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CURRICULUM VITAE VICTOR THIESSEN Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology 6135 University Avenue Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4P9 EDUCATION: 1968 1965 1963 Ph.D. M.A. B.A. University of Wisconsin - Sociology University of Wisconsin - Sociology University of Manitoba - Social Science ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT: 200520032003-2006 2003-2004 2000-2002 Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Academic Director, Atlantic Research Data Centre, Dalhousie University Professor Extraordinary, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University Chair, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Dalhousie University 1999 International Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Surrey Guildford, England 1998-1999 Interim Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Science Dalhousie University 1994-1998 Associate Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Science Dalhousie University 1992- Professor Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology Dalhousie University 1990-92 Associate Professor 1 Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology Dalhousie University 1990-91 Visiting Fellow Institute of Social Science University of Tromsø Tromsø, Norway (January - February) Visiting Fellow Zentralarchiv fuer empirische Sozialforschung University of Cologne Cologne, Germany (March - May) Visiting Fellow Department of Statistics Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden (June) 1987-90 1986-87 1983-86 1972-82 1971-72 1967-71 1966-67 Associate Professor and Chairperson Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University Visiting Fellow, Zentralarchiv für Empirische Sozialforschung University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany Associate Professor and Chairperson Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University Associate Professor Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology University of Essex, Colchester, England Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Instructor in Sociology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin PUBLICATIONS: Books and Monographs 1999 Investing in Youth: The Nova Scotia School-to-Work Transition Project. Human Resources Development Canada (with D. Looker). 1993 Arguing with Numbers, Fernwood Press, Halifax. 2 Articles/chapters 2006 “Parental Educational Aspirations and Expectations for their Child: Evidence from the Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning, 2002” (with E. Dianne Looker). Manuscript prepared for Human Resources and Social Development Canada. 2006 “Assessing Data Quality and Construct Comparability in Cross-National Surveys” (with Jörg Blasius). Paper accepted for publication in the European Sociological Review “A Three-Step Approach to Assessing the Behaviour of Survey Items in Cross-National Research” (with Jörg Blasius) in Michael Greenacre and Jörg Blasius (eds.) Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Related Techniques, Chapman and Hall “Middle-childhood and adolescence developmental outcomes: What we know and what we don’t know”. Manuscript prepared for Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, December (with Barbara Cottrell and Dianne Looker) (49 pages) “Distributing scarce resources: How families with multiple children prepare for post-secondary education,” (with E.Dianne. Looker) pp. 166-200 in P. Anisef and R. Sweet (eds.) Participation in Post-Secondary Education: Exploring the Roles of Family and Government, McGill-Queen’s University Press. 2006 2005 2005 2003 “Beyond the digital divide in Canadian schools: From access to competency in the use of information technology.” Social Science Computer Review 21(4) 475-490 (with E. Dianne Looker) 2003 Educational aspirations of Canadian youth: Results from the YITS/PISA Study”, a report to Human Resources Development Canada (with E. Dianne Looker) 2002 “The Digital Divide in Canadian Schools: Factors Affecting Student Access to and use of Information Technology.” with E. Dianne Looker, conference proceedings for the Conference on Information Technology and Learning, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada http://www.cmec.ca/stats/pcera/RSEvents02/main_en.htm 2002 “The social distribution of youth’s images of work.” Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 39(1) 49-78 (with Jörg Blasius) 2001 “The use of neutral responses in survey questions: an application of Multiple Correspondence Analysis.” Journal of Official Statistics 17(3) 351-367 (with Jörg Blasius) 2001 “Longitudinal research on youth transitions in English Canada, from the1970’s to the 1990’s” (with L. Andres, P. Anisef, H. Krahn, E. D. Looker) in M. Gauthier and D. Pacom, (eds.), Youth in Canada, Presses de l’Université Laval, Quebec, 2001 “Methodological artifacts in measures of political efficacy and trust” Political 3 Analysis 9(1): 1-20 (with Jörg Blasius) 1999 “Images of work: women’s work, men’s work, housework.” Canadian Journal of Sociology 24(2) 225-254 (with E. Dianne Looker). 