Education

Ph.D. Instructional Design (anticipated 2011) Idaho State University

M.A. Sociology 2004 Idaho State University

B.A. Sociology 2001 Idaho State University

 

Teaching Interests

Social Stratification

Self & Society

Sociology of the Family

Cultural Anthropology

 

Teaching Experience

Courses taught:                                      Dates:                                           Institution     

Soc 111 Introduction to Sociology        Winter 2004 to present             ISU, BYU-I     

Soc 102 Social Problems                      Spring 2005                                ISU  

Soc 311 Family Interaction                    Summer 2005 to present         BYU-I

Soc 370 Social Stratification                  Winter 2004 to  present            BYU-I              

Soc 340 Research Methods                  Winter 2005 to Summer 06     BYU-I

Soc 365 Sociology of Health                  Fall 2005 to present                  BYU-I

Soc 451 Self and Society                        Winter 2006 to present             BYU-I

Soc 495 Senior Research Project        Fall 2005 to Summer 06           BYU-I

Anth 101 Intro to Anthropology               Winter 2006 to present             BYU-I

 

Courses as Teaching Assistant:          Dates/Sections:                           Institution:

Soc 101, Introduction to Sociology         Fall 2002 to Spring 2003            Idaho State University

 

Additional Professional Experiences

Career and Academic Advisor, Brigham Young University-Idaho

Department of Religion and Social Sciences from 08/03 to 06/05.

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Idaho State University

Department of Sociology from 08/02 to 08/03.

 

Professional Development

Native American Cultural Association Faculty Advisor

Member of the American Sociological Association (ASA), since 2003

Member of the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA), since 2003

Fluent in French; spent two years in the Mascarene Islands

 

Professional Presentations

Meeker, Nathan J. 2003. "Religiosity, Racial Integration, and Attitudes of Closeness Toward Blacks Among White Americans." Presented at the Idaho State University Spring Sociology Colloquium, May 5, Pocatello, ID.

 

Thesis, Dissertation, and/or Publications

Meeker, Nathan J. 2004. "Intergroup Contact and Religiosity: Their Relationship to Religious Discrimination." Masters Thesis, Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID.