Overview
- Ph.D., Sociology, Purdue University, 1992. "Class, Gender and Income: A Structural Feminist-Marxist Analysis of Income Determination and the Income Gap,â Dissertation thesis.
- M.S., Sociology, Purdue University, 1989."Interactive Effects of Class and Industrial Sector on Income Determination," Master's thesis.
- B.A., Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, 1987.
Professional Experience
Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ KS:
- Chief Data Officer, 2014 to present.
- Professor, Sociology, 2008 to present.
- Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, 2012-2017.
- Interim Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Services, 2013-2014 and 2015.
- Assistant Vice President for Strategic Planning and Analysis, Academic Affairs, 2010-2011.
- Statistical Project Analyst, Institutional Research, 2007-2010.
- Associate Dean, Graduate School, 2000-2003.
- Associate Professor, Sociology, 1999-2008.
- Graduate Coordinator, Sociology, 1998-2009.
- State Director for Kansas of the Midwest Sociological Society, 1998-2000.
- Assistant Professor, Sociology, 1993 to 1999.
Focus areas
- Office of Data Governance
- Oversees the governance, content and use of all university enterprise data systems related to informational assets.
- Office of Planning & Analysis
- Oversees the office of planning and analysis.
- WSU Data Warehouse & Reporting Group
- Serves as senior data architect for data warehousing and senior data scientist for analytics related to operational units.
- Social Science Research Lab
- Oversees the office of the social science research lab.
- Data Governance, Compliance & Reporting Standards
- Manages data and reporting standards for ERP and non-ERP systems including compliance and data quality.
- Business Intelligence & Predictive Modeling (BIPM)
- Manages development of Academic Affairs analytic assets used for internal planning and reporting including the Business Intelligence and Predictive Modeling system.
- Enrollment Services (data governance)
- Oversees implementation of new and modified software systems to ensure data integrity, validity and integration with university data systems.
Information
- Class Analysis and Income Inequality.
- Occupational Employment and Discrimination.
- Sociology of Work.
Courses Taught:
- Application of Advanced Statistical Techniques (graduate level)
- Advanced Data Management (graduate level)
- Seminar in Sociological Theory (graduate level)
- Seminar in Data Management and Advanced SPSS Syntax Modeling (graduate level)
- Sociological Theory (undergraduate level)
- Social Inequality (undergraduate level)
- Sociology of Work (undergraduate level)
- Seminar in Class Analysis (graduate level)
- Seminar in Marxist Sociology (graduate level)
- Sociology of Family (undergraduate level)
- Introduction to Sociology (undergraduate level)
Crabtree, Gina and David Wright. 2021. âBeyond Collaboration: A Registrar and Institutional Research Journeyâ. Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly (SEMQ), 9(2) 37-47.
Mason, Cindi, Janet Twomey, David Wright, Lawrence Whitman. 2017. âPredicting Engineering Student Attrition Risk Using Probabilistic Neural Network and Comparing Results with Backpropagation Neural Network and Logistic Regressionâ. Research in Higher Education, 1-19.
Wysong, Earl, Robert Perrucci and David Wright. 2013. The New Class Society: Goodbye American Dream. 4th edition. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Barnason, Susan, Elaine Steinke, Victoria Mosack, and David Wright, 2013. âExploring
Nursesâ Perceptions of Providing Sexual Health Counseling for Patients with Cardiac
Disease: Implications for Evidence-Based Interventionsâ. Dimensions of Critical Care
Nursing 32(4:191-198).
Steinke, Elaine, Victoria Mosack, Jodie Hertzog, and David Wright. 2012. âA Social-Cognitive
Sexual Counseling Intervention Post-MIâDevelopment and Pilot Testingâ, Perspectives
in Psychiatric Care 49 (162-170).
Barnason, Sue, Elaine Steinke, Victoria Mosack and David Wright. 2011. âComparison
of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Acute Care Nursesâ Perceptions of Providing Sexual Counseling
for Cardiac Patientsâ, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 31(157-163).
Koeber, Charles, David Wright and Elizabeth Armour. 2011. âSelf-Service: Control and
Consent in the Performance of âConsumptive Laborââ, Humanity and Society 36:1-24.
Mosack, Victoria, Elaine Steinke, Cynthia Walker, Debra Moser, Misook Chung and David
Wright. 2011. âEffects of Depression on Sexual Activity and Sexual Satisfaction in
Heart Failureâ, Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing 30(4):218-225.
Rowley, Rochelle and David Wright. 2011. âNo White Child Left Behind: The Academic
Achievement Gap Between Black and White Studentsâ, The Journal of Negro Education
80(2):93-107.
Steinke, Elaine, Victoria Mosack, Sue Barnason and David Wright. 2011. âProgress in
Sexual Counseling of Cardiac Nurses, 1994 to 2009â, Heart and Lung 40(2011) E15-E24.
Medina, Mary, Cynthia Walker, Elaine Steinke, David Wright, Victoria Mosack and Mahammad
Farhoud. 2009. âSexual Concerns and Sexual Counseling in Heart Failureâ, Progress
in Cardiovascular Nursing 24(4):141-148.
Fast, Yvonne, Elaine Steinke, and David Wright. 2009. "Effects of Attending Phase
II Cardiac Rehabilitation on Patient vs. Partner (proxy) Quality of Life Perceptions",
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention 29:115-120.
