Many sociologists are engaged with organizations in the communities where they work and live. As we were working toward launching SAN, we put out a call to ASA members asking them to share their experiences of “sociology in action.” Below is a sample of some of the important public contributions sociologists are making, organized by topical area. This is a compelling demonstration of the ways sociologists and not-for-profit organizations can work together for the improvement of our communities. Through SAN, the American Sociological Association hopes to facilitate more collaborations of this kind.
SAN: Expertise in Collaboration with Community.
ARTS & HUMANITIES
- Grant writing and mix-methods evalution for The Girl Project - Margaret McGladrey
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & LEGAL AID
- Serving as an expert witness with the Civil Rights Corp - Stephen Demuth
- Assessment and identification of best practices with the Fairfax Country DDVPPCC - Angie Hattery
- Gathering data to support reform efforts with the Public Justice Center of Maryland - Daniel Pasciuti
- Providing data to inform policy change at the department of corrections - Earl Smith and Angela Hattery
- Generating recommendations to reduce racial disparities in Wisconsin - Pamela Oliver
- Advocating for incarcerated veterans with the Veterans Legal Foundation - Tyson Smith
- Teaching in the Prison University Project at San Quentin - Jane H. Yamashiro
JUVENILE JUSTICE & CHILD WELFARE
- Social justic pedagogy at the Juvenile Hall Correctional Facility in Orange, CA - Victoria Carty
- Program evaluation and grant writing with CASA Southeast Georgia - April M. Schueths
- Using a child rights framework with the New Hampshire Juvenile Pariole Board - Yvonne Vissing
CULTURE, COMMUNITY & EMPOWERMENT
- Developing research and programming priorities with The Marks Project - Anne Cafer
- Demonstrating the power of community organizing at COFI - Jennifer E. Cossyleon
- Continuing education coursework for the National Association of Social Workers - Silvia Dominguez
- Grant writing in support of culturally competent services for Asian American communites - Furjen Deng
- Tools and training to end extreme inequality with Class Action in Boston, MA - Betsy Leondar-Wright
- Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data at the Research Center for Korean Community - Pyong Gap Min
- Making policy and demographic data accurate and accessible at AAPI - Jerry Park
- Bringing in-depth knowledge to a city-wide cultural celebration in Topeka, KA - Sangyoub Park
- Evaluating a therapeutic intervention with the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - Leslie Wang
- Program planning, research and development with the Somali Community Access Network - Anita M. Waters
- Conducting collaborative community-based research with ONE Northside - Sean Young
DISABILITIES
- Connecting students and citizens with intellectual disabilities in Ashland, VA - Jack Trammell
EDUCATION & SCHOOLS
- Collaborating to disrupt the schools-to-jail track in Hawaii - Katherine Irwin
- Community-based participatory research with the Albuquerque Public Schools - Nancy Lopez
- Developing a Community Solutions Action Plan with the United Way of Erie County, PA - Joyce A. Miller
- Lighting the path to college through Partners in Education - Lata Murti
- Bringing student voices to a state-level educational reform effort with Hearing Youth Voices - Ranita Ray
- Advancing educational equity in the Mississippi Delta with Freedom Summer Collegiate - James M. Thomas (JT)
ENVIRONMENT
- Using organizational change theory to overcome obstacles at Groundwork San Diego - Hugh Mehan
- Community partnerships to study the human impact of unconventional oil and gas activity - Stephanie Malin
FAMILIES
- Multi-faceted collaboration with the Council on Contemporary Families - Kristi Williams
- Developing a documentary with El Jardin Birth and Family Resource Center - Ophra Leyser-Whalen
FOOD
- Multi-project collaboration with Women, Food and Agriculture Network in Story City, IA - Angie Carter
- Evaluating a mobile farmers market with Groundwork Somerville in Somerville, MA - Sara Shostak
HEALTH & MEDICINE
- Assessing the organizational structure of the American Lung Association - Harry Perlstadt
- Developing educational materials on adolescent reproductive health with ARSHEP - Amy Schalet
- Assessing health care needs in Rwanda with Health Development Initiative, Inc. - M. Therese Seibert
- Making visible the unintended consequences of the breast cancer paradigm with BCC - Gayle Sulik
- Partnering with Black faith communities to develop HIV programming - Magdalena Szaflarski
HOMELESSNESS & HOUSING
- Creating a micro-village to address homelessness with Serve NWA in Arkansas - Kevin Fitzpatrick
- Conducting the New Hampshire Homeless Needs/Assessment Survey - Tauna Sisco
- Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act with NFHA - Gregory D. Squires
- Consulting for a recuperative care facility for discharged homeless patients with HOPE - Jason Wasserman
IMMIGRATION
- Creating the Southern Latino and Migrant Voices Project - Juan Jose Bustamante
- Applying knowledge of the Western Highlands of Guatemala - Michael L. Dougherty
- Assisting undocumented students with the Northern Arizona Dream Fund - Richard R. Fernández
- Deploying historical and sociocultural knowledge in the asylum case of gay man from Malawi - Tara McKay
- Mapping power structures in support of immigrant workers' rights in St. Cloud, MN - Stephen Philion
- Developing an assessment of acculturation and stress with Latinos Al Éxito - Darcie Vandegrift
LABOR & UNIONS
- Applying critical race and gender scholarship in support of the California Faculty Association - Sharon Elise
SEXUAL ASSAULT & RAPE PREVENTION
- Adapting a sexual violence prevention program to the elementary school level in Augusta, GA - Allison Foley
- Pre- and post-test surveys to evaluate a sexual assault prevention program in Radford, VA - Joanna Hunter
SOCIAL SERVICES
- Evaluating social service standards with the Council on Accreditation in New York City - Stanley Capela