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CURRICULUM VITAE

Katherine Meyer

Department of Sociology Home Address:

The Ohio State University 1179 Middleport Drive

238 Townshend Hall Columbus, Ohio 43235

Columbus, Ohio 43210 e-mail: meyer.23@osu.edu

phone: (614) 292 6619

fax: (614) 292 6687

EDUCATION

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., Postdoctoral Fellowship in Department of

Social Relations; funded by National Institutes of Mental Health, and Dean's Fellowship,

Faculty of Arts & Sciences

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, M.A; PhD Sociology;

National Science Foundation Departmental Dissertation Research Award;

National Institutes of Mental Health Graduate Research Traineeship

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2013- present Director, Sociology Program , National Science Foundation, Wash. D.C. ; Acting Deputy

Division Director, Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences, National

Science Foundation, Social and Economic Sciences

2011-2013 Director, Sociology Program, National Science Foundation, Wash., D.C.

2004-2011 Associate Provost, Office of Academic Affairs, The Ohio State

University (OSU)

1981-present Professor Emeritus, Professor, Associate and Assistant Professor, Sociology, The Ohio

State University;

Professor Emeritus, Professor, Rural Sociology, School of Environment and Natural

Resources, OSU

Faculty Associate, The John Glenn School of Public Affairs, OSU

Faculty Associate, The Mershon Center for International Security, OSU

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Social Change, Political Sociology, Religion, Middle East, Gender, Social Movements,

Rural Sociology, Methodology

RESEARCH GRANTS

2009-2014 “NSCC/SA: Deciphering Civil Conflict in the Middle East.” National Science

Foundation, Minerva Initiative. Craig Jenkins, Katherine Meyer, Ola Ahlqvist, Hassan

Aly Co, PIs. $499,000. (While at NSF, Prof. Zhenchao Qian stood as my official

negotiator)

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2005-2009 “AOC: Collaborative Research on the Dissent/Repression Nexus in the Middle East.”

National Science Foundation, Human and Social Dynamics Priority Area.

Craig Jenkins and Katherine Meyer. Co-PIs. Lead Institution with University of Md.-

College Park, Trinity University, University of Kansas. $585,000.

2004-2006 "Understanding Global Tensions: The Middle East.” National Science

Foundation. Hermann, Richard and Katherine Meyer. Co-PIs. $99,723

2003-2004 “Political Views of Middle East Citizens Following Western Military

Intervention.” National Science Foundation. Katherine Meyer. $55,000.

2000-2002 “The Lay Ministry Project.” Lilly Foundation. B. Cisco, J. Davidson, D. LeBeau, K.

Meyer, T. Walters and C. Zech. $240,000.

1999-2000 “Trends in American Catholicism: the Changing Laity.” The Louisville Institute and The

National Catholic Reporter. W. D’Antonio, J. Davidson, D. Hoge, and K. Meyer.

40,000; $5,000.

1994-1998 “Kuwait: The Process of Adaptation and Change Following the Gulf War.” Kuwait

Institute for Scientific Development and Kuwait University. K. Meyer and Y. Ali.

$171,568.

1988-1991 “Women's Political Mobilization and Social-Psychological Adaptations to Farm Crisis.”

National Science Foundation. K. Meyer and L. Lobao. $11,990.

1988-1990 “Regional Survey of Operators and Their Farming Partners.” Department of Agriculture.

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. P. Lasley, L. Leistritz, L. Lobao,

K. Meyer. $103,690.

1988-1990 "The Farm Crisis: Social Adaptations and Political Mobilization of Ohio Women and

Men Farm Partners." The Ohio State University Seed Grant. K. Meyer and L. Lobao.

$16,552.

Small grants

2010-2011 “National Decisions in a changing Epidemic: Making HIV/AIDS Policy for American

Minorities and British Immigrants.” Reed Foundation. Katherine Meyer, T. Padamsee.

$14,000.

2009-2010 SBS Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship. Host/Sponsor for Tasleem Padamsee. $40,000.

2008-2009 “Rentierism and Conflict in the Middle East.” Mershon Center Faculty grant. Hassan Aly,

Craig Jenkins, Katherine Meyer. $31,000.

2007-2008 “Measuring Rentier Status in the Middle East” National Science Foundation REU

proposal. Katherine Meyer and Craig Jenkins. $6000.

2007-2008 “Palestinian Immigration and Emigration in the Middle East During the 1990s.” National

Science Foundation REU proposal. Katherine Meyer and Craig Jenkins. $6000.

2007-2008 “Organizational Networks in the Middle East” National Science Foundation REU

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proposal. Katherine Meyer and Craig Jenkins. $6000

2007-2008 “Summer Study and Research on Dissent and Repression.” NSF Research Experience for

Undergraduates. Katherine Meyer and Craig Jenkins. $6000.

2006-2007 “The Dissent/Repression Nexus in the Middle East.” Mershon Center Faculty Grant.

Katherine Meyer and Craig Jenkins. $6110.

2006 “TABARI and Events Analysis Data for the Middle East.” College of Social and

Behavioral Sciences Research Allocation Award. Craig Jenkins and Katherine

Meyer $1000.

2005-2006 “The Repression/Dissent Nexus in the Middle East.” Mershon Center Faculty Grant.

$5100.

2004 “Repression and Dissent in the Middle East: Setting a Research Agenda.” College of

Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Allocation Award. Katherine

Meyer and Craig Jenkins. $2700.

2004 “Repression and Dissent.” National Science Foundation. Katherine Meyer and Craig

Jenkins. $4000.

2002 “Household, Gender, and Political Responses to Economic Downturn: Extending

Theories of Mobilization.” College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

Allocation Award. $1000.

2002 “Political Views of Middle East Citizens Following Western Military Intervention.” College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Allocation Award. $1000.

2000 “Predictors of Stress and Depression for Ohio Farm Men and Women.” College of

Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Allocation Award. $1000.

2000 “American Catholic Laity: Toward the New Millennium.” College of Social and

Behavioral Sciences Research Allocation Award. $1000.

1999 “Changes in Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Democracy, the West, and the Arab World at

Three Points in Time.” College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

Allocation Award. $1000.

1999 “Community and Household Effects of Changes in the Farm Economy Over Time.”

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Allocation Award. $1000.

1998 “Contemporary Ethnic Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.” Mershon Center. Z. Tshandu,

C. Jenkins and K. Meyer. $5670.

1997 “Islam and Attitudes Towards Incorporating Stateless People.” The Society for the

Scientific Study of Religion Research Award; matching funds from the College

of Social and Behavioral Sciences. $2000.

1997 “Citizens’ Attitudes Towards Democracy, the West and the Arab World: A Time Series

Analysis in Postwar Kuwait.” Mershon Center. $1000.

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1997 “Men’s and Women’s Changing Community Participation: An Examination of Postwar

Kuwait.” College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University.

$1000.

1996 “The Compatibility of Islam and Democracy: The Case of Kuwait.” Mershon

Foundation. K. Meyer and H. Rizzo. $3739.

1993 “Denomination, Practices and Beliefs: Effects on Well-Being of Women Farmers and

Spouses during the Farm Crisis.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

$1000.

1983 “International and Historical Backgrounds for Equal Rights Amendment.” College of

Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University. $1000.

