CURRICULUM VITAE

Kent Bausman Ph.D.

 

Maryville University of Saint Louis

College of Arts and Sciences

13550 Conway Road

St. Louis, MO 63141

(314) 529-9429

kbaus@maryville.edu

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

1999                                   Doctor of Philosophy           Kansas State University

                                           Sociology                              Manhattan, Kansas         

 

Doctoral Dissertation: Refining the Link Between Economic Deprivation and Crime: A Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Comparison of Social Disorganization Theory

 

 

1994                                   Master of Science               Virginia Commonwealth University

                                           Sociology                              Richmond, Virginia

 

Masters Thesis: The Sky is Falling: A Theoretical Model for the Social Construction of Subversion Myths

 

 

1992                                   Bachelor of Arts                  University of Oklahoma

                                           Sociology                              Norman, Oklahoma          

 

 

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

 

2005-Present                     Director of Social Sciences

                                           Maryville University of Saint Louis

 

2005-Present                     Associate Professor of Sociology

                                           Maryville University of Saint Louis

 

2000-Present                     Criminology Program Coordinator

                                           (Created the program for curriculum adoption, Fall 2000 Academic year)

                                           Maryville University of Saint Louis

 

1999-2005                          Assistant Professor of Sociology

                                           Maryville University of Saint Louis

 

1994-1998                                                    Lecturer

Kansas State University

 

1992-1994                                                    Computer Lab Instructor/Teaching Assistant

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Bausman, Kent and W. Richard Goe. 2004  An Examination of the Link Between Employment Volatility and the Spatial Distribution of Property Crime RatesAmerican Journal of Economics and Sociology 63: 665-96.

 

Adamchak, Donald J., Leonard E. Bloomquist, Kent Bausman, and Rashida Qureshi. 1999. “Consequences of Population Decline for Retail/Wholesale Trade Employment in the Nonmetropolitan Great Plains.” Rural Sociology 64:90-110.

 

Frey, R.S., K. Al-Sharideh, K. Bausman, S. Da’Na, R. Dunkley, J. Hampton, D. Keboneilwe, M. Kemeh, L. Khoury, S. Laman, J. Monier, D. Reyers, J. Schraeder, and A. Sheriff. 1999. “Development, Dependence, Population Pressure, and Human Rights: The Cross National Evidence.” Human Ecology Review 6:49-55.

 

Adamchak, Donald J., Leonard E. Bloomquist, Kent Bausman, and Rashida Qureshi. 1998. “Retail/Wholesale Trade Employment Directly Related to Population Change in the Nonmetro Great Plains.”  Rural Development Perspectives 13:46-51.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

 

Bausman, Kent. 2006. “Cultural Shifts in Academia and Their Impacts on the Operations of State Sociological Associations” Invited Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA.

 

Bausman, Kent. 2005. “Expanding the Disciplinary Boundaries: Thinking about the Practice of Sociology Outside Academic Walls” Presidential Address at the Annual Meeting of the Missouri Sociological Association, Osage Beach, MO.

 

Bausman, Kent. 2003. “Developing a Social Service and Social Action Practicum” Invited Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Missouri Sociological Association, Osage Beach, MO.

 

Bausman, Kent. 2003.From the Classroom to the Real World: The Broader Significance of the Student Practicum to the Undergraduate Education of Sociology Students” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Bausman, Kent and W. Richard Goe. 2001. “Does Volatility in Local Employment Markets Matter: An Examination of the Effects of Economic Marginalization on the Spatial Distribution of Property Crime Rates” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, MO.

 

Bloomquist, Leonard E.  and Kent Bausman. 1999. Restructuring and Socioeconomic Well-Being I: Growth with Inequality (Eureka, California).” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Bloomquist, Leonard E.  and Kent Bausman. 1999. Restructuring and Socioeconomic Well-Being II: Growth with Equity (St. George, Utah).” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Bausman, Kent and W. Richard Goe. 1999 “Reconceptualizing the Link Between Economic Deprivation and the Spatial Distribution of Crime Rates: Employment Volatility as a Source of Social Disorganization.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Adamchak, Donald J., Leonard E. Bloomquist, Kent Bausman, and Rashida Qureshi. 1998. “Consequences of Population Change on Retail/Wholesale Sector Employment in Nonmetropolitan Great Plains: 1950-1996.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Population Association of America, Chicago, IL.

 

Bausman, Kent and W. Richard Goe. 1997. “Assessing the Impacts of Restructuring on the Spatial Distribution of Crime Rates.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, Toronto, Canada.

 

Frey, Scott, K. Bausman, et al. 1996. “Development, Dependence, Population Pressure, and Human Rights: The Cross-National Evidence.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Will, Jeffry A. and Kent Bausman. 1993. “And Who Should Be Helped?: Examining Generosity Toward the Poor within the Gender and Race Context.” Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Chattanooga, TN.

 

  

SPONSORED REPORTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

 

Bausman, Kent. 2003. PowerPoints Lectures for Introduction to Sociology: Introductory Sociology Instructor's Resource CD-ROM. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson/Prentice Hall

 

Bloomquist, Leonard E., K. Bausman, et al. 1998. Kansas State Exemplary Faculty: What Makes Them Exemplary?” A Report to the Office of Provost. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University

 

Bloomquist, Leonard and Kent Bausman. 1995. “Survey of Housing Preferences in the Lake Region Resource Conservation & Development District and Adjacent Counties.” Manhattan, KS: Survey Research Unit, Institute for Social and Behavioral Research.

