Paul T. Knudson Curriculum Vitae; updated September 2017-1 - Pknudson@soc.umass.edu (218) 779-3942 (preferred cell) (413) 545-0443 (office) Department of Sociology Thompson Hall 824 University of Massachusetts Amherst 200 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2016- FT Lecturer in Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2011-2016* Assistant Professor of Sociology, The College of Saint Rose 2010-2011 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Sociology University at Albany 2010 Adjunct Instructor, Iona College 2005-2010 Graduate Assistant, Department of Sociology, University at Albany 2003-2005 Graduate Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of North Dakota 2002-2003 Research Assistant, Better Government Association, Chicago, IL * The sociology program at the College of Saint Rose was closed in 2016. EDUCATION Ph.D. Sociology, 2011 University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY Dissertation Title: Metropolitan Fragmentation vs. New Regionalism and the Evolving Nature of Metropolitan Governance: An Analysis of Growth Politics and Policy in the Capital Region of Upstate New York". Committee: Angie Y. Chung (chair), Richard Lachmann, Gene Bunnell Comprehensive Exam Areas: Urban Sociology, Political Sociology M.A. Sociology, 2005 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND Thesis Title: The Socialization of Religious Beliefs and Practices: An Analysis of Laypersons in a Small, Upper-Midwestern City. B.A. Sociology; Minor, Economics, 2002 Northwestern College, Orange City, IA FIELDS OF INTEREST Urban Sociology, Families and Schools, Urban Education, Race, Class/Inequality
- 2 - PEER REVIEWED/REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Paul T. Knudson. 2012. Preservationists as Qualitative Growth Actors: A Case Study of Saratoga Springs, New York. Humanity & Society. November 2012, (36) 4: 326-353. Paul T. Knudson. 2012. Regional Industrial Recruitment in Upstate New York. State and Local Government Review, 44 (1): 21-32. Paul T. Knudson. 2011. Building Regional Capacity for Land-Use Reform: Environmental Conservation and Historic Preservation in the Hudson River Valley. Human Ecology Review. Paul T. Knudson. 2009. Coalition Formation and Metropolitan Contention: An Analysis of the Politics of Light-Rail Transit in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. City & Community, 8 (2): 177-195. NON-REFEREED PUBLICATION Paul T. Knudson, Alexander R. Thomas, and Polly Smith. 2013. High-Speed Rail in New York State: The Benefits of Shorter Time Distances. 2013. Published for the Utica Center for Small Cities and Rural Studies. October. WORK IN PROGRESS Examining the Accounts of School Choice Among Middle Class Parents in a Struggling Central-City School District. Under Review, Draft Available Academic Privilege and Social Segmentation: The Experiences of Middle Class African American Families in Central City Public Schools: Accounts from Albany, NY Under Review, Draft Available Looking Beneath the Neighborhood for Community: Understanding the Spatial Heterogeneity of Community Connection and Race/Ethnicity, Evidence from the Philadelphia Region - Manuscript in preparation with Joseph R. Gibbons, Ph.D. Draft Available Why Won t They Cooperate with the Public Schools? Middle Class African American Parents Attitudes Towards the Urban Charter School Movement. Manuscript in Preparation with Crysta Ascolillo. Draft Available. CONFERENCE PAPERS/ PRESENTATIONS Are Urban Public Schools Suitable? How Student Learning Styles and Disposition Affect School Choice. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, (August 11-15 th ) in Montreal, QB.