1983 “Convergence of Political and Religious Attitudes in West Germany. College of Social

and Behavioral Sciences, The Ohio State University. $1000.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Davidson, James D., Thomas P. Walters, Bede Cisco, O.S.B., Katherine Meyer, and

Charles Zech. 2003. Lay Ministers and Their Spiritual Practices. OSV Press.

DAntonio, William, James Davidson, Dean Hoge and Katherine Meyer. 2001. American

Catholics: Gender, Generation and Commitment. Alta-Mira: Rowman-Littlefield.

Lasley, Paul, Larry Leistritz, Linda Lobao, and Katherine Meyer. 1995. Beyond the

Amber Waves of Grain: An Examination of Economic and Social Restructuring in the

Heartland. Boulder: Westview Press.

Seidler, John and Katherine Meyer. 1989. Conflict and Change in the Catholic Church.

Rutgers University Press.

Articles

D’Antonio,William, James Davidson, Mary Gautier and Katherine Meyer. 2014. “Young

Adult Catholics: Distinctive Interpretations.” NCR. December.

Rizzo, Helen, Anne Price and Katherine Meyer. 2012. “Anti Sexual

Harassment Campaign in Egypt. Mobilization. December.

Jenkins, J. Craig, Katherine Meyer, Matthew Costello, Hassan Aly. 2011. “International

Rentierism in the Middle East, 1971 – 2008.” International Area Studies Review 14: 3-

31.

Meyer, Katherine. 2011 “Presidential Address: Religion in Global Perspective.” Journal

for the Scientific Study of Religion 50, 2: 240-251.

Tetreault, Mary Ann, Katherine Meyer and Helen Rizzo. 2009. “Women’s Rights in the

Middle East: Longitudinal Study of Kuwait.” International Political Sociology 3.

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Meyer, Katherine and Timothy Curry. 2009. “The Small, Mission Critical and Visible

Organization Unit.” In Academic Administration: A quest for Better Management and

Leadership in Higher Education. Sheying Chen, editor. New York: Nova Science

Publishers.

Meyer, Katherine, Daniel Tope and Anne Price. 2008. “Religion and

Support for Democracy: A Cross-national Examination.” Sociological Spectrum 28:5.

Pinkus, Lauren and Katherine Meyer. 2008. “Religious Regulations: A New Typology

For Cross-National Research.” International Journal of Sociology.

Rizzo, Helen, Katherine Meyer and Yousef Ali. 2007. “Extending Political Rights in the

Middle East: The Case of Kuwait.” Journal of Political and Military Sociology.

Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. 2007. “Changed Political Attitudes in the

Middle East Following Western Intervention: The Case of Kuwait.” International

Sociology 22 (3).

Rizzo, Helen, Hamid Abdelatif and Katherine Meyer. 2007. "The Relationship

between Gender Equality and Democracy: A Comparison of Arab versus Non-Arab

Muslim Societies." Sociology 40 (6).

Tope, Daniel and Katherine Meyer. 2005. “Religion and Democratic Support: Evidence

from the World Values Survey.” Democracy and Society.

Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. 2005. “Changing Sources of Support for

Women’s Political Rights: Focus on the Middle East.” International Social Science

Journal.

Meyer, Katherine. 2004. “Culture and Geography as Background to Political Processes.”

In Democracy and Globalization, edited by Charles Niemann. Kent, Ohio: Kent State

University Press.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 2004. “Farm Power Without Farmers.” Contexts,

3:4 (Autumn).

Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. 2003. “Household, Gender, and Political Responses

to Economic Downturn: Extending Theories of Mobilization.” The Sociological

Quarterly, 44: 159-179.

Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. 2003. “Economic Hardship, Religion and Mental

Health During the Midwestern Farm Crisis.” Journal of Rural Studies, 19: 139-155.

Ali, Yousef, Katherine Meyer, Helen Rizzo and Dorrit Ram. 2003. “Changes in Religious

and Political Views Among Kuwaiti Citizens.” In Journal of Human and Social Sciences,

19: 43-73.

Rizzo, Helen, Katherine Meyer and Yousef Ali. 2002. “Women's Political Rights: Islam,

Status and Networks in Kuwait.” Sociology, 35: 635-659. Abstracted in Sociological

Abstracts, CSA 2006.

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Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 2001. “The Great Agricultural Transition: Crisis,

Change and Consequences of Twentieth Century U.S. Farming.” Annual Review of

Sociology, 27: 103-124. Cited by National Academy of Sciences.

Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. 2001. “Islam, Women’s Organizations

and Political Rights for Women.” Pp. 111-127 in Religion and Social Policy for the 21st

Century, edited by Paula Nesbitt. AltaMira Press: Rowman-Littlefield.

Ali, Yousef and Katherine Meyer. 2000. “Social and Political and Psychological Changes

in Kuwait: An Aftermath of the Gulf War.” Arab Journal of the Humanities, 18: 250-269.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 2000. “Institutional Sources of Marginality:

Midwestern Family Farming in a Period of Economic Decline.” Pp. 23-49 in Research in

the Sociology of Work, edited by Randy Hodson. Stamford, CT: JAI Press Inc.

Meyer, Katherine. 2000. “Religion and Work.” In Contemporary American Religion,

edited by Wade Clark Roof. Macmillan Publishing USA.

Barlett, Peggy, Linda Lobao and Katherine Meyer. 1999. “Diversity in Attitudes

Towards Farming and Patterns of Work among U.S. Farm Women.” Agriculture and

Human Values, 16: 343-354.

Meyer, Katherine. 1999. “Women and Men: Declining Commitment, Increased

Autonomy and Interest in Decision-Making” and “Accommodations to Continuing Priest

Shortage.” In Research Supplement to National Catholic Reporter 36: 1-16.

Meyer, Katherine, Yousef Ali and Sheri Locklear. 1998. “Political Participation of Men

and Women in Postwar Kuwait.” Research in Political Sociology, 8: 57-80.

Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. 1998. “Islam and The Extension of

Citizenship Rights to Women in Kuwait.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 37:

131-144.

Meyer, Katherine. 1997. “Political Participation in the 21st Century: The Globalization of

Democracy.” Journal of Political and Military Sociology, 25: 337-341.

Ali, Yousef, Katherine Meyer and Sheri Locklear. 1997. “The Process of Political

Participation in Kuwait.” Journal of the Social Sciences, 25: 11-29.

Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. 1997. “Farm Couples and Crisis Politics: The

Importance of Household, Spouse and Gender in Responding to Economic Decline.”

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59: 204-218.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 1995. “Economic Decline, Gender, and Labor

Flexibility in Family-Based Enterprises: The Case of Midwestern Farming during the

1980s Crisis.” Social Forces, 74: 575-609.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 1995. “Restructuring the Rural Farm Economy:

Midwestern Women's and Men's Work Roles During the Farm Crisis Period.” Economic

Development Quarterly, 9: 60-73.

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Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. 1994. “Engendering the Farm Crisis: Women's

Political Response in the USA.” Pp. 69-86 in Critical Perspectives on Rural Change, vol.

3, edited by Sarah Whatmore. London: David Fulton Publishers.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 1991. “Consumption Patterns, Hardship and Stress

Among Farm Households.” Pp. 191-209 in Research in Rural Sociology, edited by Harry

Schwartzweller. Stamford, CT.: JAI Press.

