1 JENNIFER MARIE MCCLURE Curriculum Vitae Department of Religion, Samford 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229 Phone: (205)726-4253 Email: jmcclure@samford.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., Sociology, The Pennsylvania State, May 2015 Dissertation: Understanding How Congregations Promote Community Involvement and Prosocial Behavior Committee: Roger Finke (chair), Diane Felmlee, David Johnson, and Eric Plutzer Received Certificate in Quantitative Methods M.A., Sociology, The Pennsylvania State, May 2012 Thesis: Sources of Social Support: Congregational Context and Social and Private Involvement in Religion Committee: Roger Finke (chair), David Johnson, and Jenny Trinitapoli B.A., Sociology and Mathematics, Summa cum Laude, Mount Vernon Nazarene, May 2010 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2015-present Assistant Professor of Religion, Samford 2015-present Senior Associate for Congregational Resources, The Association of Religion Data Archives (www.thearda.com) 2010-2015 Research Associate, The Association of Religion Data Archives (www.thearda.com) 2009-2010 Intern, The Association of Religion Data Archives (www.thearda.com) RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Sociology of Religion, Religious Congregations, Introduction to Sociology, Social Psychology, Quantitative Research Methods, Statistics, Prosocial Behavior, and Social Networks PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES McClure, Jennifer M. 2015. The Cost of Being Lost in the Crowd: How Congregational Size and Social Networks Shape Attenders Community Involvement. Review of Religious Research 57(2):269-286.
2 McClure, Jennifer M. 2014. Religious Tradition and Involvement in Congregational Activities that Focus on the Community. Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion. Volume 10, Article 8: www.religjournal.com. McClure, Jennifer M. 2013. Sources of Social Support: Examining Congregational Involvement, Private Devotional Activities, and Congregational Context. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52(4):698-712. RESEARCH UNDER REVIEW Fox, Jonathan, Christopher D. Bader, and Jennifer M. McClure. Don t Get Mad: The Disconnect between Religious Discrimination and Individual Perceptions of Government. McClure, Jennifer M. Congregations and Serving in the Community: Examining the Role of Congregational Theology and Whether It Interacts with Social Networks and Values. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS McClure, Jennifer M. Go and Do Likewise : Examining How Serving in the Community through Activities Offered by Congregations Can Promote Prosocial Behavior. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Finke, Roger and Jennifer M. McClure. 2015. Reviewing Millions of Books: Charting Cultural and Religious Trends with Google s Ngram Viewer. Association of Religion Data Archive s Working Paper Series. (http://thearda.com/rrh/papers/book.asp) McClure, Jennifer M. 2015. Congregations and Community Involvement: The Impact of Friendships and Congregational Size. Congregational Studies Team and Boston School of Theology and Center for Practical Theology. Studying Congregations Blog. (http://studyingcongregations.org/2015/05/08/congregations-andcommunity-involvement-the-impact-of-friendships-and-congregational-size/) McClure, Jennifer M. 2014. New Research: Religion as Social Support. Congregational Studies Team and Boston School of Theology and Center for Practical Theology. Studying Congregations Blog. (http://studyingcongregations.org/2014/08/12/new-research-religion-as-social-support/) APPLIED CONGREGATIONAL STUDIES/CONGREGATIONAL CONSULTING 2015 Proposal on Spiritual Abuse. Resolution submitted to the 18 th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America. In cooperation with Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (State College, PA) and Fr. John Reeves. Resolution accepted by the Holy Synod of Bishops on July 24, 2015. 2015 A Note on Spiritual Abuse and Misconduct. For Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (State College, PA) and Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Beavertown, PA). 2015 Survey on the Future Building Options. For Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Beavertown, PA). 2014 Survey on Vision. For Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (State College, PA).