1999 “The persistence of social structure: cohort, class and gender effects on the occupational aspirations of Canadian youth.” Journal of Youth Studies 2(3):261-282 (with L. Andres, P. Anisef, H. Krahn, D Looker) 1999 "Diverse directions: young adults multiple transitions". In Walter Heinz (ed.), From Education to Work: Cross National Perspectives. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. (with D. Looker) 1994 "I Samme Bat?: Fisherkuinner som bakemannskap." Leve kysten?: Strandhogg i fiskes-Norge. (with S. Jentoft and A.Davis) O. Otterstad and S. Jentoft, eds., Norway: Ad Notam Gyldendal, pp. 145-151, 1994. 1994 "The significance of changes in panel data: a Correspondence Analysis of the division of household tasks" in Michael Greenacre and Jörg Blasius (eds.) Correspondence Analysis in the Social Sciences. Academic Press. pp. 252266. (with H. Rohlinger). 1993 "Class perspectives on generation, gender and work." International Journal of Canadian Studies. Special Issue, pp. 39-57. (with D. Looker). 1992 "The veiled crew: an exploratory study of wives' reported and desired contribution to coastal fisheries enterprises in Northern Norway and Nova Scotia", Human Organization, (with A. Davis and S. Jentoft). 1992 "Gender, work task differentiation and job control in the Nova Scotia fish processing industry", Canadian Journal of Administrative Studies,, Vol. 9 (1), pp. 13-23. (with R. Apostle) 1991 "Corraling the ocean commons: fishermen perceptions of government policy", a three part series in SOU'WESTER, (with A. Davis) 1990 "Levels and profiles of job satisfaction among former and current distant water fishers of Nova Scotia", Maritime Anthropological Studies, Vol 3(1), pp. 4868. (with M. Binkley) 1988 "Ten Days a 'Grass Widow' – Forty-eight hours a Wife: Sexual Division of Labour in Trawlermen’s Households", Culture, Vol. VIII (2), pp.39-50. (with M. Binkley) 1988 "Die Verteilung von Aufgaben und Pflichten im Ehelichen Haushalt: Der Chamaeleon-Effekt", Koelner Zeitschrift Fuer Soziologie und Sozial Psychologie, Vol. 40 (4), pp. 640-658. (with H. Rohlinger) 1988 "Recruitment to Small-boat fishing and Public Policy in the Atlantic Canadian Fisheries", Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 25 (4), pp. 603-627. (with A. Davis) 1988 "Public Policy and Social Control in the Fisheries", Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 14 (1) pp. 66-77. (with A. Davis) 4 1987 "Wie sollte Uebereinstimmung gemessen werden?" ZA Information. Vol. 20 (May) pp. 64-70. 1987 "The Nurses’s Role in Patient Education: Incongruent Perceptions Among Nurses and Patients", Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol. 12, pp. 291-301. (with J. Tilley and F. Gregor) 1986 "Making Sense of the Dollars: Income Distribution Among Atlantic Canadian Fishermen and Public Policy", Marine Policy. Vol. 10 (3) pp. 201-214. (with Anthony Davis) 1986 "Refigure the Fishery", Policy Options. Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 28-31. (with A. Davis) 1986 "A Further Note to Making Sense of the Dollars: Income Distribution Among Atlantic Canadian Fishermen and Public Policy", Marine Policy. Vol. 10 (4) pp. 310-314. (with Anthony Davis) 1985 "Bringing Men Back In: A Comparison of Husband/Wife Values Towards Male Roles", Edmonton Area Series. Report No. 38. pp. 1-25 (with J. Hofley) 1979 "Staff Nurse Turnover in Neonatal Intensiuve Care Units", Journal of Advanced Nursing. (with Mitzi L. Duxbury) 1975 "Enjoyment Careers in the Contemporary British Life Cycle" in J. Cuisenier (ed.) The Family Life Cycle in European Societies. Mounton Press. (with R. & R. Rapoport). 1974 "Enjoyable Symmetry", New Society. (with R. & R. Rapoport). 1974 "Couple Compatibility in the Enjoyment of Everyday Activities", Journal of Marriage and the Family. (with R. & R. Rapoport) 1973 Readings in Family Planning: A Challenge to the Health Professions, The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis (with D. V. McCalister and M. McDermont, as coeditors). 1970 "A Critique of Gross’ Universities as Organizations: A Research Approach", American Sociologists. (with M. Iutcovich) 1968 "The Making of Negro Mayors, 1967", Trans-Action, pp.21-30 (with L.H. Masotti and J.K. Hadden). 1966 "On Spitting Against the Wind: Organizational Precariousness and American Irreligion", American Journal of Sociology, Vol. LXXI, (6) pp. 674-687. May. (with N.J. Demerath, III). Book Reviews 2004 Review of Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Clotilde de Pontecoro, Lauren B. Resnick, Tania Zittoun, and Barbara Burge, „Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth“ in Canadian Review of Sociology 5 1997 1994 and Anthropology (August) Review of David Cheal, “New Poverty: Families in Postmodern Society” in Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 28. Review of R. D. Matthews, "Controlling Common Property" in Canadian Public Policy. