Anthony M. Pearson

Sociology Professor/ Lecturer

Education

University of Houston B.A. – Sociology (1984)

Minor- Communication

University of Houston M.A. – Sociology (1986)

(With Honors)

Professional Experience

Jan 1987 to Present Professor of Sociology/ Houston Community

College

Professor of Sociology/ Lead Instructor Houston Community College/ Northwest

Currently serving as a full time sociology instructor at Northwest College. In addition to teaching a full course load, responsibilities include curriculum development and participation on a number of committees dealing with various issues . Duties as Lead Instructor involve oversight of the Sociology Department at Northwest College. Responsibilities include program review and evaluation of adjunct faculty. Also contributed to the development of a Study Abroad Program in London, England.

Courses Taught:

Introduction To Sociology

Sociology of the Marriage and Family

Criminology/ Sociology of Deviance

Social Problems

Globalization and Social Change

Jan 2007 to Present Lecturer- University of Houston

Lecturer

Employed as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology since Spring 2007.

Courses Taught:

Introduction To Sociology

Popular Music and Society

Jan. 1988 to Sept. 1990 Affiliated Systems Corporation

Ethnographer

Outreach Supervisor

Served as an ethnographer and outreach supervisor on a NIDA-funded sociological research project aimed at AIDS prevention among intravenous drug users. Research duties included the compilation of a data base on the target population, and the development of outreach strategies. Also supervised outreach workers in the field and was responsible for the administration of the Montrose Outreach Center.

Jan. 1987 to Feb. 1988

Research Assistant Baylor College of Medicine

Interviewer

Served as a research assistant and interviewer on a large scale longitudinal research project on deviance over the life course, administered by Howard Kaplan of Baylor College of Medicine.

Graduate Student

Teaching/Research Assistant University of Houston

Worked in the Sociology Department as a teaching/ research assistant during my tenure in the Masters Program. Duties included teaching some classes as well as assisting faculty in their research.

Honors and Awards

Jones Scholarship- Full Tuition Four Year Scholarship

Who’s Who Among American College Students

Who’s Who Among American Graduate Students

Golden Key National Honors Society

HCC Distinguished Service Award

Selected Papers and Publications

“The Sociolinguistic Basis of Gender Inequality”

Presented to Southwest Sociological Association

San Antonio 1986

“Ethnomethodology and the Grateful Dead Phenomenon”

Youth and Society

Summer 1987

“Matrix Management: A NASA Organizational Study”

NASA Intern Paper

Spring 1987

Hobbies

Ethnomusicology