Resumé

GENE H. STARBUCK, PH.D.

 

Home Address:

852 Haven Crest Ct. S.

Grand Junction, CO  81506

Phone:  (970) 242-6872

 

Work Address:

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mesa State College

1100 North Avenue

Grand Junction, CO  81501

Phone: (970) 248-1761

 

Webpage: http://www.mesastate.edu/~starbuck

Email: starbuck@mesastate.edu

 

 

Education:

B.A. in Psychology   University of Colorado, Boulder 1969

M.A. in Sociology    University of Colorado, Boulder 1971

Ph.D. in Sociology   University of Colorado, Boulder 1985

Dissertation:  "The Construction of Marital Sexuality: 

A Four-Level Scripted Approach."

 

 

 

Current Position:

Professor of Sociology, Mesa State College

Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Campus Director, MicroCase Data Analysis Curriculum Plan

 

Former Positions:

Associate Professor of Sociology, Mesa State College   (1985‑90);

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mesa College   (1978‑1985);

Instructor of Sociology, Mesa College (1974‑1978);

Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado (1971‑1973).

 

Courses Currently Teaching (course level):

Marriage and the Family (Freshman)

Methods of Social Research (Junior‑Senior)

Crime and Delinquency (Junior‑Senior)

Sex and Gender (Junior‑Senior)

Social Stratification (Junior‑Senior)

           

 

Courses Formerly Taught (course level; College if not Mesa State):

General Sociology (Sophomore)

Deviance (Freshman; University of Colorado)

Social Problems (Sophomore; University of Colorado; Utah State University)

Sociology of Religion (Junior‑Senior)

Cultural and Racial Minorities (Junior‑Senior)

Introduction to Human Services:   Social Welfare Systems (Junior‑Senior)

Introduction to Psychology (Extension‑Freshman; University of Colorado)

Social Psychology (Junior-Senior; Utah State University)

 


Book Publications:

Starbuck, Gene H.  1980.  Models of Human Sexuality and Social Control.  University Press of America.

Starbuck, Gene H., Ed.  Intimate Violence in Mesa County, 1998.   Mesa State College.

Starbuck, Gene H. 2002. Families in Context. Wadsworth Publishing

Starbuck, Gene H. Gender in Context. Proposal under review with Wadsworth Publishing.

 

Pre‑Publication Revisions for Publisher:

Williamson, John B., Jerry F. Boren, and Linda Evans.  1974.  Social Problems:  The              Contemporary Debates.   Little, Brown, 1974.

Gagnon, John.  1977.  Human Sexualities.  Scott, Foresman, 1977

Gagnon, John and Barbara Smith.  1977.  A Study Guide for Human Sexualities.  Scott,                    Foresman, 1977

Gagnon, John and William Simon.  1982.  Marriage and the Family.  Scott, Foresman,                       1982.

 

Article Publications:

Starbuck, Gene H. 2003. Book review of Looking at Lives: American Longitudinal Studies of the Twentieth Century, edited by Erin phelps, Frank F. Furstenberb, Jr., and Annd Colby. The Social Science Journal v40, No. 2, p. 354.

Starbuck, Gene H.  1991.  "Feminist Images of Patriarchy."  National Social Science

Perspectives Journal, V. 1, N. 1.

Starbuck, Gene H.  1989.  "Application of the Scripting Paradigm to the Teaching of Marriage and Family Courses."  National Social Science Journal, West Edition..

 

Presentations

“College Teaching and Gender.” Presented at the Western Social Science Association Meeting in Las Vegas, April, 2003

“Education and Fertility: Implications for Social Inequality.” Presented at the Western Social Science Association meeting in Albuquerque, April, 2001

"Is There a Post Industrial Family Form: An Exploration using Global Data." Presented at the Western Social Science Association meeting in Reno, NV, April, 2000.

"His and Her Marriages:  Are Hers Really Better?" Presented at the Western Social Science Association meeting, Ft. Worth, TX., April, 1999.

