NICOLE M. LEHPAMER

Current Mailing Address: 3636 Coleman Rd. Apt. 512 Lansing MI, 48823

Cell #: (815) 409-6654

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Education:

Ph.D. in Sociology

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI August 2013-

Committee Members: Daniel Menchik (Chair), Zhenmei Zhang, Hui Liu, Clifford Broman

Expected graduation: 2017

M.A. in Sociology

DePaul University,Chicago, IL 2010-2012

Thesis:

“Gender and Stigma Representations in Media Health Advertisements-a Content Analysis”

B.A. in Biology and Spanish

Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 2006-2010 Minor: Biochemistry

Member of the Foundations Honors Program

Areas and Interest:

Gender ideology and inequality, marriage, mental and international health disparities, life course, stress, medicalization, and biodemography

Teaching Experience:

  • Instructed lectures, monitored student progress, and designed lesson plans, rubrics, and assignments.
  • Challenged students enhance higher levels of thinking skills.

Adjunct Faculty Professor 2016-Current

Kischwaukee College, Malta, IL

  • Teaching Marriage and Family online
  • Taught Criminology online

Teaching Assistant Fall 2015-Fall 2016

Michigan State University, Department of Sociology

  • Introduction to Sociology (Fall and Spring Semesters)
  • 2 recitation sections for 3 Semesters

Adjunct Faculty Professor 2013

Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL

  • Introdction to Sociology (Spring)
  • 1 weekly class section.
  • Introduction to Sociology (Summer)
  • 2 weekly class sections.

Related Teaching workshops, internships, and training:

College Teaching Institute Workshop Summer 2014

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

  • Learned about recently developed interactive teaching supplements.
  • Explored methods to monitor student progress.

Completed a class called Teaching Sociology Spring 2012

Depaul University, Chicago, IL

  • Examined complications in teaching at the collegiate level and their potential solutions.
  • Developed teaching portfolio

Teaching Intern Spring 2012

Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL

  • Helped design lesson plans and teach classes
  • Learned problem based learning techniques

Publications:

De Vries, R. G., Tomlinson, T., Kim, H. M., Krenz, C. D., Ryan, K. A., Lehpamer, N., & Kim, S. Y. (2016). “The moral concerns of biobank donors: the effect of non-welfare interests on willingness to donate” Life sciences, society and policy,12(1): 1.

Tomlinson, T; DeVries, R; Ryan, K; Hyungin, M; Lehpamer, N; Kim, S. (2015). "Moral concerns and the willingness to donate to a research biobank."JAMA 313(4): 417-419.

Conference Presentations:

Nicole Lehpamer. 2016. “Gendered Differences in Self and Spousal Perceptions of ADHD Status and

treatment” Presented at the American Sociological Association Conference, August 20th-24th, Seattle, WA.

Nicole Lehpamer. 2015. “The Effects of ADHD Status on Intimate Relationship Status and Quality”

Presented at the American Sociological Association Conference, August 22nd-25th, Chicago, IL.

Nicole Lehpamer. 2014. “International Generation and Sex differences in Self-Perceptions of Autonomy” Presented at the Michigan Sociological Association Conference, October 24th-25th, Muskegon,MI.

Nicole Lehpamer. 2014. “Gender and Stigma Representations in Media Health Advertisements- a Content

Analysis” Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Conference, April 3th-6th, Omaha, NE.

Nicole Lehpamer. 2014.” Gender and Stigma Representations in Magazine Health Advertisements Have Increased Over Time”Presented at the American Sociological Association Conference, August 16th-19th, San Francisco, CA.

Nicole Lehpamer. 2010. “The Effects of Consumerism on One’s Pursuit for Individuality Throughout U.S. History”. Presented at the Augustana Celebration of Learning in 2010.

Social Research Experience:

Research Assistant Fall 2013-Summer 2015

Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences,

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

PI: Tom Tomlinson and Ray DiVries (University of Michigan)

  • We designed, implemented, and analyzed a survey and a series of democratic deliberations to assess whether exposure to knowledge about social concerns influences individual consent for biobank donation.

Social Research Intern Summer 2011-October 2011

Mercy Care Program HIV Clinic, Chicago, IL

  • Created, issued, and assessed a patient health survey
  • Researched patient risk and stages of patient change for clinical application

Professional Associations:

American Sociological Association 2014-2016

Midwest Sociological Society 2010, 2012-2015

Michigan Sociological Society 2013-2015

Illinois Sociological Society 2011-2012

Alpha Kappa Delta Inducted in 2012

Proficiency in Related Professional Software:

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  • Microsoft packages (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • SPSS
  • Stata
  • Mplus
  • Mechanical Turk
  • Dedoose
  • NVivo
  • Angel
  • D2L

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