Now & Then 2010

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Published for the Students, Alumni & Friends of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Studies

Awards & Honors

From The Chair

Three signature awards are given annually to deserving students

After a hiatus of three years, we are

who excel academically and meet the award criteria. Last spring,

reviving our department newsletter,

the departmental award winners were announced at the Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences Annual Academic Award Banquet with

Now & Then. The newsletter will

additional recognition of their achievements at a departmental

primarily be in electronic format with

awards banquet. We are pleased to announce this year’s honorees:

paper copies being distributed to our generous departmental donors and to university administrators. To our alumni and current students we will endeavor to circulate the newsletter via e-mail. It is our hope that you will find items of interest in Now & Then and that you may be able to see the true impact that your support of the department has for our current students.

Alyssa Michelle Engiles

Thanks and enjoy,

Brian Bates

Alyssa Michelle Engiles

Chair

Awarded Diane M. Sheffield Memorial Scholarship This year the Sheffield Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Alyssa Michelle Engiles, Class of 2010, who is majoring in criminology with a minor in psychology. Engiles, from Stafford, Va., completed a summer internship at the Rappahannock Juvenile Center where she volunteered with their treatment and rehabilitation programs.

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The Sheffield Scholarship is awarded to a sophomore

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or junior majoring in sociology, anthropology or criminal justice who has given evidence of strong scholarship, is active in campus and department life, and has demonstrated commitment to Longwood

Chair, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Studies Associate Professor of Anthropology

University and the department. The scholarship was established by Michael Sheffield, husband of the late Diane Sheffield in honor of their

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son, Mike (Class of 1989, Sociology). Both Michael and Mike Sheffield

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continue to support this scholarship with their generosity.

batesbd@longwood.edu

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Nasim Moadab

Nasim Moadab Receives Kathleen Goodwin Cover Scholarship Award This year’s recipient of the Kathleen Goodwin Cover Scholarship was Nasim Moadab, Class of 2011, member of the women’s tennis team, with a double major in sociology and psychology. Moadab completed a summer internship at the Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, Va., where she received hands-on experience working in a health care environment. She is from Colonial Heights and plans on attending medical school upon graduation from Longwood.

The Cover Scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior majoring in sociology or anthropology who has demonstrated high professional, intellectual, and personal standards and has contributed to the social and cultural programs at Longwood. The scholarship is named after Professor Kathleen Goodwin Cover who taught at Longwood for 30 years and was Chair of the Department.

Mary Elizabeth Farrell Receives Outstanding Graduating Senior Award

Our 2009 Outstanding Graduating Senior is Mary Elizabeth Farrell

This special award is presented to an outstanding graduating senior

who earned the B.A. degree in Anthropology with a minor in

who has displayed exemplary academic performance in the

Communication Studies

department. Our 2009 Outstanding Graduating Senior is Mary Elizabeth Farrell who earned the B.A. degree in Anthropology with a minor in Communication Studies

instrumental in running the Peter Francisco Chapter of the

Farrell, from Spotsylvania, Va., developed an extensive fieldwork

Archeological Society of Virginia. Following a year of fieldwork,

resume during her years at Longwood, conducting work at sites in

Farrell plans to enter graduate school in 2010 to earn her doctorate in

Prince Edward, Westmoreland and Charlotte Counties in Virginia, and

anthropology with an emphasis on archaeology. This special award

also in Great Britain and on the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British

is supported by matching funds from Lieutenant Colonel Gregory

Virgin Islands. Farrell created a Field School Manual that is being used

L. Bowman, U.S. Army, Class of 1990 (sociology), who received

by students in Dr. Bates’s and Dr. Jim Jordan’s field courses. She was

this award in 1990.

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STUDENT PROFILES

enrolled in the course and covered the events of the class as a special assignment writer and photographer for the Fall 2009 issue of Longwood Magazine. She wrote: “After a journey of over 790 miles in distance and 3,000 years in time – from the earliest Native American Indians to the most recent tourist, we were sorry to see our course come to an end.” On that last night at Hull Springs Farm, Dr. Jordan said, “It is good from time to time, that we pause to reflect that we, today, are not the first or only people to love this beautiful place and to take joy from it. The Indians who lived here, the Colonists 400 years ago, all those who earned their livelihood from the rivers and creeks, the ancient farmers and the modern ones, the “come here” tourists and summer people and now we Longwood scholars have all called this place home. Surely the spirits of all these people are still here on

Sydney Goheen

the Northern Neck.”

