CURRICULUM VITAE Alan D Brown III Office address:
Department of Sociology and Anthropology Concordia University 1455 de Maisonneuve Ouest Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 Phone: FAX:
(514) 848-2424 x5244 (514) 848-4539
E-mail addresse:
adbrown@alcor.concordia.ca
Home addresses:
5-1901 rue de Champlain Montreal, QC H2L 2S9
Citizenship:
Permanent Resident of Canada
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE 1991
1993
B.A. Sociology San Francisco State University San Francisco, California. M.A. Sociology University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Thesis: Marxism and homosexuality: Consequences of alienation for the homosexual individual in contemporary society
1998
Certificate in Sexuality, Culture and Society University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999
Certificate in Feminist Subjectivities and Research Methods Belle van Zuylen Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004
PhD Sociology University of California Riverside, California Dissertation: Sex and Sensibility: Toward a Sociology of HIV Risk
PRIMARY INTERESTS: Gender and Sexualities HIV/AIDS Theories of Identity and Social Action Cultural Studies of Risk Socio-legal Studies / Social Control Social Theory (emphasis on Feminist, Critical Race and Queer Perspectives) Methodology (quantitative/qualitative) LANGUAGES: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian.
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FELLOWSHIPS 1996
Law and Society Assiciation Honors Fellow
1996
American Sociological Association Honors Fellow President, Honors Program Student Association, 1996-1997
1998
University of Toronto Centre for Criminology Visiting Junior Fellow
AWARDS AND HONORS University of California 1995-2000
Block grant ($10,000/year) Graduate Student Association Research Grant ($1,000/year)
1995
Outstanding Teaching Award
1999
Award for Research on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons Perkins Foundation Scholarship for HIV/AIDS Service and Education
University of Oklahoma 2001-2004
College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award Vice-President for Research Travel Award Distance Learning Development Grant
2002
Pan-Hellenic Council Teaching Award
Honour Societies Alpha Kappa Delta International Honour Society Faculty Sponsor (Beta Oklahoma) 2000-2005 Founding Chapter President (Alpha Omicron, California) 1995 President (Lambda, Louisiana) 1992 PUBLICATIONS Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals 1. Brown, Alan D. III. (1999). Beyond prostitution: Justice, feminism, and social change. Canadian Women’s Studies/les cahiers de la femme. 19 (1&2): 163–169 2. Hammers, Corie J., and Alan D Brown III. (2004). Towards a feminist-queer alliance: A paradigmatic shift in the research process. Social Epistemology. 18 (1): 85–101. 3. Preston, Pamela J., and Alan D Brown III. (2005). John court: Comparison of characteristics, sexual behavior, and sexual attitudes of clients of street prostitutes The Journal of Ethnicity and Criminal Justice. 3(5)
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Book Reviews 1. (1999). Essay review of Coming Out of Feminism? (Merck et. al., eds) and Inside the Academy and Out: Lesbian/Gay/Queen Studies and Social Action. (Ristock and Taylor, eds.) Canadian Journal of Sociology Online. www.ualberta.ca/~cjscopy/reviews/comingout.html 2. (2003). Essay review of Heterogender: Homosexuality in Honduras. Manuel FernándezAlemany and Stephen O. Murray. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. 33 (2): 178–179. Policy Reports 1. Maynard-Moody, Steven, and Alan D. Brown III (1994). Parental Satisfaction with Schooling in USD 497. Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, University of Kansas. 2. Chamberlain, Ronna, Cyndi Boezio, and Alan D. Brown (1995). Mental Health Reform in Kansas: An Evaluation. Office of Public Policy and Social Research, University of Kansas School of Social Work. 3. Contributor to Los Angeles County HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Program Epi-Profile (2001). Manuscrupts currently under review Monographs 1. Sex and Sensibility: Toward a Sociology of HIV Risk. Under consideration with Haworth Press Journal Articles 1. Boys to men: Constructions of masculinities in leatherspace. Under review at Men and Masculinities. 2. The other’s other: Sexual politics, gender, and community building in the AIDS epidemic. Under review at Atlantis (Revise and Resubmit, January 2006) 3. Being and doing: Risk, identity, and the (personal) negotiations of HIV research. Under review at Reflective Practice. 4. Goffman in the bathhouse: Sexual risk and the presentation of a sexual self in public sex venues. Under review at the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 5. Telling risky sexual stories: Narrative and sexuality in HIV/AIDS research. Under review at Qualitative Health Research. 6. Bringing the mountain to the man: The promise of HIV testing in non-traditional settings. Under review at The Journal of HIV/AIDS Social Services. PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES 1. “Gender, Sexuality and Social Control: PnP, riding bareback and modern urban sexualities.” University of Ottawa Gay and Lesbian Pride Week, February 2006: Ottawa, Ontario. 2.