Hertzog, Jodie, David Wright and Debra Beat. 2009. "There's a Policy for That: A Comparison
of the Organizational Culture of Workplaces Reporting Incidents of Sexual Harassment",
Behavioral and Social Issue 17(2):169-181.
Steinke, Elaine, Victoria Mosack, David Wright, Misook Chung, and Debra Moser. 2009. "Risk Factors as Predictors of Sexual Activity in Heart Failure", Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing 28(3):123:129.
Wright, David and Twyla Hill. 2009. âPrescription for Trouble: Medicare Part D and
Patterns of Computer and Internet Access Among the Elderlyâ, Journal of Aging and
Social Policy 21(2):172-186.
Koeber, Charles and David Wright. 2008. "On the Outside Teaching In: Using Internet
Videoconferencing to Instruct an Introductory Sociology Course from a Remote Location",
Teaching Sociology 36:331-344.
Steinke, Elaine, Victoria Mosack, David Wright, Misook Chung and Debra Moser. 2008.
âPredictors of Sexual Activity Among Patients Living with Heart Failureâ, Circulation
117(11):218.
Steinke, Elaine, David Wright, Misook I Chung and Debra Moser. 2008. âSexual Self-Concept,
Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy Predict Sexual Activity in Heart Failure and Health Eldersâ,
Heart & Lung V37(5):323-333.
Koeber, Chuck and David Wright. 2006. âGender Differences in the Re-employment Status
of Displaced Workers: Human Capital as Signals that Mitigate Effects of Biasâ, Journal
of Socio-Economics 35(5):780-796.
Steinke, Elaine, David Wright and Debra Moser. 2006. âSexual Self Concept, Anxiety,
and Self-Efficacy Predict Sexual Activity in Heart Failure and Healthy Eldersâ, Circulation
114(18)703.
Steinke, Elaine and David Wright. 2006. âThe Role of Sexual Satisfaction, Age, and
Cardiac Risk Factors in the Reduction of Post-MI Anxietyâ, European Journal of Cardiovascular
Nursing 5:190-196.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2006. âExplaining Variations in Family Friendly Workplace
Benefits: Union versus Nonunion Employer Organizationsâ, Journal of the Indiana Academy
of the Social Sciences 10:10-20.
Koeber, Charles and David Wright. 2003. âLosing a Job and Gaining Half of Another:
The Full to Part-time Mobility of Displaced Workersâ, Humanity and Society 26(4):
312-335.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2003. âFamily Friendly Workplace Benefits: The U.S.,
Canada and Europeâ, Critical Sociology 29(3):337-367.
Koeber, Charles and David Wright. 2001. ââW/Age Biasâ in Worker Displacement: How
Industrial Structure Shapes the Job Loss and Earnings Decline of Older American Workersâ,
Journal of Socio-Economics 30(3):343-352.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2000. âThe Family Friendly Workplace: Do Unions Matter?â Journal of the Academy of the Social Sciences 4:85-95.
Wright, David and Earl Wysong. 1999. âFamily-Friendly Workplace Benefits: Policy Mirage,
Organizational Contexts, and Worker Powerâ, Critical Sociology 24(3):244-276.
Wright, David and Robert Young. 1998. "The Effects of Family Structure and Maternal
Employment on the Development of Gender Roles Among Men and Women", Journal of Family
Issues 19(3):300-314.
Gottfried, Heidi and David Wright, 1996. "Income Inequality," in Women and Work: A
Handbook, edited by Paula Dubeck and Kathryn Borman. New York: Garland Publishers.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 1995. âA Decade of DARE: Efficacy, Politics and Drug
Education,â Sociological Focus 28(3):283-311.
Wysong, Earl, Richard Aniskiewicz and David Wright. 1994. "Truth and Dare: Tracking
Drug Education to Graduation," Social Problems 41(3):448-472.
Wright, David and Heidi Gottfried. 1993. Review of Black Women and White Women in
the Professions, by Natalie Sokoloff, and Black Women in the Workplace: Impacts of
Structural Change in the Economy, by Bette Woody, Contemporary Sociology 22(5):727-728.
Wright, David and Heidi Gottfried. 1991. "Gender and Income Inequality," in The State
of American Society, edited by Suzanne Steinmetz. Indiana: Family Research Institute.
Wright, David. 1988. Review of The Decline of Organized Labor in the United States,
by Michael Goldfield, The Review of Radical Political Economics 20(1):121-123.
Reprints:
Wysong, Earl, Richard Aniskiewicz and David Wright. 1994. "Truth and Dare: Tracking
Drug Education to Graduation," Social Problems 41(3):448-472. Reprint in How Itâs
Done: An Invitation to Social Research, 3rd edition, edited by Emily Stier and Roger
Clark, Wadsworth-Thompson.
Wysong, Earl, Richard Aniskiewicz and David Wright. 1994. "Truth and Dare: Tracking
Drug Education to Graduation," Social Problems 41(3):448-472. Reprint in Drugs, Alcohol,
and Social Problems, edited by James Orcutt and David Ruby, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Wysong, Earl, Richard Aniskiewicz and David Wright. 1994. "Truth and Dare: Tracking
Drug Education to Graduation," Social Problems 41(3):448-472. Reprint in Investigating
the Social World by Russell Schutt, Pine Forge Press.