Meyer, Katherine. 1991. “The Social Movement for Change Within the Catholic

Church.” Pp. 187-205 in Vatican II and U.S. Catholicism, Religion and the Social Order:

II, edited by Helen Ebaugh. Stamford, CT: JAI Press.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. 1990. Farm Family Adaptations to Severe Economic

Distress: Ohio. North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (Report). Ames,

Iowa.

Meyer, Katherine. 1986. “The Influence of Gender on Work Activities and Attitudes of

Senior Civil Servants in the U.S., U.K., and Canada.” Pp. 283-299 in Research in Politics

and Society, II. Stamford, CT.: JAI Press.

Meyer, Katherine and Elizabeth Menaghan. 1986. “Religious Preference, Women's

Status, and Legislative Voting on the E.R.A.” Pp. 81-104 in Research in Politics and

Society II. Stamford, CT.: JAI Press. Also selected for Sociological Abstracts.

Meyer, Katherine. 1980. “Legislative Influence: Toward Theory Development Through

Causal Analysis.” Legislative Studies Quarterly, 4: 563-585.

Seidler, John, Katherine Meyer and Lois MacGillivray. 1980. “Recopilation de

informacion de mulitudes y manifestaciones." Pp. 78-90 in Sociologia de la Conducta

Colectiva, edited by B. Aguirre, Edicol, S.A. Mexico.

Meyer, Katherine, John Seidler, Timothy Curry and Adrian Aveni. 1980. “Women in

July Fourth Cartoons.” Journal of Communication, Winter: 21-30. Also selected for

reprinting by International Communication Agency. Washington, D.C.

Meyer, Katherine, John Seidler, Timothy Curry and Adrian Aveni. 1980. “National

Self-Consciousness and Minority Images.” Resources in Education. National Institute of

Education, Washington, DC: 18-38.

Meyer, Katherine, John Seidler, Timothy Curry and Adrian Aveni. 1979. “Visual

Portrayals of Women in Political Cartoons.” Working Papers in Women's Studies.

Refereed Series by University of California, Davis: Autumn. Also published as Visual

Research Laboratory Report 102, The Ohio State University: March.

Meyer, Katherine and John Seidler. 1978. “The Structure of Gatherings.” Sociology and

Social Research, 63: 131-153.

Meyer, Katherine, John Seidler and Lois MacGillivray. 1977. “Youth at a Leftist and

Rightist Political Rally: Reasons for Participating.” Sociological Focus, 10: 221-235.

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Seidler, John, Katherine Meyer and Lois MacGillivray. 1977. “Collecting Data on

Crowds and Rallies: A New Method of Stationary Sampling.” Social Forces, 55:

507-518.

Book Reviews

New Generations of Catholic Sisters: The Challenge of Diversity. By Mary Johnson,

Patricia Wittberg, Mary L. Gautier. New York: Oxford University Press. JSSR. 2015.

American Catholics in Transition. By William D’Antonio, Michele Dillon, Mary L.

Gautier. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Published, Inc. Sociology of Religion. 2014.

Vatican II: A Sociological Analysis of Religious Change. By Melissa J. Wilde.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Journal for the Scientific Study of

Religion. 2008.

The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics. By Charles

Hirschkind. Social Forces. 2007.

Gender, Politics and Islam. By Therese Saliba, Carolyn Allen and Judith Howard, editors.

Sociology of Religion. 2004.

Crossing the Gods: World Religions and Worldly Politics. By N.J. Demerath, III. Journal

for the Scientific Study of Religion. 2002.

Clergy Women: An Uphill Calling. By Barbara Brown Zikmund, Adair T. Lummis and

Patricia Mei Yin Chang. Contemporary Sociology. 1999.

Laity: American and Catholic. By William DAntonio, James Davidson, Dean Hoge and

Ruth Wallace, 1992. Contemporary Sociology. May, 1997.

The Frontiers of Catholicism: The Politics of Ideology in a Liberal World. By Gene

Burns. University of California Press, 1992. American Journal of Sociology. December,

1994.

A Church Divided: The Vatican Versus American Catholics. By Terrance Sweeney.

American Journal of Sociology. July, 1993.

Women and Farming: Changing Roles, Changing Structures. By Wava G. Haney and Jane

B. Knowles, editors. Contemporary Sociology. December, 1989.

A Sociologist Looks at Religion. By Joseph Fichter. America. December, 1989.

The Politics of Heresy: The Modernist Crisis in the Catholic Church. By Lester Kurtz.

L.A.: University of California. Social Forces. December, 1987.

The Aims and Outcomes of Social Policy Research. By Patricia Thomas, editor. Dover,

N. H.: Groom Helm, Ltd. Social Forces, 1985.

Women, Biology and Public Policy. By Virginia Sapiro, editor. Beverly Hills, CA.:Sage

Publications. Social Forces, 1985.

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Research on Social Movements, Conflict, and Change, III. By Louis Kriesberg, editor.

Journal of Political and Military Sociology. 1982.

The Politics and Programs of Family Policy. By Joan Aldous and Wilfried Dumon with

Katrina Johnson, editors. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 1981.

A Study of the Bases of Success of Professional Women in a Predominantly Male

Organization. By Rose Marie Berberian. Women's Studies Review. December, 1980.

Daughters: From Infancy to Independence. By Stella Chess and Jane Whitbread.

Women's Studies Review. July, 1980.

Ex-Nuns: A Study of Emergent Role Passage. By Lucinda San Giovanni. Social Forces.

December, 1979.

PRESENTATIONS

“Geopolitical and Personal Influences on Willingness to Participate in Political Action in

The Middle East.” International Sociological Association meetings. Yokohama, Japan.

July 13-19, 2014. Research Committee Session. Katherine Meyer, Anne Price, Helen

Rizzo.

“Islamic Feminism in Kuwait.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Meetings. November, 2013. Boston, MA. Author Meets Critic Session.

“Interdisciplinary Research.” American Sociological Assn. Meetings, August 2013.

New York, N.Y. Invited Presentor.

“Cultural Approaches to the Study of Religions.” American Sociological Assn.

Meetings. August 2013. New York, N.Y Invited Presentor. “Author Meets Critic:

Claiming Society for God.” . Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Meetings. Phoenix, AZ. November, 2012. Invited Presentor.

“The Campaign Against Sexual Harassment in Egypt." International Sociological

Association meetings, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 1-3, 2012. Regular Session.

Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Anne Price.

"Women's Political Action in the Middle East: Engagement and Norms" International

Sociological Association meetings, Buenos Aires, Brazil. August 1-3, 2012. Regular

Session. Meyer, Katherine and Anne Price. 2012

“Frontiers in the Sociology of Education” Southern Sociological Society. March, 2012.

Author Meets Critics Session, Convener.

“Civic Engagement and Civic Values.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual

Meetings, Milwaukee, October, 2011. Regular Session Organizer and Convener.

“Getting an Academic Job: Advice from Administrators.” Society for the Scientific Study of

Religion (SSSR) Annual Meetings, Milwaukee, October, 2011. Panel Session.

“The Contributions of Sir James Beckford.” SSSR, Milwaukee, October, 2011. Keynote

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address.

“International Rentierism in the Middle East: 1991-2008.” American Sociological Assn.

Annual Meetings, Las Vegas. August, 2011. Regular session.

“Organized Dissent in an Authoritarian Context: The Intersection of Agency and Broad,

Dense Networks.” Middle East Studies Association Meetings. Atlanta, GA. Nov. 2010.

Anne Price, Helen Rizzo and Katherine Meyer.