Recruitment and retention in health care research: Setting the gold standard.” Canadian College of Family Physicians, December, 2005. Vancouver, British Columbia.
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3. “Bridging the gap: Mentoring, wellness, and the road less traveled.” Rainbow Health: National Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health, 2005. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 4. “Desire, risk, and the sexual presentation of self: Missing links in the sociology of HIV/AIDS.” Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Annual Conference, 2004. San Francisco, California. 5. “The politics of belonging: Sexualities, identities, meanings.” Second International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, 2004. Prato, Italy. 6. Narratives of risk: Sexual cultures and the politics of identity among a group of ‘barebackers.’” International Conference on Gender, Sexuality, and Health, 2004. Vancouver, British Columbia 7. “A comparative analysis of commercial sex: Implications for theory and policy.” American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, 2003. Denver, Colorado. 8. “Theory and practice in sex-work reform: The case of ‘John’s School’" with Pamela J. Preston. American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, 2002. Chicago, Illinois. 9. “Feminism confronts queerness: Is there a queer methodology?” with Corie Hammers. European Centre for Women’s Studies Annual Conference, 2002. Belfast, Ireland. 10. “(En)gendering risk: Substance use differences between lesbians and gay men.” with Corie Hammers and Kelly Wright. Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2002. Chicago, Illinois. 11. “Beyond the sissy factor: Bullying, masculinity, and violence.” with Jay Gillam. Southwest Social Science Association, 2002. New Orleans, Louisiana. 12. “Narratives of risk: Gay men confronting AIDS at the millennium.” International Institute for Qualitative Research, February, 2000. Edmonton, Alberta. 13. “Young men who have sex with men (MSM) in commercial sex venues (CSV) in Los Angeles: Comparing risks/assessing needs.” American Public Health Association, November, 2000. Boston, Massachusetts. 14. “Psychosocial factors associated with HIV risk among young African-American men who have sex with men.” American Public Health Association, November, 2000. Boston, Massachusetts. 15. “Connection to the community: How does it impact HIV risk among young African-American men who have sex with men?” United States Conference on AIDS, October, 2000. Atlanta, Georgia. 16. “Public sex and sexual cultures: Bathhouses, risk, and the lives of men who have sex with men (MSM).” International AIDS Conference. July, 2000. Durban, South Africa. 17. “Moving the meaning of marriage…or not: Conceptualizing marriage in two communities.” With Michele A Adams. Pacific Sociological Association, April, 2000. San Diego, California. 18. “Things that go ‘bump’ the dark: Darkrooms and the social organization of public sex.” Pacific Sociological Association, April, 2000. San Diego, California.
