CURRICULUM VITAE

 

                                                                 Bernadette E. Dietz

      Assistant Professor of Sociology and Psychology,  Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

                                                                UC Clermont College

 

 

                                                                     EDUCATION

 

August, 1990              Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Cincinnati, Dissertation title: "Multiple Role-Identities, Role Strain, and Dimensions of Self Esteem: Scarcity Versus Expansion of Time and Energy."

 

December, 1986          M.A. in Sociology, University of Toledo.  Thesis title: "Value Orientation and

                                    Social Ties in Relation to Religiosity."

 

March, 1983                B.S. (Cum Laude) in Mental Health Services, University of Toledo.

 

March, 1983                Associate (High Scholarship) in Mental Health Technology, University of Toledo Community and Technical College.

 

 

 

                                          HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND AWARDS

 

1989-1990                   Charles Phelps Taft Memorial Fellowship,

1988-1989                   University of Cincinnati (awarded in each of

1987-1988                   three years)

 

 

   

                                    MOST RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

2003-present               Associate Professor of Sociology, UC Clermont College

1997-2003                   Assistant Professor of Sociology, UC Clermont College

1990-1997                   Assistant Professor of Sociology, Texas Tech University.

Summer, 1988             Research Assistant, Center for The Study of Work and Family, University of Cincinnati - data collection, entry and analysis.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       TEACHING

 

Courses Taught

Undergraduate:           Introduction to Sociology                               Sociology of Deviance

Introduction to Sociology 1 and 2                  Juvenile Delinquency

Social Problems                                               Alcohol, Drugs, and Society

Global Community                                         Marriage & Family Relationships

Socialization                                                    Social Psychology                  

Sociology of the Person                                  Psychology 1

Social Inequality: Race, Class, & Gender       Abnormal Psychology

Graduate:                    Seminar in Deviance

 

 

 

                                                             FUNDING RECEIVED

 

LISREL Software and Manual to Analyze New Data from the “Ohio Poll” on Gender Differences in Retirement Planning in Ohio. $500.00.   2000.  Dietz, Bernadette E..  Funded by UC Clermont College Mini-Grant Program.

 

“Gender Differences in Retirement Planning: The Influence of Human Capital, Structural Position and Financial Self-Efficacy.” $4250.00.  1999.  Dietz, Bernadette and Mark A. Carrozza.  Funded by University of Cincinnati University Research Council.

 

“Interconnected Paths: Employed Women and Caregiving.”  $35,000.  May 17, 1993 to August 31, 1993.  Co-principal investigator with Charlotte Chorn Dunham.  Funded by the Texas Work and Family Clearinghouse of the Texas Employment Commission.

 

 

 

GRANT PROPOSALS

 

Ritchey Lynn H. and A. Arnold, L. Bricker, J. Burke, D. Church, B. Dietz, D. Fiebel, T. Malone.

2001.  “RWC/Clermont Summer Institute for Faculty Development.”  $9,300.00 requested from the UC Faculty Development Council Program for Interdisciplinary Grants.  Funding not received.

 

Ritchey, P. Neal, Mark Carrozza, and Bernadette E. Dietz.  2000. “Estimating Reliability Coefficients

for Common Single Item Demographic Variables.”   $205,389.00 requested from The National Science Foundation.  Funding not received.

 

Walvoord, Linda R., James Westheider, and Bernadette E. Dietz.  2000.  “Minority Themes in

American Studies.”  $23,000.00.  requested from UC Faculty Development Council program for Departmental and Interdisciplinary Grants.  Funding not received.

                                                                                 

 

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

 

Abstracts

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. and Mark Carrozza. 2001. Abstract of “Does Financial Efficacy Explain Gender

Differences in Retirement Savings Strategies?”  Sociological Abstracts, 4/2001

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. and Mark Carrozza.  1999.  Abstract of “Gender Differences in Retirement

Planning: The Influences of Status, Human Capital, and Occupational Structure.”  Sociological Abstracts, 8/1999.

 

 

 

Publications

 

Dietz, Bernadette and Lynn Ritchey. 2008.  “Scaffolding for Student Success in Learning:

Best Practices for using Instructional Strategies.”  Edited volume published by

The American Sociological Association. 

 

Dietz, Bernadette. 2006.  Webquest on Social Class.  Published on-line on the new, ASA

supported, website repository of learning objects

(http://www.rwc.uc.edu/socioquest/).