“Religion in Global Perspective.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual

Meetings. Baltimore, MD. Nov. 2010. Presidential Address. Katherine Meyer.

“Cycles of Repression and Dissent in the Context of Economic Dependencies.”

Department of Defense The Minerva Initiative: Fostering a Community of Strategic

Scholarship Conference. Washington, D.C. September, 2010. Invited Presentation.

Katherine Meyer.

“Understanding Values Related to Political Action in Five Middle Eastern Nations.”

American Sociological Association Meetings. Atlanta, GA. August, 2010. Regular

Session. Katherine Meyer, Anne Price and Helen Rizzo.

“Reluctance to Participate in Political Action in the Middle East.” National Science

Foundation. May 27, 2010. Katherine Meyer and Anne Price.

“Political Participation in the Middle East: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the

Study of Values and Values Change in Islamic Countries.” Life Science and Human

Effectiveness European Office of Aerospace Research and Development and AFSOR

Workshop, Cairo, Egypt. May 2010. Invited Presentation. Anne Price and Katherine

Meyer.

“Public Role of Women Around the World.” Dialog of Civilizations Platform 2010

Conference. Houston, TX. January 2010. Invited Presentation.

“Transnational Advocacy Networks and Civil Conflict: Women’s Rights in Egypt.”

Helen Rizzo, Anne Price and Katherine Meyer. Middle East Studies Association Annual

Meetings. Boston, MA. November 2009. Regular Paper Session.

“Communities and Political Engagement in the Middle East.” Meyer, Katherine. Organizer,

ASA Special Session Annual Meetings. San Francisco. August, 2009. Thematic Session.

“Cycles of Conflict in the Middle East: A Longitudinal Study.” Jenkins, Craig and

Katherine Meyer. The Mershon Center for International Security Studies. April, 2009.

Faculty Research Seminar Series.

“The Dynamics of Conflict Cycles: The Middle East in the 1990s.” Meyer, Katherine and

Helen Rizzo. Middle East Studies Association. Washington, D.C. November, 2008.

Regular Paper Session.

“Author Meets Critics: Vatican II: A Sociological Analysis of Religious Change.” Society

for the Scientific Study of Religion. Louisville, KY. October 2008. Invited presentation.

“Support for Democracy: The Role of Religion, Political Engagement and

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Globalization.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Louisville, KY. October

2008. Regular paper session.

“New Waves of Dissent in Egypt.” Price, Anne, Helen Rizzo and Katherine Meyer.

American Sociological Assn. Meetings. Boston, MA. August 2008. Roundtable Session.

“Religious Restrictions: A New Typology for Cross-national Research.”Pinkus,

Lauren and Katherine Meyer. American Sociological Assn. Meetings. Boston, MA.

August 2008. Roundtable Session.

“Integrating Excellence and Access.” Meyer, Katherine. Management and Leadership in

Education Institute. Cambridge, MA. June, 2008. Invited presentation.

“World Values Survey: The Middle East Similarities and Differences.” Meyer,

Katherine. Alexandria, Egypt. April, 2008. Invited presentation.

“Revising General Education: Phases of the Process.” Meyer, Katherine. Reinvention

Center. Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland, OH. April 2008. Invited

presentation.

“The Politics of Dissent and Repression: How Regime Structures Shape Protest/Violence

Cycles.” Jenkins, Craig, Katherine Meyer and Lindsey Peterson. International Studies

Convention. San Francisco, CA. March, 2008. Regular Paper Session.

“New Waves of Dissent in Egypt: The Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign.” Rizzo, Helen

and Katherine Meyer. Middle East Studies Association. Montreal, Quebec. November,

2007. Regular Paper Session.

“Religious Restriction and Contentious Politics in the Middle East.” Meyer, Katherine

and Lauren Pinkus. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Tampa, FL. November,

2007. Regular Paper Session.

“Gender Equality and Religion: Developing a Cross-National Model.” Price, Anne and

Katherine Meyer. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Tampa, FL. November,

2007. Regular Paper Session

“The Fight for Women’s Citizenship Rights: The Case of Kuwait.” Meyer, Katherine.

Helen Rizzo and Mary Ann Tetreault. American Sociological Association Meetings.

New York, N.Y. August, 2007. Regular Paper Session

“The Repression and Dissent Nexus in the Middle East.” Meyer. Katherine, Omur

Yilmaz, and Christian Davenport. NSF HSD Grantees Conference. Wash. D.C. October,

2007. Poster.

“Paths to Women’s Political Inclusion in the Middle East.” Meyer, Katherine, Helen

Rizzo and Mary Ann Tetreault. Fifteenth ICSD Symposium. Hong Kong, China. July,

2007. Regular Paper Session.

“Changed Attitudes Toward Democracy, Women, Islam and the Middle East: the Case of

Kuwait.” Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. Fifteenth ICSD Symposium.

Hong Kong, China. July Regular Paper Session.

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“Women’s Citizenship Rights in the Middle East.” Meyer, Katherine. CITI Symposium

on Gender and Ethnicity Across Divides.” The Mershon Center. Columbus, OH.

April, 2007. Invited Presentation.

“Kuwaiti Women Since 1991: A Human Rights Perspective.” Rizzo, Helen, Mary Ann

Tetreault, and Katherine Meyer. The Third Gulf Symposium for Women. Kuwait

University. May, 2007. Regular Paper Session

“The Politics of Inclusion: Attitudes Toward Women and the Stateless in Kuwait.”Meyer,

Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. The Third Gulf Symposium for Women. Kuwait

University. May, 2007. Regular Paper Session

“Iraqi Intellect in a Troubled Ocean.” Meyer, Katherine. Mershon Center Roundtable.

February, 2007. Invited Panel Session.

“Comparison of Women’s Political Participation in the MENA Region.” Meyer,

Katherine. Third International Conference of the College of Social Sciences. Kuwait

City, Kuwait. December, 2006. Invited Paper.

“Women’s Struggle for Political Rights in the Middle East: The Case of Kuwait.” Rizzo,

Helen, Katherine Meyer, and Mary Ann Tetreault. Middle East Studies Association.

Boston, MA. November, 2006. Regular Paper Session

“Revising General Education: From Developing a Process to Implementation.” Meyer,

Katherine. Reinvention Center Conference. Washington, D.C. November, 2006.

Invited Panel Session.

“General Education in a Multi-College Environment.” Meyer, Katherine. Reinvention

Center Conference. Washington, D.C. November, 2006. Invited Panel Session.

“Time and Place: An Examination of Repression and Dissent in the Middle East, 1990-

2004.” Peterson, Lindsey, Craig Jenkins and Katherine Meyer. Peace Science Society.

Columbus, OH. November, 2006. Refereed Paper Session.

“Investigating the Continuum of Softer Forms of Repression and Everyday Expressions

of Dissent.” Meyer, Katherine, Jillian Schwedler and Mary Ann Tetreault. Middle East

Studies Association. Boston, MA. November, 2006. Regular Paper Session.

“Spiritual Practices of Lay Ministers: A Methodological Approach.” Meyer, Katherine

Charles Zech and James Davidson. Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Portland,

Oregon. October, 2006. Regular Paper Session.

“Repression and Resistance in the Middle East.” Meyer, Katherine and Craig Jenkins.

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

Thematic Session on State and Society in the Middle East.