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19. “Migration, identity, and sex work: A domestic traffic in women.” Pacific Sociological Association, April, 2000. San Diego, California. 20. “Beyond the margins: Adolescent sexuality in comparative perspective.” International Association for the Study of Sexuality and Culture, June, 1999. Manchester, United Kingdom. 21. “Sexing the academy: Queer experiences with ‘Queer’ theory.” University of Rhode Island Symposium, April, 1999. Kingston, Rhode Island. 22. “From the father’s house to the ‘Big’ house: Adolescent prostitution and the making of criminal justice policy.” Western Society of Criminology, February, 1999. Oakland, California. 23. “Fielding sexuality: Some notes on participatory research and adolescent survival sex.” International Institute for Qualitative Research, February, 1999. Edmonton, Alberta. 24. “Adolescent women and survival sex: Some theoretical and methodological considerations.” American Society of Criminology, November, 1998. Washington, DC. 25. “Survival sex: A review of the literature.” American Sociological Association, August, 1998. San Francisco, California. 26. “The political is personal: Toward a socio-political conceptualization of hate crimes.” American Sociological Association, August, 1998. San Francisco, California. 27. “What’s love got to do with it? Toward a postmodern conceptualization of marriage: Legal deconstruction, queer marriage, and equality.” Law, Gender, and Sexuality, University of Keele, June, 1998. Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom. 28. “Beyond the margins: Body, soul, and method.” Qualitatives ‘98. Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, May, 1998. Toronto, Ontario. 29. “Community, media, and hegemonic identity: Visual images and queer culture.” Pacific Sociological Association, April, 1998. San Francisco, California. 30. “The ecology of hatred: An examination of the relationship between community and biasbased crime.” Pacific Sociological Association, April, 1998. San Francisco, California. 31. “Engendering conflict/conflicting agendas: The unhappy marriage between conflict and feminist perspectives in criminology.” Pacific Sociological Association, April, 1998. San Francisco, California. 32. “Media, myth, and representation: Deconstructing the queer ideal.” Thinking Gender, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, April, 1998. Los Angeles, California. 33. “Contextualizing hatred: A feminist critique on tracking bias-based crimes.” American Society of Criminology, November, 1997. San Diego, California. 34. “Officer response to domestic violence in same-sex households: An exploratory analysis.” Southwestern Social Science Association, April, 1997. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 35. “The (lack of) differences in parenting between gay/lesbian and heterosexual parents.” California Sociological Association, April, 1997. San Diego, California.
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36. “Hate crimes as political violence: Shifting paradigms.” Law and Society Association, March, 1997. St. Louis, Missouri. 37. “Toward a theoretical consideration of gay male promiscuity.” Southwestern Sociological Association, March, 1997. New Orleans, Louisiana. 38. “Thinking sexuality/(re)thinking methodology.” Southwestern Sociological Association, March, 1997. New Orleans, Louisiana. 39. “Feminist research methods as activism.” Disturbing the Peace: Activism, Power, and Social Change, University of California at Riverside, April, 1996. Riverside, California. 40. “The construction of family and mothering: An exploratory analysis of parenting and sexual orientation.” Thinking Gender, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, March, 1997. Los Angeles, California. 41. “Researching diversity: The promise of a feminist research ethic in the study of the gay and lesbian community.” Thinking Gender, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, February, 1996. Los Angeles, California. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1993-1994
Adjunct Professor of Sociology William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri Upper Division Courses: Social Research Methods Survey of Sociological Theory Sociology of Sex and Gender Advanced Readings in Feminist Theory Deviance and Conformity
1995
Adjunct Professor of Sociology University of LaVerne LaVerne, California Lower Division Courses: Sociology of Marriage and Family Introduction to Sociology
1995-1997
Adjunct Professor of Sociology Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, California Lower Division Courses: Introduction to Sociology Minority Relations Social Problems
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1997
Adjunct Professor of Sociology Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, California Lower Division Courses: Introduction to Sociology
1996
Adunct Professor of Criminal Justice California State University at Fullerton Upper Division Courses: Gender, Crime and Sexuality
1999
Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice Niagara University Lewiston, New York Upper Division Courses: Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Hate and Bias-Based Crimes Senior Capstone Course in Methods and Statistics
1996-2000
Associate Instructor of Sociology University of California at Riverside Upper Division Courses: Research Design and Methodology Statistical Methods Classical Social Theory Contemporary Social Theory The Sociology of Community Formal Organizations The Social Psychology of Human Sexuality Men and Masculinity Social Inequality and Class Stratification Criminology
1996-1997
Adjunct Professor of Sociology California State University at Los Angeles Upper Division Courses: Contemporary Social Theory Violence in American Society Theories of Social Change The Sociology of Sex and Gender Advanced Graduate Seminar: Research Methods
2001-2002
Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Oklahoma at Norman Upper Division Courses: Social Research Methods Sex Work and Prostitution Sociology of Law Inequality in a Global Perspective
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2002-2003
Acting Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Oklahoma at Norman Upper Division Courses: Sociology of Law Social Research Methods Crime and Delinquency Inequality in a Global Perspective
2003-2005
Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Oklahoma at Norman Graduate Seminar: Graduate Seminar in the Sociology of Law
Lower Division Courses: Social Problems Upper Division Courses: Sociology of Gender Sociology of Deviance Social Research Methods Sociology of Law (distance learning) Social Problems Social Problems (distance learning) Directed Studies in the Sociology of Health and Wellness 2005-2006
Assistant Professor of Criminology and Social Sciences of Health University of Ottawa Lower Division Courses: The History of Criminological Thought Upper Division Courses: Minorities and Justice
2007-2008
Assistant Professor of Sociology Concordia University Lower Division Courses: Juvenile Crime and Delinquency Upper Disivion Courses: Methods of Social Research
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Research Assistant 1991–1993 University of New Orleans Department of Sociology. Description: Provided research and technical assistance in the preparation of a manuscript for Dr. Alice Abel Kemp.
