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Stephen F. Steele
Visiting Adjunct Professor of Sociology
Departments: Sociology
Office: Kent Hall, 330
Email: sfsteele@smcm.edu
Phone: (240) 895-4915
Bio:
Steve has
been active in applied sociology and futures work and for four decades. His career
spans academia and practice. In the academy he has served as a professor at Anne Arundel
Community College, an adjunct professor
at several colleges to include St.
Mary’s College of Maryland, the graduate program in Organizational Development
and Human Resources at Johns Hopkins University School of Professional Studies
in Business and Education and the Department of Sociology at the University of
Maryland, College Park. Awards from Johns Hopkins University, the American
Sociological Association and the Society for Applied Sociology reflect his
prowess in teaching and practice. He has crafted courses in futuring at the
undergraduate level and in applied sociology at the sophomore through graduate
levels (many on line). In sociological practice, Steve helped create the Center
for the Study of Local Issues (CSLI) another innovative program that supports
applied research in the community college. Throughout the 1990’s with his
colleague, Joe Lamp, Steve was the President of Applied Data Associates, Inc
a small research and program
evaluation company. His writing includes Solution-Centered Sociology: Addressing
Problems through Applied Sociology with Annie Scarisbrick-Hauser and Bill
Hauser (Sage Publications, 1999) and Applied
Sociology: Topics, Terms, Tools and Tasks with Jammie Price (Wadsworth
2003, second edition 2008).
Many organizations, colleges and universities have asked him to speak and he
has conducted a number of successful workshops and on-site presentations
throughout the United States, drawing attention to the study of the future and
the practice of social science.
Education:
- Ph.D. Sociology,
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 1972-1981
- M.A. Sociology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 1970-1971
- B.A. Sociology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 1967-1970
- Schoolcraft College, Livonia, Michigan 1967-1968
- The United States Military
Academy, West Point,
New York 1965-1967
Courses Taught:
- SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI 201 Social Statistics
- SOCI 345 Social Change
- SOCI 352 Topics in Sociology: Applied Sociology
Specialties
Sociological
Practice/ Applied Sociology
Applied social research skills
Undergraduate futures education
