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