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Research Analyst 1993–1994 University of Kansas Institute for Public Policy and Social Research Project Title: An Analysis of Parental Satisfaction with USD 497. Description: Constructed, administered, and supervised a computer-aided telephone interview (CATI) project of parents in the local school district. Performed univariate and multivariate analysis of the data and wrote reports for presentation and publication. Research Analyst 1994–1995 University of Kansas Institute for Public Policy and Social Research Project Titles: Mental Health Reform in the State of Kansas Fair and Affordable Housing for People Living with Mental Illness in the State of Kansas Description: Performed univariate and multivariate analyses on data collected from the State Office of Mental Health and various community-based organizations. Constructed and administered surveys of client and service provider satisfaction. Conducted focus groups with clients, families of clients, and service providers. Methodological Consultant 1995 William Jewell College Alumni Association Project Title: Alumni Satisfaction Survey Description: Constructed and administered a mail survey of College alumni. Methodological Consultant 1997 American Society of Criminology, Division on Women and Crime Project Title: Professional Women in Criminal Justice Occupations Description: Performed analyses on survey commissioned by the Division on Women and Crime assessing women’s job satisfaction in criminal justice occupations. Project Director I, Prevention and Behavioural Science 2001–2002 Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Sexually Transmitted Disease Program Epidemiologist and Project Director 2000–2002 Los Angeles County Department of Health Services HIV Epidemiology Program Project Title: An HIV Incidence Study in Commercial Sex Venues Description: A multi-site project that combines qualitative and quantitative research techniques to assess HIV and STD prevalence and incidence among men who have sex with men in bathhouses and other public sex venues. ETHNOGRAPHIC AND FIELD EXPERIENCE June–August 1998 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Three months of intensive fieldwork on public sexual contact in bathhouses and “darkrooms” with a focus on individual HIV and STI risk prevention measures.
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January 2001–July 2001 Los Angeles, California Participant and non-participant observation in Los Angeles sex clubs and bathhouses with English- and Spanish-speaking men who have sex with men. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 2000-2004
University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Grant Selection Committee Corrine Price Scholarship Committee Student Misconduct Committee Student Appeals Board
2001-2003
University of Oklahoma Senior Adult Services Mornings with the Professor Lecture Series
2000-2005
University of Oklahoma Department of Sociology Undergraduate Affairs Committee Newsletter and Publications Committee Faculty Advisor: Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society
2005-2006
University of Ottawa Department of Criminology Social Affairs Committee Outreach Committee
2007-2008
Concordia University Department of Sociology Co-organizer of a Film Night and Panel Discussion with SASU Organized SOCI 263 Students to host a “Sock Drive” for Homeless Youth
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Occasional Reviewer: Critical Criminology Canadian Women’s Studies/les cahiers de la femme Social Epistemology Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice Session Organizer: 1997
American Sociological Association: Theory, Method, and Praxis in Gender Studies Student Roundtables Careers in Sociology: Prospects and Possibilities Activism and Academia: Overcoming False Dichotomies
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1997
Midwest Sociological Society The Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
1999
International Assocation for the Study of Sexuality Youth, Sexuality and Human Rights
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Society of Criminology American Sociological Association Canadian Evaluation Society Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Canadian Public Health Association Canadian Society of Criminology Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association Law and Society Association International AIDS Society International Sociological Association Society for the Study of Social Problems Sociological Practice Association Sociologists for Women and Society
Version: Novemver 1, 2008
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