“Religious Commitment and Civic Engagement: Predictors of Democratic Support

Across Nations.” Meyer, Katherine and Daniel Tope. International Political Science

Association 20th World Congress. Fukuoka, Japan. July, 2006. Invited Panel

Presentation.

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“Religion and Religious Adherence: An Analysis of Macro and Micro Sources of

Support for Democratic Governance.” Meyer, Katherine and Daniel Tope. International

Sociological Association 16th World Congress of Sociology. Durban, South Africa. July,

2006. Regular Paper Session.

“The Politics of Exclusion: Examining Kuwaiti Attitudes toward Expanding Citizenship

Rights.” Rizzo, Helen, Katherine Meyer and Yousef Ali. International Sociological

Association 16th World Congress of Sociology. Durban, South Africa. July, 2006.

Regular Paper Session.

“Assessing the Potential for Women’s Rights in the Middle East: The Case of Kuwait.”

Tetreault, Mary Ann, Katherine Meyer and Helen Rizzo. WOCMES conference. Amman,

Jordan. June, 2006. Regular Paper Session.

“Hidden Forms of Repression.” Tetreault, Mary Ann. Katherine Meyer, and Jillian

Schwedler. WOCMES Conference. Amman, Jordan. June 2006. Regular Paper Session.

“Repression and Dissent in the Middle East.” International Engagement Reception for

Arts and Sciences Faculty. Columbus, OH. March 2006.

“The Role of Religion and Secularism in Women’s Political Participation in the MENA

Region.” Middle East Studies Assn Meetings. Washington, D.C. November, 2005.

Rizzo, Helen and Katherine Meyer. Regular Paper Session.

“Micro and Macro Determinants of Democratic Support in Cross-National Contexts.”

American Sociological Assn. Annual Meetings. Phila., PA. August, 2005. Tope, Dan,

Katherine Meyer and Cheryl Sowash. Sociology of Religion Regular Session.

“Examination of the Effects of Economic Hardship, Religion, Social Support and Coping

on Mental Health During the US Farm Crisis.” International Symposium of the Sociology

of Religion (Beijing China) and Summer Institute for the Social Scientific Study of

Religion (Junming China). July 2005.

"Shared Challenges for Catholics and Muslims in a Globalized World" Chaminade

University Mackey Lecture. Honolulu, HI. February, 2005. Invited Presentation.

“Lay Ministry in the Changing Environment of the Church.” Short course, Chaminade

University. Honolulu, HI. January – February, 2005. Invited Workshop.

“Changing Sources of Support for Women’s Political Rights: Focus on the Middle East.”

European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. 5th

Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting Florence, Italy. March, 2005. Meyer,

Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. Regular Paper Session

“The Relationship between Gender Equality and Democracy: A Comparison of Arab

versus non-Arab Muslim Societies.” Middle East Studies Association Annual Meetings.

Washington, D.C. November, 2004. Rizzo, Helen, Hamid Abdelatif, and Katherine

Meyer. Regular Paper Session.

“Religion, Civic Engagement and Support for Democracy: A Cross-National

Examination.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meetings.

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October, 2004. Tope, Daniel, Katherine Meyer and Cheryl Sowash. Regular Paper

Session.

“Globalization, Civic Engagement and Support for Democracy.” American Sociological

Association Annual Meetings. San Francisco, Ca. August, 2004. Meyer, Katherine,

Daniel Tope and Cheryl Sowash. Political Sociology Refereed Roundtable.

Meyer, Katherine. “Democracy, Democratization, Local Contexts and Individuals’ Attitudes.” NSF Workshop on “Understanding Global Tensions: The Middle East” Istanbul, Turkey. June 20-2 Meyer, Katherine. “Democracy, Democratization, Local Contexts and Individuals’

Attitudes.” NSF Workshop on “Understanding Global Tensions: The Middle East”

Istanbul, Turkey.

“Changed Political Attitudes in the Middle East Following Western Intervention: The

Case of Kuwait.” Korean Sociological Association Meetings. Seoul, Korea. December,

2003. Invited Presentation.

“Islam and Women’s Rights.” Religious Research Association Annual Meetings.

Norfolk, VA. October, 2003. Invited Panelist.

“The Effects of Social Upheaval on Political and Religious Views Among Kuwaiti

Citizens.” American Sociological Association Meetings. Atlanta, GA. August, 2003.

Meyer, Katherine, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali. Political Sociology Refereed

Roundtables.

“Extending Political Rights in the Middle East: The Case of Kuwait.” International

Conference on the Social Sciences. Honolulu, HI. June, 2003. Regular Paper Session.

“Changed Political Attitudes in the Middle East Following the 1990-1991 Gulf War: The

Case of Kuwait.” John Glenn Institute Washington Office Policy Salon. Washington,

D.C. May, 2003. Invited Presentation.

“Culture, Geography, Globalization and Democracy: The Case of the Middle East.”

Symposium on Democracy and Globalization. Kent State University. May, 2003.

Keynote Presentation.

“Citizenship Rights for Women in the Middle East.” Conference on Women and Change

in the Middle East. Cairo, Egypt. April, 2003. Invited Panelist.

“Support of Kuwaiti Citizens for Extending Citizenship Rights to Women and Stateless

People.” European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies.

4th Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting. Florence, Italy. March, 2003.

Presentor and full participant.

“American Catholics at the Millennium.” Hartford Research Institute. Hartford, CT.

March, 2002. Invited Presentation.

“Work, Personal Statuses and the Challenge of Lay Ministry.” Hartford Research

Institute. Hartford, CT. May, 2002. Invited Presentation.

“American Catholic Women: The Generations. That Socialize.” Society for the

Scientific Study of Religion. Columbus, OH. October, 2001. Regular Session Paper.

“The Spirituality of Lay Ecclesial Ministers.” Society for the Scientific Study of

Religion. Columbus, OH. October, 2001. Regular Session Paper.

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“An Author and His Career Meet the Critics: N.J. Demerath III, Crossing the Gods,

World Religions and Worldly Politics.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion,

Columbus, OH. October, 2001. Invited Panelist: Author Meets Critic Session.

“Authors Meet Critics: D'Antonio, Davidson, Hoge, Meyer, American Catholics:

Gender, Generation and Commitment.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

Columbus, OH. October, 2001. Author at Author Meets Critic Session.

“Spirituality in Context.” Lilly Foundation, National Conference on Spiritual Formation.

Indianapolis, IN. March, 2001. Keynote Speaker.

“American Catholics: Between Autonomy and Community.” Association for Sociologists

of Religion. Anaheim, CA. August, 2001. Invited speaker.

“Spirituality in Context.” Lilly Foundation, National Conference on Spiritual Formation.

Indianapolis, IN. March, 2001. Keynote Speaker.

“Institutional Sources of Marginality: Midwestern Family Farming in a Period of

Economic Decline.” American Sociological Association Meeting. August, 2000. Lobao,

Linda and Katherine Meyer. Invited speakers.

“Church, Social Support, and Mental Health During the Midwestern Farm Crisis.”

American Sociological Association Meeting. August, 2000. Meyer, Katherine and Tina

Kassenbaum. Refereed Roundtable Session.

“The Generations That Socialize: U.S. Catholics at the Turn of the Century.” Loyola

University of Chicago, IL. March, 2000. Keynote Speaker.

“Social Trends in the United States and Implications for Inculturating Faith.” USCC

Department of Education Symposium. University of Dayton, Dayton, OH. May, 2000.

