Courses currently taught at NMU:
Methods of Social Research I (SO 208);
Health, Society, and Culture (AN/SO 382);
Survey Research, Design and Analysis (SO 408);
Introduction to Social Psychology (SO 355);
Civil Life in Democratic Society (SO 111);
Introductory Sociology—Honors (SO 101-H).
Thirty-two years teaching experience.
Publications include Sociology: Concepts and Applications in a Diverse World, 6th ed. (Allyn & Bacon, 2004); Applied Social Research: A Tool For the Human Services, 6th ed., with Duane Monette and Cornell DeJong (Brooks Cole/Thomson Learning, 2005); Introduction to Social Problems, 7th ed. (Allyn & Bacon, 2006); Methods of Social Research (Wadsworth/Thomson, 2001), and Applied Sociology: Research and Critical Thinking (Macmillan, 1992).
Research interests focus on evaluation research, applied sociology, and undergraduate education. His research publications have appeared in Social Science and Medicine, Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, and Teaching Applied Sociology (an edited volume published by the American Sociological Association, 2003). He has presented papers and organized sessions on the evaluation of social service programs, teaching applied sociology, and the image of applied sociology in textbooks. He has been on the editorial board of Teaching Sociology and held various elected and appointed positions in the American Sociological Association, the Midwest Sociological Society, and the Society for Applied Sociology. His evaluation research has focused on evaluation research of social service delivery in elementary schools and of teen pregnancy prevention and intervention services.
Educational Background
Ph.D. University of California at Santa Barbara, 1973
M.A. University of California at Santa Barbara, 1969
B.A. San Francisco State University, 1967
Teaching and Professional History
1972 - current Northern Michigan University
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e-mail: tsulliva@nmu.edu
