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Stacey Tucker

My goal as an instructor is to stimulate critical thinking on issues in society that students take for granted as “just the way it is.”  If students can take something from my classes that they can use in their everyday lives, if they become more aware of who they are or who they would like to be in relation to society, or if they consider social justice as something they can be part of no matter what field they pursue, then I feel I have done my job.  Teaching is more than relating facts.  It is about stimulating learning and sparking a desire to go beyond the surface “facts.”  I try to accomplish this by using a variety of teaching methods: lecture, discussion, film, and activities such as role-playing and informational presentations.  I use historical and contemporary literature to provide a well-rounded approach to the subject matter.

Courses Taught

  • SOC110 Social Justice and Social Change, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 2005-Present
    Three-hour sociology course covering the fundamental concepts of sociology (social interaction, institutions, stratification [processes and structure], social patterns and social change); applying a sociological perspective to the notion of social justice in historic and contemporary settings.

  • SOC420 The Urban Community, Lee University, Spring 2005, Fall 2006
    Three-hour advanced sociology course covering the form and development of the urban community; the growth, development and problems of the cities; the metropolitan region and social characteristics of fringe and suburban areas; sustenance, organization, demographic, geographic and technological variables.

  • GST 101 (Gateway to University Success) Peer leader, Lee University, August 1999 – May 2001
    Required freshman introductory course, involved teaching class (as an undergraduate student) approximately once a week on topics such as note-taking and study skills to freshman students.  Included working one-on-one with a full-time professor

Professional Experience

  • Principal Planner, Bradley County, TN Government Planning/Engineering/Building Inspections Department, 2004-2005

Selected Honors, Awards, Grants

  • Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 2005-present
  • Graduate Assistant, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 2002-Spring 2004

Selected Publications

Forthcoming:“Feminist Theory and Democracy.” Justitia. Justice Studies Newsletter, Winter 2008.

Selected Presentations and Conferences

“The ‘Dis-Welfare’ State: Poverty and Social Policy in the U.S.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting August 11-14, 2007 New York, NY

Organization Membership(s)

  • American Sociological Association
  • Population Association of America

 

Stacey Tucker

Contact Information

Stacey Tucker
Department of Sociology
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490

Email: sussery@utk.edu