Sociology – Summer 2009 Internship Sydney Goheen spent five weeks working seven days a week, averaging 12 hours a day, as a Centreville field organizer intern for Terry McAuliffe's campaign in the Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Primary. As a field organizer, Goheen’s studies in sociology were applied in more ways than one, as she observed,“… interacting oneon-one with voters of a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, I was well prepared to handle many situations and meet the different needs of individuals.” Goheen reported that she learned more during her internship than she could have ever imagined at the outset and stated, “during my time with the McAuliffe campaign, I went from your average campaign volunteer to an electioneering, politicking, volunteer organizing multi-tasker – reporting daily numbers, meeting personal goals, and partaking in the ritualistic campaign lifestyle.”

Sarah Coen Criminal Justice Minor – Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy Sarah Coen, majoring in liberal studies with a minor in criminal justice, completed her professional semester at The Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy in Lynchburg, Va in December. Professor William Burger supervised Coen in this joint venture between Longwood University and the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy. The program allows a limited number of highly motivated and academically superior undergraduate students who plan a career in law enforcement to attend the Academy fulfilling their internship requirement. Upon

Katherine York

completion of their studies at the Academy, students will have

Anthropology – Longwood Magazine Guest Columnist completed all of the requirements mandated by the Virginia Anthropology major, Katherine “K.C.” York, did double duty during

Department of Criminal Justice Services for certification as a police

Dr. Jordan’s May 2009 course on sustainability conducted at

officer in Virginia. Upon graduation from Longwood, Ms. Coen plans

Longwood’s Hull Springs Farm on the Northern Neck. She was

a career in law enforcement in Virginia.

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Co-Curricular Activities

Program News

Alpha Kappa Delta

SOCIOLOG Y

The Iota Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society, initiated 19 new members during spring 2009.

Sociology Club Is Active!

By Shannon White, Treasurer

Lambda Alpha

The Sociology Club is an organization that consists of sociology

The Delta of Virginia Chapter of Lambda Alpha, the National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology, has enjoyed years of success since its establishment. Our students have been a model honor society, active and visible in our Department and on campus, which has made it easy to recruit many new members each year (12 in 2009/97 total). Our members have regularly attended the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and made other educational trips and, for the last several years, have established a regular seminar which meets at least once or

majors, minors, as well as individuals outside of our major. We get together to discuss sociological issues as a means to reiterate what we have learned in class and also as a support system for our fellow club members. We have academic meetings, as well as social, interactive meetings weekly. We are working toward community service projects, and teaming up with other organizations to give back to Longwood and the town of Farmville. Our plan is to help the Sociology Department grow and to get the word out about the amazing opportunities it has for Longwood students.

twice a month during the regular semester over pizza and beer to discuss a scholarly article chosen and presented by one of our members. Last year we thrived under the leadership of President

Our officers are: Liz Sizemore (President), Taylor Hedelt (Vice President), Patrice Carter (Secretary), and, Shannon White (Treasurer)

Dan Schrier and Vice-President Kathryn Barrows, among other officers (Sarah Noel and Kelly Betts). Four of our members traveled to San Francisco to attend the AAA meetings in November, where they were able to meet authors whose books they were studying and present papers. Additional students went to Washington D.C. in the spring to visit the Natural History Museum. This last year our pizza article discussion seminars were lively and as enjoyable as they were edifying.

Alpha Phi Sigma The Eta Chi Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, initiated nine new members during spring 2009.

ANT HROP OLOG Y Sustainability Course at Hull Springs Farm Dr. Jordan taught a special topics course this summer: Sustainability: 3,000 Years of Humans and Their Environment on the Northern Neck of Virginia. Students studied the natural and cultural ecology of the

Lambda Alpha Epsilon

Northern Neck focusing on variables such as prehistoric and

The LAE chapter continues to be an active organization for our

contemporary climate, soil composition, water, and floral and faunal

criminal justice students. With thirty members, the Executive

communities. A key concern running throughout the course was the

Committee is comprised of Chrissy Ferguson (President), Casey

cultural patterns utilized by prehistoric, colonial and contemporary

Tate (VP), Lauren Purcell (Secretary), Jordan Young and Nick

human populations in this region. A typical day in the course consisted

Evans (New Member Educators), Courtney Carey (Treasurer), Katie

of a morning seminar followed by six to eight hours of in-the-field

Austin (PR), Greg Cooper (Sergeant at Arms), and Misty Watkins

observation and concluded with an evening discussion. Observations

(Alumni Relations). Regular activities include paintball, brother

included archaeological, colonial and historical sites, as well as

dinners in D-hall, bowling, car washes, and jail/prison tours.

interviews with contemporary residents.

