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Interview with Dr. Christina Jackson: Insights into Sociology, Activism, and the Journey Ahead
Short Bio: Dr. Christina Jackson, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Stockton University, specializes in urban sociology, social welfare, and inequality from sociological and public health perspectives. Beyond academia, she’s an engaged scholar-activist, facilitating and consulting with community partners and creative groups on topics like anti-violence, gentrification, housing, food justice, and racial justice. She’s co-authored…
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An Interview with Dr. Noel Packard: Survey of a Cluster of Pre-Internet Networks
In this exclusive interview Dr. Noel Packard – guest editor of an issue of American Behavioral Scientist entitled “Survey of a Cluster of Cold War Networks” which has been renamed “Survey of a Sample of Cold War Networks”. She discusses her research on Cold War-era military networks, their role in shaping today’s global communication systems,…
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Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephanie Wilson, Sociologist, Educator, and Co-founder of Applied Worldwide
Stephanie: Sociologist, Creator, Researcher 2. As a co-founder of Applied Worldwide, could you briefly explain the organization’s mission? Stephanie: Our mission is to build a bridge between the discipline of sociology and everyday life to improve the well-being of society. As a sociologist, I see endless ways that sociological knowledge could benefit society, but our…
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Interview with Assistant Professor Katie Durante, University of Utah, Department of Sociology
1. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be? Integrity, light-hearted, responsible 2. Can you discuss some of your key findings regarding racial and ethnic inequality in the criminal legal system and how it has evolved over the years? One of the areas of research I focus on is racial…
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An Interview with Jaime Grunfeld, LMHC, Author or Aliya, The Girl From Ukraine.
Short Bio: Jaime Grunfeld, LMHC, was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where his parents, who lived in Hungary, fled after its invasion by the Nazis. As a teenager, he came to study at Yeshiva in Westchester County, NY, where he graduated in Talmudic Law. Returning to Brazil, he married and joined the family’s…
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Author Spotlight: An Interview with Diane Meyer Lowman, the Writer of The Undiscovered Country: Seeing Myself Through Shakespeare’s Eyes
Diane is an award-winning essayist, memoirist, and poet. She served as Westport, CT’s inaugural Poet Laureate from 2019 to 2022. Her essays have appeared in numerous publications, including O, The Oprah Magazine; Brain, Child; and Brevity Blog. She also writes a regular column titled ‘Everything’s an Essay.’ Her first memoir, ‘Nothing But Blue,’ was published…
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An Exclusive Interview with Robert Carlyle Taylor, Author of ‘The First Robot President’
Short Bio: Robert Carlyle Taylor was born and educated in New England. He retired from the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2018 after a forty-year career that included nineteen years in SBA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and ten years as SBA’s Area Director for Government Contracting in Fort Worth, Texas. The First Robot President is his first…
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Behind the Pages: An Exclusive Interview with Kimberly Van Sickle, the Mastermind Behind ‘Assassins Are Us’
Kimberly Van Sickle is a lifetime reader, evolving writer, and a retired middle school English teacher and library director in Saint Charles, Illinois, where she lives with her husband, Kyle, and dogs, Hendrix and Janis. Together, they have two grown children: Mitchell (25) and Madelynn (21). She has been a plot junkie her entire life…
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An Interview with Cammy Marble, the Creative Mind behind ‘Holidays in Trees: Harvest Festival’
Meet Cammy Marble, a soul deeply rooted in the harmony of nature and spirituality. Growing up on a farm and within the enchanting woods, she learned to listen to the wisdom of God and the secrets whispered by Nature. Today, Cammy resides on a picturesque two-acre property in Missouri, where she shares her life with…
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Revising and Editing a Research Paper: 10 Things You Can Keep in Mind
As students or academicians we all are required to write research papers, they reflect our work and give us a platform to express our ideas and even test our thesis. They also can add to a great body of academic work which already exists. Research papers do not end at the writing bit, they require…
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Book Review: The Undiscovered Country by Diane Meyer Lowman
The Undiscovered Country: Seeing Myself Through Shakespeare’s Eyes by Diane Meyer Lowman What if you woke up one day to realise that most of your life has passed you by while you were trying to please others? What if you gambled all your potential away seeking other people’s validation but ended up with neither? A…