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION: 2005 “Computer use and academic achievement: International PISA explorations.” Presented at The Second International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society. Hyderabad, India, Dec. 12-15 2005 “Life course and the experiences of visible minorities and immigrants.” Presented at the Tenth International Metropolis Conference. Toronto, ON. Oct. 17-21. 2005 “Youth and Technology” (with E. Dianne Looker and Joanne Butler). Presented at the Young People and New Technologies Conference held at University College Northhampton, U.K, September 7-9th. 2005 “Youth and Inequality in Canada: the effects of Information and Communication Technology on Equity issues for youth” (with E. Dianne Looker). Presented at the European Sociological Association meetings of the Youth and generation research network. Torun, Poland, Sept. 9-12 2005 “Gender, IT use, and reading achievement: A cross-national comparison.” Presented at the International Conference on Education. Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, Practice. Singapore, 30 May-June 1. 2005 “Reflecting on the conditions for sound social analysis.” Invited guest lecture presented at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, the Philippines, May 27. 2005 “Computer use and academic achievement: Cross-national PISA explorations. ” Invited guest lecture presented at the University of Bonn, Germany, May 24. 2004 “Internet access inside and outside the home – effects on youth” (with E. Dianne Looker). Presented at the Association of Internet Researchers annual conference, Brighton, Sussex, UK, September 2004 “The (Missing) Importance of Dimension One in Factor Analytic Approaches” (with with Jörg Blasius). Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Social Science Methodology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. August 17-20 2004 “Digital Divides and Capital Conversion.” (with E. Dianne Looker) Presented at Digital Generations: Children, young people and new media. Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media. Institute of Education, University of London. 26-29 July 2004 “Can school-based access to information and computer technology (ICT) diminish gender and social class digital divides?” Presented at The Eleventh International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Havana, Cuba, June 28-30. 2003 “Cross-cutting rifts in the Digital Divide: The effects of gender, socio-economic status and cultural identity” (with Dianne Looker). Presented at the International Research Foundation for Development (IRFD) conference on Digital Divide, Global Development and the Information Society-organized for the United 6 2003 2003 2003 Nations World Summit on the Information Society, December 8-10, Geneva. “The gender Digital Divide in Canada”, (with Dianne Looker) presented to the meetings of the Association of Internet Researchers, Toronto, November. “Effects of life course position on the development of numeric and non-numeric Information Technology skills among Canadian youth” (with Dianne Looker). Presented at the conference on the Knowledge Based Economy and Regional Economic Development: An International Perspective. Oct. 3-5, St. John’s NL. “Assessing the behaviour of survey items in cross-national research using biplots”, (with Jörg Blasius). Presented at the Correspondence Analysis and Related Methods conference, Barcelona, Spain, July. 2002 “Assessing the quality of data between countries and between items using multiple correspondence analysis, non-linear principal components analysis, and bi-plots”, (with with Jörg Blasius). Presented at the International Sociological Association meetings, Brisbane, Australia, July. 2002 “Changing patterns of family dependence”, (with E. Dianne Looker). Presented at the International Sociological Association meetings, Brisbane, Australia, July. 2002 “Joys and chores in daily routines: The distribution of Canadian women’s and men’s enjoyable and disliked activities over the life course.” Presented at the 1st Canadian Occupational Science Symposium. Halifax, May. 2002 “The digital divide in Canadian schools,” (with E.Dianne Looker). Invited paper presented to the Pan Canadian Educational Research Agenda Conference on Information Technology and Learning. Montreal, April and the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, May. 2002 “Distributing scarce resources: How families with multiple children prepare for post-secondary education,” (with E.D. Looker). Invited paper presented to the Workshop on Educational Savings for Post-Secondary Access. Ottawa, March. 