Regina M. Matheson, PhD. Curriculum Vitae Office Address: St. Ambrose University Phone: (563) 333-5838 518 West Locust Davenport, IA 52803 Email Address: RMStephens@aol.com OR MathesonReginaM@sau.edu Areas of Interest: Medical Sociology, Social Psychology, Social Gerontology, Statistics, Research Methods, Organizations, and Marriage and Family Education 2000 Ph.D., Sociology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Dissertation Topic: Making Sense of the Experiences of People Living with HIV/AIDS: An Application of Goffman s Frame Analysis. (Regina M. Stephens) 1995 M.S., Sociology, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas. 1994 B.A., Sociology and Psychology, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas. Administrative Positions Held 2011-present Dean, Graduate and Adult Education, St. Ambrose University, 2008-2011 Dean, College for Professional Studies, St. Ambrose University, 2007-2008 Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, St. Ambrose University, 2003-2008 Appointed Chair, Institutional Review Board, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, 2006-2007 Chair, Department of Sociology, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2006 Chair, Faculty Assembly, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2006 Chair, Faculty Grievance Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2001-2006 Director, Gerontology Certificate Program, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Faculty Positions Held 2011-present Professor, St. Ambrose University, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, 2006 2011 Associate Professor, St. Ambrose University, Department of Sociology, 2003-2005 Visiting faculty, Augustana College, Department of Sociology, Rock Island, Illinois 2003-2009 Faculty Member, Master of Organizational Leadership Program, St. Ambrose University,
2 2000-2006 Assistant Professor, St. Ambrose University, Department of Sociology; Director Gerontology Certificate Program, 1998-2000 Teaching Associate, Oklahoma State University, Department of Sociology Stillwater, Oklahoma Summer 1999 Instructor, Arkansas Tech University, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Russellville, Arkansas 1997-1998 Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Sociology Department, Stillwater, Oklahoma Research Positions Held 2004-2006 Biostatistician, Private Contractor, Mid-West Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Provide methodological and statistical expertise to a group of cardiologists conducting research in a variety of areas. 1997 Project Manager, School of Nursing - grant Quantifying Burn Wound Healing and Episode costs. Joan Turner, D.S.N. - Principal Investigator $392,413, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Managed all aspects of this grant, interacted with physicians, nutritionists, and nurses organizing patient data collection. Took photographs of burn victims sustaining second degree burns. Collected data on different stress measurements and analyzed sputum samples for cortizol levels. 1997 Research Assistant, School of Nursing - grant HIV Symptoms, Engagement, Adherence and Quality of Life. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Collected self-report data on a collaborative multinational sample of 1200 persons with HIV. Data was collected at outpatient HIV clinics in Birmingham on 100 HIV+ persons. 1996-1997 Research Assistant, Center for Nursing Research, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Assisted with questionnaire coding, entering data, analyzing data literature searches, and grant writing. Publications 1999 Readings in Sociology, Third Edition, Department of Sociology, Oklahoma State University. Pearson Custom Publishing:Needham Heights, MA. Edited with George Arquitt, Pati Hendrickson, Dennis Waskul, and Chester Davis. Paper Presentations
3 2009 Applied Sociology: The Sociologist as Administrator. Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines,. 2009 Organizational Culture and Change: Change Management in HR. Human Resources Certification Institute Series, College for Professional Studies, St. Ambrose University,. 2009 Leadership Assessment and Application. AICE Conference (Agricultural, Industrial and Construction Equipment Business and Industry Excellence Conference), 2008 The Importance of Cultural Identity at Work. AICE Conference (Agricultural, Industrial and Construction Equipment Business and Industry Excellence Conference), 2007 The Social Construction of Food: Social class determinants of food. Annual Liberal Arts Forum, St. Ambrose University,. 2006 Implications of the Medical and Social Construction of HIV/AIDS: An application of Phil Brown's 'Naming and Framing. Annual meeting of the Illinois Sociological Association, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois. 2004 Economic Inequality, Social (Im)mobility, and Justice. With Katherine Van Blair, Annual Social and Economic Justice Conference, St. Ambrose University,. 2001 The Effect of Professional Hegemony on the lives and experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS: An Integration of Gramsci and Goffman. Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, Missouri. 2000 Living with HIV/AIDS: Experiences with Health Care and Medical Therapies. Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, Illinois 1998 Inequalities in Adequate Health Care and Therapies among People with HIV/AIDS in the Rural Mid-South. Oklahoma Sociological Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1998 The Social Construction of HIV/AIDS: From the Beginning as a Medical Construction to the Present. Mid-South Sociological Association, Lafeyette, Louisiana. 1998 A Needs Assessment: An Exploratory Analysis of People Living with HIV/AIDS. Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, Missouri (with Deborah Ann White).
