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CURRICULUM VITAE Philip W. Nyden
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Past Distinguished University Research Professor
Department of Sociology
Loyola University of Chicago
847-328-9279 (home)
Education
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ph.D. in Sociology, May 1979
Dissertation Title: Rank and File Insurgency in a Large Industrial Union: A Case Study of the
United Steelworkers of America
Major Areas: Industrial Sociology, Political Sociology,
Minor Area: Social Change
University of Pennsylvania
M.A. in Sociology, May 1973
Major Area: Social Stratification
Drew University, Madison, New Jersey
B.A. with Honors, May 1972
Major Area: Sociology
Minor Areas: Political Science, Psychology
Honor Thesis: "Coal Mining in Great Britain and the United States: The Industries and the
Unions"
Semester Abroad: Spring 1971, study in London, England in conjunction with the London School
of Economics
Employment
Loyola University of Chicago, 1979-present
Distinguished University Research Professor 2010-2017
Sociology Department
Professor Emeritus 2017-present
Professor 1991-2017
Associate Professor 1985-1991
Assistant Professor 1979-1985
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Employment (cont.)
Loyola University of Chicago
Director, Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL), 1996-2016
CURL is a non-traditional, innovative, inter-disciplinary research center that engages in university-
community collaborative research where community partners are involved in all stages of the research process
from conceptualization and research design to analysis and writing final reports. I was involved in creating
the center. CURL has completed more than 400 projects with over 200 community partners. CURL
typically has a six-plus-member staff, involves multiple faculty and more than 50 graduate and undergraduate
fellows annually. In addition to regular grant support, CURL has an $8 million endowment to support core
operating expenses and some fellowships. More information at www.luc.edu/curl.
Chairperson, Sociology and Anthropology Department, 1988-1995
Loyola University of Chicago: Other Administrative Experience
Member, Steering Committee
Master’s in Public Health
Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
2015-2016
Member,
Rank, Tenure & Leave Committee
College of Arts and Science
2013-2016
Alternate Member,
University Faculty Appeals Committee
2011-2012
Co-Director, Policy Research Action Group
(multi-university and community-based
organization network for which Loyola served
as fiscal agent)
1989-2007
Member, Council of Graduate Programs
1997-2000
Member, Search Committee for Director of
Research Services
1993-1994 and 1994-1995
Graduate Program Director, Sociology
1987-1988
Coordinator, Graduate Applied Sociology
Program
1981-1987
Sociology Program Representative
Ph.D. Council
1987-1988
Sociology Program Representative,
MA/MS Council
1982-1987 (Chairperson, 1984-1986)
Representative,
University Graduate Studies Coordinating
Board1983-1986
Member, Dean’s Advisory Committee
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
1983-1986
Member, Sociology and Anthropology
Department Advisory Committee
1980-1988
Chairperson,
Sociology and Anthropology
Undergraduate Committee
1981-82
Member, Pre-Law Student Advisory Committee
1979-1988
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Employment (cont.)
Loyola University of Chicago: Courses Taught
Introductory Sociology, Society and Its Institutions, Social Movements of the Sixties, Issues in American
Society, Inequality in Society, Industrial Sociology, Economy and Society, Social Theory and Social
Research, Eyes on Chicago (non-traditional urban sociology course involving field activities outside the
classroom); Field Work (Internship Coordinator), Qualitative Methods (graduate), Urban Sociology
(graduate), Social Change (graduate), Work and Occupations (graduate), Sociology and Social Policy
(graduate), Seminar in Applied sociology (graduate), Political Sociology (graduate); Practicum (graduate);
Sixties Social Movements; Urban Sociology (graduate), Sociological Perspectives in Community and
Organizational Development (graduate); Eyes on Chicago; Urban Studies Seminar (combined undergraduate
and graduate course involving visits/discussions with community leaders as well as collaborative research
action projects); Engaged Methodologies (graduate); Equitable Urban Development; Housing, Community,
and Social Policy (graduate)
Calumet College, Hammond, Indiana
Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1975-1979
Community Organization Counselor, 1975-1979
Administration of college-community activities, including coordination of in-service training for social
service agency personnel and work as a liaison between community agencies and students completing
field work.
Coordinator, In-Service Training Program, Indiana Area One Agency on Aging, 1976-1979
Project Director, Consumer Education Project for the Elderly and Low-Income Adults in Northwest
Indiana
1977-1979
Director, Pre-retirement Education Program, 1975-1979
Visiting Appointments
Social Justice and Social Change Research Centre
University of Western Sydney, Australia
September/October 2008
Shopfront
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
February/March 2002
Conducting seminars and lectures related to university:community collaborative research and community
engagement methodologies. Shopfront is a community research outreach unit of UTS.
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Grants/Contracts Received
Through work as Director of the Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL),
from 1996 to 2016, and Director of the Policy Research Action Group, from 1989 to 2006, I have been involved
in obtaining, administering, and/or researching funded projects totaling more than $30,000,000. In addition, I was
closely involved in working with Loyola University in obtaining endowment support for CURL. As noted above,
this endowment is now approximately $8,000,000. Below are projects for which I am the primary researcher or
have substantially contributed to the activities described.
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest. $160,000. 2012-2015. Urban Poverty Strategies
Knowledge Exchange and Assessment Process with BPI staff and board.
Ford Foundation. Undocumented Students National Position Paper Project. $400,000 2010-2012. (grant
obtained by Fairfield University in cooperation with Loyola University and Santa Clara University; with R.
Ryscavage, K. Schlichting, L. Nichols, M. Guzman, P. Roberts, and others).
Peoria Housing Authority, Peoria, IL. Research with public housing residents to determine their needs and
priorities in redevelopment of PHA housing. $26,000. 2010-2011 (with D. Van Zytveld and K. Guenther).
Australian Research Council. Residents' Voices, Place Communities and Disadvantage. $85,000. 2010-2013,
(Co-PI on project with M. Darcy and G. Gwyther).
Chicago Center of Excellence in Health Promotion Economics, “Effects of Gentrification on Late Stage Diagnosis
of Breast Cancer.” $5,000. 2007-2008.
Roger Grein (private philanthropist), “Course-Based Philanthropy Pilot Program.” $20,000. 2006-2008.
Commission on Human Relations, City of Chicago. “Assessing the Impact on Gentrification and Displacement
on Communities of Color.” $8,000. 2005.
McCormick Tribune Foundation. Evaluation of Model Early Childhood Education Programs, Additional grant to
continue ongoing work. $1,760,000. 2005-2006 (with D. VanZytveld and A. Sharma).
Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant, "Developing Academically Rigorous Community-University Collaborative
Research" Host institution: UTS Shopfront, University of Technology Sydney, Summer 2004.
European Commission-U.S. Cooperation Program in Higher Education, Sustainable and Equitable Community
Development: Curricular Framework for International Innovation. $75,000 (US) and €75,000 (Europe).
2003-2005. (U.S. portion administered by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education)
National Neighborhood Coalition. National Survey of Policy Priorities of Neighborhood-Level Organizations to
be completed in preparation of NNC National Summit in Washington, DC June 2003. $60,000. 2002-2003.
McCormick Tribune Foundation. Evaluation of Model Early Childhood Education Programs. $950,000. 2002-
2004 (with D. VanZytveld and A. Sharma).
Human Relations Foundation. Continuing Gaps in Racial and Ethnic Indicators in the Chicago Metropolitan
Area. $10,000. 2002-2003.
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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Support for continued Policy Research and Action Group
(PRAG) activities. $100,000. 2001-2003. (with M. Hellwig).