2001 “Building communities: Experiences from the Nova Scotia School-to-Work Transition Project,” (with T. Rich). Presented at the 4th annual National Policy Research Conference. Ottawa, Dec. 5-7. 2000 “Evaluating research: The Nova Scotia School-to-Work Transition Project”, (with E.D. Looker). Presented to the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association Congress. June. 2000 “Correspondence analysis of ratings: An application of doubling to youth’s images of work,” (with J. Blasius) International Social Science Methodology Conference, Cologne, Germany, Oct. 5. 1999 “Facts and artefacts when using Likert-type items in survey research.” Invited paper to the annual conference, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Bournemouth, England November. 7 1999 “The Nova Scotial School-to-Work Project: Research results,” (with E.D. Looker). Presented to the Canadian Employment Research Foundation/Canadian Employment Association Workshop on social experimentation. Toronto, May 27-28. 1999 “Support for single- versus dual-earner family structures: Using multiple correspondence analysis for international comparisons.” International Conference on Large Scale Data Analysis. Cologne, Germany. May 25-28. 1999 “Lessons learned from the Nova Scotia School-to-Work Transition Project,” presented at the OECD and U.S. Department of Labour and Education conference on Preparing Youth for the 21st Century: The Policy Lessons from the Past Two Decades. Washington, D.C. February, 23-24. 1998 “The Transition from Education to Employment: A Longitudinal and Cohort Analysis of Canadian Youth”, (with L. Andres, P. Anisef, H. Krahn, E. D. Looker), presented to the International Conference on Restructuring Work: Transitions across the Life Course, Toronto 1998 “Longitudinal Research on youth transitions in English Canada, from the1970’s to the 1990’s” (with L. Andres, P. Anisef, H. Krahn, E. D. Looker), presented to the Sociology of youth session, Spotlight on Canadian Youth, International Sociology Association World Congress, Montreal, July. 1998 “Assessing the meaning of response alternatives through multiple correspondence analysis (MCA).” (with J. Blasius) International Sociological Association World Congress Montreal, July. 1997 “The Persistence of Social Structure: Cohort Class and Gender Effects on the Occupational Aspirations of Canadian Youth”, (with P. Anisef, L. Andres, H. Krahn, and D. Looker) paper presented at the International Labour Markets Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, June. 1996 “Nova Scotia High School Students: Aspirations and Activities.” Invited paper presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Education and Training in an Era of Fiscal Constraint. Laurentian University, Sudbury, March. 1996 “Substantive Antworten oder Response Sets.” Invited lecture presented at the Zentralarchiv für empirische Sozialforschung, University of Cologne, July, 1996. 8 1995 “From Fishing as a Way of Living Toward Fishing as a Business: Social Differentiation and Fisheries Management Among Atlantic Coast Nova Scotian Small Boat Harvesters.” Paper presented to Japanese and Atlantic Canadian Fisheries Social Research: An International Working Seminar. St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, September 18- 22,. 1994 “Distinguishing Between 'Don't Know', 'No Difference' and 'No Opinion': A Multiple Correspondence Analysis”, (with J. Blasius). International Sociological Association Conference, Bielefeld, Germany, July 1994. 1994 “Measuring Worker Traits: Expanding the Hunter-Manley Analysis”, Annual Conference of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Calgary, June 1994. (with D. Looker). 1993 “Becoming a Family: Equity or Sacrifice in Leisure and Career.” Canadian Congress on Leisure Research, Winnipeg, Manitoba. May 14. (with Jerome Singleton) 1993 “Image of Housework, Women's Work and Men's Work.” 28th Annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Ottawa, Ontario. June 6. (with Dianne Looker) 1992 “Modelling Parental Influence. ” Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Charlottetown, P.E.I. June 1. (with D. Looker). 1992 “The Veiled Crew II: A Further Exploration of North Norwegian and Nova Scotian Fishers Spouse Participation in Small Boat Fishing.” Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Charlottetown, P.E.I. June 2. (with A. Davis and S. Jentoft). 1992 “Ratings and Implied Rankings: Attributes of Ideal Spouses among Marital Partners.” Social Science Methodology Conference. Trento, Italy. June 23. (with K. G. Joreskog.) 1991 “Enveloping Effort and Fragmenting Fishers: Licenses and Social Differentiation in the Nova Scotia Small Boat Fishery.” Common Property Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property. September 26-29, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba (with A. Davis). 