Examples of high impact teaching

Blog Post: Beyond Colgate: Urban Sociology Goes to NYC

In October 2015, 16 urban sociology students and I traveled to the Lower East Side of Manhattan to conduct mini ethnographies of various places and spaces in the neighborhood. An important site of NYC history and urban change, the Lower East Side offered us an incredible range of locations and communities to illustrate course themes. To read about the project, please see my blog post on the Department of Sociology & Anthropology website.

Interview: "Pen + Paper = Social Justice" (Colgate scene)

"Zines — inexpensive, self-published magazines — started in the 1930s and made periodic resurgences every few decades as a way to give ink to writing that was incongruous with mainstream media. Now they’ve made another resurgence as part of the broader movement for social justice at Colgate."

Report: "zines: feminism & do-it-yourself media" (Colgate maroon-news)

"On Tuesday, February 23, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Center for Women’s Studies for a brown bag titled, “Zines: Feminism and Do-It-Yourself Media.”        

Visiting Assistant Professor Kimberly Creasap of Sociology began the conversation by outlining the concept of Zines. She explained that Zines are non-commercial, non-profit, small-scale magazines that are produced, published and distributed independently. The presentation consisted of a brief historical overview and explanation of Zines, an analysis of Zines as a medium and a collaborative Zine-making activity...." 

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publication: "Zine-making as feminist pedagogy" in feminist teacher

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Teaching Experience

Wake Forest University
Principles of Sociology
Social Movements
Sociology of Sexualities
Sociology of Culture

Colgate University
Introduction to Sociology
Urban Sociology
Power, Politics, & Social Change
Gender & Power

University of Pittsburgh
Marriage
Introduction to Sociology
Sociology of Families
Social Aspects of Sexuality
Social Change
Sociology of Gender
Social Problems
Urban Sociology
Intro to Women's Studies
Feminist Theory