Pew Charitable Trust. Support for development of a "Youth Voices in Policy" network linking collaborative
university:community policy research projects in Chicago and Philadelphia to the Center for Urban Research
and Learning (CURL) and Temple University. $400,000 2001-2003 [in cooperation with Cristo Rey High
School, and Latinos United].
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. Funding for a comprehensive study of affordable
housing in Chicago's Uptown community. $70,000. 2001-2002.
Woods Fund of Chicago. "Increasing Community-Based Organization Role and Voice in Smart Growth and
Equity Policy Development." $50,000 to CURL. 2001.
Woods Fund of Chicago. "Housing Affordability Research Consortium." $47,000 to CURL and Roosevelt
University Institute of Metropolitan Affairs. 2001.
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation. Endowment Challenge Award to CURL $2,500,000 for endowment
to support core operating expenses of CURL. 1999. (As part of the terms of the award, Loyola University
raised an additional matching $2,500,000 by 2003 for a total fund of $5,000,000.)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Community Outreach Partnership Centers funding).
Support for research and policy development for a "Community of Opportunity" to preserve child-care,
housing, and employment opportunities for low-income families in Rogers Park as new investment takes
place. $400,000, 1999-2002.
Sara Lee Foundation. Collaborative research and development work with the annual Sara Lee Foundation Spirit
Award Recipient. $30,000, 2000-2001 (in conjunction with the Philanthropy and Non-Profit Sector Graduate
Certificate Program).
U.S. Department of Education (Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, FIPSE). Participatory
Evaluation Network. $250,000 to the Center for Urban Research and Learning, CURL (in conjunction with
Loyola Office of Government and Community Relations). 1999-2001.
U.S. Department of Education (Technology Innovation Challenge Grant). Youth and Community Involvement in
Policy Development through Use of Computer and World Wide Web Technology. $250,000 to CURL (in
conjunction with Loyola Office of Government and Community Relations). 1999-2001.
AT&T. Grant to support Chicagoserves.org, an on-line internship/volunteer searchable database (in conjunction
with the Loyola University Development Office and United Way/Crusade of Mercy, Inc) $25,000 to CURL,
1998-99.
Fannie Mae Foundation. Grant to support Chicago Policy Research Conference and publication of a "Chicago
Policy Research Guide 1999." Conference co-sponsored by the Urban Universities Collaborative, the Policy
Research Action Group and Loyola University (in conjunction with the Loyola University Development
Office), $10,000 to CURL, 1998-1999.
McCormick Tribune Foundation. Grant to continue support for the Center for Urban Research and Learning (in
conjunction with the Loyola University Development Office). $775,000 to CURL, 1998-2003
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Sara Lee Foundation. Collaborative research and development work with the annual Sara Lee Foundation Spirit
Award Recipient. $30,000, 1998-1999 (in conjunction with the Philanthropy and Non-Profit Sector Graduate
Certificate Program).
Woods Fund of Chicago. Grant to support the "Community Alliance for Training and Education: Advocating for
Effective Welfare-to-Work Strategies" (with M. Hellwig; grant to the Policy Research Action Group),
$35,000, 1997-1998
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Grant to support community-capacity building in a variety of
research and action areas (grant to the Center for Urban Research and Learning), $600,000, 1997-2000.
Fannie Mae Foundation. Grant to complete paper for the Annual Housing Conference, May 1996. (with John
Lukehart and Mike Maly, $2500.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Grant to continue three years of funding for the core staff of the
Policy Research Action Group. $550,000, 1996-1998
U.S. Department of Education. Grant to support expansion of the Policy Research Action Group activities.
$1,200,000, 1995-1998.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Grant to support national research project, "Creating and
Sustaining Viable, Inclusive, Diverse, Stable Urban Neighborhoods in the United States." (Involving studies
in 10 U.S. cities and support for 1996 national conference. In conjunction with the Policy Research Action
Group and the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities (with J. Lukehart), 1995-96, $89,000.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Planning grant for grassroots summit in El Salvador to discuss
collaborative university:community research and the strengthening of civil society, 1994 $20,000 (in
conjunction with the Policy Research and Action Group).
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Continuation of Policy Research and Action Groups activity),
1993-1995, $250,000.
Kellogg Foundation, development of on-line university researcher-community organization needs network
resource, (made through the Poverty, Race, Research Action Council in Washington, D.C.), $8,000, 1993-94.
U.S. Department of Education, Grant for "Policy Research and Action Group: Promoting Collaborative Research
Partnerships Between Universities and Community-Based Organizations," Urban Community Service
Program (submitted in cooperation with University of Illinois at Chicago and DePaul University), $
1,100,000, 1992-95.
Chicago Community Trust. Received grant of $150,000 (with Organization of the NorthEast) for two-year
continuation of cooperative project examining racial, ethnic, and social class diversity in the Uptown and
Edgewater communities, 1992-94.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Received grant for $150,000 (May 1992) for additional
development of the Policy Research and Action Group. Project includes funding for collaborative research
between researchers and community organizations and includes internship and apprenticeship components
[submitted in cooperation with the Policy Research and Action Group board members].
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U.S. Department of Education, Received grant of $90,000 (February 1992) for renewal of "Development of a
Learning/Research/Mentoring Model: A Proposal to Encourage Minority Participation in Graduate
Education." See description below [developed in conjunction with J. Reich and F. Catania].
U.S. Department of Education, Received grant of $100,000 (February 1991) and additional $90,000 renewal
(February 1992) for "Development of a Learning/Research/Mentoring Model: A Proposal to Encourage
Minority Participation in Graduate Education." Grant will provide for faculty urban research project
involving Loyola University faculty and minority students; the intent is to stimulate minority student interest
in research and graduate school opportunities [developed in conjunction with J. Reich and F. Catania].
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Received $56,000 for developing a Community Institute and
Internship Clearinghouse, 1991-92.
Chicago Community Trust. Received grant of $120,000 (with Organization of the NorthEast) for eighteen-month
project, for examining racial, ethnic, and social class diversity in the Uptown and Edgewater communities,
1991-92.
Human Relations Task Force, Chicago Community Trust. Received $500 for publication of report, Racial,
Ethnic, and Economic Diversity in Uptown's Subsidized Housing: A Case Study of Its Present Character and
Future Possibilities (research was completed in cooperation with Organization of the NorthEast), 1990.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Received $50,000 for establishing "Policy and Research and
Action Groups" in the area of gentrification and neighborhood diversity, 1990-1991.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Joyce Foundation. Received $20,000 for the "Research
and Action for the 1990s Project," 1989.
Awards and Recognition
Member, Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, inducted as member 2016
William Foote Whyte Distinguished Career Award by the American Sociological Association Section on
Sociological Practice and Public Sociology, August 2015
Loyola University paid leave of absence, Fall 2009-Spring 2010 (50% leave for full year)
Loyola University Faculty Member of the Year, 2004-2005
Loyola University Graduate Faculty Member of the Year, 1995
Paul Davidoff Award for outstanding book publication promoting participatory democracy and positive
social change, awarded by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 1997 (for Building
Community)
Loyola University paid leave of absence (1/2 time for Fall-Spring 2009-2010)
Loyola University paid leave of absence, Fall 1992
Loyola University research stimulation grant, 1987-88
Loyola University paid leave of absence, Fall 1987
Loyola University Summer Research Grant, 1982
Loyola University Small Research Grant, 1982 and 1981
Louis M. Rabinowitz Foundation Grant, 1976
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Professional Affiliations and Activities
Memberships:
American Sociological Association
Urban Affairs Association
Elected or appointed positions:
Elected Chair, Sociological Practice and Pubic Sociology Section, American Sociological
Association (ASA), 2012-2015.