- 3 - The Experiences of Middle Class African American Families in Central City Public Schools: Accounts from Parents in Albany, NY. Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, (February 23-27) in Philadelphia, PA. Knudson, Paul T. 2016. Why Middle Class Parents Choose Urban Public Schools. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, (August 20-23) in Seattle, WA. Knudson, Paul T. 2016. Diversity, Inclusion, and Egalitarianism: Parental Thoughts Regarding Urban Public Education in Albany, New York. Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, (March 17-20) in Boston, MA. Knudson, Paul T. 2015. Understanding the Motivations of Middle Class Parents' Support for Urban Public Schools: Preliminary Findings from Pilot Interviews. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (February 26-March 1, 2015) in New York, NY. Knudson, Paul T. 2014. Benefits and Challenges of Teaching in a First Year Learning Community. Workshop Organizers: Ann Marie Popp, Duquesne University; Stephanie Bennett, College of Saint Rose; Paul T Knudson. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference. (February. 20-23) in Baltimore, MD. Knudson, Paul T. 2013. High Speed Rail in Upstate New York: Forthcoming or Fanstasy? Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (March 21-24) in Boston, MA.. Knudson, Paul T. 2012. Preservationists as Qualitative Growth Actors: A Case Study of Saratoga Springs, NY. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (February 23-26) in New York, NY. Knudson, Paul T. 2011. Determinants of Support for Transit Expansion and Downtown Redevelopment: Evidence from Houston, Texas. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (February 24-27) in Philadelphia, PA. Knudson, Paul T. 2010. Local Business Elites and the State: An Instrumentalist Approach to Economic Development. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (March 18-21, 2010) in Boston, MA. Knudson, Paul T. 2009. Fragmentation vs. New Regionalism and the Evolving Nature of Metropolitan Governance: An Analysis of Growth Politics and Policy in the Capital Region of Upstate New York. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (March 19-22) in Baltimore, MD. Knudson, Paul T. 2008. Coalition Formation and Metropolitan Contention: An Analysis of Light-Rail Transit in the Twin Cities of Minnesota Presented at the Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Conference (July 31-August 2) in Boston, MA. Knudson, Paul T. 2006. Leaving the Classroom Behind: Key Factors that Influence Home- School Families. Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (February 23-26) in Boston, MA.
- 4 - Abdullah Badahdah, Kathleen A. Tiemann, and Paul. T. Knudson. 2006. The Roles of Gender and Culture in Attribution, Emotion, and Helping a Friend with AIDS. Co-Presented at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Conference (February 23-26) in Boston, MA. Knudson, Paul T. 2005. The Socialization of Religious Preferences and Behavior: An Analysis of Laypersons in a Small, Upper-Midwestern City. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting (April) in Minneapolis, MN. Knudson, Paul T. 2004. The Impact of Women s Status on Infection Levels of HIV/AIDS: A Cross-National Analysis. Presented during a poster session at the Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting (April) in Kansas City, MO. Michael L. Yoder and Paul T. Knudson. 2002. The Protestant Ethic vs. Limitations of Climate and Tropical Disease: A Macro-Level Analysis of Economic Prosperity. Co-presented at the Association of Christians Teaching Sociology Annual Conference (June) in Wilmore, KY. TEACHING EXPERIENCE FT Lecturer in Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2016- Introduction to Sociology Social Problems The Family Survey Design and Analysis Data Collection and Analysis Assistant Professor of Sociology, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY 2011-2016 The American City Family Political Sociology Introduction to Social Research Senior Seminar Social Issues (online and traditional modes) Instructor, University at Albany, SUNY, Department of Sociology 2008-2011 Introduction to Social Research Introduction to Sociology Political Sociology Sociology of International Development Instructor, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, Department of Sociology Winter 2011 Sociology of the Family Teaching Assistant, University at Albany, SUNY, Department of Sociology 2005-2008 Sociological Theory Social Interaction and Processes
- 5 - Social Inequality Introduction to Social Research Introduction to Sociology Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota, Department of Sociology 2003-2005 Introduction to Sociology Social Problems ACADEMIC SERVICE College of Saint Rose and School of Math and Science Member: Undergraduate Academic Committee (Spring 2015) Member: Inclusive Excellence Committee (2012, 2014-2015) Member: Writing Intensive Subcommittee (2012-2015) Member: First Year Experience Ad-hoc Committee (2015-2016) Departmental: Advisor to 43 sociology and criminal justice majors. Participate in several transfer advisement, meet the majors, and Accepted Students each year (2011-2016) Assist chair in scheduling and recruiting adjunct instructors (2015-2016) Advisor to Sociology Honors Society: Alpha Kappa