 

Dietz, Bernadette.  2005.  “The Concept of the Independent and Interdependent Self and Sociological

Theory:  Inter-Disciplinary Cross-Fertilization.” Pp. 191-206 In Prescott, Anne P. (Ed.), The

Concept of Self in Education, Family and Sports.  Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers,

 Inc.

 

Dietz, Bernadette.  2005.  “Going Global:  Making International Connections.”  Pp. 87-98 in Ritchey,

            Lynn (Ed.), Teaching Introduction to Sociology as a Hybrid Course: A Resource Guide. 

            American Sociological Association.

 

Dunham, Charlotte Chorn, Julie Harms Cannon, and Bernadette Dietz.  2004.  “Representing the

            Other in Sociology of the Family Texts.”  Teaching Sociology, vol.32, #4.

 

Dietz, Bernadette E., Mark Carrozza, and P. Neal Ritchey. 2003.  “Does Financial Efficacy Explain

Gender Differences in Retirement Savings Strategies?” Journal of Women and Aging,

vol.15, #4.

 

Dunham, Charlotte Chorn and Bernadette E. Dietz.  2003.  ““If I’m Not Allowed to Put My Family

First”: Challenges Experienced by Women who are Caregiving for Family Members with Dementia.”  Journal of Women and Aging, vol.15, #1.

 

Ritchey, Lynn, P. Neal Ritchey, and Bernadette E. Dietz.  2001. "Clarifying the Measurement of

Activities."  Activities, Adaptation, and Aging, vol.26, #1, pp.1-21.

 

Peek, Charlie, Charlotte Chorn Dunham, and Bernadette E. Dietz.  1997.  "Gender, Relational Role

Orientation, and Affinity for Animal Rights."  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, vol.37, #11/12, pp.905-920.

 

Dietz, Bernadette.  1996.  "The Relationship of Aging to Self-Esteem:  The Relative Effects of

Maturation and Role Accumulation." International Journal of Aging and Human Development 43 (3): 249-266.

 

Dietz, Bernadette and P. Neal Ritchey.  1996.  "The Relative Influence of Individual Identities,

Identity Accumulation, and Identity Combinations on Facets of Psychological Well-Being."  Sociological Spectrum 16 (#1):  1-25.

 

Ritchey P. Neal and Bernadette Dietz.  1990.  "Catholic/Protestant Differences in Marital Status."

Review of Religious Research, 32 (1): 71-83.

 

 

 

Technical Reports and Book Reviews

 

Dietz, Bernadette and Charlotte Dunham.  1993.  "Interconnected Paths:  Working Women and

Caregiving for Elderly Dependents."  Report on funded research project prepared for the Texas Work and Family Clearinghouse for general distribution.

 

Dietz, Bernadette. 1993. Review of "Criminal Behavior, A Process Psychology Analysis", by

Nathaniel J. Pallone and James J. Hennessy.  1992. Social Science Quarterly 74:929.

 

 

 

Works in Progress

 

Dietz, Bernadette E.  “Sociological Self and Identity Theories, Stratification Beliefs, and Conceptions

of the Independent Self and the Interdependent Self.” 

 

 

 

                                 PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

 

Dietz, Bernadette. “Service Learning:  Addressing the Needs of the Campus

            Community”. North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago,

            IL.  4/2/2010.

 

Dietz, Bernadette and Lynn Ritchey.  “Scaffolding for Student Success in Learning.”

            Invited to present roundtable sessions at the “Pre-Conference Workshop” entitled

            “Good teachers are Made Not Born”, August 7, 2009, San Francisco, CA.

 

 

Dietz, Bernadette, Lora Hasse and Kathy Epperson.  “Responding to Injustice: be an

Ally” A workshop for the UC Clermont campus community, May 22, 2009.          

 

 Dietz, Bernadette, Leslie Elrod, and Lynn Ritchey.  “Scaffolding for Student

Success in Learning.”  A 1 ½ hour workshop presented at the annual meeting of

the North Central Sociological Association, March 28, 2008, Cincinnati, OH.

(The Association designated this as both a “preparing future faculty” workshop

and a “professional development” workshop)

 

Dietz, Bernadette. 2007.  “Why and How to Assign Small Group Work.”  Presented at

            annual meeting of the the North Central Sociological Association, April 5, 2007,

Chicago, IL.

 

Dietz, Bernadette. 2006.  “The Concept of the Independent and Interdependent Self :

Future Directions.” Presented at the annual Meeting of the

American Sociological Association, August 13, 2006, Montreal, Canada. 

