David Martin

 DavidA. Martin

David A. Martin

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Biography

Grand Valley State University - Sociology

Associate Director, Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship |
Director, GVSU McNair Scholars Program
David A.
Martin Jr., Ph.D
Grand Rapids, Michigan
I earned my Ph.D in sociology at the University of Oregon. I am committed to high-impact and culturally relevant education, with a special focus on connecting resources and opportunities to historically underrepresented student populations. My research and teaching interests involve the study of racial stratification, Identity formation, and the experiences of students of color in higher education. I have additional research specialties in social media communications and Internet studies. Presently, I examine the role of social media communications in racial identity formation for African American young adults in college.

In my roles as Associate Director and Program Director, I am responsible for strategic planning, program design and implementation, federal grant budget compliance/oversight and management, and staff development. I also coordinate faculty mentor/mentee collaborations, oversee recruitment for the McNair Scholars Program, and provide direct professional development and academic training to McNair Scholars and other student researchers.



Experience

    Education

    • Grand Valley State University

      Bachelor of Science - BS (Cum Laude with Honors)

      Sociology
      Graduated #1 ranked student in sociology at GVSU (as selected by the faculty)

    • Grand Valley State University

      Director, GVSU McNair Scholars



    • Grand Valley State University

      McNair Scholar


      As a McNair Scholar I created and executed an independent research project that was later published as a full-feature article in the Michigan Sociological Review in my senior year. In addition to my research, I participated in the advanced academic writing courses and rigourous public speaking training that were requisites of the program. As a result of my performance and leadership in those endeavors, I was elected President of the 2008 McNair cohort. My participation in the GVSU McNair Scholars Program, and the accumulated experience and skill I gained from do so, resulted in three fully-funded offers of admittance into ranked doctoral programs in sociology.

    • Grand Valley State University

      Associate Director, Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarship



    • Grand Valley State University

      Visiting Professor



    • University of Oregon

      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

      Sociology

    • University of Oregon

      Master of Science - MS

      Sociology
      Masters Thesis: "Cutting the Cord: The Impact of Mobile Internet Access on U.S. Income inequality."

    • University of Oregon William Stout Scholarship


      The William Stout Scholarship is a highly competitive award made on the basis of scholastic achievement and leadership.

    • UO Diversity Excellence Scholarship


      This competitive award is meant to recognize student achievement both in and out of the classroom. Recipients are academically exceptional students who also demonstrate high-level commitment to enhancing diversity in their community.

    • University of Oregon

      Graduate Teaching Fellow - Department of Sociology


      As a Graduate Teaching Fellow at the University of Oregon, I taught and assisted for classes of varying levels and sizes. In those courses I was responsible for crafting lectures, creating and grading assignments, facilitating group exercises, and generally introducing students to the discipline of sociology. The classes ranged from high-enrollment Introduction to Sociology, to smaller and more advanced courses such as Experiencing Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Sociology of Mass Media, Research Methods, and Social Stratification. In the classroom, I provided my students with a mix of teaching methods in order to be inclusive of multiple learning styles and contemporary modes of communication. It was also part of my teaching philosophy to engage in culturally relevant pedagogy that facilitated learning by connecting the material with the lived experiences of my students. I accomplished that goal by combining traditional lectures and in-class activities with online social networking sites and other Internet-based resources. My approach provided a layered learning experience that engaged students in the educational process.

    • Grand Rapids Community College

      Associate of Arts (A.A.)

      Sociology

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