Faculty Awards

 

Dr. Kristin Park is Promoted

September 16, 2011

Dr. Kristin Park, who joined the Westminster faculty in 1993, was promoted to professor of sociology.  Park, who chairs Westminster's Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, earned an undergraduate degree from Colgate University and master's certificate in Latin American studies, master's degree, and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She can be reached at (724) 946-7251 or email.


Sociology Professors Attended National Conference

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Westminster College sociology faculty Dr. Kristenne Robison (assistant professor) and Dr. Kristin Park (professor) attended the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Aug. 19-23 in Las Vegas.

Robison received a SAGE/Pine Forge Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award to attend a pre-conference workshop on "The Best Teachers We Can Be: Learning Scholarly Teaching." 

"This is a prestigious professional development grant focused on teaching and was very competitive in the selection process," Park said.  "Kristenne and 2007 Westminster graduate Colby King, now a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of South Carolina, were two of only 20 who received this award."

"I learned a great deal from the pre-conference, including how to set the tone of the class on the first day, a new deep reading exercise for my classes, and how to be an engaging and effective lecturer," Robison said.  "I found the conference to be a great space to reflect on my teaching, as well as to share and learn with others who are passionate about teaching.  The conference reinforced the best practices I am already using and pushed me to think more deeply about the teaching practices I can improve."

Robison, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2009, earned an undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, master's degrees from The Ohio State University and Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Syracuse University.

Park, who serves as chair of Westminster's Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, attended an all-day department chairs workshop that included panels and roundtable discussions.

"As a new department chair I found it very beneficial to learn how others have navigated their responsibilities," Park said.  "I learned of helpful resources, including a new guide on conducting peer review of teaching and other resources to aid the scholarship of teaching and learning in sociology." 

Park, who has been with Westminster since 1993, earned an undergraduate degree from Colgate University, master's certificate in Latin American Studies and master's and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Contact Park at (724) 946-7251 or email
Contact Robison at (724-946-6033) or email


Dr. Phyllis Kitzerow Earns Henderson Lecturership Award

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Dr. Phyllis Kitzerow, Westminster College professor of sociology, has earned the 2011-2012 Henderson Lectureship Award.

The Henderson Lecture was founded by the late Dr. Joseph R. Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth, to encourage and recognize original and continuing research and scholarship among Westminster College faculty, and to afford the opportunity for faculty to share their learning with the academic community.  Dr. Henderson was a professor of education emeritus at Westminster, having served as chair of the Department of Education and as director of the Graduate Program.

Each year, Westminster faculty members may nominate themselves or others to receive the lectureship, which includes a stipend to support a specific research project.  A faculty committee chooses the winner.

Kitzerow's lecture will focus on her continuing research with women who graduated from law school by 1975.  Her interviews follow a group of 65 women to examine their career paths, experiences, and the effect of gender on their legal careers.

Kitzerow, who joined the Westminster faculty in 1978, earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and master's and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

The 2011-2012 lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Witherspoon Maple Room of the McKelvey Campus Center.

Contact Kitzerow at (724) 946-7252 or e-mail kitzerpg@westminster.edu for more information.