 

 

NON-CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

 

Bausman, Kent. 2002. “The Context of Terrorism” Maryville University Faculty Development Day: Responding to Crisis, Maryville University-Saint Louis

 

Bausman, Kent. 2002. “Biological and Chemical Terrorism in Context” Biological/Chemical Terrorism Seminar: Fight Fear With Facts, Maryville University-Saint Louis

 

Bausman, Kent. 2001. “Understanding Variations in International Homicide Rates: A Development and Dependence Examination” Bascom Honors Colloquium Series, Maryville University-Saint Louis

 

 

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS:

 

1996-1999                                                    Research Assistant

                                           National Research Initiative Rural Restructuring Project

                                           Kansas State University

Project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. Assisted with research assessing the impact of economic and social restructuring on the social well being of residents in Nonmetropolitan U.S. counties. Responsibilities included: Statistical Programming for the creation of quantitative data sets and subsequently their analysis, On-site data collecting and interviewing (Humboldt County, CA.) and Statistical Programming for the analysis of qualitative data.

 

 

1998                                   Research Consultant

                                           Kansas Nutrition Network

Kansas State Research and Extension Family and Consumer Sciences

Consultant to the Kansas Nutrition Network for computer programming related to the organization and analysis of qualitative data. Focus on identifying differences in the food habits of rural and urban families in Kansas.

 

 

1997                                                                       Research Assistant

Exemplary Faculty Research Study

Institute for Social and Behavioral Research

Kansas State University

Assisted with research examining the work habits and organizational skills of exemplary faculty at Kansas State University. Responsibilities included interviewing faculty members and organizing and analyzing qualitative data.

 

 

1995                                                                       Research Assistant

Assessment of the Infant-Toddler Services Program in Kansas

Institute for Social and Behavioral Research

Kansas State University

A state of Kansas requested and funded project. Responsibilities included on-site interviews and data collection, plus write-ups of preliminary reports.

 

 

1995                                   Research Assistant

Survey of Housing Preferences in Lake Region Resource Conservation & Development District and Adjacent Counties

                                           Institute for Social and Behavioral Research

                                           Kansas State University

Conducted phone surveys of Northeastern Kansas residents to determine the factors influencing their housing selection. Additional responsibilities centered on the written presentation of data analysis and general report editing.

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT:

 

Introduction to Sociology                                             Exploring Social Issues (Honors Seminar)

Social Problems                                                           Juvenile Delinquency

Criminology                                                                 Sociology of Deviance

Criminal Justice Perspectives                                        Urban Sociology

Sociological Theory                                                     Research Methods

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

 

President

            Missouri Sociological Association (2005)

 

Chair

            Midwest Sociological Society’s Sociological Practice Committee (2003-2005)

 

Member

            Sociological Practice Committee, Midwest Sociological Society (2001-2003)

 

Member

            Editorial Advisory Board, Collegiate Press (2001)

 

Session Organizer

Small Private Institutions vs. Large State Institutions: Variations in Teaching Strategies and Experiences at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, MO.

 

Invited Discussant

Teaching Social Problems.” at the 2000 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

 

Book Reviewer

Prentice Hall, Barkan's Criminology:  A Sociological Understanding

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PAPERS IN DEVELOPMENT:

 

Structural Correlates to the Spatial Distribution of Crime Patterns

(exploring the link between various structural indicators of economic marginalization and variation in crime rates at the city and county level, plus Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan comparisons)

 

Community Organization and Social Change

(examining the link between change in local economic structures and social equity within the Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan United States)

 

Mass Media and the Social Construction of Deviance

(analyzing the process and content of the media's shaping of public perception toward alleged deviants and deviant behavior, specifically as it pertains to the demonization of popular music)

 

 

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:

 

Health Care Management Undergraduate Review Committee, Maryville University-Saint Louis (2003)

 

Admissions, Scholarship and Financial Aid, Maryville University-Saint Louis (2001- 2005)

 

Faculty Affairs Committee, Maryville University-Saint Louis (2001-2004)

 

Faculty Representative, Athletics Committee, Maryville University-Saint Louis (2000-2005)

 

Program Promotion Committee, Maryville University-Saint Louis (2000-Present)

 

Library Liaison, Sociology and Criminology, Maryville University-Saint Louis (1999-Present)

 

Graduate Student Representative in Faculty Meetings. Department of SASW, Kansas State University (1995-1996)

                        

Secretary, Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, Virginia Commonwealth University (1993-1994)

 

Member, Peer Evaluation Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University (1993)

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

 

2005                                   Anna Moudy Award for Excellence in Education

                                           Maryville University-Saint Louis

 

2002                                   Maryville University Student Government Faculty Recognition

                                           Maryville University-Saint Louis

 

2001                                   Faculty Marshall, Commencement

                                           Maryville University-Saint Louis

 

1994-99                                                            Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Kansas State University

1995-2000                                                    Graduate Research Assistantship

Kansas State University

 

1992-94                                                            Graduate Teaching Assistantship

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

1993-94                                                            Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honor Society

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

1993                                                                       Phi Kappa Phi University Scholarship Award Nomination

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

1989-90                                                            President’s Honors List

University of Oklahoma

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 

American Sociological Association

 

American Society of Criminology

 

Midwest Sociological Society

 

Missouri Sociological Association