1991 “The Significance of Minor Movement: Correspondence Analysis of Panel Data.” Conference on Correspondence Analysis. May 21-24, 1991, University of Cologne, Germany. 9 1991 “Reported and Desired Contributions of Wives to Inshore Fishing Enterprises: A Comparison of North Norway with Nova Scotia.” February 12, 1991, University of Tromsø, Norway. 1990 “Constructed and Constrained Realities: Families and Educational Aspirations.” 25th Annual meetings of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Victoria, B.C., May 27, 1990 (with D. Looker) 1990 “Gender, Work Task Differentiation and Job Control in the Nova Scotia Fish Processing Industry.” Conference on Politics, Culture and Markets: Rural Development in Peripheral Regions, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, N.S., June 22, 1990 (with R. Apostle) 1989 "Levels and Profiles of Job Satisfaction among Former and current fishers in Nova Scotia", Annual Meetings of Atlantic Association of Sociology and Anthropology, Sydney, NS, March 11, 1989 (with M. Binkley) "Believers and Freethinkers: Some Addtional Thoughts on Subjective Social Class Questions in Canadian Surveys", 24th Annual Meetings of Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association, Quebec City, Quebec, June 4, 1989 (with R. Apostle) "Multiple Modes of Analysis for Cyadic Data", paper presentd at the International Conference on Social Science Methodology, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. "The Impact of Government Interventions upon Familial Succession, Occupational Choice and Recruitment in the Nova Scotian Small Boat Fisheries", invited paper for Canadian-Norwegian Conference on North Atlantic Fishermen, Tromso, Norway. "Public Policy and Social Control in the Fisheries: A Reanalysis of the Task Force on Atlantic Fisheries’ Socio-Economic Data", Learned Society Meetings , Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Making Sense of the Dollars", presented at AASA Meetings, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia (with A. Davis). "Bringing Men Back In: A Comparison of Husband/Wife Values Towards Male Roles", paper presented at the Western Association of Sociologists and Anthropologists Meetings, Winnipeg, Manitoba (with John Hofley). "Macro-micro Linkages in the Analysis of Dyadic Data", paper presented at the Annual Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association Meetings, Guelph, Ontario. "A Re-Appraisal of the Relationships Between Similarity and Attraction", paper presented at the Annual Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association Meetings, Montreal, Quebec. "Value Shifts of University Students Within the Institutional Context", paper read at the annual meetings of the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association, Edmonton, Alberta. (with M. Moeller and D. F. Campbell). "Legitimating Construction Among Academics", paper presented to the annual meetings of the Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association, 1989 1988 1986 1986 1986 1984 1984 1980 1975 1975 10 1975 1974 1973 1973 1971 1970 1970 1970 1969 1967 Edmonton, Alberta. (with M. Iutcovich and A. Thompson). "Faculty View Their University", paper presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Columbus, Ohio (with M. Iutcovich). "Interdisciplinary Research and the Problem of Appropriate Units of Analysis", paper presented to the International Sociological Association Meetings, Toronto, Ontario. "Enjoyment Careers in the Contemporary British Life Cycle", paper presented at the 13th International Seminar of Family Research, International Sociological Association, Paris, France (with R. & R. Rapoport). "Critique of Cross-National Research on Family Modernity", paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York "The Conceptualization and Measurement of Normative Phenomenon", paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Denver, Colorado. "Prediction in Family Planning", paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C. (with D.V. McCalister). "Organizing a Family Data Archive", paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C. "An Organizational Analysis of Intergroup Relations", paper presented to the Pennsylvania Sociological Society, Philadephia, Pennsylvania (wiht M. Iutcovich). "Race, Ethnicity and Religion", paper presented at the annual meetings of the Religious Research Association, Columbus, Ohio (wiht J.K. Hadden and G. Calvert) "Charitable Contributions: Do the Poor Give More?", paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco (with K.G. Lutterman). GRANTS RECEIVED 2006 2003-2006 2003-2006 2003-2005 2001-2003 SSHRC INE Outreach grant ($50,000) to make the findings of the Research Alliance grant more widely accessible and to produce a documentary video of ICT use among culturally diverse groups in Nova