 

Dietz, Bernadette.  2005.  “The Concept of the Independent and Interdependent Self and Sociological

Theory:  Inter-Disciplinary Cross-Fertilization.”  Presented at the UC Clermont Faculty

Research Forum  10/25/05.

 

Dietz, Bernadette E.  (2005)  “Going Global:  Making International Connections.”  Presented at the

            North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting.  Pittsburgh, PA  4/9/05.

 

Dietz, Bernadette E.  (2003)  “Use of a Critical Thinking Project to Assess Student Learning about

            the Social Research Process.”  Presented at the North Central Sociological Association

            Annual Meeting.  Cincinnati, OH  3/28/03.

 

Dunham, Charlotte Chorn, Julie Harms Cannon, and Bernadette E. Dietz.  (2001) “Changing

Perspectives: Teaching about Race in Sociology of the Family Courses.”  presented.  UC Clermont Research Forum. 1/15/03.

 

Dunham, Charlotte Chorn, Julie Harms Cannon, and Bernadette E. Dietz.  (2001) “Changing

Perspectives: Teaching about Race in Sociology of the Family Courses.”  presented.  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.  8/19/01

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. and Mark Carrozza. (2001)  “Does Financial Efficacy Explain Gender

Differences in Retirement Savings Strategies?”  presented.  Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.  Atlanta, GA. 4/7/01

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. and Mark Carrozza.  (1999) “Gender Differences in Retirement Planning: The

Influences of Status, Human Capital, and Occupational Structure.”  roundtable presentation at the American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL.  8/10/99

 

 

 

Ritchey, Lynn and Bernadette E. Dietz.  (1999)  “Survival Tactics for Untenured Faculty.” Informal

discussion roundtable at the American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL.  8/8/99

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. and Mark A. Carrozza. (1999)  “Gender Differences in Retirement Planning: The

Influences of Status, Human Capital, and Occupational Structure.” presentation.  UC Clermont Humanities Research Forum.  6/7/99

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. and Lynn Ritchey.  (1999)  “Analyzing Critical Thinking Assignments to

Improve the Classroom Environment.”  presentation.  Southern Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.  4/8/99

 

Ritchey, Lynn and Bernadette E. Dietz.  (1998)  “Simple Data Management and Statistical Procedures

for use in Classroom Assessment.” presentation.   Annual Teaching/Learning Conference, Ashland, KY.  10/9/98.

 

Ritchey, Lynn, P.N. Ritchey, and B.E. Dietz.  (1997)  “Measuring Activities: Theoretical

Implications.” Southern Sociological Society annual meetings.

 

Dunham Charlotte Chorn and Bernadette E. Dietz.  (1995)  "How Do They Do It?: Managing

Employment and Caregiving."  American Sociological Association Annual Meetings.

 

Roberts, Alden E. and Bernadette E. Dietz.  (1994)  "Self-Esteem and Psychological Distress:  The

Effects of Social Structure and Perceived Significant and Generalized Other's Assessment of Self."  Western Social Science Association Annual Meetings.

 

Dietz, Bernadette and P. Neal Ritchey.  (1991) "The Relative Influence of Single Identities, Number

of Identities, and Identity Combinations on Facets of Psychological Well-Being."  North Central Sociological Association Annual Meetings.

 

Dietz, Bernadette E. (1991) "The Influence of Multiple Identities over the Life Course on Dimensions

of Self-Esteem."  Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meetings.

 

Dietz, Bernadette E., Lora Hasse, and P. Neal Ritchey.  (1990)  "The Role of Structural Variables in

Research Relating Multiple Identities to Psychological Well-Being."  North Central Sociological Association Annual Meetings.

 

Ritchey, P. Neal and Bernadette E. Dietz. (1988) "Catholic/Protestant Differences in Marital Status."

North Central Sociological Association Annual Meetings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SERVICE

 

Selected Standing Committee Involvement

 

Chair  - Humanities and Social Sciences Division RPT

   Committee                                                                                       2008-2009

 

Member (at large) UCCC Faculty Senate                                           2006-2008

   Representative to the Cabinet of UCCC Faculty Senate                2006-2008

   Cabinet subcommittee-Cabinet bylaw development                       2006-2007

 

Member of Teaching & Learning Committee                                     2008-2009

 

Alternate -  Humanities and Social Sciences Division RPT

Committee                                                                                          2006-2007

   - acting member                                                                               Wtr. ’07-Spr ‘07

 

Member – College RPT Committee

            Alternate                                                                                 2005-2006

            Served                                                                                     Winter/Spr 2006

 

Member- Faculty Planning Committee                                               2005-2007

                       

