CURRICULUM VITAE DR. SUSAN CRUISE University of South Carolina Lancaster 476 Hubbard Drive Lancaster, SC 29720 Office Phone: 803-313-7074 Office Email: scruise@mailbox.sc.edu January, 2016 EDUCATION Ph.D. Sociology, Texas Woman s University, August 2014 Dissertation: Student/faculty Interaction, Risk Status, Academic Identity and Persistence of Undergraduate Students Chair: James L. Williams, Ph.D. Graduate Certificate, Diversity, Department of Sociology, Texas Woman s University 2012 M.S., Counseling Psychology, Southwestern Assemblies of God University 2004 B.S., Counseling Psychology, Southwestern Assemblies of God University 1999 Graduated with Honors: Summa Cum Laude AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION Social Stratification/Inequality, Sociology of Education, Women/Gender Studies, Race/Ethnicity, and Social Psychology PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Jan. 2015- present Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of South Carolina--Lancaster 2014 Adjunct Instructor, Sociology, Texas Wesleyan University 2013-2014 Adjunct Instructor, Sociology, Dallas County Community College District- Mountain View Community College 2010-2014 Adjunct Instructor, Psychology, Tarrant County College- Southeast Campus 2012-2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Texas Woman s University
Cruise, Susan 2 2012-2014 Graduate Assistant, Office of Student Life, Texas Woman s University 2010-2012 Coordinator, Distance Learning, Tarrant County College District 2009-2010 (Temporary Full-time) Instructor, Psychology, Tarrant County College- Southeast Campus 2007-2009 Adjunct Instructor, Psychology, Tarrant County College- Southeast Campus 2003-2009 Academic Advisor, Advising and Counseling Center, Tarrant County College- Southeast Campus TEACHING EXPERIENCE Courses Taught at University of South Carolina--Lancaster: SOCY 101: Introductory Sociology SOCY 304: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality SOCY 305: Sociology of the Family SOCY 340: Introduction to Social Problems Courses Taught at Texas Wesleyan University: SOCI 2390: Minority Groups Courses Taught at Texas Woman s University: SOCI 3073: Social Inequality SOCI 3213: Women s Roles SOCI 3423: Individual and Society (online) Courses Taught at Mountain View Community College: SOCI 1301: Introduction to Sociology SOCI 2301: Marriage and Family Courses Taught at Tarrant County College: PSYC 2301: General Psychology (both in-class and online) PSYC 2308: Child Growth and Development PSYC 2314: Lifespan Growth and Development PSYC 2315: Psychology of Adjustment PSYC 2319: Social Psychology PSYC 1301: Human Relations PSYC 1300: Learning Frameworks (for at-risk student populations) PSYC 1110: Orientation to College (for academically suspended students)
Cruise, Susan 3 PUBLICATIONS PEER REVIEWED BOOKS Dolch, Norman, Gassman, Julianne, Ann Marie Kinnell, Stephanie Krick, Regan Schaffer, Edward Polson, Susan Cruise, Ronald Wade. Leadership Cases: Nongovernmental Organizations. 1 st Edition. Dubuque, IA. Kendall Hunt. Scheduled to be released 2016 Dolch, Norman, Gassman, Julianne, Ann Marie Kinnell, Stephanie Krick, Regan Schaffer SueAnn Strom, Susan Cruise, Ronald Wade. 2015. Leadership Cases: in Community Nonprofit Organizations. 2 nd Edition. Dubuque, IA. Kendall Hunt. (1 st edition published 2013) PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES Cruise, Susan and Wade, Ronald. Student Retention in NonProfit Programs: Literature Review with Practical Suggestions. In Press. Journal of NonProfit Education and Leadership. Scheduled to be released Spring 2016 Dolch, Norman, Cruise, Susan. Impact of Conference Calls on Student Retention in an Online, Nonprofit Studies Class. Online Learning Journal. Review and Resubmit OTHER PUBLISHED WORK Edited chapter Economy in the 4 th edition of Social Problems: A Case Study Approach by Dolch, Powell, Polson and Wells-Lewis. Kendall Hunt. Scheduled to be released in 2016. WORK IN PROGRESS Cruise, Susan, Espinoza, Lucas Enrique and Espinoza, Luis Enrique. A New Frontier: An Evaluation of a Pilot Program to Improve Retention of Undergraduate Students Raised in Foster Care. Dolch, Norman and Cruise, Susan. Innovative Changes in Nonprofit Course Pedagogy to Foster and Improve Student Learning and Retention PRESENTATIONS Dolch, Norman and Cruise, Susan, Wade, Ronald. 2015. Innovative Changes in Nonprofit Course Pedagogy to Foster and Improve Student Learning and Retention Presenting at the annual meeting of ARNOVA in Chicago, IL. November.