Wright, David. 2014. âManaging Change: Strategies for Creating a Student Success Culture Grounded in Data Analyticsâ. Educause Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
Muma, Richard and David Wright. 2012. âSelecting and Implementing a Quality Initiativeâ.
Paper presentation at the Annual Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference, Chicago,
IL.
Wright, David, Michelle Barger, Bobby Gandu and Aaron Hamilton. 2012, âUsing Evidence-Based
Practices to Improve Operations: A Case Study in Admissionsâ, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University
Assessment Symposium, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS
Wright, David. 2011. âIncreasing Information Efficiency at Lower Cost: Single versus Multiple Product Approach to Information Retrievalâ, Educause Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Vermillion, Mark and David Wright. 2010. âSports in the United States: The Relationship
of Sport Consumption and Feelings of Alienationâ. Paper presentation at the Annual
Sport in Society Conference, Green Bay, WI.
Li, Su and David Wright. 2009. âGendered Job Opportunities and Womenâs Lead in College
Attendanceâ. Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS), Des Moines, IA.
Smith-Campbell, Betty, David Wright, K. Anderson and K. Postai. 2009. âAssessing the
impact of a, rural Federally Qualified Health Centerâs, dental intervention program
in southeast Kansasâ, Kansas Public Health Association, Annual Meeting, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS.
Vermillion, Mark and David Wright. 2009. âAmerican Sport and Alienation: A Multivariate
Analysisâ. Paper presentation at the Annual Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines,
IA.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2008. "Recent Inequality Trends: The End of the Middle
Class?". Paper presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Indiana Academy of the Social
Sciences, New Albany, IN.
Smith-Campbell, Betty, and David Wright. 2008. âDetermining the community affects
of a rural Federally Qualified Health Center new intervention program on Ambulatory
Care Sensitive ED visits and chargesâ, Annual APHA Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Smith-Campbell, Betty, David Wright, and Michael Samuels. 2008. "Assessing preventable
ED use through a collaborative FQHC, hospital and University, research project in
a rural Midwestern community". Paper presentation at the National Association of Community
Health Centers Institute, New Orleans, LA.
Smith-Campbell, Betty and David Wright. 2008. "Evaluating the Community Affects of
a Rural Community Health Center on Ambulatory Care Sensitive ED Visits and Charges".
Paper presentation at the Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Topeka, KS.
Pickard, Ruth, David Wright, Mary Baskett, Robin Gingerich, and Carolyn Weinhold.
2008. âTesting Models for Reducing âJust in Caseâ Decisions by Low Literacy Parentsâ.
Paper presentation at the 136th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association
(APHA), San Diego, CA.
Mosack, Victoria, Cynthia Walker, Mary Medina, David Wright, Hussam Farhoud, Debra
Moser, and Elaine Steinke. 2008. âDepression Adversely Affects Sexual Satisfaction
and Sexual Activity in Heart Failureâ. Paper presentation at the American Heart Association
Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Medina, Mary, Cynthia Walker, Elaine Stienke, Victoria Mosack, David Wright, and Hussam
Farhoud. 2008. "Sexual Concerns and Sexual Counseling in Heart Failure". Paper presentation
at Kansas Nursing Research Exchange, Topeka, KS.
Stienke, Elaine and David Wright. 2008. "Predictors of Sexual Activity Among Patients
Living with Heart Failure". Paper presentation at the 48th Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention, Joint Conference, Colorado Spring, CO.
Hill, Twyla and David Wright. 2008. "The Senior Cyber Squad: Patterns of Internet
Usage Among the Elderly". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO
Simon, Dana and David Wright. 2008. "In the Case of Jane v John: The Gender Pay-gap
in Government Professions". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society
(MSS) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2008. "Income Inequality, Class War, and the Fading
American Dream, 1976-2006". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society
(MSS) Annual Meeting in St. Louis MO.
Hertzog, Jodie, Tisha Whitehead and David Wright. 2008. "Educational Risk and Protective
Factors within Single Parent Households". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO.
Vermillion, Mark and David Wright. 2008. "Recreational Sport Participation and Time
Use: Gender Differences". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO.
Armour, Elizabeth, Charles S. Koeber and David Wright. 2008. "Self-Service: How Organizations
Become More Flexible by 'Outsourcing' Work to Unpaid Consumers". Paper presentation
at the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO.
Smith-Campbell, Betty, David Wright and M.E. Samuels. 2007. âDetermining the community
effects of a rural Federally Qualified Health Center: Hospital ED visits/charges by
uninsured and Medicaid individualsâ, National Association of Rural Health Annual convention,
Anchorage, AK
Steinke, Elaine, David Wright, Misook L. Chung, and Debra K. Moser. 2007. âSexual
Self-Concept, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy Predict Sexual Activity in Heart Failure
and Health Eldersâ. Paper presentation at the American Heart Association Annual Meeting
in Chicago, IL.