Keynote Speaker.

“Islam and the Impetus for Women’s Political Rights in Kuwait.” Society for the

Scientific Study of Religion. Boston, MA. November, 1999. Meyer, Katherine, Helen

Rizzo and Yousef Ali. Invited speakers.

“Islam, Women’s Organizations and Political Rights for Women.” American

Sociological Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. August, 1999. Meyer, Katherine, Helen

Rizzo and Yousef Ali. Invited speakers.

“The Democratization Process in Kuwait: Examining the Expansion of Citizenship

Rights.” American Sociological Association Meeting. Chicago, IL. August, 1999. Rizzo,

Helen, Katherine Meyer and Yousef Ali. Invited Speakers.

“Changes in Religious and Political Views Among Kuwaiti Citizens.” Society for the

Scientific Study of Religion. Montreal, Canada. November, 1998. Ram, Dorrit, Katherine

Meyer and Yousef Ali. Invited speakers.

“Beliefs, Identities, and Networks: Gender and Political Participation in Kuwait.”

American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. August, 1998. Meyer, Katherine,

Yousef Ali, Sheri Locklear. Invited speakers.

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“Islam and Women’s Rights.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. San Diego,

CA. November, 1997. Invited speaker.

“Political Allegiances, Changing Norms and Stress: The Case of Kuwait After the Gulf

War.” American Sociological Association. Toronto, Canada. August, 1997. Meyer,

Katherine and Yousef Ali. Invited speakers.

“Women and Citizenship: The Impact of Islam, Status and Networks in Kuwait.”

American Sociological Association. Toronto, Canada. August, 1997. Rizzo, Helen,

Katherine Meyer and Yousef Ali. Invited speakers.

“Organizational and Political Responses of Farm Couples to the Restructuring of

Agriculture.” Southern Sociological Society Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April, 1997.

Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Farming in the Heartland: Communities in Crisis.” The North Central Sociological

Association. Indianapolis, IN. April, 1997. Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. Invited

Speakers.

“Household, Gender, and Political Responses: Extending Resource Mobilization Theory

to the 1980s Farm Restructuring.” American Sociological Association. New York, NY.

August, 1996. Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Changing Attitudes Towards Democracy: The Case of Kuwait.” Committee on Political

Sociology/South African Sociological Association Joint Congress, Durban, South Africa.

July, 1996. Invited speaker.

“Stress in Kuwait: An Aftermath of the Gulf War.” The Middle East Studies Center

Seminar Series. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. May, 1996. Meyer, Katherine

and Yousef Ali. Invited speakers.

“Rapid Social Change and Stress in Kuwait: An Aftermath of the Gulf War.”

International Conference on Social Stress, Paris, France. May, 1996. Invited speaker.

“The Crisis Politics of Farm Families: Coping with Economic Decline and Pressure.”

American Sociological Association, Washington, DC. August, 1995. Meyer, Katherine

and Linda Lobao. Invited Paper for Thematic Session.

“The Effects of Tradition and Gender On Midwestern Farmers' Political Activity During

the Farm Crisis." American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, CA. August, 1994.

Hsieh, Horng-Chang, Katherine Meyer and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Kuwait: The Process of Adaptation and Change Following the Gulf War.” International

Sociological Association Meeting, Bielfeld, Germany. July, 1994. Ali, Yousef and

Katherine Meyer. Invited speakers.

“Political Behavior in an Era of Economic Decline: Organizational, Community and

Political Involvement as Responses to Agricultural Restructuring.” American

Sociological Association, Miami, FL. August, 1993. Hsieh, Horng-Chang, Linda Lobao

and Katherine Meyer. Invited speakers.

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“Perceiving Hardship and Managing Life.” Rural Sociology Association Meeting.

Orlando, FL. August, 1993. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Economic Hardship and Stress: The Case of Farmers in the Midwestern United States.”

International Conference on Social Stress Research. Venice, Italy. June, 1993. Meyer,

Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Political Attitudes and Behavior of Rural Men and Women in the Midwest During the

Farm Crisis.” Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. April, 1992. Meyer,

Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Gender and Politics in the U.S. Farm Crisis.” American Sociological Association

Meeting. Cincinnati, OH. August, 1991. Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited

speakers.

“Political Economy and Religion.” Association for Sociology of Religion Meeting,

Cincinnati, OH. August, 1991. Meyer, Katherine. Organizer and co-chair.

“Stress, Political Activism, and Attitudes Among Ohio Farm Men and Women.”

American Sociological Association Meeting, Washington, DC. August, 1990. Meyer,

Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Religion, Political Attitudes and Activism in the U.S. Farm Crisis.” International

Sociological Association Meeting. Madrid, Spain. July, 1990. Meyer, Katherine and

Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“The Social Movement for Change Within the Catholic Church.” Association for

Sociology of Religion Meeting, Washington, DC. August, 1990. Meyer, Katherine.

Invited speaker.

“Farm Restructuring and Household Adaptations in Ohio.” Rural Sociological

Association Meeting, Norfolk, VA. August, 1990. Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer.

Invited speakers.

“Rural Fundamentalist and Mainline Denominations Attitudes Toward Politics, Women,

and Society.” International Sociological Association Meeting. Madrid, Spain. July, 1990.

Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. Invited speakers.

“The Farm Crisis: Stress and Depression Among Ohio Farm Women and Men.”

Southern Sociological Association/North Central Sociological Association Meetings,

Louisville, KY. March, 1990. Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Social and Political Adaptation of Women to the Farm Crisis.” American Sociological

Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA. August, 1989. Meyer, Katherine and Linda

Lobao. Invited speakers.

“Women's Political Mobilization in the U.S. Farm Crisis.” Institute for Advanced

Studies. Princeton, NJ. April, 1989. Lobao, Linda and Katherine Meyer. Invited

Presenters.

“The Political Response of Women to the Farm Crisis.” Rural Sociological Association,

Seattle, WA. August, 1989. Meyer, Katherine and Linda Lobao. Invited speakers.

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“The Ohio Report: Regional Survey of Farm Operators and their Spouses.” Rural

Sociological Association. Seattle, WA. August, 1989. Lobao, Linda and Katherine

Meyer. Invited speakers.

“Elections and Social Change.” American Sociological Association Meeting. Atlanta,

GA. August, 1988. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Abortion Attitudes and the New Religious Right.” American Sociological Association

Meeting. Chicago, IL. August, 1987. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Critical Review of Theoretical Contributions.” International Conference on the State.

Montreal, Quebec. April, 1986. Meyer, Katherine. Keynote address.

“State, Civil Society and Accumulation.” International Conference on the State.

Montreal, Quebec. April, 1986. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Women and the State.” American Sociological Association Meeting. New York, NY.

August, 1986. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“The Fundamentalist Vote in the 1980 and 1984 Presidential Elections.” American

Sociological Association Meeting. Washington, DC. August, 1985. Meyer, Katherine.

Invited speaker.

“Gender and Career Attitudes and Activities of Super Bureaucrats in Three Western

Nations.” American Sociological Association Meeting. San Antonio, TX. August, 1984.

Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Politics and Religion.” North Central Sociological Association. Detroit, MI. April, 1983.

Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Political Sociology.” North Central Sociological Association. Detroit, MI. April, 1983.

Meyer, Katherine. Discussant: research paper session.