Cruise, Susan 4 Dolch, Norman and Cruise, Susan. 2014. The Impact of Conference Calls on Student Retention in an Online, Nonprofit Studies Class Presented at the annual meeting of ARNOVA in Denver, Colorado. November. Cruise, Susan, and Ronald Wade. 2013. The Significance of Four Specific Teaching and Care Strategies for Student Success in Non-Profit Management Programs Presented at the annual meeting of ARNOVA in Hartford, Connecticut. November. Dolch, Norman, Gassman, Julianne, Ann Marie Kinnell, Stephanie Krick, Regan Schaffer, SueAnn Strom, Susan Cruise, Ronald Wade.2013. Downturn Survival: Are We Learning or Reacting? Presented at the annual meeting of ARNOVA in Hartford, Connecticut. November. Cruise, Susan. 2013. Utilizing the Strategy of Care for Successful Retention of At-Risk Students in Non-Profit Management Programs Presented at the Non-Profit Academic Centers Council annual conference in Chicago, Illinois. July INVITED TALKS Cruise, Susan. 2015. A New Frontier: An Evaluation of a Pilot Program to Improve Retention of Undergraduate Students Raised in Foster Care Invited lecture presented to the Research Club at the University of South Carolina--Lancaster Cruise, Susan. 2012. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator and Communication. Invited lecture presented to Enrollment Services Annual District meeting at Tarrant County College, Trinity River Campus Cruise, Susan. 2011. Helping Students Become Successful. Invited lecture presented to Business and Technology End of Semester Division meeting at Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus Cruise, Susan. 2011. Healthy Body Image. Invited lecture presented to undergraduate students at Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus Cruise, Susan. 2010. Good Note taking. Invited lecture presented to undergraduate students at Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus FUNDING 2015 Cruise, Susan. Retention of Undergraduate Students Raised in Foster Care. Faculty Research and Productive Scholarship Grant, University of South Carolina Lancaster, $4,316.25.
Cruise, Susan 5 2015 Cruise, Susan. International Perspectives on Higher Education grant for study abroad training in San Jose, Costa Rica, University of South Carolina, $850.00. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2015-present 2015-present 2015-present Currently serve as editor for the Journal of Ideology, a peer-reviewed Journal published through the University of South Carolina Scholar Commons In my role as editor, I recruit and coordinate review of articles that are submitted. Along with the members of the editorial board, I also aid in the decision of which articles will be published in the Journal. Currently serve on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, a peer-reviewed Journal focused on issues related to nonprofit education and leadership. In my role on the Editorial Board, I review 3-4 manuscripts per year Currently serve as a Senator on the Palmetto Colleges Faculty Senate for the University of South Carolina Lancaster 2015 Created Chapters 6-10 of the test bank for the 4 th edition of Social Problems: A Case Study Approach by Dolch, Powell, Polson and Wells- Lewis 2012-2014 Provided program development support for the Office of Student Life at Texas Woman s University by developing and coordinating a retention program, the Frontier s Program, which is a grant-supported student pilot program for TWU students raised in foster care 2011 Earned a Blackboard Teaching and Learning Online Certificate from Blackboard for the purpose of facilitating online course development instruction for Tarrant County College District faculty 2010-2011 Assisted in the development of curriculum and the training of faculty for the use of the Blackboard Learning Management System for online classes at Tarrant County College District 2009-2010 Member, District Assessments Committee, Tarrant County College District 2009-2010 Ad Hoc Member, Special Projects Committee for the development of a District-wide course for new-to-college students, Tarrant County College 2010 Member of Student Success committee as part of the Faculty Association, Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus
Cruise, Susan 6 2010 Organizer, District Syllabus Committee for PSYC 1300, PSYC 1260 and PSYC 1110, Tarrant County College District 2009-2010 Faculty Co-Founder and Co-Sponsor, African Culture Club- Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus 2009-2010 Provided program development support for the Office of Academic Success Services by developing course, PSYC 1300 Learning Framework, that was used for two purposes: as a grant-supported course for students at risk entering from high school, and to assist students on academic suspension as well as academically developmental students for SureStart Program at Tarrant County College Southeast campus 2008-2009 Assisted in creating, developing, and teaching new program, PSYC 1110 Orientation to College, to assist students on academic suspension at Tarrant County College Southeast Campus. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Sociological Association Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Alpha Kappa Delta, International Honors Society in Sociology Psi Chi, International Honors Society in Psychology REFERENCES UPON REQUEST