Advisory Committee Member, Leverhulme Cultures of the Suburbs International Research
Network, University of Exeter, UK, 2010-2012.
Member, National Consultation on Inner City Poverty (Committee), Secretary for Social and
International Ministries, Jesuit Conference, 2008-2012.
Elected member, Council, Sociological Practice and Public Sociology, ASA 2008-2010.
Chair or Co-chair, ASA Task Force on Encouraging Public Sociology, 2004-2009
Editorial Board, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal (Technical University of
Iasi, Romania) 2004-2012.
Section Council, Community and Urban Section, ASA, 1992-94
Program Committee Member, Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), 1991
Program Committee Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), 1991
Illinois State Representative, MSS, 1988-1990
Vice-President, Association for Humanist Sociology (AHS), 1985-1989
President, Illinois Sociological Association (ISA), 1985
Local Arrangements Chair, AHS, 1985
Chairperson, Labor Studies Division, SSSP, 1983-1985
Midwest Representative, AHS, 1983
Member, Committee on Unemployment in the Profession, SSSP, 1983-1987
Associate, Midwest Center for Labor Research, 1983-1986
Program Committee Member, AHS, 1984
Program Committee Member, SSSP, 1983
Program Committee Member, Gerontological Society, 1981
Editorial work:
Co-founder and co-editor, Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 2006-
present
Reviewer for Urban Studies, Urban Affairs Review, City and Community, American Journal of Sociology,
Housing Policy Debates, Journal of the American Planning Association, and other journals.
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Publications
Books, Edited Journals, and Policy Reports
Public Sociology: Research, Action, and Change. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press/Sage Publications, 2012.
Co-edited with Leslie Hossfeld and Gwendolyn Nyden.
Differential Impact of Gentrification on Communities in Chicago. Report to the City of Chicago Commission on
Human Relations. Chicago: Center for Urban Research and Learning, 2006 (with E. Edlyn and J. Davis).
Who Is Listening to Local Communities? Connections Between Chicago Regional Community-Based Organizations
and Regional, State, and National Policy Initiatives. Report commissioned by the Woods Fund of Chicago. (co-
authored with Nate Benefield and Maureen Hellwig). Published by the Loyola University Center for Urban
Research and Learning and the Woods Fund. 2005.
Affordable Housing in the Chicago Region: Perspectives and Strategies. Report commissioned by the Woods Fund
of Chicago. A collaborative project of CURL and the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, Roosevelt University
2003. (co-edited with James Lewis, Kale Williams, and Nate Benefield).
The Future of Grassroots America: Local Perspectives on Current and Emerging Issues Facing Urban, Suburban,
and Rural Communities. Report commissioned by the National Neighborhood Coalition and presented at the
NNC Summit, June 25, 2003, Washington, D.C. (with G. Nyden and A. Fox).
Cityscape special issue on "Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Diversity in U.S. Cities," vol. 4, no. 2, 1998 (managed
national research project and edited reports from nine cities in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development as well as with J. Lukehart, W. Peterman, and M. Maly).
Black, White and Shades of Brown: Fair Housing and Economic Opportunity in the Chicago Region. Chicago:
Illinois, Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, 1998 (co-authored with M. Leachman, W.
Peterman, and D. Coleman).
Building Community: Social Science in Action. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press (Sage), 1997. (Co-edited with
Darryl Burrows, Anne Figert, and Mark Shibley).
Challenging Uneven Development: An Urban Agenda for the 1990s. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press,
1991. (Co-edited with Wim Wiewel).
Chicago: Race, Class, and the Response to Urban Decline. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1987 (with K.
McCourt, L. Bennett, and G. Squires).
Feasibility of a Home Equity Guarantee Program in Chicago Neighborhoods. Report submitted to the Chicago
Neighborhood Organizing Project and the City of Chicago, January 1986 (with K. McCourt and A. Lyons).
Steelworkers Rank-and-File: The Political Economy of the Union Reform Movement. New York: Praeger, 1984.
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Articles, Chapters, Reports, and Exhibits
Community Uprooted: Eminent Domain in the U.S., photography exhibit and accompanying interactive web site with
essays, Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL April-July 2016. Completed interviews, provided edited
text, and organized interactive website to accompany photographs of Richard Wasserman. [with S. Young et al.].
www.luc.edu/eminent-domain.
“Community-based Research in den USA: Ein Überblick über Prinzipien und Prozesse” (Community-based Research
in the United States: An overview of principles and processes), chapter in Karsten Altenschmidt and Wolgang
Stark, eds., Forschen und Lehren mit der Gesellschaft. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer VS, 2016. [with Jeffrey
B. Anderson and Trisha Thorne].
“Public Sociology,” Entry in George Ritzer, ed., Wiley-Blackwell’s Encyclopedia of Sociology, Second Ed. Hoboken,
NJ: Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
“Sociology, Engaged Public Research, and Civic Education,” Chapter 9 in Peter Levine and Karol Edward Soltan,
eds. Civic Studies: Approaches to the Emerging Field. Washington, D.C., Bringing Theory to Practice, 2014, pp
103-114. [Part of the Civic Series supported by the American Association of Colleges and Universities.]
“Building Grassroots-Anchored Global Networks,” Chapter 11 in Shweta Singh, Social Work and Social
Development: Perspectives from India and the United States. Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books, 2013, pp 146-151.
Pathways to Stable Housing, photography exhibit and text, Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, IL, August
15, 2011-January 15, 2012. (Completed interviews and provided edited text to accompany photographs taken by
photojournalist Noah Addis. The exhibit highlighted positive stories of formerly homeless individuals and
families who have moved to stable housing.)
“Report on Survey of Taft Homes Residents for the Peoria Housing Authority” Report submitted to the Peoria
Housing Authority and Brinshore Development, providing an analysis of resident characteristics and preferences
as part of redevelopment of public housing community, September 2011 (secondary author/researcher with
Kimberlee Guenther).
“Differential Impact of Gentrification and Displacement on Communities of Color,” in Nyden, et al. 2012 (see above),
pp. 77-83 (with J. Davis and E. Edlynn).
“Adding Vitality to Sociology: Bringing the Community Into Research,” in Kathleen Korgan, Jonathan White,
Shelley White, eds. Sociologists in Action: Sociology, Social Change, and Social Justice. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Pine Forge Press/Sage Publications, 2011. Pp. 149-153.
“Social Problems or Social Solutions? The Role of Public Sociology in Addressing Contemporary Crises,” in
Michigan Sociological Review. Vol. 24, Fall 2010, pp. 5-18.
“Documenting Impacts: Engaged Research Centers and Community Change,” in Fitzgerald, H.E., Burack, C., and
Seifer, S., eds. Handbook of Engaged Scholarship: The Contemporary Landscape. Vol 2., Community Campus
Partnerships. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2010. Pp. 311-332. [co-authored with Stephen
Percy].
“Collaborative University-Community Research Teams,” in Resources for Engaged Scholarship at Research
Universities, web resource published by The Research University Civic Engagement Network. Boston: Campus
Compact, 2009. [http://www.compact.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nyden-final.pdf]
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“Moving Beyond the Last Century’s Academic Traditions: Promoting Community-Engaged Research,” Proceedings
of Conference on Community Engagement in Higher Education, Johannesburg, South Africa: JET Education
Services, 2007. [http://www.chesp.org.za/homepage/heqc-chesp%20Conference%20proceedings.pdf]
“A Curricular Framework for Sustainable Equitable Community Reinvestment,” In Norbert Steinhaus, ed.,
Proceedings of Advancing Science and Society Interactions, Seville, Spain 3-5 February 2005. Bonn, Germany:
ISSNET: 2006, pp. 152-160 [co-authored with D & I Hall, S. Marullo, T. Rojo, S Knoy, N. Aardema].