“The E.R.A. and the State Legislatures.” North Central Sociological Association.

Cincinnati, OH. May, 1982. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Political Sociology.” North Central Sociological Association. Cincinnati, OH. May,

1982. Meyer, Katherine. Organizer and chair, research paper session.

“Women and Social Policy.” North Central Sociological Association. Cincinnati, OH.

May, 1981. Meyer, Katherine. Organizer and chair, research paper session.

“Minority Images in Political Cartoons.” American Studies Colloquium Series. The Ohio

State University, Columbus, OH. February, 1981. Meyer, Katherine. Invited presenter.

“National Self-Consciousness and Minority Images.” American Sociological Association

Meeting, New York, NY. August, 1980. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Politics and Religion.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Meeting. Cincinnati,

OH. October, 1980. Meyer, Katherine. Discussant, research paper session.

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“Women's Image in Political Cartoons: A 100 Year Look.” North Central Sociological

Association Meeting. Akron, OH. April, 1979. Meyer, Katherine, John Seidler, Timothy

Curry, and Adrian Aveni. Invited speakers.

“Radicalism: A Causal Model.” North Central Sociological Association Meeting. Akron,

OH. April, 1979. Meyer, Katherine and John Seidler. Invited speakers.

“Variations in Legislative Support of E.R.A.” Department of Social Relations. The Johns

Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. April, 1979. Meyer, Katherine. Invited presenter.

“Female Occupational Attainment.” Department of Social Relations. The Johns Hopkins

University, Baltimore, MD. January, 1979. Meyer, Katherine. Invited presenter.

“Party Differences in Influence on State Legislature.” American Sociological Association

Meeting. San Francisco, CA. August, 1978. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“The Structure of Gatherings.” World Congress of Sociology. Uppsala, Sweden. August,

1978. Meyer, Katherine. Invited speaker.

“Visual Portrayals of Women.” Women's Studies Colloquium. The Ohio State University,

Columbus, OH. November, 1978. Meyer, Katherine. Invited Presenter.

“Variations in Support for the Equal Rights Amendment Among the 50 States.” Southern

Sociological Society Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April, 1978. Meyer, Katherine. Invited

speaker.

PRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

1.Special Sessions. American Sociological Assn. Meetings. 2012-2014.

2.“What is the National Science Foundation?” Presented at annual meeting of Midwest

Sociological Assn., St Louis, Spring, 2011.

3.“Seeking Funding and Professional Development.” Racial Democracy, Crime & Justice-

Network Summer Workshop, Criminal Justice Research Center, The Ohio State

University. Columbus, July, 2011.

4.“Policy and Research Workshop, NSF Interdisciplinary Funding Opportunities.”

American Sociological Assn. Annual Meetings, Las Vegas, August, 2011.

5.“Policy and Research Workshop, Social Science Infrastructure.” American Sociological

Assn. Annual Meetings, Las Vegas, August, 2011.

6.“Research Funding Opportunities and Data Resources at the National Science

Foundation.” The Ohio State University Dept. of Sociology, Initiative for Population

Research, Mershon Center for International Security, Rural Sociology Department, Center

for Criminal Justice Research, John Glenn School of Public Policy. September 30, 2011.

7.“New Awards in Sociology – ecology of innovation and web-based theory” SBE New

Awards Inaugural Session.” October, 2011.

8. “NSF: Funding Opportunities and Proposal Development.” SSSR Annual Meetings,

Milwaukee.October, 2011.

9. “The GSS and the Occupy Movements.” SBE Advisory Board Meeting, December,

2011.

10.“Insight from NSF Program Directors and Administrative Staff.” American

Association of State Colleges & Universities. Washington, D.C. , February, 2012. For

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Sponsored Research Officers with DiPaulo from MPS Directorate and A. Smith and Q.

Conklin from SBE.

10. “National Science Foundation Funding Opportunities, Merit Review, and Proposal

Preparation.” Southern Sociological Society Annual Meetings, New Orleans, March,

2012.

11. “Securing National Science Foundation Funding. “ Director’s Research Forum:

Mershon Center for International Security.” Columbus, OH. April 2012.

EDITORSHIPS & ACADEMIC HONORS

Carnegie Fellowship Foundation, The Ohio State University Candidate, 2005

Editor-in-chief, monograph series, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. 1990-1998

Associate editor, Journal of Political and Military Sociology and Journal of Rural Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Courses Taught: Graduate Courses Taught:

Contemporary American Society Sociology of the Middle East

London Honors Course Quantitative Data Analysis Practicum

Sociological Theory Techniques of Scale Construction

Introductory Sociology Political Sociology Seminar

Political Sociology Introduction to Political Sociology

Social Stratification Techniques of Data Reduction

Advising

Chair, 12 PhD dissertations, 15 masters' theses, 8 undergraduate Honors thesis, 6 PhD

minor programs in Sociology

Advisory Committee, 50 PhD dissertations, 42 M.A. theses, 8 Honors independent studies'

research projects

Examining Committee, 90 PhD orals, 55 M.A. orals

Students Supported through Grants, 40

Most Recent Teaching Honors

Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Certificate of Merit for Undergraduate

Student Services, (Meyer, Director); National Academic Advising Association, 2004

Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist, College of Arts and Sciences, 2000

Most Supportive Faculty Member Award, Sociology Graduate Student Association, 1998

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

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2008-2011 President and President-elect and Past President, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion;

developed Annual Meetings Program for 2010

2010 Official Visitor, Interfaith Center of Houston Centers. Istanbul, Turkey.

2009 Reviewer, National Science Foundation. Also, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 1988.

2008 IRB reviewer for The Ohio State University

2008 Panel member. NSF; Middle East World Values Survey Committee. Wash. D.C.

2008 Panel member. NSF/Swedish Institute World Values Survey Workshop. Alexandria, Egypt.

2008 Roundtable organizer. American Sociological Association Annual Meetings Sociology of

Religion Section.

2007 Reviewer, Qatar National Research Priorities Research Program.

2007 Reviewer, U.S. Department of Defense Training Materials.

2005-2008 Council, Association for the Sociology of Religion.

2007 Member, Nominations Committee, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

2005 Reviewer, Templeton Foundation.

2004 Political Sociology Roundtables Presider, “Understanding Globalization.” American

Sociological Association Annual Meetings.

2002 Regular Session/Mini-Conference Organizer, “Political Economy and Religion.”

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meetings.

2002 Regular Sessions Organizer, "Voting Enfranchisement and Disenfranchisement." American

Sociological Association Annual Meetings.

2001-2004 Committee on the Profession, Southern Sociological Society

2001-2004 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion; Finance & Investments Committee

(Also 1998-1999 and 1993-1994)

2000-2004 Treasurer, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

2000-2001 Local Arrangements Committee, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

1999-2001 Co-chair, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research.