Scotia, Canada and the Western Cape, South Africa SSHRC INE Research Alliance grant ($799,757) to study equity issues in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in educational institutions, with a focus on Mi’kmaq, African Nova Scotians, and Innuit learners (with D. Looker, C. Alexander, B. Frank, and J. Karabanow). SSHRC Research grant ($174,000) for a 4-university study comparing international with domestic undergraduate students’ university and community experiences (with P. Grayson, L. Andres, and J. Donald). SSHRC CESC Grant ($59,952) for analysis of Statistics Canada data on young people’s ICT use (with D. Looker). SSHRC Research Grant ($76,000) for analysis of young adults’ plans and attainments based on the longitudinal 3-wave study (with D. Looker). 11 1999-2001 SSHRC Research Grant ($120,000) for a second follow-up study of the impact of gender and social location on the educational attainments and labour force outcomes of young adults. (With D. Looker and J. MacKinnon, Acadia University) 1995-98 SSHRC Grant ($96,000) to do a follow-up study (five years later) of the impact to gender and social location on the plans and attainments of young adults. (With D. Looker and J. MacKinnon, Acadia University) 1992-95 SSHRC Grant ($159,494) to study the impact of gender and social location on the plans and attainments of young adults. (With D. Looker, Acadia University) 1990-91 SSHRC Strategic Grant ($41,190) to carry out Phase II of a project to examine youth's educational and occupational plans. (With D. Looker, Acadia University). 1990 Canada-Scandinavian Foundation, Embassy of Norway, Travel Grant ($750.00) for comparative study of spousal contributions to inshore fishing enterprises. OTHER RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS Invited participant Human Resource Development Canada Expert Advisory Group Meeting on NLSCY Outcome Measures for Young Adulthood, January, 2003 In-depth involvement in a school-work transition program intended to increase work-relevant skills. Numerous meetings with various provincial Dept. of Education personnel to discuss possible high school curriculur changes to better prepare youth for the new economy. Member of Human Resource Development Canada Panel of Experts on Youth and Education (1996-2000) Authored more than a dozen research reports for various provincial and federal government agencies. CURRENT RESEARCH Gender trends in education and labour force experiences in Canada. School-work pathways. Educational and occupational aspirations and achievements of Canadian high school students. The delivery and effects of information technology in Canadian schools. 12 COURSES TAUGHT Youth and Society Advanced Social Analysis Coastal Communities Research Methods Social Statistics Introduction to Sociology Social Psychology Honours Seminar Graduate Seminar Health and Illness Sociology of Mediation Thesis Committees 2006 20042003 20022002 2002 External Examiner, MA thesis, (Michelle Vine, Acadia University) Supervisor, MA student (Julie Hudson) External Examiner, MA thesis (Kerry Marsh, Memorial University) Supervisor, PhD student (Clarence Batan) External examiner, PhD thesis (David Walters, McMaster University) Member of comprehensive examination committee PhD student (Kerry Chambers) 2001Supervisor, PhD student (Margaret Dechman) 1999-2002 Supervisor, PhD student (Pam Magee) 1998 Member of comprehensive examination committee PhD student (David Flint) 1996-97 Member, M.A. Student (Barry Rogerson) 1995-97 Member, M.A. Student (Clare Parks) 1995-96 Chair, M.A. Student ( Elizabeth Gyorfi-Dyke) 1994-95 Member, M.A. Student (M. Swinimar) 1993-95 Chair, M.A. Student (P. Fancey) Member, M.A. Student (M. Peckham) 1993 Member, M.A. Student (K. Taylor) 1991-95 Member, M.A. Student (Anna Burditt) 1991Member, M.E.S. Student 1990-91 Chair, M.A. Student (Wade Kenny) Member, M.A. Student (Connie Famulari) Member, M.A. Student (Madonna MacKinnon) Member, M.A. Student (Stephen Gallagher) School of Recreation, Physical and Health Education, Dalhousie University ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: 2005-06 Member 2004- Academic Review of Economics Dept. Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University Atlantic Research Data Centre 13 1998-99 1995-96 Director Conference co-ordinator Member of Executive Editor President 1994-97 1990-94 1990-94 Member Member Member 1990-94 Member 1990-94 Member 2002-03 1998-99 Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association Society/Société Atlantic Association of Sociologists and Anthropologists Student Work International Fund Research and Development Fund, Graduate Studies Killam Post-Doctoral Fellowship Committee, Graduate Studies Personnel and Planning Committee, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Graduate Education Committee, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology 14