of departmental undergraduate committee. 1990 Reviewer on grant applications for Office of International Programs, West Virginia

University. 1989-90 Chairperson, graduate committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,

West Virginia University. 1989-90 Faculty advisor for the Association of Law and Justice, an organization of WVU

undergraduates interested in criminology and law enforcement. 1989 Participated in planning 3d annual WVU Mini-Conference on Crime and Justice.

Professor Ron Huff (Ohio State) presented on "Wrongful Convictions" and "Gangs."

1988-89 Chairperson, undergraduate committee, WVU Department of Sociology and

Anthropology. 1988-89 Member of departmental search committee to select candidates for two faculty

positions. 1988 Participated in planning of 2d annual WVU Mini-Conference on Crime and Justice.

Presentations by Professor Michael Benson on "Becoming a White-Collar Criminal"; and by Professor William Maakestad on "Prosecuting White-Collar Crime."

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1987-88 Member of Curriculum Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, WVU. 1987-88 Member of undergraduate committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,

WVU. 1987-88 Member of Colloquium Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,

WVU. 1987 Delivered two guest lectures in Introduction to Sociology (fall), on "juvenile

delinquency" and "white-collar crime." 1987 Developed and submitted to the College of Arts and Sciences a proposal for a

"WVU Certificate Program in Crime and Justice." 1987 Participated in planning the 1st annual WVU Mini-Conference on Crime and

Justice. Presenters included Professor J. Robert Lilly on "Home Incarceration"; Honorable Lawrence Starcher (Circuit Court of Monongalia County) on "Sentencing Reform"; Messrs. Bruce Chafin, and Peter Stockton (U.S. House of Representatives) on "White-Collar Crime."

1987 Member of ad hoc departmental committee that interviewed job candidates on

teaching issues. 1986-87 Member of departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee. 1986-87 Member of departmental Colloquium Committee. 1986 Delivered two guest lectures in introductory sociology (fall), on "juvenile

delinquency" and "white-collar crime." 1986 Designed brochure for new departmental concentration in Crime and Justice. 1979 Graduate student representative to Department of Sociology, Boston College. 1975-77 Graduate-student member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Department of

Sociology, Boston College.

SERVICE TO DISCIPLINE

2014 Editor, The American Sociologist, national quarterly journal (since 1998) 2013-14 Chair, Scholarly Publications Award, Section on Altruism, Morality and

Social Solidarity Section, American Sociological Association 2013-14 Chair, Distinguished Scholarly Award Committee, North Central

Sociological Association. 2013 Chair, Nominations Committee, North Central Sociological Association. 2013 Member of the Council, North Central Sociological Association.

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2013 Manuscript reviewer for professional journals: Sociological Focus; Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences.

2012-13 Editor, The American Sociologist (national quarterly) 2012-13 Past President, and Chair of Nominations Committee, North Central

Sociological Association 2011-12 President, North Central Sociological Association 2010-11 President-Elect, North Central Sociological Association; Member, NCSA

Council 2006-08 Editor of Timelines (newsletter of the Section on the History of Sociology,

American Sociological Association). 2006 Manuscript review for national journals: Social Forces, Sociological Theory. 2004-2007 Member of the Council, Section on the History of Sociology, American Sociological

Association. 2003 Editor, The American Sociologist (national quarterly). 2003 Manuscript reviewer for journal Social Problems (national quarterly). 2002 Chair, Lee Founders Award Committee, Society for the Study of Social Problems. 2002 Manuscript reviewer for national journals: Social Problems; Isis (history of

science); Criminal Justice Review; Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture. 2002 Reviewer for book proposal on white collar crime, for Roxbury Publishers. 2001 Editor, The American Sociologist (national quarterly). 2001 Chair-elect, Lee Founders Award Committee, Society for the Study of Social

Problems (SSSP). 2001 Organizer for session on “Crime, Deviance and Mass Media,” North Central

Sociological Association conference (April; Louisville, KY). 2000 Editor, The American Sociologist (national quarterly). 2000 Member of committees for professional associations: Lee Founders Award

Committee, Chair-Elect (Society for the Study of Social Problems); Applied and Clinical Sociology (North Central Sociological Association); Scholarly Achievement Award (North Central Sociological Association).

2000 Manuscript reviewer for Sociological Forum (regional journal); for Roxbury Press

(book manuscript).

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1998-99 Editor, The American Sociologist (national quarterly journal). 1999 Presider at roundtable at annual conference of the American Sociological

Association. 1999 Manuscript reviewer for Isis (journal of the History of Science Society); book

reviewer for Contemporary Sociology, Social Forces, and Business and Society Review.