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Archaeology Field School The Longwood Archaeology Field School turns 30 in 2010! Plans are currently underway to observe the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Field School. The celebration will kick off during the Alumni Weekend and Crew Luau held on June 4-6, 2010 at the Archaeology Field Station in Clover, Va. The Longwood Archaeology Field School is currently conducting two long-term research projects. The first project is the continuing research at 44CH62 – The Randy K. Wade Site – located in Charlotte County.

The research into the life ways at this 1,000 year-old Amerindian settlement is a collaborative project between the Field School and Virginia State Parks. Recently the Field School received a multi-year $80,000 grant for the continuation of this significant research project.

The Field School is also engaged in research on the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Recent excavations have provided insight into economic and political transformations that were taking place in the centuries leading up to the first encounter with Europeans.

An added dimension to this project is the planned cultural

Archaeology in England

anthropological research that is planned for the summer of 2010.

Dr. Bates and Dr. Jordan developed a faculty-led study abroad course in 2006 taking students overseas to study the archaeology of England.

The course presents an overview of England through the eyes of

CR IM INAL J U ST ICE

archaeology and anthropology from 5,000 years before the present to 1500 AD. The materials employed in this course include library and

New Program

archival sources, archaeological artifacts, physical anthropological The criminal justice faculty is in the process of developing a new specimens, and examination of field excavation sites. In preparation for program to begin fall 2010. The new offering will be a five-year BS/MS the course, students and professors meet to discuss assigned text program that will allow students to get a bachelor’s degree and a readings and plan for the overseas component of the course. During master’s degree in just five years. This program is expected to be very the England component of the course, students begin with orientation popular as we move forward with its implementation. to research materials at the British Museum and The Institute of Archaeology, University College London. On-site examination of archaeological and historical materials commences with prehistoric

Dr. Debra Kelley Memorial

structures at Silbury Hill, West Kennet Long Barrow, and Stonehenge.

Plans are moving forward to have a tree planted on campus in memory

The Roman period takes students to the Caburn Iron Age Hill Fort

of Dr. Debra Kelley. We anticipate that the planting will occur this

and Glynde and Lewes Castle. Medieval lifestyles and culture are

spring. We want to thank the many people who contributed money to

examined along the Thames River in London and Greenwich. This

this memorial. While the fund to donate money for this is now closed,

course has been very popular and is expected to be offered on a

anyone who wishes to donate money to the department in Dr. Kelley's

regular basis during winter intersessions.

memory is welcome to do that.

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Faculty News

G RADUAT E P ROGRA M

Dr. William Burger

Diverse Graduates Dr. William Burger, graduate program coordinator for sociology, reports that in the spring of 2009 nine students earned their Master’s degrees in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice. Graduates came from a wide range of occupations and backgrounds including law enforcement, education, and counseling.

Dr. John W. Barbrey Dr. Burger worked closely with Dr. Barbrey and also the department

New Faculty Member

curriculum chair, Dr. Dalton in developing the 5-year B.S./M.S. program in either sociology or criminal justice. As envisioned, this

John W. Barbrey is a native of Fountain Inn, S.C. He has a B.A. in

program makes it possible for a student to earn his or her B.S.

History and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Clemson

degree and transition directly and smoothly into the M.S. program

University, which he earned through night classes while working full-

and graduate with both degrees in five years. This degree coupled

time for the director of The City of Greenville Parks & Recreation

with the possibility that a student could also attend the Central

Department. Coming from a cop family, he originally wanted to be a

Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, means that we have the

lawyer, yet shifted toward public policy in his junior year after becoming

capability to graduate a student with a B.S degree, a M.S. degree

involved in student political organizations in the 1991-92 presidential

and a law enforcement office certification all in just five years. This

election season. The opportunity to conduct CPR/first-aid classes for

combination makes our program unique in the Commonwealth.

city staff members introduced him to teaching. Consequently, in 1999 he quit his job, got married, and moved to Knoxville to earn a Ph.D. in Political Science in 2003 from the University of Tennessee, with specializations in public policy process and judicial institutions.