Delta (2013-2016) Member: Search Committee for new tenure track assistant professor position in criminal justice, Fall 2013 Research Advisement to four students who assisted me in my current research project Understanding the Motivations for Parents Support of Urban Public Schools PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Chair/Discussant for panels on urban policy, urban social problems for the Eastern Sociological Society Referee for journals: Journal of the American Planning Association Humanity & Society State and Local Government Review Human Ecology Review Member, Undergraduate Education Committee of the Eastern Sociology Society, 2014- Judge for best undergraduate poster award Invited Talks and Guest Lectures Panel Discussant for symposium Intersectionality and the Academic Job Market. SUNY Albany, November 11, 2016
- 6 - Dr. Carlos Balsas s Metropolitan Governance and Planning MA class. SUNY Albany, March 31, 2016. Dr. Gene Bunnell s Metropolitan Governance and Planning MA class. SUNY Albany, November 12, 2011 Dr. Zai Liang s Orientation Sociology graduate school class. How to write and complete your dissertation, October 11, 2011 Keynote speaker on immigration and city planning issues for the students attending the 2015 Washington, D.C. advocacy- service trip organized by students and Joan Horgan. November 21, 2014. Reviewed dissertations/articles: Melisa Valle's fieldwork for her dissertation at Columbia University: "If These Walls Could Talk: Displacement and Resistance in Historic Cartagena, Colombia." The advance was for the continual approval of a Fulbright Fellowship. (2013). Two articles for publication by Joseph Gibbons, Ph.D. San Diego State University. "Does Racial Segregation Make Community-Based Organizations More Territorial? Evidence from Newark, NJ, and Jersey City, NJ" and "The Irony in Inclusiveness: The Trials and Tribulations of Funding CBO Adaption to Immigrant Communities." (2013) Article for publication for Joseph A. Gibbons, Ph.D. San Diego State University. "The Challenges of Funding the Accommodation of Community-Based Organization Programs for Ethnic Communities."(2014). Dissertation Proposal for Meghan Kuebler, Ph.D. Candidate at SUNY-Albany. "Mortgage Origination and Subprime Lending Pre- and Post Housing Crash: An Evaluation of the Impacts of Race and Ethnicity. (2014). COMMUNITY SERVICE Lutheran Volunteer Corps. Involved in reviewing the applications of individuals who had applied to the program. I fielded phone interviews with applicants and drafted comments and recommendations to the organization on whether specific individuals should get accepted into the program. 2012-2014. Democracy Now! New York, NY Trinity United Methodist Church, Albany, NY. Chair, Website Committee, 2014-2016 Member, Strategic Action Committee, 2013-2016 Member, Finance Committee, 2014-2016 Member, Staff-Parish Relations Committee, 2014-2016
- 7 - Amnesty International, Treasurer. 2003-2005. University of North Dakota Chapter Arise Chicago (formerly the Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues), Community Organizer. 2002. Chicago, Illinois Chapter AWARDS 2016: Student Mentor Award; Presented by The College of Saint Rose Student Union 2015: $1,000 from the School of Mathematics and Science, College of Saint Rose to cover honorarium payments to participants in my study, Understanding the Motivations for Middle Class Parents Support of Urban Public Schools. 2015: $700 Grant from the School of Mathematics and Science, College of Saint Rose to cover qualitative computer software, Altas ti for my study, Understanding the Motivations for Middle Class Parents Support of Urban Public Schools. 2009-10: $16,000, 5 th -Year Teaching Assistantship. University at Albany. Graduate students competed for a fifth year of funding in addition to four years of guaranteed funding. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association - Member of Education and Community and Urban Sociology sections. Eastern Sociological Society Member of the Undergraduate Education Committee Alpha Kappa Delta Association for Humanist Sociology SOFTWARE SKILLS SPSS SAS (familiarity) Atlas ti Microsoft Excel Blackboard Chalk and Wire Moodle
- 8 - PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Dr. Angie Y. Chung Associate Professor of Sociology University at Albany, SUNY Phone Number: 518-442-4677 Email: aychung@albany.edu Address: Department of Sociology, Arts and Sciences 351, 1400 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12222 Dr. Stephanie Bennett-Knapp Associate Professor of Sociology The College of Saint Rose Phone Number: (518) 454-5292 Email: Bennetts@strose.edu Address: The College of Saint Rose 432 Western Avenue. Albany, NY 12206 Dr. Frank Fitzgerald Professor of Sociology The College of Saint Rose Phone Number: (518) 454-5237 Email: fitzgerf@me.com Address: The College of Saint Rose 432 Western Avenue. Albany, NY 12206 Dr. Kathleen Crowley Professor of Psychology The College Saint Rose Email: crowleyk@strose.edu Phone Number: (518) 528-9751 Address: The College of Saint Rose 432 Western Avenue. Albany, NY 12206 Dr. Michelle Budig Professor of Sociology, Chair of Sociology Department University of Massachusetts Amherst E-mail: budig@soc.umass.edu 719 Thompson Hall University of Massachusetts 200 Hicks Way Amherst, MA 01003-9277