FULL-TIME FACULTY PROFILE: DR. LINDA HENDERSON

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Dr. Linda Henderson Associate Professor, Sociology Phone: (403) 254-3749 Linda.Henderson (at) stmu.ca Office: A317 Ph.D. Sociology, University of Calgary M.A. Sociology, University of Calgary B.A. (Honours) Sociology, University of Calgary Specialization/research interests: research methodology, teaching effectiveness, and social support processes

RECENT AND CURRENT SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

In Progress
Currently completing an invited review of a proposal for a new introductory sociology text bBook entitled: Sociology: A Critical Thinking Approach by Russell Westhaver for McGraw Hill Ryerson Publishers.

Textbook Reviews
Exploring Sociology: First Canadian Edition, by Bruce Ravelli and Michelle Webber; Pearson Education Canada for consideration in developing a new edition of the book.  Submitted July 28, 2009.

Introducing Sociology: A Critical Approach, Fourth Edition by Murray Knutilla; Oxford University Press for consideration in developing a fifth edition of the book.  Submitted August 1, 2009.

Questioning Sociology: Canadian Perspectives, by George Pavlich and Myra Hird; Oxford University Press for consideration in developing a new edition of the book.  Submitted October 12, 2009.

Conference Presentations
“Once Upon A Time: Story-telling as a Teaching Strategy for Undergraduate Statistics.” For the session“ Teaching Statistics to Undergraduates and Graduates” Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meetings, San Diego, California, April 2009.

“Developing the Sociological Imaginations of Introductory Sociology Students using John Howard Griffin’s Black Like Me.” For the Roundtable Session “Making Sociology Meaningful” Pacific Sociological Associate Annual Meetings, San Diego, California, April 2009.

“Making Methods REAL for Students: One Approach to Lab assignments.”  For the session “Teaching Undergraduate Research Methods” Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Portland, Oregon, April 2008.

“Applying Social Statistics (and even having a bit of fun doing it): The Consultants’ Challenge.”  For the session “Teaching Statistics to Undergraduates” Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Portland, Oregon, April 2008.