Wright, David and Rosemary Yeilding. 2007. âWhere is Mr.Clean? Household Division
of Labor and the Pay Gap Between Men and Womenâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest
Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Wright, David and Earl Wysong. 2007. âWhatâs Happening to the American Dream?: Sons,
Daughters, and Intergenerational Mobility Todayâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest
Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2007. âExplaining Variations in Family Friendly Workplace
Benefits: Union versus Nonunion Employer Organizationsâ. Paper presentation at the
Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences Annual Meeting in Gary, IN.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2006. âIs Social Mobility a Social Problem?: Recent
Intergenerational Mobility Trends, the American Dream, and the Mediaâ. Paper presentation
at the North Central Sociological Association (NCSA) Annual Meeting in Indianapolis,
IN.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2006. âFamily Friendly Workplace Benefits in Union
and Nonunion Organizationsâ. Paper presentation at the Indiana Academy of the Social
Sciences Annual Meeting in Gary, IN.
Steinke, Elaine and David Wright. 2006. âComparison of Response Patterns for Sexual
Knowledge Post-MI Using a âDonât knowâ Optionâ. Paper presentation at the 17th International
Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice in Montreal, Canada.
Pickard, Ruth, Lourdes Vazquez and David Wright. 2006. âMoving From Charitable Care
to Community Investment: An Oral Health Partnerships Serving Immigrant Populationsâ.
Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston,
MA.
Pickard, Ruth, David Wright, Pradeep Atla, Giao Phan, Vinay Madur, and Doreen Ondieki.
2006. âHealth Disparities Between Immigrant and Native Dwellers in a Low-Income Neighborhood:
Itâs Not All About Moneyâ. Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Wright, David and Twyla Hill. 2006. âOlder Adults, Computers and the Internetâ. Paper
presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Omaha, NE.
Wright, David and Charles Koeber. 2006. âThe Occupational Mobility of Displaced Workers:
Evidence from the 2004 Displaced Worker Survey,â. Paper presentation at the Midwest
Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Omaha, NE.
Pickard, Ruth and David Wright. 2005. âFive Years in Waiting: Health Care for Immigrantsâ.
Paper presentation at the Society for Applied Sociology and the Sociological Practice
Association Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Hertzog, Jodie, David Wright and Debra Beat. 2005. âWe have a Policy for that: Organizational
Dynamics and Sexual Harassment Policiesâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Hawley, Donna, Martha Shawver and David Wright. 2005. âA New Examination of the âFreshmen
Seminarâ at an Urban University: Persistence of Participants and Matched Controlsâ.
Paper presentation at the Association of Institutional Research Annual Meeting in
San Diego, CA.
Steinke, Elaine and David Wright. 2005. âThe Role of Sexual Satisfaction in the Reduction
of Post-MIâ. Paper presentation at the 16th Annual International Nursing Research
Congress Annual Meeting in Waikoloa Village, HI.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2004. âSweatshops Today: Exploitation or Opportunity?:
Marxism versus Capitalismâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society
(MSS) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
Wright, David. 2004. "Removing Barriers to Program Assessment through the use of Institutional
Data". Regents Assessment Conference, Fort Hays State University, KS.
Perrucci, Robert, Earl Wysong and David Wright. 2002. âA New Approach to Class Analysis:
The Distributional Model, Social Closure, and Class Polarizationâ. Paper Presentation
at the American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Wright, David and Jennifer Green. 2002. âMarriage: An Option or Obligation? An Alternative
Perspective on the Marriage Premiumâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS) Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 2001. "The Best of Times, Worst of Times: Variations
in Family-Friendly Workplace Benefits". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in St.Louis, MO.
Wright, David and Earl Wysong. 2000. âThe Family Friendly Workplace: Do Unions Matter?â.
Paper Presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in St.
Louis, MO.
Wright, David. 1999. âReconceptualizing Inequality through Alternative Occupational
Categorizationsâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) Annual
Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Wright, David. 1998. âPoverty Counts: Differing Estimates of the Poor and Their Impact
on Assessing Welfare Reformâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological Society
(MSS) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
Wright, David and Earl Wysong. 1998. âFamily-Friendly Workplace Benefits: Policy Mirage,
Organizational Context, and Worker Powerâ. Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
Wright, David. 1998. âAssessing the âEducation for What? Workforce Trends Now and
in the Futureâ Studyâ. Keynote Speaker at the Kansas Association for Career Services
and Employment (KACSE) Annual Conference, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS.
Wright, David. 1997. âThree ways to be Poor: Efficacy of the Welfare Reform Law by
Three Poverty-defined Groupsâ. Paper presentation at the North Central Sociological
Association (NCSA) Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, IN.
Wysong, Earl and David Wright. 1995. âA Decade of DARE: Dispatches from the Drug Education
War Zonesâ. Paper presentation at the North Central Sociological Association (NCSA)
Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.
Wright, David. 1993. "Changing Family/Work Structures and Women's Roles". Paper presentation
at the American Association of University Women-Kokomo, Indiana Chapter, Indianapolis,
IN.
Wysong, Earl, Rick Aniskiewicz and David Wright. 1993. "Does D.A.R.E. Make a Difference?:
Tracking Drug Education to Graduation". Paper presentation at the North Central Sociological
Association (NCSA) Annual Meeting in Toledo, OH.
Wright, David. 1992. "Dilemmas in Organizing Graduate Students: Problems with a Transient
and Economically Powerless Group". Paper presentation at the Midwest Sociological
Society (MSS) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, MO.
