Dr. Jeanne Mekolichick

Associate Professor & Chair of Sociology
Department of Sociology, Radford University

Dr. Mekolichick earned her Ph.D. in Sociology with a specialization in Social Psychology from Kent State University. She has been teaching Sociology since 1994, has been at Radford University since 2001 and was recently recognized for her teaching excellence. Her teaching interests are in the areas of research methods, social psychology, applied sociology, and social problems. Her research interests are mainly in the areas of self and identity as they apply in social, organizational, community, and business settings. She is committed to demonstrating the value of sociological theories and methods to her students by conducting research collaboratively with them as well as the local community. Dr. Mekolichick has mentored students in conducting basic and applied research, internships, grant-writing, presentations, and publications. In 2006 Dr. Mekolichick founded the Psi of Virginia chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, The International Sociology Honor Society and served as the chapter representative for three years. Currently, Dr. Mekolichick is serving her second three-year term as a Councilor in the national organization Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). She is a facilitator for the CUR Institutes in the Social Sciences and Humanitites and is the Social Science Divisional Representative to the Program Review Committee. As the Director of the Center for Social & Cultural Research, Dr. Mekolichick has collaborated with numerous student researchers and community organizations such as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia, the Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley , the Center for Family Health, Inc, RU's Division of Information Technology, and RU's Office of Sustainability. Recently, she published in the official journal of the American Association of Applied and Clinical Sociology , Journal of Applied Social Science, along with students Jennifer Davis and James Chouinard, both now pursuing doctoral degrees in Sociology at Texas A&M.

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