3 2012 Report on Church Growth. For Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (State College, PA). 2009 Neighborhoods from the Eyes of Congregations and the Residents: A Comparison of Church Members and Neighborhood Residents Perceptions of Neighborhoods and an Analysis of Church Members Perceptions of Community Ministry. For South Vernon United Methodist Church (Mount Vernon, OH). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2015 McClure, Jennifer M. New and Forthcoming Resources at TheARDA.com. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture. Boston, MA (March). 2015 Finke, Roger and Jennifer M. McClure. A Quick Review of 5.2 Million Books: Charting Cultural and Religious Trends with Google s Ngram Viewer. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture. Boston, MA (March). 2014 McClure, Jennifer M. Congregations and the Community: Examining Whether Attenders Serve in Their Community Through Activities Offered by Their Congregation. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Indianapolis, IN (October). 2014 Fox, Jonathan, Christopher Bader, and Jennifer M. McClure. Don t Get Mad: The Disconnect between Religious Discrimination and Individual Perceptions of Government. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Indianapolis, IN (October). 2014 McClure, Jennifer M. The Cost of Being Lost in the Crowd: How Congregational Size and Social Networks Shape Attenders Community Involvement. Roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA (August). 2013 McClure, Jennifer M. Virtual Religion: Using YouTube to Teach about Religion. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Boston, MA (November). 2013 McClure, Jennifer M. Developing New Online Educational Resources. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture. Arlington, VA (April). 2012 McClure, Jennifer M. Sources of Social Support: Examining Congregational Context, Belonging, and Meaning. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Phoenix, AZ (November). 2012 McClure, Jennifer M. Nondenominational and Independent Christians in the RELTRAD Coding Scheme. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion. Denver, CO (August). 2011 McClure, Jennifer M. Sensing God s Presence: Collective Effervescence or Religious Capital? Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Milwaukee, WI (October). 2011 McClure, Jennifer M. www.thearda.com s Learning Center: Teaching Religious Research Techniques to Students. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture. Arlington, VA (April).
4 2011 Barry Lee, Matthew Hall, Jennifer M. McClure, and Lauren Hughes. Understanding Recent Patterns of Metropolitan Homelessness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Urban Affairs Association. New Orleans, LA (March). 2011 Barry Lee, Matthew Hall, and Jennifer M. McClure. Patterns and Antecedents of Homelessness: A State-Level Analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Philadelphia, PA (February). AWARDS 2014 Sociology Working Paper Competition, First Place, Penn State 2013 Sociology Working Paper Competition, Honorable Mention, Penn State 2010-2013 Graduate Scholar Award, Penn State 2010 Service Above Self Award, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2010 Outstanding Sociology Graduate, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2010 Inducted into Phi Delta Lambda Honor Society, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2010 Harold Young Research Award, Association of Nazarene Sociologists and Researchers 2009 Marshal, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2009 Outstanding Junior Achievement Award in Sociology, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2009 Inducted into Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2006-2010 Dean s List, Mount Vernon Nazarene 2006-2010 Benner Scholar Award, Mount Vernon Nazarene AD-HOC REVIEWER Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Review of Religious Research, Sociological Perspectives, and Contemporary Sociology ( Briefly Noted ) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association (Sections: Religion; Social Psychology; Methodology; Mathematical Sociology; Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity), Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Association for the Sociology of Religion, Religious Research Association DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE 2012-2015 Sociology Community Service Committee, Penn State 2012-2014 Sociology Undergraduate Committee, Penn State 2013-2015 Sociology Teaching Forum Committee, Penn State 2014-2015 Sociology Graduate Committee, Penn State
5 REFERENCES Roger Finke, Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies and Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives, The Pennsylvania State, Department of Sociology, 402 Oswald Tower, Park, PA 16802, 814-380-4489, rfinke@psu.edu. David P. Caddell, Professor of Sociology, Ouachita Baptist, Department of Sociology, 410 Ouachita St., OBU Box 3770, Arkadelphia, AR 71998, 870-245-5515, caddelld@obu.edu. Diane Felmlee, Professor of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State, Department of Sociology and Criminology, 506 Oswald Tower, Park, PA 16802, 814-863-5509, dhf12@psu.edu. Father John Reeves, Rector of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 562 Lanceshire Lane, State College, PA 16803, 814-861-8020, frjohnr@gmail.com.