“Sustaining Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Communities” in Ram Cnaan and Carl Milofsky, eds.
Handbook on Community Movements and Local Organizations. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer, 2006.
“The Challenges of Opportunities of Engaged Research.” In Linda Silka, ed., Scholarship in Action: Applied
Research and Community Change. Washington, DC., U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
2006, pp. 11-25.
Public Sociology and the Roots of American Sociology: Re-establishing Our Connections to the Public: Report and
Recommendations. Report to the American Sociological Association prepared by the ASA Task Force on
Institutionalizing Public Sociologies, August 2005 (served as chair of the Task Force and co-authored report with
Task Force members).
“Creating Communities of Opportunity,” In All Things (Spring 2005) p. 15.
"University-Community Partnerships: A Framework and an Exemplar." In L. Jason, C. Keys, Y. Suarez-Balcazar, R.
Taylor, and M. Davis, eds. Participatory Community Research: Theories and Methods in Action. Washington,
D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2004, pp. 105-120 (with Y. Suarez-Balcazar, M. David, J. Ferrari, B.
Olson, J. Alvarez, P. Molloy, and P. Toro.)
"Academic Incentives for Faculty Participating in Community-based Participatory Research," Journal of General
Internal Medicine. July 2003. 18 (7), 576-585.
“Partnerships for Collaborative Action Research,” in Barbara Jacoby and Associates, eds., Building Partnerships for
Service-Learning (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass 2003), pp. 213-233.
“Community Engaged Research: Faculty Rewards for Community-Engaged Research,” Connections (Publication of
the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities), January 2003 (vol 3, n. 5), 10-12.
"The Uptown Housing and Land Use Study," Research report completed for State Representative Larry McKeon and
funded by the Illinois State Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. December 2002. (with P. Haas, T.
Walsh, N. Benefield, and C. Giangreco).
“Taking Flight: A Loyola Program Teaches Students in a Unique Way How to Reach for Public Service,” Loyola
Magazine. Fall 2001. Pp. 32-35 (with D. Van Zytveld).
"Creating Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities in the United States: A Model for the Future," Social
Policy and Administration (March 2001) v. 35, n. 1, pp. 32-47 [with William Peterman]
"Racial and Ethnic Diversity in U.S. Urban Communities: Challenging the Perceived Inevitability of Segregation," in
Frederick W. Boal, ed., Ethnicity and Housing: Accommodating Differences (London: Ashgate, 2000) [with
Michael Maly].
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"Housing Discrimination and Economic Opportunity in the Chicago Region." Report to the Human Relations
Foundation of Chicago. January 2000. (with M. Leachman).
"Comment on Rosenbaum et al., Lake Parc Place: A Study of Mixed-Income Housing" in Housing Policy Debate,
(1998) v. 9, iss 4.
"The Emergence of Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Communities: A Case Study of Nine U.S. Cities,"
Housing Policy Debate, (1997) v. 8, iss 2, 491-534 [with John Lukehart and Mike Maly].
"On-line Internship Clearinghouse Developed in Chicago," Poverty and Race (March/April 1997), vol 6, n. 2, pp 1-2.
"Use of Research Participation for Mentoring Prospective Minority Graduate Students," Teaching Sociology, vol 24
(July 1996), 256-263 [with I. Crawford, A. Figert, and J. Reich].
Saving Our Homes: The Lessons of Community Struggles to Preserve Affordable Housing in Chicago's Uptown.
Chicago: Loyola University and Organization of the NorthEast, January 1996. Report completed in conjunction
with Organization of the NorthEast and funded by Chicago Community Trust [with J. Adams].
"Adding Chairs to the Research Table," in Job-Tech: The Technological Revolution and Its Impact on Society.
Proceedings of the Midwest Conference on Technology, Employment and Community, ed. by Abdul Alkalimat,
Douglas Gills, and Kate Williams. Chicago: Twenty-First Century Books and Publ, 1995.
Religious Congregations and Values: Their Role in the Racially, Ethnically and Economically Diverse Communities
of Edgewater and Uptown. Chicago: Loyola University and Organization of the NorthEast, February 1994.
Report completed in conjunction with Organization of the NorthEast and funded by Chicago Community Trust
[with J. Adams, M. Barz, and K. Fresco].
Diversity and Opportunity in a Local Economy: Community Business in Edgewater and Uptown. Chicago: Loyola
University and Organization of the NorthEast, July 1993. Report completed in conjunction with Organization of
the NorthEast and funded by Chicago Community Trust [with J. Adams, and L. Bennett].
"Social Action Research" in Carla Howery, Novella Perrin, John Seem and Robert Bendiksen, Teaching Sociological
Practice: A Resource Book. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association, 1993, pp. 26-1 - 26-10
"Collaborative Research: Harnessing the Tensions Between Researcher and Practitioner," The American Sociologist v.
23, n. 4 (Winter 1992), 43-55 [with Wim Wiewel].
Our Hope for the Future: Youth, Family, and Diversity in the Edgewater and Uptown Communities. Chicago:
Loyola University and Organization of the NorthEast, June 1992. Report completed in conjunction with
Organization of the NorthEast and funded by Chicago Community Trust [with J. Adams and M. Mason].
"Teaching Qualitative Methods: An Interview with Phil Nyden," Teaching Sociology. (July 1991) 19:396-402.
Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Diversity in Uptown's Subsidized Housing: A Case Study of Its Present Character and
Future Possibilities. Chicago: Human Relations Task Force of Chicago Community Trust, 1990 (co-authored
with a number of graduate students also working on the project).
Teaching About the Sixties: A Resource Guide. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., January 1990.
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"Chicago’s North Loop Redevelopment Project: The Growth Machine on Hold," in Scott Cummings, ed., Corporate
Elites and Urban Development. N.Y.: SUNY Press, 1988 (with K. McCourt, L. Bennett, and G. Squires).
"A Confidence-builder for Chicago Neighborhoods (Home equity insurance)" Chicago Tribune November 2, 1987
(op-ed article with A. Lyons, K. McCourt)
"Is Growth Working for Chicago?" Challenge, (Sept-Oct 1987) vol. 30, pp. 42-48. (with G. Squires, K. McCourt, and
L. Bennett)
“Savoring the ‘Second City,’” Footnotes (American Sociological Association) v. 15 n. 6 (August 1987), p 1+.
Perceptions of Neighborhood Change in South Evanston, Report to the City of Evanston Human Relations
Commission, June 1987 (co-authored with a number of graduate students also working on the project).
"Challenging Chicago's Growth Machine: A Preliminary Report on the Washington Administration," International
Journal of Urban and Regional Research (1987) vol. 11, pp. 351-362. (with G. Squires, K. McCourt, and L.
Bennett).
"Finding Housing in Non-Traditional Communities: The Client's Perspective," in Gary Orfield, ed., Fair Housing in
Metropolitan Chicago: Perspectives After Two Decades. Report completed for the Chicago Area Fair Housing
Alliance (funded by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development), October 1986 (with K. McCourt).
"Democratizing Organizations: The Case of a Union Reform Movement," American Journal of Sociology (May 1985)
vol. 90, no. 6, 1179-1203.