Member of Women’s Center Board/Community                              

      Resource Center Board                                                                 2002-present

 

Member – Teaching & Learning Committee                                      Wtr.03-Spr.04

 

Member-Search committee for Psychology                                        Spring 2004

 

Member-Search Committee for Sociology (RWC)                             Spring 2003

                                                                                                             

Clermont Representative to the Faculty Senate                                 Fall 2001-2003

 

Senate sub-committee, Human Relations Committee                        Fall 2001-2003

 

Student Appeals/Instructor Evaluation Committee                            Fall 1999-2004

    Chair                                                                                               2002-2003

                                                                                                            2000-2001

 

RPT committee for SME promotion folder                                        Winter 2001

 

College Curriculum Committee                                                          1999-2001

 

Chair      - College Scholastic Review Committee                              1999-2000

Member - College Scholastic Review Committee                              1998-1999

College Student Services/Library Committee                                                1998-2000

 

College Student Scholarship/Faculty

Recognition Committee                                                                      2/3/98-Fall 1998

RPT Committee at Raymond Walters College                                   October 1997

 

 

Selected Ad Hoc Committee Involvement

Semester Conversion Coordinator                                                      2009-present

 

Member of AAUP Committee to study regional campus salaries.     2007-2009

 

Ad Hoc Committee - Diversity Task Force                                        1999-present

   Co-Chair                                                                                          2007-2008

 

Co-Chair - Clermont Research Forum                                                2005-2006

 

Ad Hoc Committee – Mentoring of Faculty                                      Winter/Spr 2006

 

Ad Hoc Committee – Reaccreditation document, Mission section   Spring 2005

 

Ad Hoc Committee – Distance Learning                                           Spring 2005

 

Prepared a report, along with Dr. Vislocky and Dr. Leslie,

“Report on Faculty Salaries at UC Clermont”.                                   Fall 2002

 

AAUP Committee W                                                                         Winter 1999-present

 

College Ad Hoc Committee - Diversity Task Force                           Spring 1999-present

 

College Search Committee for Women’s Center Director                 Spring,Summer 2002

 

University Cross College Disciplines                                                  2001-2002

 

AAUP Cross College Equity Committee                                           2000-2001

 

Division Committee on Liberal Arts and General

Studies Honor Student Award Procedures                                        Spring 2001

 

Division Committee - Search for Education Position                         Spring 2000

 

Division Committee - Search for Education Position                         Spring 1999

 

Division Committee on Liberal Arts and General

Studies Honor Student Award Procedures                                        Spring 1999

 

College Committee on Marketing                                                       Winter-Spring 1999

 

College Committee on Faculty Evaluation,

sub-group on Self Evaluation of Teaching                                         Fall 1997-Fall 1998

 

Screening Committee for Senior Counselor

Position in Student Development at Clermont                                   May 1998

 

 

Other Service

Area Coordinator for Sociology                                                         2010-present

Area Coordinator – Sociology, Women’s Studies,

                                Communication                                                   2003-2009

 

Area Coordinator for Sociology                                                         Fall 1999-2002

 

Created and delivered a workshop session at the Fall Faculty

Retreat to help faculty in preparation of RPT folders.                       2008 & 2009

 

Member of a “mock” dissertation committee                                     2001-2002

                                               

Area Coordinator for Psychology                                                       Fall 2000-Winter 2001

 

Presented findings on Cross College Inequities to faculty                 April 2001

(AAUP Issues Forum)

 

Adult Literacy Tutoring through The Literacy Council

of Clermont and Brown County.                                                        Spring 1999-Fall 2000

 

Assessor for the Cincinnatus Scholarship Competition.                     February 2001

Assessor for the Cincinnatus Scholarship Competition.                     February 2000

Assessor for the Cincinnatus Scholarship Competition.                     February 1999

Assessor for the Cincinnatus Scholarship Competition                      February, 1998

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

Professional Organizations

 

American Sociological Association - member 1990 to present.

Member of the Social Psychology and Deviance Sections.

 

Southern Sociological Society - member 1996 to 2002

 

 

North Central Sociological Association - member 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005

Served on “Community and Two-Year College Committee” 2001

 

Reviewer for NCSA Undergraduate Student Paper Competition – 2008-present

 

 

Other Professional Activities

 

Reviewer: for Journal of Aging and Social Policy,  Spring 2010

Reviewer for Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1995- present.

Reviewed for International Journal of Identity, 2002.

Reviewer for International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1997, 1998, 1999.

Reviewed for Review of Religious Research in 1991.