The below social action courses have been developed by faculty who have attended an Institute on Teaching Social Action. If you click on the course websites, you will find information about the faculty, an overview of their social action course and syllabi, and their motivation for teaching it. This Spring semester, faculty are teaching social action in a variety of fields, including Business, Change Leadership, Communications, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Gender Studies, Humanities, Social Science (e.g., Geography, History, Sociology, and Political Science), and Social Work.
Fall '25
Spring '25
Fall '24
Spring '24
Env & Sustainability
Social Sciences
Social Work
Communications
Change Leadership
Humanities
15-week Model Course
10-Week Course
Spring '23
Brenna Candelaria
Community Studies
UC Santa Cruz
David Harkins
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Belmont University
Rajni Shankar-Brown
College of Arts and Sciences - Education
Stetson University
Sarah Federman
Conflict Resolution
University of San Diego
Sydney Rittershaus
Geography, Recreation, & Planning
Northern Arizona University
Tess Clancy
Architecture
University of Michigan
Gillian Grebler
Anthropology/Sustainability in Earth Science Dept
Santa Monica College
Gretchen Sneegas
Geography
University of Washington-Seattle
Julia Cantzler
Sociology
University of San Diego
Lily House-Peters
Geography
California State University, Long Beach
Tatyana Ruseva
Government & Justice Studies
Appalachian State University
Victoria Charles
Earth Sciene
Santa Monica College / UCLA
Frecia Gonzalez
Department of Public Health
Belmont University
Leah Branam
Health Promotion, Populations, and Health Systems
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
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Maranda Ward
Clinical Research and Leadership
George Washington University
Sonja Taylor
University Studies
Portland State University
Amber Kelly
Sociology, Public Health
Wayne State University
Chevy (Schevaletta) Alford
Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education elevation and Knowledge (SEEK)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Gianina K.L. Strother
African American and African Studies
Michigan State University
Heather Pollock
History; Classical Studies
University of Akron
Katy Morgan
Psychology
The University of the South (Sewanee)
Prisca Gayles
Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity (joint)
University of Nevada, Reno
Scott Corley
History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences
SUNY Broome Community College (State University of New York)
Tracie Meyers
SEEK
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Addie Campbell-Mungen
Social Work
Albany State University
Barrett Bonella
Social Work and Gerontology
Weber State University
Carolyn Slotten
Family Science and Social Work
Miami University of Ohio
Janice Brown Wharwood
School of Education and Social Sciences
Florida Memorial University
Jessie Piper
Family and Human Services
Washburn University
Kristen Humphrey
History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences
Pittsburg State University
Laurel Sariscsany
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
University of Nebraska Omaha
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School of Social Work
Portland State University
Tozi Gutierrez
Family Studies and Human Services
Portland State University
Travis Cronin
Social Work
CSU Fresno