Research and Interest Groups
The Rural Sociological Society has several research and interest groups that members can join and participate in. These groups also coordinate activities and session for the Annual Meetings.
Education and Work Interest Group
Chair: Kai Arthur SchafftFamily and Health Interest Group
Chair: Alex McIntoshCommunity Interest Group
Chair: Frank Beck
Co-Chair: Lynn EnglandNatural Resources Research Group
Chair: Christopher Thoms
Co-Chair: Sheila SteinbergPopulation Interest Group
Chair: William Kandel
Co-Chair: P. Johnelle SparksRural Studies Interest Group
Co-Chair: Gil Gillespie
Co-Chair: Meredith Redlin
Co-Chair: Lisa PruittRural Poverty Interest Group
Chair: David Peters
Co-Chair: Mark Harvey-
Rural Policy Interest Group
Chair: Deborah TootleRural Racial and Ethnic Minority Interest Group
Chair: Michelle EleyRural Gender Issues Interest Group
Chair: Suzanne Tallichet
Co-Chair: JoAnn JaffeApplied and Extension Interest Group
Chair: Kathy BrasierSociology of Agriculture Research Group
Chair: Ann Finan
Co-Chair: Carmen BainTeaching and Curriculum Interest Group
Chair: Mary Grigsby
Co-Chair: Jennifer SteeleSenior Rural Sociological Interest Group
Chair: William Flinn
Education and Work Interest Group
Chair:
2008-2009Kai Arthur Schafft
kas45@psu.eduDepartment of Education & Policy Studies
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
TEL: 814/863-2031
FAX: 814/865-0070
Family and Health Interest Group
Chair:
2008-2009Alex McIntosh
w-mcintosh@neo.tamu.eduDepartment of Recreation, Tourism, Park Sciences & Rural Sociology
Texas A & M University
2262 TAMU
College Station., TX 77843
TEL: 979/845-8525
FAX: 979/845-0444
Community Interest Group
The Community Interest Group maintains their own web site at rsscommunity.ifas.ufl.edu/
Chair:
2008-2009Frank Beck
fdbeck@ilstu.eduStevenson Center
Illinois State University
Campus Box 4200
Normal, IL 61790-4200
TEL: 309/438-7090
FAX: 309-438-5228
Co-Chair:
2008-2009Lynn England
englanly@uvu.eduUtah Valley University
P O Box 1283
Provo, UT 84602
TEL: 801/717-6037
Natural Resources Research Group
Chair:
2008-2009Christopher Thoms
thomsca@whitman.edu42 Cherokee St
Walla Walla, WA 99362
TEL: 309/335-6208
Co-Chair:
2008-2009Sheila Steinberg
ss51@humboldt.eduDepartment of Sociology
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
TEL: 707/826-4563
FAX: 707/826-4418
Field Trip Coordinator:
2008-2009Richard Stedman
Population Interest Group
Chair:
2007-2009William Kandel
wkandel@ers.usda.govRoom N4088
1800 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-5831
TEL: 202-694-5021
FAX: 202-328-3937
Co-Chair:
2007-2009P. Johnelle Sparks
johnelle.sparks@utsa.eduDepartment of Demography and Organization Studies
University of Texas-San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
TEL: 210/458-6544
Rural Studies Interest Group
Co-chair:
2008-2009Gil Gillespie
gw2@cornell.eduDepartment of Development Sociology
Cornell University
Warren Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
TEL: 607/255-1675
FAX: 607/254-2896
Co-chair:
2008-2009Meredith Redlin
meredith_redlin@sdstate.eduDepartment of Rural Sociology
South Dakota State University
Box 504 Scobey Hall
Brookings, SD 57007
TEL: 605-688-4084
FAX: 605-688-6354
Co-chair:
2008-2009Lisa Pruitt
lrpruitt@ucdavis.eduUniversity of California-Davis
400 Mrak Hall Dr
King Hall
Davis, CA 95616
TEL: 530-752-2750
FAX: 530-752-4704
Rural Poverty Interest Group
Chair:
2008-2009David Peters
dpeters2@unl.eduDepartment of Agricultural Economics
University of Nebraska
207 C Filley Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0922
TEL: 402/472-2336
FAX: 402/472-3460
Co-Chair:
2008-2009Mark Harvey
mharve16@fau.eduDepartment of Sociology
Florida Atlantic University
SO 389
Boca Raton FL 33431
TEL: 561/297-2112
Rural Policy Interest Group
Chair:
2008-2009Courtney Flint
cflint@uiuc.eduUIUC-NRES
University of Illinois
1102 S. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801-4778
TEL: 217/244-1840
FAX: 217/244-3219
Co-Chair:
2008-2009Lionel "Bo" Beaulieu
ljb@srdc.msstate.eduSouthern Rural Development Center
Mississippi State University
Box 9656
Mississippi State, MS 39762
TEL: 662/325-3207
FAX: 662/325-8915
Rural Racial and Ethnic Minority Interest Group
Chair:
2007-2009Michelle Eley
mieley@ncat.eduOffice of Academic Programs
North Caroline Cooperative Extension
North Carolina A&T University
P O Box 21828
Greensboro, NC 27420-1928
TEL: 336/334-7915
FAX: 336/334-7207
Rural Gender Issues Interest Group
Chair:
2008-2009Suzanne Tallichet
s.tallic@moreheadstate.eduDepartment of Sociology
Morehead State University
580 Sugarloaf Mountain Rd
Morehead, KY 40315
TEL: 606/783-2108
FAX: 606/783-5070
Co-Chair:
2008-2009JoAnn Jaffe
joann.jaffe@uregina.caDepartment of Sociology & Social Studies
University of Regina
3737 Wascana Pkwy
Regina, SK S4S 0A2 CANADA
TEL: 306/585-4198
FAX: 306/585-4815
Applied and Extension Interest Group
Chair:
2004-2009Kathy Brasier
kjb24@psu.eduDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Pennsylvania State University
105B Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
TEL: 814/865-7321
FAX: 814-865-3746
Sociology of Agriculture Research Group
Chair:
2008-2009Ann Finan
finanas@whitman.eduDepartment of Sociology
Whitman College
345 Boyer, Maxey Hall
Walla Walla, WA 99362
TEL: 509/526-4775
Co-Chair:
2008-2009Carmen Bain
cbain@iastate.eduDepartment of Sociology
Iowa State University
308 East Hall
Ames, IA 50010
TEL: 515/294-9895
FAX: 515/294-2303
Teaching and Curriculum Interest Group
Chair:
2008-2009Mary Grigsby
grigsbym@missouri.eduDepartment of Rural Sociology
University of Missouri
228 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-7040
TEL: 573/882-3895
Co-Chair:
2008-2009Jennifer Steele
jksteele@mail.wvu.eduDivision of Sociology & Anthropology
West Virginia University
P O Box 6326, 307 Knapp Hall
Morgantown, WV 26506
TEL: 304/293-5801
FAX: 304/293-5994
Senior Rural Sociological Interest Group
Chair:
2000-2009William Flinn
flinn.1@osu.eduOhio State University
2120 Fyffe Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210
TEL: 614/292-1429
FAX: 614/291-9717
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