Wright, David. 1992. "Measuring the Earnings Gap from a Structural Perspective: The
Effects of Class and Gender on the Income Determination Process". Symposium paper
presentation given at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Fasenfest, David and David Wright. 1991. "Changes in Transfer Payments: A Cause of
Rising Poverty". Paper presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems
(SSSP) Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH.
Wright, David. 1990. "Class, Gender and Income: The Effects of Domestic Labor Time
on the Wage Bundle". Paper presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems
(SSSP) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Wright, David. 1989. "Structural and Individual Models of Income Determination". Paper
presentation at the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Annual Meeting
in Berkeley, CA.
Academic Honors and Teaching Awards:
- 1999 Academy of Effective Teaching Award, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University.
- 1996-1997 Mortar Board Educator Appreciation Award, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University.
- 1993 and 1992 Amicus Award for Outstanding Teaching by Full-time Faculty, Indiana University at Kokomo.
- 1991 Claude Rich Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching by Adjunct Faculty, Indiana University at Kokomo.
- Outstanding Sociology Student Award for 1986-1987 at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Professional Memberships:
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- American Association of University Women (AAUW)
- Association of Institutional Research (AIR)
- Midwest Sociological Society (MSS)
- Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)
- Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)
- Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE)
Regional Institute on Aging, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University. "A Social Cognitive Sexual Counseling Intervention After Myocardial Infraction ", Elaine Steinke, Victoria Mosack, Jodie Hertzog and David Wright, 2008.
Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University and Creative Activity Research Grant. âSexual Counseling
of Myocardial Patients by Cardiac Nursesâ, Elaine Steinke, Victoria Mosack and David
Wright, 2008.
The PEW Research Center, Washington, D.C. âLocal Employment Migration Patterns and
Their Effects on Income Inequalityâ, with Steve Rose, 2007.
Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS. âEstimating Separation
Rates USD 259â, 2007.
Kansas Head Start. KS. "Health Literacy for Parents of Young Children", 2007.
Third Way: A Strategy Center for Progressives. Washington, D.C. Social Stratification
in the United States: The New American Profile Poster, Stephen Rose [author], 2007.
National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO. âFinal Research Report: Influence
of the Community Health Center of Southwest Kansas on Mt. Carmel Regional Medical
Center ED Visits/Costs,â Betty Smith-Campbell, David Wright, and Michael Samuels,
2007.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Washington, .D.C. "Measuring
Up 2006: The National Report Card on Higher Education, and Measuring Up 2006: The
State Report Card on Higher Education", 2006.
National Rural Health Association, Kansas City, MO. "Consequences of the Uninsured:
Hospital and Community Health Center Costs", Betty Smith-Campbell and David Wright.
Center of Economic Development and Business Research, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS, âOccupational Separation
Rates by Age Cohorts from 1997 to 2006 from the Current Population Surveys,â 2006.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. âTrends in Educational Degree Credentials
Across Occupational Groupsâ, 2006.
Healthy Options for Planeview (HOP), Physician Assistant Department, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State
University, 2006.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Washington, D.C. "Measuring
Up 2004: The National Report Card on Higher Education", 2004.
Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. âIdentifying Occupational/Industrial Matrixes
to Create a Unified Functional/Locational Coding Schema for Employment Growth Patternsâ,
2004.
LSI Logic Corporation, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS âEngenio Performance Evaluation Survey for NCR
Customer Advocate Storage Solutionsâ, 2004.
Kansas Health Foundation, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ. KS. âTake a Second, Make a Difference, Goes to
School,â 2003.
Sedgwick County Health Department, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS . Healthy Babies, Inc., 2003.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Washington, D.C. "Measuring
Up 2002: The National Report Card on Higher Education", 2002.
Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. âAligning the 2000 and 1990 Census Occupational
and Industrial 4-digit Classification Code Assignmentsâ, 2002.
Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ, KS. âMontgomery County
Employment Needs Assessmentâ, 2001.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, Washington, D.C. âThe Economic
Cost of Discrimination: Earnings and Tax Revenue Losses by Race/ethnicity, Education
and Stateâ, 2000.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. âExpanding the Office Economy:
State-level Analysis of the Office Economy Modelâ, 2000.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. "Crossing the Great Divide: Can
We Achieve Equity When Generation Y Goes to College", Anthony P. Carnevale and Richard
A. Fry, 2000.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. âThe Office Economy Project: 1999
Updateâ, 1999.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. âHispanic Employment in Growth
Industries,â 1999.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. "Minority Participation in Higher
Education to 2015: Results from Detailed College Enrollment Projections by State",
Anthony Carnevale and Richard Fry, 1998.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. "Work Habits of Single Women on
Welfare", Donna Desroch, 1998
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. "Education for What: The New Office
Economy", Anthony Carnevale and Stephen Rose, 1997.
Educational Testing Service (ETS), Washington, D.C. âThe Misunderstood Service Economy
and its Impact on Educational Needs,â 1997.
Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Washington, D.C.
"Consumption Patterns of Middle and Low Income Americans: Evidence from the Consumer
Expenditure Survey,â David Fasenfest and David Wright, 1996.
National Commission for Employment Policy, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. "Jobs
in the United States in 2005: A Decomposition of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational
and Industrial Employment Projections,â David Fasenfest and David Wright, 1996.