"Unemployment: Its Social Costs," Progressive Forensics. (September 1984) vol. 1, No. 2, 8-10.
“Dimensions of Female Employment and Unemployment in Chicago in the 1980s.” Report to the Midwest Women’s
Center, Chicago, IL, March 1984 (with K. McCourt).
"Fiddling as a Union Crumbles," Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1984 (op-ed article).
"Training Non-academic Sociologists: A Reconsideration of the Role of Sociology Departments," Sociological
Practice. (Winter 1984) vol. 5, N.1, pp. 65-84.
"Surveying Alumni and Employers: Data To Guide an Applied Sociology Program," in A Teacher's Resource Book on
Applied Sociology. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association, 1983, pp. 157-177.
"The Application of Qualitative Skills in Sociology," in A Teacher's Resource Book on Applied Sociology.
Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association, 1983, pp. 243-251.
"Evolution of Black Political Influence in American Trade Unions," Journal of Black Studies. (June 1983) 13:379-
398.
"Rank and File Organizations and the United Steelworkers of America," Insurgent Sociologist (Fall 1978) 8:15-24.
WCBS-TV News documentary on politics in the United Steelworkers of America, consultant to producer, aired on
national television, March 6, 1979.
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"Myths and Realities of Aging," script writer and producer of slide/tape presentation, prepared for the Indiana Area
One Agency on Aging, July 1978.
Preretirement Education Program Report. Hammond, Indiana: Lake County Economic Opportunity Council, 1977.
"Steelworkers Taking Off the Business Suit?" San Francisco Examiner, January 30, 1977.
"Which Way Will the Steelworkers Go?" The Sunday Sun, (Baltimore, Maryland) February 6, 1977.
"Sadlowski and the New Insurgency," The Nation (September 18, 1976), 223:241-244.
Book and Film Reviews
Review of Peter Marcuse, James Connolly, Johannes Novy, Ingrid Olivo, Cuz Poter and Justic Steil, eds., Searching
for the Just City: Debates in Urban Theory and Practice in City and Community, in City and Community, vol. 10,
issue 3 (September 2011), pp. 343-345.
Review of Rhonda Phillips and Robert H. Pittman, eds. An Introduction to Community Development, Journal of the
American Planning Association. Vol. 76, Issue 4 (Autumn 2010), pp.517-518.
Review of Carolyn Adams, David Bartelt, David Elesh, and Ira Goldstein with Joshua Freely and Michelle Schmitt
Restructuring the Philadelphia Region: Metropolitan Divisions and Inequality in Social Forces, vol. 88, no. 4
(June 2010), pp. 1926-1928.
Review of C. Chetkovich and F. Kunreuther, From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change
in American Journal of Sociology (May 2008) v. 113, n. 6, 1792-94.
Review of C. Kenneth Banks et al., The Company of Neighbours in Contemporary Sociology. vol.30. n. 1 (Jan. 2001)
Review of N. Jewson, and S. Macavegor, Transforming Cities: Contested Government and New Spatial Divisions in
Contemporary Sociology. vol. 29, n. 6 (Nov. 2000).
Review of David P. Varady and Jeffrey A. Raffel, Selling Cities: Attracting Homebuyers through Schools and
Housing Programs in Urban Affairs Review (July 1997).
Review of Jerry Lembcke's One Union in Wood in Quarterly Journal of Ideology (1987).
Review of Poletown Lives! (film) in Humanity and Society (1985).
Review of Paul Blumberg's Inequality in an Age of Decline in Journal of Intergroup Relations 10: 50-52 (Winter
1982).
Review of William A. Schultze's Urban and Community Politics in Quarterly Journal of Ideology, (Fall 1981).
Review of Edward Greer's Big Steel, in American Journal of Sociology 86:697-700 (November 1980).
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Papers Presented, Invited Lectures, and Participation at Professional Meetings
Invited Lecture, “Do We Know It All? Combining Community and University Knowledge in Research,” Speaker
Series on Public Scholarship sponsored by the College of Education, Health, and Society, Miami University of
Ohio, February 2017
Invited Panelist, “The City as Classroom: Case Studies, Lessons and Aspirations” The University and the City
Symposium, Drew University, Madison, NJ. October 2015.
Paper Presentation, “Scaling Up to Increase Community-Based Organization Voice,” Presented at Urban Affairs
Association annual meeting, Miami, May 2015 [with T. Neumann, S Young, and J. Burkett].
Presentation, “Healthy Homes Initiative” to Campus as Community Change Agent/GreenTown conference,
University of Illinois Chicago, May 21, 2014 [with D. Treering and K. Kaufka-Walts].
Invited Speaker, “University-Community Research Collaborations: Building Stronger Networks,” University of
Coventry, Coventry, UK, December 11, 2013.
Invited Speaker, “Adding Chairs at the Research Table: Community, Student, and Faculty Roles in Community-
University Collaborations” Midwest Knowledge Exchange, University of Wisconsin, Madison, October 18, 2013.
Session Organizer, “Grassroots to Global: Local Practices and Local Research Informing, Regional, National, and
International Policy,” American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, New York, August 2013.
Invited Lecture, “Establishing University-Community Research and Action Centers,” Xavier University, Cincinnati,
OH, October 2012.
Paper Presentation, “Weaving Social Seams: Stable, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities as Places of Social
Innovation,” European Urban Research Association, Vienna, Austria, September 2012.
Panel Presenter, “Facilitating the Integration of Scholars with Community Efforts and Public Discourse,” ASA
Annual Meeting, Denver, August 2012.
Presentation, “Doing Community-Based Research,” invited presentation to ASA Honors Students, ASA Annual
Meeting, Denver, August 2012.
Roundtable Presider, “Analytics and Pragmatics of Imagined Utopias and ‘Community Magic’: Sociologists as
Multicultural Community Facilitators,” Section on Sociological Practice and Public Sociology roundtables, ASA
Meeting, Denver, August 2012.
Invited Speaker, "Do We Know It All? Combining Community and University Knowledge in Research," Sociology
Department Colloquium, University of Illinois Chicago, March 2012.
Panelist, “Public Sociology: Research Action and Change,” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New
Orleans, March 2012.
Invited Lecture, “Combining University and Community Knowledge in Research,” Marquette University, February
2012.
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Panel Presenter, “Research, Action and Change – Collaborative University-Community Research in Chicago,”
Association for Humanist Sociology, Evanston, IL, October 2011.
Invited Lecture, “Combining University and Community Knowledge in Research,” Margaret Chase Smith Policy
Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME, September 2011.
“Where is the Public in Public Sociology? What Place Do Ordinary People with Ordinary Lives Have in Creating
Knowledge?” Paper presentation at Great Cities/Ordinary Lives Conference, University of Illinois Chicago,
September 2011.
Panel Presenter, “Public Sociology Careers,” presentation to ASA Honors Program Participants, American
Sociological Association (ASA) annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV, August 2011.
“Collaborative Research and Establishing a National Community-Based Research Network” organizer and leader of
workshop at the Heartland Delta Faculty Conversations, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, February 2011.
Invited Panelist, “The Promise and Problems of Engaging Publics,” Public Sociological Association and Graduate
Student Sociological Association, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, November 12, 2010.
Panelist, “Integrating University Knowledge and Community Knowledge in Social Change Research” ASA annual
meeting, Atlanta, August 2010.
Invited Speaker, “Do We Know It All? Utilizing University and Community Knowledge in Research,” School of
Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 9, 2010.
Invited Speaker, “Sustaining Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities in the 21st Century,” Indiana
University Annual Public Sociology Forum, Indiana University, Bloomington, March 2010.