Dr. Barbrey has previously taught criminal justice courses at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga., and at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. In June 2008, he moved with his wife, Alicia, from Colorado to Farmville. In February 2009, Dr. Barbrey was named the new director of the Homeland Security minor.

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Faculty Research Dr. Carl M. Riden Course Development For the past two summers Dr. Carl Riden, associate professor of sociology, in collaboration with Dr. Alix Fink, associate professor of biology, have been working on developing pedagogy for the Finding Common Ground course held at Yellowstone National Park in

Dr. Doug Dalton

Wyoming. Drs. Riden and Fink are planning to publish work related to

Professor of Anthropology

the development of the course.

Besides conducting research for the various courses he teaches,

Dr. Lee M. Bidwell

Dr. Dalton continues to work on his Papua New Guinea material, has

Extracurricular Activities

an article on Pacific Island Mortuary Rites under review for an edited volume on that topic, and is working on a paper on the topic of "cargo

Dr. Lee Millar Bidwell has been awarded

cult" for an Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania panel

Certified Family Life Educator status by the

discussion this year.

National Council on Family Relations. The goal of family life education is to promote strong, healthy family interaction through education. Dr. Bidwell, along with Dr. Jennifer Apperson, Professor of Psychology, have developed a parent support program called “Making Memories, Securing Futures,” which they recently taught in the Farmville area. Dr. Bidwell is currently working to redesign the family studies concentration in the sociology major so that students completing the program would qualify for provisional family life

Dr. Jason “Jake” Milne

educator status.

Assistant Professor Dr. Milne, with his colleague Steven Seiler at the University of Tennessee, recently published three chapters in the Encyclopedia of Death and Human Experience, a Sage publication. He currently has a paper under review titled “Why Soccer Referees Quit.” This past year he and senior Elizabeth Bosworth conducted research on how men project their masculinity at Longwood. This research was presented at

Dr. James W. Jordan

the annual Southern Sociological Society meeting in New Orleans last

Extracurricular Activities

spring. Dr. Milne will be continuing his research on masculinity in higher education and will begin a new research stream related to the

In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Jordan has served each

closing of the schools in Prince Edward County, Va. Dr. Milne

summer for the past 10 years as a naturalist for Virginia State Parks,

continues to involve students in his research agenda and he

carrying out research and presenting programs on the archaeological,

welcomes the help of any student who is interested in pursuing either

historical and natural features of our Parks.

of these research streams.

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Dr. Walter Witschey Professor of Anthropology and Science Education Dr. Walter Witschey and Clifford T. Brown (Florida Atlantic University) have contracted to produce A Historical Dictionary of Ancient Mesoamerica for Scarecrow Press (approx. 200 pages; hardbound).

Dr.Witschey and Brown, who are co-PIs on the Electronic Atlas of

Dr. John W. Barbrey

Ancient Maya Sites, have recently begun updating the Atlas with

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology

coordinates from Google Earth, at which most large Maya sites are visible in the aerial imagery. [See http://MayaGIS.SMV.org]

Dr. Barbrey is working on a number of research projects, two of which are related to crime mapping, using Arcview 9.2 GIS software. If convicted offender data can be obtained from the Virginia Supreme Court with location identifiers (e.g., street address) it will be possible to look for statistical correlations between the locations of the homes of known convicts and pockets of other demographic characteristics, e.g., poverty/income/ race/educational attainment, for the county.

Dr. Carl Riden Associate Professor of Sociology Dr. Riden is continuing her work on campus climate and the experiences of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender) students at Longwood and possibly other similarly sized institutions in

Mrs. Sharon Perutelli

the area. Dr. Riden and senior Andy Hudgins, Class of 2010

Administrative Assistant

(sociology), presented this work at the 2009 Southern Sociological Society Annual meeting where it was well received as an initial study.

In January 2008 Sharon Perutelli very happily assumed the duties of Administrative Assistant for the Sociology, Anthropology and

Additionally, Marquis Mapp, Class of 2010 (sociology) who will be

Criminal Justice Studies Department. She enjoys working with our

doing his internship in juvenile probation during fall 2009 and who is

faculty, taking care of department needs and especially takes

currently completing a directed study on gender and juvenile

pleasure in working with our majors. Sharon is wife to Mike and

delinquency, will be presenting his work (combining both experiences)

mom to Matt, Longwood class of 2009 (History). When not

at the Wednesdays with Women’s and Gender Studies forum later

working in the Department, Sharon is busy tending to life on her

this semester.

family property, Triple Oak Farm, in Prospect.

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