4 1995 "The Theory of Rational Choice: College Students and the HIV Epidemic."Arkansas Sociological and Anthropological Association, Hot Springs, Arkansas. 1995 "The Influence of HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Sexual Behavior on Sexual Responsibility among College Students." American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C. Works In Progress Medical Sociology: The sub-disciplines time has come. The Politics of Professionals Dating in the 21 st Century. Experiencing Illness HIV/AIDS: An application of Phil Brown's 'Naming and Framing Living with HIV/AIDS in the Rural Mid-South: Experiences with Health Care, Medical Therapies, and Social Support. Pedagogical Experience Introductory Sociology Research Methods * (Qualitative and Quantitative) Medical Sociology Marriage and Family Social Psychology Social Problems *Statistics Social Gerontology Environmental Social Politics Social Policy and Social issues in Ireland New student seminar Death and Dying Environmental Sociology ** Human Diversity and Social Issues in Health Care (Nurs 615) **Organizations and Diversity (Master of Organizational Leadership) *Taught at undergraduate and graduate level ** Taught at graduate level Private Consulting 2005 Diversity Training, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. 2004-2008 Diversity Training Consultant, St. Ambrose University Continuing Studies and Conference Center,. Academic Service 2010/11 MBA Director Search Committee, St. Ambrose University,. 2010 Dean, College of Business Search Committee, St. Ambrose University,. 2010 MBA Director Search Committee, St. Ambrose University,.
5 2009/10 University Alignment Committee, St. Ambrose University,. 2009 Online/Distance Education Search Committee, Chair, St. Ambrose University,. 2008-present University Planning, St. Ambrose University, 2008 Career Center Director Search Committee, St. Ambrose University, Davenport,. 2008-2009 Online Education Task Force, St. Ambrose University, 2008-present 2007-present Academic Calendar Committee, St. Ambrose University, Galvin Fine Arts Center Program Committee, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, 2007-2008 University Branding Team, St. Ambrose University, 2006-2008 Teacher Education Appeals Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2006 Leadership Team, University Planning, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2007 Diversity Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2005 Dean of Students Search Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2006 Ex-officio member, Student Judicial Board Grievance Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2006 University Planning Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2005-2006 St. Ambrose University, Board of Directors, non-voting faculty representative, 2005-2008 Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Planning committee, St. Ambrose University, 2005 Faculty Search Committee, History Professor, St. Ambrose University, 2005 Faculty Search Committee, Political Science Professor, St. Ambrose University, 2005 Faculty Search Committee, (Criminal Justice Professor), St. Ambrose University,
6 2004 Faculty Search Committee, (Communications Professor), St. Ambrose University, 2004 Admissions Standards Committee, St. Ambrose University, 2003 Faculty Search Committee, (Criminal Justice Professor), St. Ambrose University, 2002-2003 Faculty Search Committee, (Master of Organizational Leadership Director/Professor) St. Ambrose University, 2002-2003 Institutional Review Board committee member, St. Ambrose University, 2001 Ad Hoc Summer scheduling committee, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, 2001 Faculty Search Committee, Political Science Professor, St. Ambrose University, 1998-1999 Dean Search Committee, Graduate Student Departmental Representative, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 1994-1995 Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty, Department of Sociology, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas Community/Professional Service February 2010 Speaker, Women s Bar Association, Rock Island and Scott County, Rock Island, Illinois. Gender and Communication May 2009 2009-present Keynote Speaker, Alpha Kappa Delta, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. The Relevance of Sociology Rotary Member, Club 34, 2006 present Institutional Review Board, Outside Reviewer, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 2006-present Mid-West Sociological Society, Endowment Committee Member 2005-2006 Board of Directors, Board Member, Generations Area Agency on Aging, 2005-2007 Chair, Leadership Advisory Council, Generations Area Agency on Aging,
7 2004-2010 Board of Directors, Board Member, AIDS Project Quad Cities (APQC), Quad City area 2004 Community Relations Task Force Advisory Committee, City of Davenport, 2004-2006 Board of Directors, Services Committee Member, Generations Area Agency on Aging (Board of Directors), 2003-2005 Leadership Advisory Council Member, Generations Area Agency on Aging (Board of Directors), 2002-2005 Committee Member, Advocates for Advanced Care Planning, Genesis Medical Center, Trinity Medical Center, and Generations Area Agency on Aging;. (Also Professional Educators sub-committee). Currently known as Choices Connection. 2000-2003 Board Chairman, Lifeguard Harm Reduction Services. Executive Director Beth Wehrman, Moline, Illinois Professional Development 2009 Certificate in Executive Management, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 2008 HERS (Higher Education Resource Services), University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. 2006-2007 Leadership Development Program, St. Ambrose University, Honors 2005 Nominated for Who s Who among America s Teachers. 2004 Nominated for Who s Who among America s Teachers. 2000 O.D. Duncan Scholarship, for Outstanding Graduate Student in Sociology, Department of Sociology, Oklahoma State University. 2000 Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society 1995 American Sociological Association Honors Program 1995 Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society Professional Organizations - Midwest Council on Graduate Schools (MAGS) - Illinois Sociological Association (ISA) - American Sociological Association (ASA) - Midwest Sociological Society (MSS) - Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) - American Sociological Association Honors Program Student Association (1995)