Keynote address, “Social Problems or Social Solutions? The Role of Public Sociology in Addressing Contemporary
Crises,” Michigan Sociological Association, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, November 14, 2009.
Panelist, “Local-to-global dissemination of community-based knowledge,” LivingKnowledge Conference, Queens
University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, August/September 2009
Panelist, “Contradictions in Service Learning and Community-based Engagement,” ASA Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, August 2009.
Organizer and presenter, “Research/Policy Workshop--Sociology and Policy: Applying Theory and Research to
Public Policy,” ASA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 2009.
Respondent, Invitational conference on Liberal Education and Effective Practice, American Association of Colleges
and Universities, Clark University, Worcester, MA, March 2009.
“Dangerous Territory or More Rigorous Research?: University-Community Collaboration and Participatory Action
Research,” Keynote address to School of Social Work Symposium, Loyola University Chicago, November 2008.
“Promoting Engaged Research in the University,” Presentation at the University of Western Sydney, Parramatta,
Australia, October 8, 2008.
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“Resident Voice in Housing Policy Decisions, Presentation at the University of Western Sydney, Bankstown,
Australia, October 1, 2008.
Workshop organizer and presenter, “Professional Workshop: Creating a Public Sociology Oriented Department,”
ASA Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2008.
Workshop presenter, “Career Workshop: Career Advice for Sociologists Committee to Public Sociology” ASA
Annual Meeting, Boston MA, August 2008.
“Researching Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities,” presentation to Conference on the Academy and
Organized Civil Society, Catholic University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany, June 2008.
“Who Do We Serve? Non-profit Responses to Gentrification,” Paper presented at annual meeting of the Urban
Affairs Association (UAA), April 2008, Baltimore, Maryland (with Eilleen Rollerson, Jennifer Nargang
Chernega, and Dennericka Brooks).
“Regional Development, Smart Growth, and Community Voice,” Panelist, PolicyLink: Regional Equity ’08
Conference, New Orleans March 2008.
“Public Sociology and Collaborative University Community Research,” Keynote speaker at inauguration of new
public sociology graduate program, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, February 2008.
Invited participant, Youth Action Research National Initiative working conference of 35 members funded by the
Johnson Foundation, Wingspread Conference Center, Racine, WI, November 2007.
Invited participant, Higher Education Network for Community Engagement (HENCE) working conference of 40
members funded by the Johnson Foundation, Wingspread Conference Center, Racine, WI, September 2007.
“Creating Global Linkages through Issue-based Grassroots Research: Researchers and Activists Promoting Stable
Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Diversity in Local Communities,” presentation to Third International Conference of
Living Knowledge, Paris, Sept. 1, 2007 (w/ G. Nyden).
Organizer and Chair, Session on Urban Sociology. ASA annual meeting. New York, NY, August 2007.
“Engaged Scholarship, Tenure, and Career Advancement in Higher Education,” Presentation at Conference on
Community-University Partnerships: How Do We Achieve the Promise? University of Massachusetts, Lowell,
April 26–28, 2007.
“The Current State of Public Social Science,” Invited presentation to Conference on Community-Engaged Scholarship
in Higher Education: Have We Reached a Tipping Point? Sponsored by the Community-Engaged Scholarship
for Health Collaborative. Washington, DC. February 21-23, 2007.
“Institutionalizing Public Social Science,” Presentation at the American Association of Colleges and University
Conference on Faculty Work and the New Academy: Emerging Roles and Evolving Challenges, Chicago, IL
November 10, 2006.
“Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Gentrification and Displacement in Chicago,” Presentation to City of Chicago
Commission on Human Relations Annual Forum, Chicago, IL, October 31, 2006.
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“Crossing Boundaries to Build a Stronger Discipline: Public Sociology and Community-Engagement,” Keynote
address to Illinois Sociological Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, Rock Island, IL, October 6, 2006.
“University Structures and Rewards to Promote Engaged Research,” Invited keynote speaker and resource person,
Conference on Community Engagement in Higher Education, Cape Town, South Africa, conference hosted by the
Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and the Community-
Higher Education-Service Partnerships (CHESP) initiative of JET Education Services (JET), Sept. 3-5, 2006.
“The Design of Diversity: Urban Design for Chicago’s Socially-Mixed Neighborhoods,” Panel member, I-Space
Gallery program (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Chicago, IL, June 9, 2006.
“Gentrification and Displacement in Humboldt Park,” Presentation to Community Arts Partnership, Chicago, IL, May
1, 2006.
“Universidades y Sociedad Civil en el Ámbito de la Regeneración Urbana Sostenible” Presentation (by co-author) at
Congreso 2006 Universidad y Sociedad Civil, March 9, 2006, Seville, Spain (co-authored with T. Rojo, D. Hall,
and S. Marullo).
“Gentrification and Displacement in Chicago’s Latino Neighborhoods,” Presentation to the Puerto Rican Agenda,
Chicago, IL, February 4, 2006.
“Differential Impact of Gentrification and Displacement in Communities of Color,” Paper presentation, Urban Affairs
Association (UAA) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 2006 (with E. Edlyn and E. Davis).
“Collaborative Action Research Methodology” and “Establishing and Sustaining Collaborative Research Initiatives,”
Workshop presentations sponsored by the American Democracy Project, Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis, October 2005.
“The Public Sociology Movement in American Sociology on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the American
Sociological Association,” paper presented at the Challenging Orthodoxy: The Public Function of Sociology
Conference, University of Liverpool, UK, September 2005.
“Evaluating and Rewarding Public Sociology,” Presentation to chairperson’s conference, American Sociological
Association (ASA) annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2005.
"Teaching Public Sociology," Co-facilitator of workshop at ASA annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2005
“Comments on Still, Separate, Unequal,” Panel presentation on report released by the Urban League of Chicago, (at
the Urban League) Chicago. June 2005.
“Impact of Collaborative Research Centers Research in Urban Communities,” Presentation at Community Outreach
Partnership Center Conference, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Chicago, April 2005.
“Building and Sustaining Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Communities,” Presentation to Urban
Sociology Workshop, Northwestern University, March 2005.
"Moving outside traditional boundaries: action research in Chicago's communities" Presentation to Faculty at Illinois
Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, March 2005.
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"Creating an International Equitable Urban Development Curriculum," Presentation at the European Union sponsored
bi-annual meeting of the International Science Shop Network, Seville, Spain, February 2005.
"Creating International Links in Community-Based Research," Talk presented at the University of Liverpool,
November 2004.
"Stable Diversity in Urban Communities," Presentation at the Fund for Open Society Conference, Cherry Hill, New
Jersey, October 2004.
"University Engagement with the Community: Passing Fad or Lasting Change?" Sherry Corbett Memorial Lecture
Series, Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, October 2004.
"International Linkages: The Potential of University-Community Partnerships," Invited keynote speaker at
Conference on Community and Campus: Building Partnership for Better Practice, Research and Education,
Stavanger University College, Stavanger, Norway, August 2004.
"Current Community-Based Organization Priorities in the U.S.." Paper presented at the Urban Affairs Association
Annual Meeting, Washington, DC., March 2004. (with G. Nyden and A. Fox).
"Models of Collaborative University-Community Research," Invited Presentation to the Australian University
Community Engagement Alliance, Parmatta, New South Wales, Australia, June 2004.
"Racial and Ethnic Diversity in U.S. Urban Communities," Invited Presentation at the University of Technology
Sydney, Sydney, Australia, June 2004.
