Richard Gendron
55 Burke Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-3377
ACADEMIC HISTORY
B.A., 1975University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Phi Beta Kappa. Literature and Psychology
M.A., 1989 University of California, Santa Cruz.
Sociology
Ph.D., 1998University of California, Santa Cruz.
Sociology
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS
Criminology, deviance, juvenile delinquency, urban sociology, sociology of work
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor: University of California, Santa Cruz (1990-1995)
The College of the Holy Cross (Fall, 1996)
Assumption College (Fall, 1996)
Visiting Assistant Professor:Assumption College (1998-1999)
Courses Taught:Principles of Sociology (Soc. 121)
Juvenile Delinquency (Soc. 243)
Deviant Behavior (Soc. 272)
The Sociology of Urban Life (Soc. 206)
Assistant Professor:Assumption College (1999-2007)
Associate Professor: Assumption College (2007-present)
Courses Taught:Principles of Sociology (Soc. 121)
Criminology (Soc. 242)
Juvenile Delinquency (Soc. 243
Deviant Behavior (Soc. 272)
The Sociology of Urban Life (Soc. 206)
Work and Society (Soc. 233)
Internship Seminar (Soc. 365-366)
Sociological Data Analysis (Soc. 300)
Literature of Social Responsibility: Community Service Learning
(Soc. 225)
Seminar in Social Research (Soc. 461)
RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
Graduate Student Researcher:
University of California, Santa Cruz, 1987.
Project title: Social sciences and national emergencies. Co-directed by UCSC professors Dane Archer and Thomas F. Pettigrew. Wrote a review chapter on social science contributions to addressing the problem of agingand health care in the United States.
University of California, Santa Cruz, 1988-1989.
Project title: Cross-national perspectives on violence and aggression. Directed by UCSCProfessor Dane Archer. Conducted thematic analyses of cross-national data on interpersonal violence.
University of California, Santa Cruz, 1990.
Project title: Energy conservation and public policy. Directed by UCSC Professor Dane Archer. Designed and commissioned survey on energy usage, attitudes toward conservation, and public opinion regarding state and national energy policies.
University of California, Santa Cruz, 1995
Project title: Cross-national survey of marijuana use. Directed by UCSC Professor Craig
Reinarman. Undertook archival research on marijuana usage and the "stepping stone," or "gateway," hypothesis of escalating drug use/abuse. The literaturereview I conducted was part of Professor Reinarman's grant proposal to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). NIDA approved this grant in July, 1997 for $300,000 for a cross-national study of drug use and drug policies.
PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS
Gendron, R. (1990). Arts and craft: Strategic aspects of the inclusion of cultural facilities in mixed-use developments. Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Spokane, Washington. April 4-7.
Gendron, R. (1996). Arts and craft: Implementing an arts-based development strategy in a "controlled-growth" county. Sociological Perspectives, Vol. 39(4):539-555.
Gendron, R. (1994). Suspending the class struggle: The political economy of redevelopment after a natural disaster in a progressive city. Paper presented at the 1994 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, August 5-9.
Gendron, R. (2000). Growth Machines, Urban Regimes, and Redevelopment Schemes: When and How "Politics Matters" in Local Economic Development
Paper presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. March 2-5.
Gendron, R. (2001). Forging Collective Capacity For Urban Redevelopment: "Power To" or "Power Over"? Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. March 30-April 2.
Gendron, R (2006). Forging Collective Capacity For Urban Redevelopment: "Power To," "Power Over," or Both? City and Community, Vol. 5(1): 5-22
Gendron, R. and G.W. Domhoff. (2009). The Leftmost City: Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Gendron, R. (2009). Fault Lines of Power: Urban Theory and Disciplinary Divides. Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. September 3-6.