W.E.Upjohn Foundation for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, MI. "Industry Staffing Patterns
in the United States, 1989â, authors Stephen Rose and David Fasenfest, 1996.
National Commission for Employment Policy, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. "An
Inquiry into Geographical Patterns of Employment Restructuring and Local Community
Responsesâ, author David Fasenfest, 1994.
Kokomo Center Schools System, Kokomo, IN. âTracking DARE from 1987 to 1994: Final
Evaluation Report on the Impact of DARE Upon Drug Use Rates and Attitudes Among KHS
Seniorsâ, Earl Wysong and David Wright, 1994.
Media:
Interviews and appearances related to gender and race employment discrimination and
affirmative action:
- Business Week Magazine (print)
- New York Times (print)The Economist (print)
- Scripps Howard News Service DC (print)
- Talk Radio 1330 KFH The Kathleen Clarke Show (radio)
- KSNW (television)
- Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ Eagle (print)
Interviews and appearances related to income inequality:
- Business Week Magazine (print)
- Kansas Association for Career Services and Employment (presentation)
- Community Action Network/Living Wage Coalition (presentation)
- Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ Eagle (print)
Interviews and appearances related to drug use & drug education:
- Business Week Magazine (print)
- Washington Times (print)
- Rolling Stone Magazine (print)
- John Schneider News Hour FOX network (television)
- New Republic (print)
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Chair of Thesis and Non-Thesis Projects, Âé¶čÆÆœâ°æ State University:
Thesis Chair:
Blakely, Stephaine Dawn. 2009. âRisk Factors that Affect Test Scores, Specifically
Deviant Behaviorâ, Sociology, completed Spring 2009.
Dingler, Elizabeth Joann. 2009. âSeventy-Eight Pennies for your Thoughts: An Examination of Income Inequality Between Men and Women in the United Statesâ, Sociology, completed Spring 2009.
Espana, Amber Ann. 2009. âWomen in the Workforce: How the Wage Gap Affects Hispanic
and Non-Hispanic Womenâs Incomeâ, Sociology, completed Spring 2009.
Hossian, Mahmood. 2009. âImmigration and Its Impact on the Wage Gap in the United
Statesâ, Sociology, completed Spring 2009.
Fussell, Holly. 2008. "No Man Left Behind: Access to Education and Jobs for Men",
Sociology, completed Spring.
Hansen, Erin. 2008. "Intergenerational Socioeconomic Mobility: A Comparison of Sons
and Daughters", Sociology, completed Spring.
Lyon, Robyn. 2008. "Household Division of Labor and Pay Inequality Between Men and
Women", Sociology, completed Spring.
Watanabe, Nanako. 2008. "The Effect of Deviance on Academic Performance", Sociology,
completed Spring.
Whitehead, Tisha. 2008. "Educational Risk Factors for Single and Dual Parent Households",
Sociology, completed Spring.
Lindeman, Onttu. 2007. "Occupational Sex-Segregation and It's Effect on Income Determination",
Sociology, completed Fall.
Moore, Lindsey. 2007. " Deviance and the Conceptual Model Variables and Their Effect
on Test Scores", Sociology, completed Fall.
Cusick, Micah. 2007. âSubjectivity in the Formation of Career Aspirations of Teenagersâ,
Sociology, completed Spring.
Drake, Angela. 2007. âWhoâs Your Daddy?: A Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility
of Socioeconomic Status for Sons and Daughtersâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Duckett, Jacob. 2007. âA Dose of Discrimination: The Gender Wage-Gap Between Men and
Women in Medical Professionsâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Franks, Tiffany. 2007. âGender and the Wage Gap: Still Not Equalâ, Sociology, completed
Spring.
McKenney, Trisha. 2007. âFrom the Mommy Track to the Family Track: A Comparative Analysis
of Employer-Provided Benefits in For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizationsâ, Sociology,
completed Spring.
Rowley, Rochelle. 2007. âNo âWhiteâ Child Left Behind: The Academic Achievement Gap
Between Blacks and Whitesâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Barry, Jennifer. 2006. âThe Effect of Socio-Economic Status on Academic Achievementâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Dupuis, Laura. 2006. âThe Effect of the Household Division of Labor on the Income
of Man and Womenâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
O'Donnell, Joseph. 2006. âThe Effect of Unions on Work/Family Benefitsâ, Sociology,
completed Fall.
Simon, Dana M. 2006. âIn the Case of Jane v. John: The Gender Pay-Gap in the Government
Professionsâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Barlow, Heather. 2006. âRx for Economic Inequality: The Wage-gap Among Men and Women
in Health Professionsâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Burford, Lindsay. 2006. âTo Have or Not to Have: The Effect Children have on Womenâs
Incomeâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Cabrales, Cheyla. 2006. âChicano y Chicana: Income Differences Among the Largest U.S.
Hispanic Populationâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Feuille, Christopher. 2006. âA Structural Decomposition of the Marriage Premiumâ,
Sociology, completed Spring.
Pettinger, Mark. 2006. âAre Women Still Experiencing Gender Discrimination in Income
and Employment Positions? Why the Equal Pay Act May Not Be Enoughâ, Sociology, completed
Spring.