"Toward a Clalification of the Concept 'Patriarchy'."  Presented at the Western Social Science Association meeting, Reno, NE. April, 1996.

"Citations by Gender in Marriage and Family Textbooks."  Presented at Western Social Science Association meeting, Oakland, CA, April, 1995.

"The Gender of Gender Studies."  Presented at Western Social  Science Association meeting, Corpus Christi, TX., April, 1993.

"Feminist Images of Patriarchy."  National Social Science Association, Reno, March, 1991.

"Interpretive Meaning of Child Abuse." Western Social Science Association, Portland, April 1990.

"Application of the Scripting Paradigm to the Teaching of Marriage and Family Courses."  National Social Science Association, Reno, April, 1989.

"The Construction of Marital Sexuality."  Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, St. Louis,  November, 1986.

"The European Contribution to the History of Garfield County, Colorado."  Colorado Humanities Program, 1984.

"The Retarded in our Midst."  Colorado Humanities Program,  1977.

"Single Fathering."  Presented to various local groups, 1980‑1985.

"Enhancing Sexual Intimacy."  Presented to various local groups, 1986‑1989.

 


Other Studies:

“Our County’s Health,” Study commissioned by the Mesa County Civic Forum. 2001.

United Way Program Evaluation Consultant, 1989.

"Community Attitudes Towards AFDC and Alternative Delivery Programs."  Commissioned by Mesa County Commissioners, 1986.

"Child Abuse in Mesa County."  Commissioned by Mesa County Department of Social Services, 1979.

"Social Impact of Highway Relocation."  Commissioned by Colorado Department of Highways, 1975.

 

Other Community Involvement:

Consultant for Men Against Violence. 2000-

Board of Directors, Americorp Mesa State.  1999-

Co‑founder and Director, Mesa Intimacy Institute, 1988‑1991.

Board of Directors, Mesa County Mental Health Center, 1978‑1981.

Board of Directors, Reachfar Institute, 1974‑1978.

Mesa County Committee for the Year of the Child, 1977.

 

Honors:

Winner of Outstanding Section Coordinator Award, Western Social Science Association, 2002, 2003

Winner of Outstanding Innovations in Teaching Award, MSC, 2000

Winner of Outstanding Contributions in Teaching Award, MSC, 1999

Nominated by Mesa state students as Outstanding Faculty Member, 1988.

Nominated by faculty as Outstanding Faculty Member, 1993.

Meritorious Faculty Member, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow:  Participant in Summer Seminar, "Ideals and the Quest for Utopia," University of Minnesota, 1978.

Elected by Mesa College Students as Commencement Speaker, 1978.

 

 

Major Mesa State Committees:

Mesa State College Self-Study Coordinator for Continued Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association, 2002-2004.

Faculty Representative, Academic Master Plan Committee, 2000-2001.

Academic Master Plan Committee, 1999-2000 (Chair, faculty subcommittee).

Chair, Ad Hoc Committee for Distribution of Central Office Money, 1998, 1999.

Chair, Faculty Development, Academic Enrichment, and Faculty Advancement Committee, 1998-1999.

Sabbatical Committee, 1997-2000.

President, Mesa State College Faculty Senate, 1990‑1992.

Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, 1992-1994.

Member of FACT (Faculty Advisory Committee to the Trustees of the State Colleges), 1990‑1992.

Member of Commission on Governance (Trustee Committee) 92-94.

Curriculum Committee; three years, one as Chair.

Academic Policies Committee; three years, two as Chair.

Faculty Senate, two three‑year terms.

Long‑Range Facilities Master Planning Committee, Chair.

College-Wide Program Review Committe, 1993.

Others:  several faculty search committees, two dean search committees, program review committees, and others.

 

Professional Memberships:

American Sociological Association

Western Social Science Association (Sociology Section Chair, 2001-2003; Executive Committee, 2003--)

National Council on Family Relations (Reuben Hill Award Committee, 1999-2002)

National Social Science Association