"Community-based Research and Interdisciplinary Connections,” Invited keynote speaker at Spring Faculty
Symposium on Interdisciplinary Learning, College of Public Service, St. Louis University, February 2004.
"University and Community Collaborative Research Model." Presentation to the Simposio Fundacional del Instituto
Universitario para el Desarrollo de las Comunidades, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto
Rico, October 23, 2003.
"Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities: Present and Future" Paper presented at Color Lines
Conference, Sponsored by the Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, August 31, 2003 (with J. Lukehart and
W. Peterman).
"Measures of Success for Stable Diverse Communities." Presentation to the Building Blocks for Inclusive
Communities Conference, Cleveland. November 7, 2002.
"Teaching About Social Inequality." Presentation to Workshop. ASA Annual Meeting, Chicago. August 17, 2002.
"Housing Disparities and Economic Opportunity in the Chicago Region." Paper presented to the Chicago Assembly
on Economic Opportunity and Community Development in Metropolitan Chicago, June 25-26, 2002 (with M.
Leachman).
“Social Impact of the Arts,” Panelist, Community Development and the Arts: Building the Field conference, School
of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, May 2, 2002.
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"Building Stronger Community-University Relationships." Presentation at the Community Outreach Partnership
Center Program Conference, Pittsburgh. April 26, 2002. (Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development).
"Weaving Partnerships: Framework for Truly Collaborative University:Community Endeavors." Presentation to the
Community Psychology Conference, Chicago. June 15, 2002 (Sponsored by the American Psychological
Association).
"Finding a Community Voice in a Global World: Linking Grassroots Projects. Presentation to the Community
Research Network Conference, Chicago. June 14, 2002.
"The Challenges and Opportunities of University:Community Engagement." Keynote address to the Wayne State
2002 Urban Forum, Detroit. April 18, 2002
Multiple lectures on university:community collaborative research, community-based research methodology, and
international connections among grassroots-policy institutes. University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney,
Australia. March 2002. Sponsored by UTS Shopfront.
"Creation of Stable Racial and Ethnic Communities: An Answer to Racial Exclusion in the United States."
Presentation to the Place Managers, New South Wales Government, Sydney, Australia. March 12, 2002.
Sponsored by the New South Wales Prime Minister's Office.
"Community-Based Research Methods." Two-day workshop presented to faculty, students, and community leaders at
the University of Queensland, Ipswich, Australia. February 21-22, 2002. (Sponsored by the Community Service
and Research Centre, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences).
"The Changing role of a University and Its Community." Presentation to the Faculty at LaTrobe University, Victoria,
Australia. February 13, 2002.
"University-Community Cooperative Policy Research." Presentation to the Victorian Local Government Association,
Melbourne, Australia. February 12, 2002.
"Building Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities in the U.S." Presentation to the faculty at Auckland
University, Auckland, New Zealand. February 8, 2002. Sponsored by the Alcohol & Public Health Research
Unit, Auckland University.
"Incentives for Faculty Participation in Community-Based Participatory Research," Invited keynote presenter,
Conference on Promoting Community-Based Participatory Research, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality Rockville, MD, November 27-28, 2001
"Community Development," Discussant program session, ASA annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 2001.
"Academic Workplace Workshop: Building Sociology Connections to Urban Studies Programs." Panel member. ASA
annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 2001.
Invited presenter, International Conference on Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy. University of
Queensland, Ipswich, Australia, July 2001.
"Smart Growth and Equity: It's Not Just for the Suburbs Anymore," Organizer of panel at the Urban Affairs
Association (UAA), Detroit, April 2001
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"Social Change Resulting from University:Community Collaborative Research," Presentation to the Living
Knowledge Conference sponsored by the International Science Shop Network and the European Union. Leuven,
Belgium, January 2001.
"Urban University Research Centers and Social Justice" Workshop presentation at the Jesuit College and University
Social Justice Conference, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, October 2000.
"Challenges of University:community research partnerships," presentation at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Administration Community Outreach Partnership Center Conference, Providence, RI, September 2000.
"Social Policy" Organizer of regular program session, ASA annual meeting, Washington, DC., August 2000.
"Sustaining Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities," Invited presentation at the Arizona Fair Housing
Conference, Tucson May 2000.
"Challenges and Opportunities for University-Based Research and Service Centers," presentation to colloquia, Urban
Affairs Association (UAA) annual meeting, Los Angeles May 2000.
"Housing and Economic Equality in Chicago: Policy Challenges," Presentation to meeting of the Funders Network for
Smart Growth, Chicago March 2000.
"Creating a Collaborative University:Community Research Center," Engaged University Conference, University of
Illinois Chicago, March 2000.
"Building and Planning Racially Diverse Communities in United States Cities." Invited lecture, University of Venice,
Venice, Italy. October 1999.
“Community Collaboration,” Loyola Magazine. Summer 1999, pp 20-21.
"Sports Stadiums as Urban Economic Development." Discussant on panel, UAA annual meeting, Louisville, Ky.
April 1999.
"Recent Books on Race Relations." Panelist, UAA annual meeting, April 1999.
"University:Community Collaborative Policy Research." Invited lecture, University of Technology, Sydney. Sydney
Australia. March 1999.
"University:Community Research Partnerships." Invited presentation at national Wingspread conference on moving
research universities toward greater engagement in community-based policy research, Wingspread Conference
Center, Racine, Wisconsin, December 1998 & July 1999 (co-sponsored by the Johnson Foundation, Campus
Compact, the American Association for Higher Education, and other national educational associations).
“Ending Social Exclusion by Democratizing the Policy Research Process,” Presentation to Annual Government
Meetings of Birmingham Settlement and Focus Housing, Birmingham, England, Sept. 24 and 28, 1998.
"An Urban Retail Village: The Evolution of a Community-Based Alternative to Mega-Malls and Shopping Strips."
Paper presented at the UAA annual meeting, Ft. Worth, Texas, April 1998 (with Sharon Bjorkman).
"The Death of Integration?" Participation in panel at the annual meeting of the UAA, Toronto Canada, April 1997.
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"Models of University:Community Collaboration." Presentation at symposium sponsored by the University of
Birmingham (U.K.) and Loyola University Chicago, Birmingham, England, March 1997.
"The Emergence of Stable Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Communities: A Case Study of Neighborhoods in
Nine U.S. Cities." Paper presented to the Fannie Mae Foundation Annual Housing Conference, Washington, D.C.
May 1996 (with Michael Maly and John Lukehart).
"University:Community Cooperative Relationships" Panelist at the annual meeting of the ASA, New York, August
1996.
"Creating Stable Diverse Urban Communities." Organizer of session at the annual meeting of the UAA, New York,
April 1996.
“Development of the university:community collaboration in urban policy research in Chicago.” Paper presentation to
Urban Universities and Their Cities Conference, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 29,
1996.
"Evolution and Management of Multiple Source Projects." Panelist for session at the Research Administrators
Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 1995.
"Do Collaborative Efforts Improve Community Well-Being?" Panelist for session at Collaborative Conference,
University of Illinois Chicago, June 1995.
"Adding Chairs to the Research Table: University-Community Collaboration in Policy Research and Action." Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the UAA, Portland, Oregon, April 1995.
"Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Urban Communities: Sustaining Diverse Communities in Chicago." Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the UAA, Portland, Oregon, April 1995 [with M. Maly].
"Grassroots-based Policy Research." Panel member at Midwest Conference on Technology, Employment and
Community," Chicago, March 1995.
"Sociology and Social Policy." Organizer of session at the ASA, Los Angeles, August 1994.