Southworth, Brian. 2006. âAm I Rich Enough to do Well in Math? Math Test Scores and
Socio-Economic Statusâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Yeilding, Rosemary. 2006. âWhere is Mr. Clean? Household Division of Labor and the
Pay Gap Between Men and Womenâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Crowe, Robin. 2005. âDoes It Start in the Home? An Analysis of the Effects of Family
Structure on Academic Achievementâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Hull, Amber. 2005. âWill I Ever Work Again? Post-displacement Employmentâ, Sociology,
completed Fall.
Mikal, Darcy. 2005. âIncome Inequality: The Cost of Being a Single Womanâ, Sociology,
completed Fall.
Morey, Alicia. 2005. âThe M Factor: The Marriage Premium Benefit for Menâ, Sociology,
completed Fall.
Neufeld, Ryan. 2005. âFrom Working for a Living to Searching for a Living, Post-displacement
Employmentâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Ruchdaschel, Erin. 2005. âHispanic / Non-Hispanic Wage-Gap: The Cost of Being a Minorityâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Victory, Sarah. 2005. âAdolescent Deviance: Why Student Role Performance Mattersâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Beat, Debra. 2005. âIncome Inequalities: Education and the Black/White Difference
in Determining Women's Wagesâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Byerlee, Judy. 2005. âThe Rise of Single Parent Homes: How Does Family Structure Affect
Academic Achievementâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Colvin, Linda. 2005. âThe Impact of Education on Women's Income: A Comparison Between
Black and White Womenâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Engweiler, Lisa. 2005. âThe Dollar Dynamic: The Influences of Socioeconomic Status
on Academic Achievementâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Epp, Aaron. 2005. âMoney Matters: The Wage Gap Between White and Black Menâ, Sociology,
completed Spring.
Konda, Kurt. 2005. âStill in Second Place: A Multi-dimensional Approach to the Gender
Pay-gapâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Stanton, Stacy. 2005. âOccupational Skill: Do Women of Different Racial Backgrounds
have the same Income Opportunitiesâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Williams, Renee. 2004. âIncome Inequality: A Gendered Processâ, Sociology, completed
Fall.
Praheswari, Yuni. 2004. âThe Test-Score Gap of Minority and Non-Minority Eight Grade
Students: A Quantitative Analysis of Student Role Performance, School and Familyâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Farris, Rebecca. 2004. âThe Hispanic Wage Gap: Gender and Ethnic Processes in the
Determination of Incomeâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Parks, Laura. 2004.â Wage Inequalities Among Women: A Comparative Study of Differences
in Marital Statusâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Scoggin, Bethany. 2004. âAcademic Achievement: Inherent Differences or Outside Influences?â
Sociology, completed Spring.
Triana, Natalie. 2004. âBattle of the Sexes: A Structural/Feminist Analysis of the
Income Gap Between Men and Womenâ, Sociology, completed Spring
Mooers, Jeannine Nicole. 2003. âThe Wage Gap: A Gendered Perspective of Economic Positioning
and Income Inequalityâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Brown, Edith Ann. 2003. âWho Does Not Retireâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Long, Lisa Kay. 2003. âStratification of Retirementâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Stanley, Skye. 2003. âThe Gendered Wage Gap: Why Do Women Make Less Money Than Men?â,
Sociology, completed Spring.
Vermillion, Mark. 2003. âThe Relationship of Sports Participation and Deviant Behavior
in Adolescentsâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Green, Jennifer. 2001. âThe Impact of Educational Attainment on the Gender Wage Gap
of Full-time Workers in the U.S.â, Sociology, completed Spring.
Al-Modaf, Obaid. 1999. âThe Relationship Between Consumption and Social Classâ, Sociology,
completed Summer.
Massoni, Kelley. 1999. âThe Relationship of Adolescent Aspirations to Adult Attainment:
A Trend Analysisâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Deines, Teresa. 1998. âManaging Health Care Issues Among Older Inmates Within the
Correctional Setting: A Mandate for Improved Data Collectionâ, Sociology, completed
Summer.
Plickert, Gabriele. 1997. âThe Effects of Parental Involvement and Home Resources
on Student Standardized Test Scoresâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Reed, Aimee Christine. 1995. âThe Effects of Family Structure on Adolescent Educational
Aspirationsâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Winters, Jamie E. 1995. âThe Role of Ethnicity in the Classroom: The Effects of Match-Mismatch
Teacher/Student Ethnicity on Teacherâs Assessments of Student Role Performanceâ, Sociology,
completed Spring.
Hamada, Megumi. 1995. âAre âFamily Friendlyâ Policies Actually Women Unfriendly?â,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Non-thesis Chair:
Ayres, Joseph. 2008. "Lean and Mean: Wage Differentials Between Managers and Workers
in Manufacturing", Sociology, completed Summer.
Smith, Dwayne. 2007. âAccess Denied: Older Americans Choose the Internet for their
Access Needsâ, Sociology, completed Summer.
Jones, Virginia. 2006. âJob Displacement: Investing 30 Years in a Company Only to
be Outsourced Eleven Months Shy of Retirementâ, Sociology, completed Summer.