Association Annual Meetings Board

1995-2001 Council, Sociology of Religion Section. American Sociological Association

1999-present Associate Editor, Journal of Rural Studies

1984-present Associate Editor, Journal of Political and Military Sociology

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1995-1998 Secretary Treasurer, Sociology of Religion Section. American Sociological Association

1983-1988 Council, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association; Co-Founder;

Chair, Nominations Committee (1988-1989); Publications Committee (1986- 1988);

Editorial Committee (1984-1986); Co-editor, States and Societies, quarterly newsletter

(1983-1986)

1986-1987 Chair, Nominations Committee, North Central Sociological Association; Archivist (1986-

1990); Scholarly Achievement Award Panelist (1983-84); Annual Meetings Program

Committee (1981-1983)

1985 Reviewer, Rose Monograph Series

1985-1986 Program Committee, Southern Sociological Society Annual Meetings, New Orleans

1981-present Referee for American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Cambridge

University Press, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Deviant Behavior,

International Political Sociology, International Sociology, Journal of Marriage and the

Family, Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Journal of Rural Studies, Journal for

the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Sociology, Politics and Gender, Research in

Political Sociology, Review of Religious Research, Rural Sociology, Sage Publications,

Social Forces, Sociological Focus, Sociological Forum, Sociological Spectrum,

Sociological Quarterly, Sociology of Education, Sociology and Social Research.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Nominee for University Service Award -

1997,1998,1999

Athletics

1994-1996 Vice - President's Committee on NCAA Academic Certification and Planning

1994 President's Search Committee for Director of Athletics

1991-1992 President's Salary Review Committee, 1991-1992

1990-1994 Chair, University Athletic Council, 1993-1994; Secretary 1992-1993; Chair Nominations

1991-1992; Chair Academic Progress and Eligibility 1992-1993; Chair Gender Equity

Committee, 1992-1993

Admissions and Registration

1986-1989 Chair, Council of Admissions and Registration, developed policies for

Selective Admissions and automated phone-in registration system (BRUTUS) 1988-

1989; Chair, Admissions Subcommittee 1987-1988

College & University

2005-2007 Interim Co-Director, Honors Collegium

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2004-2005 Faculty Fellow at rank of Associate Provost; responsibility for: establishing

Office of Undergraduate Research, serving on governing board to establish Data

Warehouse and Student Information System, acting as Executive Sponsor for

Lumina Foundation Grant to Office of Women’s Studies and for Partnership for Public

Service, overseeing Council of Academic Misconduct, supervising on-line establishment

of SEIs, developing Honors Center proposal, providing general oversight and facilitation

for designing outcomes data, developing survey for student satisfaction with financial

services, developing Council for Enrollment and Student Progress, inaugurating

Constitution Day observance, and collaborating with Vice-Provost and Dean of

Undergraduate Studies

2003-2005 Senator, Arts and Sciences Senate.

2001-2004 President's Appointee, Council of Academic Affairs; Chair, Subcommittee B

2003-2004 Curricular Control Committee. Office of Academic Affairs.

2003-2004 Organizer, Sociology/Mershon/Political Science/Middle Eastern Studies/Law Lecture

Series by Saad Ibrahim, noted Egyptian sociologist and dissident

1999-2000 College, Curriculum Committee

1995-1999 College of Social and Behavior Sciences Investigation Committee

1982-1989 University Faculty Senate; Elections Committee 1986-1988

1981-1982 Search Committee for Department Chair; College Professional Leave Committee;

Hot-deck Workshop Organizer; Ohio Academy of Science Host; Representative to

Office of Learning Resources

Honors Program, University Research & Instructional Support

2006-2009 Rhodes, Marshall and other scholarship Selection Committees

2005-2009 Judge, Denman Forum for Undergraduate Research

1999-2000 Minority Young Scholars Program Consultant

1999-present Maximus Scholarship Competition Evaluation Process Team

1998,1999 Sydney Presser Honors Course Enrichment Fund Recipient

1984-1986 Faculty Honors Council; Sidney Presser Fund Recipient 1986

1982-1987 University Human Subjects Review Committee

1981-1987 Women's Studies Research Committee (1981-1983); Small Grants Program, 1981- 1985;

reviewer, Women's Studies Review (1981); Minority Student Affairs and Programs

Committee 1981)

John Glenn School of Public Policy & Mershon Center for International Security

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1998-present John Glenn School of Public Policy Faculty Adjunct

1996-present Mershon Faculty Scholar

1986-1990 Executive Council, World Affairs Seminar Series; Schooler Reese

Lecture Series Committee on American Presidency, 1984

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

2008-2009 Speaker Colloquium Series

2006-2008 Organizer, Emeritus Development Initiative

2003-2004 Chair, Undergraduate Studies; Chair, Undergraduate Studies Committee

2003-2004 Procedures Oversight Designee; also 1997-1999

2002-2003 Member, Honors and Awards Committee

2001-2002 Chair, Graduate Placement

1999-present Coordinator, Comparative Social Change Group

1999-2002 Liaison to Development/Fund Raising Committee

1999-2000 Undergraduate Committee

1997-1999 Chair, Affirmative Action/Diversity Committee

1996-1997 Graduate Committee; also 1990-1993

1994-1996 Chair, Recruitment Committee; member, 1998-1999

1997, 1994, Salary and Budget Committee.

and 1982

1986-1989 Curriculum and Instruction Committee

1989-1990 Research Committee, also 1982-1986

1983-1984 Chair, Colloquium Series

1983 Chair, Sociology and Politics Panel for Departmental Review

COMMUNITY SERVICE

2003-2014 Media interview on Kennedy Years (2013) Obama Inauguration for Columbus Dispatch

(2009), academic enrichment for OnCampus (2007), on Virginia Tech for

Columbus Dispatch (2007); on shared challenges of Catholics and Muslims, National

Public Radio Hawaiian Island Ministeries (2005), also for Honolulu Star Bulletin and

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Honolulu Advertiser; on Lumina Foundation Grant for Retention of Nontraditional

Students (2004); media interviews on Kuwait and on Western intervention for On Campus,

(2003) for German Innovations-Report (2003), for OSUAlumni Magazine, (2004) and for

Canada’s This Magazine (2004); presentation at ALD/PAES initiation (2007), John Glenn

Institute Washington Policy Salon (2003).

2000-2004 Board of Directors, Columbus Dance Theater; also BalletMet Inc. Board (1994-1997)

1984-2014 Advisory Board (2013-2015J), Chair, Newman Center, Stewardship & Finance Committee

(2007-present ); Invited Speaker (2001), Endowment Fund & Speakers' Series Board

(1995-00), Professional Evaluation Consultant (1995), Scholarly Presentations to

Interdenominational Campus Ministers Association and Faculty (1989-1990, 1986);

Young Adults' Program Board of Directors & Founder (1986-1989); Faculty Discussion

Group Co-Founder & Leader (1984-present), Interfaith Homeless Network (1994-2004)

1992-2007 Radio news segments in Kansas and Nebraska (1992) on agricultural restructuring and

women; interviews for Columbus Dispatch (1992 & 1995) and Associated Press (1992)

on farm women and work; Ohio Farm Bureau Federation on stress (1993);

Akron Beacon Journal (1993) on farm women's labor; Bluffton News, Indiana Farmers'

Exchange, and Ohio State Agriculture (1995) on farm crisis and division of labor and on

Virginia Tech incident (2007).

1984-1988 Board of Directors, North Broadway Center; Vice-President (1986-1987);

Chair, Personnel/Hiring Committee and Program Chair (1986-1988)

1983-1985 Consultant, Ohio Gubernatorial Task Force on Workfare, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and

Day Care (1983) and Metropolitan Development Corporation (1983/1985)

1982-1987 Co-Founder and Treasurer, Sociologists for Women in Society, Central Ohio Chapter

1981-1984 Radio news segments (WVKO, WSNY) on political conservatism (1984) and

WOSU on riots (1981)