"Racial Residential Diversity and Segregation in Chicago." Paper presented at annual meeting of the Society for the
Study of Social Problems (SSSP), Los Angeles, August 1994 [with Michael Maly].
"Role of Community Organizations in Sustaining Neighborhood Diversity." Presentation to roundtable session, ASA
annual meeting, Los Angeles, August 1994 [with Michael Maly].
"Economic Development and Neighborhood Diversity." Paper presented at annual meeting of the UAA, March 1994
[with Joanne Adams and Larry Bennett].
"Defining Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Chicago's Neighborhoods: An Analysis of the 1990 Census." Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society (MSS), April 1994 [with Michael Maly].
"Can the University Be Useful to Community Activists?" Member of panel at the MSS annual meeting, Chicago,
April 1993.
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"Urban Housing and Racial/Ethnic Diversity." Presentation at roundtable, ASA annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
August 1992.
"Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Urban Communities." Paper presented at meeting at the Fifth International Research
Conference on Housing, Montreal, Canada, July 1992.
"Challenging Uneven Development: Research and Action in Urban Policy." Paper presented at the UAA annual
meeting, Cleveland, Ohio April 1992.
"Urban Political Economy." Participant in panel discussion at annual meeting of the Illinois Sociological Association,
October 1991.
"Urban Social Policy Issues." Organizer of paper session at the MSS annual meeting, April 1991.
"Gentrification, Racial and Ethnic Diversity, and Affordable Housing in Urban Communities." Paper presented at the
UAA annual meeting, Vancouver, Canada, April 1991.
"Research and Action: Cooperation Between Academics and Communities." Paper presented at Association of
Collegiate Schools of Planning annual meeting, November 1990 (with Wim Wiewel).
"Chicago’s Home Equity Guarantee Program: The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of a Housing Program." Paper
presented at ASA annual meeting, August 1989 (with K. McCourt).
"Where Have All the Radicals Gone?: The Myth of the Big Chill." Paper presented at the Society for the Study of
Social Problems (SSSP) annual meeting, Berkeley, California, August 1989 (with G. Nyden).
"Urban Sociology." Discussant at session at annual meeting of the MSS, April 1989.
“Community Stability and Social Change.” Panel presentation at the Society for Applied Sociology annual meetings,
Chicago, October 1988.
"Perceptions of Neighborhood Integration and Neighborhood Quality: Homeowners and Renters." Paper presented at
ASA annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1988 (with P. Crane, C. Feen, and A. Marco).
"Maintaining Integrated Communities: Roles of School Systems, Local Government, and Neighborhood
Organizations." Paper presented at SSSP annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1988 (with P. Crane, C. Feen,
and A. Marco).
"Maintaining Integration: Social Policy Implications for Chicago Communities." Presentation to the Chicago
Sociological Practice Association, Chicago, May 1988.
"Resident Perceptions of Changing Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Evanston, Illinois." Paper presented at MSS
annual meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 1988 (with C. Feen, and A. Marco).
"Chicago: Race, Class, and Response to Urban Decline." Discussion of co-authored book at special conference on
Temple University Press American city series, Michigan State University, East Lansing, November 1987 (with K.
McCourt, G. Squires, and L. Bennett).
"New Models of Workplace Organization." Organizer of session at the SSSP annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois,
August 1987.
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"Housing Concerns and Moderate Income Neighborhoods." Paper presented at MSS annual meeting, Chicago,
Illinois, April 1987 (with K. McCourt).
"The Future of the Labor Movement." Chair and discussant of session at the Association for Humanist Sociology
annual meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1986.
"Race, Class and Power in Chicago." Participant on Panel at the ISA annual meeting, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, October
1986.
"Unemployment and Mental Health." Discussant at colloquium, SSSP annual meeting, New York, August 1986.
"Age and Youth in Action: A Dialog." Presentation as part of dialog with Maggie Kuhn, National Convener, Gray
Panthers. Chicago, June 3, 1986.
"Post-World War II History of the Rank-and-File Movement in the Steelworkers Union." Presentation at Symposium
on American Working Class History, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, October 1985.
“Chicago: The City that Works, for Less.” Paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association annual
meeting, Chicago, 1985. [with G. Squires, K. McCourt, L. Bennett].
"Working with Unions." Co-organizer of roundtable at SSSP annual meeting, Washington, D.C., August 1985.
"Thematic Session on Applied Sociology." Discussant on panel at the SSSP annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas,
August 1984.
"Which Side Are You On?: Sociological Research for Labor and Community Organizations." Paper presented at the
ASA annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas, August 1984.
"Chicago: The City That Works." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Planners Society of
America, Chicago, April 1984 (with G. Squires, L. Bennett, and K. McCourt).
"Union Democracy." Co-organizer of roundtable at MSS annual meeting, Chicago, April 1984.
"Economic Dislocation--Impact on Community and Labor Relations in Illinois." Presentation to Conference on
Economic Dislocation, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Springfield, Illinois, March 1984.
"The Death of the Steel Industry: Implications for Progressive Trade Unionism." Colloquium presentation, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, February 1984.
"Impact of Unemployment on Low-Income Women in Chicago." Presentation to colloquium at the SSSP annual
meeting, Detroit, Michigan, August 1983 (with K. McCourt).
"The New Applied Sociology: Whom Do We Serve?" Paper presented at the MSS annual meeting, Kansas City, Mo.,
April 1983.
"Graduate Departments and the Training of Humanistic Applied Sociologists." Paper presented at AHS annual
meeting, Washington, D.C., October 1982.
"Aging and Politics." Session organizer, Gerontological Society meeting, Toronto, Canada, November 1981.
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"Career Alternatives for Sociology Majors." Session organizer and discussant, ISA annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois,
October 1981.
"Illusion of Stable Jobs: The View from Workers in Auto, Steel, and Other Core Industries in Recession." Paper
present at SSSP annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, August 1981 (with G. Nyden).
"The Detroit Model." Organizer of roundtable discussion, ASA annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, August 1981 (with
P. Kraft).
"The Changing Role of Labor Unions in American Communities." Organizer of session and presenter of paper at ISA
meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 1980 (with G. Nyden).
"The Growth of Progressive Rank-and-File Caucuses." Paper presented at SSSP annual meeting, New York, August
1980.
"The Company Town Today--Social Control in Communities Dominated by Business." Organizer of Roundtable at
ASA annual meeting, New York, August 1980 (with J. Leighter).
"Field Methods in an Environment of Social Change." Paper presented at AHS meeting, South Bend, Indiana,
October 1978.
"Grassroots Militancy in the USWA." Paper presented at the ASA annual meeting, San Francisco, September 1978.
"Organization of Rank and File Opposition in the Steelworkers Union." Paper presented at the SSSP annual meeting,
San Francisco, September 1978.
"Trade Union Struggles." Co-organizer of roundtable at ASA annual meeting, Chicago, September 1977.
Community Service
Member, Affordable Housing Task Force, City of Evanston, 2008-2009.
Member, National Committee, Fund for an OPEN Society, Maplewood, N.J., 2007-2010.
Advisory Committee Member, Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, 2004-2009.
Member, Inclusionary Zoning Task Force, City of Evanston, 2003-2004.
Board Member, Citizens Information Service, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-97.
Member, Long-range Planning Committee on Racial Integration (appointed by the Evanston/Skokie District 65
School Board), 1990-1992.
President, Dewey Community Conference, Evanston, Illinois, 1987-88.
As indicated above, a number of my research projects have been completed in cooperation with other local
government agencies and community organizations.
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