Lynn, Rachelle. 2006. âLegal Disparities: An Analysis of the Gender Wage-gap in the
Legal Professionâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Van Sickle, Jason. 2005. âIncome Inequity Among Men and Women and the Effects of Human
Capital versus Structural Predictorsâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Wood, Kiela. 2004. âGender and Juvenile Delinquency in an Educational Environmentâ,
Sociology, completed Summer.
Freeland, David Henry. 2003. âDeviance in Schoolsâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
George, Gene. 2003. âResidence of the Elderlyâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Kimbell, Rebecca. 2003. âIncome Inequalityâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Osborne, Jennifer. 2003. âDeviance in Relation to Family, Student Role Performance,
and Schoolâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Swinton, Mary Jo. 2003. âDo Parents Matter? A Look at Factors Influencing Educationâ,
Sociology, completed Spring.
West, Debra. 2003. âWage Gap: A Push-Pull Dilemmaâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Rhodes, Suanne. 2002. âGender, Race and Income Determination: An Analysis of Male-Female
and White-non White Wage Discrepanciesâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Gemas, Nicholas. 2002. âInstitutional Views of Gender-based Income Disparityâ, Sociology,
completed Fall.
Bennett, Kimberly. 2001. âAn Examination of Juvenile Delinquency in Single Parent
Householdsâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Fulghum, Kimberly. 2001. âJuvenile Delinquency: A Product of our Failing Societyâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
McAtee, Megan. 2001. âAn Examination of the Effects of Gender on Juvenile Delinquencyâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Smith, David. 2001. âDelinquency in Schools and Academic Achievementâ, Sociology,
completed Fall.
Beemer, Willena. 2001 âIncome Determination and Marital Status: An Analysis of Male-Female
Wage Differentialsâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Crickard, Elizabeth. 2001. âAn Examination of Current Wage Discrepancies Between Men
and Womenâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Reece, Mary. 2001. âMaking the Grade: Are Children from Single Parent Families Academically
Competitiveâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Small, Shirlene. 2001. âFact or Fiction: The Impact of Racial/Ethnic Differences on
Juvenile Delinquency in the Educational Systemâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Brant, Dedra. 2000. âWhy Women Earn Lessâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Griggs, Montyca. 2000. âGender Bias and Job Training: What Types of United States
Work Organizations Offer Job Training to Women?â, Sociology, completed Spring.
Hajjar, Phillip. 2000. âThe Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Juvenile Educational
Devianceâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Hoffman, Justin. 2000. âThe Impact of Family Structure on Juvenile Delinquency in
Schoolsâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Hollingsead, Linda. 2000. âThe Effects of Race on the Household Division of Laborâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Jordan, Lindsay. 2000. âThe Patriarchal Sub-Culture: The Impact of Socio-Economic
Status and Patriarchal Values Upon Domestic Abuseâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Kimball, Arnetta. 2000. âDeterminants of Work Status Among the Poorâ, Sociology, completed
Summer.
McFadden, Nicole. 2000. âThe Impact of Extra-Curricular Activities on Juvenile Educational
Devianceâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Nguyen, Tein. 2000. âSchool, Family Background, Peers Influence, Student Role Performance,
and Juvenile Delinquencyâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Schlenk, Maryse. 2000. âThe Everlasting Battle of Genders: Income Inequality with
same Educational Attainmentâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Siroky, Satin. 2000. âThe Affects of Household Division of Labor on Marital Satisfactionâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Soria, Heather. 2000. âThe Effects of Varsity Sports on Delinquencyâ, Sociology, completed
Spring.
Ancsin, Elizabeth. 1999. âDoing the Dirty Work: Effects of Types of Division of Household
Labor on Marital Happinessâ, Sociology, completed Summer.
Boaldin, Greg. 1999. âAdvertising and the Use of Disabled Personsâ, Sociology, completed
Spring.
Bressel, Shelby. 1999. âEducational Discrimination by Gender, Social Issues, and Their
Relationship to Math/Reading Test Scores Among Adolescent Youthâ, Sociology, completed
Fall.
Busby, Julie. 1999. âFactors that Contribute to the Academic Resilience and Achievement
Among Latino High School Studentsâ, Sociology, completed Spring.
Liby, Yvonne. 1999. âAttitudes Supporting Violent Behavior and Violence Between Couplesâ,
Sociology, completed Summer.
Toon, Jenny. 1999. âPolicy Analysis of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993",
Sociology, completed Fall.
Wiley, Richard. 1999. âFactors that Contribute to Partner Violence in Current Relationshipsâ,
Sociology, completed Fall.
Hall, James. 1998. âThe Relationship Between School Varsity Sports Participation and
Delinquencyâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Kim, Calvin. 1998. âThe Wage Gap: Factors Significant in the Income Determination
Process for Men and Womenâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Walters, Dana. 1998. âThe Effects of Institutional Rules of Governance on Student
Devianceâ, Sociology, completed Fall.
Waltner, Kimberly. 1996. âImpact of Divorce on the Educational Achievement of Childrenâ,
Sociology, completed Summer.
Blackman, Jeffrey. 1995. âChanges in Workplace Autonomy: Empowerment or Exploitationâ,
Sociology, completed Spring.