1998 Participant in professional workshop on “Publishing in Scholarly Journals,”

sponsored by the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August 23. 1998 Manuscript reviewer for Social Problems, a national quarterly journal. 1997 Member of editorial board, West Virginia Sociological Review (state-level quarterly

journal). 1997 Manuscript reviewer for Social Problems and Sociological Inquiry (regional

quarterly journal). 1996 Member of the editorial board, West Virginia Sociological Review. 1995-96 Member of Student Research Paper Award Committee, North Central Sociological

Association. 1996 Reviewer on grant applications, National Science Foundation. 1996 Manuscript reviewer for Sociological Spectrum. 1995-96 Manuscript reviewer for Sociological Inquiry. 1995-96 Book reviewer for The Sociological Imagination (state-level quarterly journal). 1988-96 Book reviewer for Business in the Contemporary World (national quarterly journal

in management studies). 1988-90 Manuscript reviewer for Justice Quarterly (national quarterly journal in

criminology). 1995 Chaired paper session at annual conference of International Society for

Comparative Study of Civilizations, Wright State University, June. 1989 Chaired roundtable session on White-Collar Crime at 39th annual meeting of the

Society for the Study of Social Problems. 1979-85 Manuscript reviewer for the Journal of the History of Sociology (national quarterly

journal), and Social Problems.

PUBLIC SERVICE 2007 Interviewed by Charleston Daily Mail.

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2007 Interviewed by Morgantown Dominion Post re massacre at Virginia Tech. 2006 Interviewed by the Fairmont Times, re Internet predators (October 17). 2004 Interviewed by Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) for a story about online ratings

of professors by students. 2002 Interviewed, re terrorism by Channel 12 TV (Clarksburg, WV) and by

newspapers: Charleston Daily Mail, Waco Tribune-Herald, Worcester Telegram and Gazette.

1999 Interviewed by WVU Radio and Television Services, re mass murder in Atlanta. 1998 Interviewed as expert on terrorism by Channel 12 TV (Clarksburg). 1998 Interviewed by Charleston Gazette regarding research at WVU on the problem of

juvenile inhalant use. 1997 Consultant to Monongalia District Court on development of the Teen Court

Program. 1996-97 Served as consultant to National White Collar Crime Training and Research

Institute, Westover, WV. 1996 Member of organizing group for Toward A Crime Free Community, Morgantown,

WV. 1996 Consulted as expert on terrorism by ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Channel

12 TV (Clarksburg), West Virginia Public Radio, West Virginia University Radio, the Charleston Gazette, the Morgantown Dominion Post, the West Virginia University Daily Athenaeum.

1991 Taught one-week class on "International Terrorism" for an elderhostel sponsored

by the West Virginia University Gerontology Center (August 5th to 9th). 1991 Instructor in West Virginia Adult Basic Education Program, at Monongalia County

Jail. Initiated a program for inmates including preparation for the General Educational Development (GED) Exam, professional drivers' written exam, and basic literacy.

1989 Consultant to Department of Sociology, California University of Pennsylvania, on

establishment of sequence of undergraduate courses in crime and justice. 1988 Resource person for West Virginia Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), in its

organizing campaign. 1987-88 Consultant to 17th Judicial Circuit (Monongalia County) on grant proposal for

alternate sentencing.

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1987 Oral presentation on "corporate crime" to students in the college preparation program, Morgantown High School, January.

1986 Talk on "What Do Sociologists Do?" to students at Suncrest Junior High School,

Morgantown, WV, November. 1986 Talk on "white-collar crime" to students in the college preparation program,

Morgantown High School. 1979-85 Volunteer arbitrator in "Autoline" program of the Better Business Bureau. Settled

disputes between consumers and representatives of major auto makers. 1977-79 Consultant/ volunteer community organizer for United Farm Workers in the Boston

area. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Sociological Association. North Central Sociological Association.

American Society of Criminology. Society for Study of Social Problems.

Cheiron (History of Science Assoc.)

PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: December 21, 1947 (Chicago, IL) Religion: Catholic Marital Status: Married (Allison) Children: Emily Jeanette Military Status: 4-O. Did alternate civilian service (as conscientious objector at Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, 1970-1972). Work Address: Home Address: Division of Sociology & Anthropology 1000 Grand St. West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26501 307 Knapp Hall, P.O. Box 6326 Phone: 304-291-1322 Morgantown, WV 26506-6326 Work Phone: 304-293-8580); fax: 304-293-5994 E-mail: <Larry.Nichols@mail.wvu.edu> Hobbies: Choral Singing, Golf, Guitar, Lifting Weights, Chess, Writing Poetry.