AWARDS, HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS
1987 Regents Fellowship for First-Year Graduate Study
University of California
1991 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
University of California, Santa Cruz
1991 Distinguished Teaching Award in Sociology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1991Chancellor's Qualifying Examination Fellowship
University of California, Santa Cruz
1992Phi Beta Kappa Dissertation Research Scholarship
Northern California Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa
1994Regents Dissertation Fellowship
University of California, Santa Cruz
1999Omicron Delta Kappa Society
Inducted: May 9, 1999. Assumption College
2006Assumption College Office of Multicultural Affairs “Diversity Award” at the OMA/ALANA Annual Banquet in May.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member: American Sociological Association
ASA Section Membership: Community and Urban Sociology
SERVICE
College/departmental service:
1999-2000Parking Committee.
Served on Assumption College's committee dealing with traffic violations and parking problems.
1999 –
CurrentAdviser, Criminology Concentration in Sociology. Counsel and advise, (both formally and informally) sociology majors who are pursuing a concentration in criminology in our department.
1999 - 2003Member of Assumption College's Criminal Justice Advisory Board. Served on committee charged with task of designing curriculum for Criminal Justice major Department of Continuing Education.
April 14, 2000Discussant/Moderator
Criminal Justice Symposium on Juvenile Crime. Moderated a panel discussion on juvenile crime and delinquency. Sponsored by Department of Continuing Education.
August 17, 2000Guest Speaker for Worcester Institute for Senior Education (W.I.S.E.). Title of talk: U.S. Criminal Justice Policy in the 21st Century.
2000 Organizer of Third Annual "Teach-In," sponsored by Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Department of Economics. Title of Teach-In: "From Medellin to Main South: Are We Winning the 'War on Drugs'?" My responsibilities as organizer for this event included arranging for panelists and guest speakers, working with Assumption College Public Affairs Office.
2000-2001Faculty Development Committee.
Served on committee evaluating faculty proposals for research and course development grants.
2000 - 2001Adviser, "Shoes That Fit," Living Learning Center Student Project. In this program, students from the LLC organized collections of shoes and funds to purchase new shoes for disadvantaged children in Worcester.
2001 (Fall)Instructor for W.I.S.E (Worcester Institute for Senior Education) course on criminology and criminal justice.
2001-2011Adviser, Sociology and Anthropology Club. Assumption College. Organized club events and annual Career Night.
November 2002Oxfam Hunger Banquet, Assumption College. Worked with Reach Out Center staff to plan this event. Participated in it as moderator and presenter.
2002-2004Institutional Review Board -- Assumption College
Served on committee evaluating student and faculty research projects to determine their compliance with federal guidelines for protection of human subjects.
2002-2004Status and Welfare Committee -- Assumption College
Served on committee to revise faculty policy document and faculty handbook, and to recommend annual increase in faculty remuneration.
2003 (Spring)"Dessert and Dialogue" Program. Visited three Assumption College dormitories in the Spring, 2003 semester. Gave brief talks and led discussions on topics of contemporary interest.
2003-CurrentAlpha Kappa Delta – International Honor Society for Sociology.
Established a chapter of this honor society at Assumption College in Spring, 2003. Inducted first cohort of students in Spring, 2004. I continue to serve as co-adviser for AKD with Professor Robert Biggert.
2003-2005 Faculty Senate. Served as member of College’s Representative Faculty
Senate
2004-CurrentStudents Advocating Change (SAC). Serve as faculty adviser for this student organization.
September 27, 2006Facilitator for the “Justice Talks” series discussion of the film “Crash.”
2006-2008Writing Emphasis Committee. Reviewed proposals for Writing Emphasis courses.
2006-2008College Conduct Board.
2006-2009Senate Committee on General Education (SCOGE).
2007-2010Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
October 6, 2009Participant in debate on First Year Common Book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness
(With Professors B.J. Dobski, Amy Lyubchik, and Smriti Rao; debate moderated by Professor Geoffrey Vaughn)
Community Service:
2001 –2008Board of Directors, Dismas House of Central Massachusetts, Worcester, MA. Attended monthly meetings of Board; helped to plan fundraising events.