Faculty

College / Department

Teaching areas

My teaching interests are quite broad. They include: Global Inequality, Sustainability and Development, Consumerism, Global Women's Studies,Quantitative and Qualitative Methodology, Survey Research Methodology, Applied Sociology, Demography, Population Studies, and many other areas of interest.

Research areas

My current research agenda includes several areas of study such as the intersection of Sport and Protest, Consumer Behavior and Sustainability, Sociolinguistic Global Comparisons, and Gender/Queer issues and public opinions. In addition, I have also conducted research in the following areas: Survey Research Methodology, Quantitative Research Methodology, Population Studies, Gender and Queer Studies, Global Inequality, Sustainability and Consumerism, Scholarship of Higher Education, etc.

Education

BA, Mary Baldwin University, USA, 2004

MA, Baylor University, USA, 2006

PhD, Baylor University, USA, 2010

Professional experience

Onondaga Community College, NY, USA, 2010-2011

Anderson Press Inc., GA, USA, 2011-2013

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, TX, USA, 2013-2014

Miyazaki International College, Japan, 2014-2016

American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2016-Present

Memberships

International Sociological Association (ISA), American Sociological Association (ASA), European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), and Families in Global Transition (FIGT).

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2404

Dr. Jeniece Lusk

Assistant Professor

PhD in Applied Sociology, Baylor University, Texas, USA

Jeniece Lusk has taught sociology for 10 years at institutions in the US and Japan. Her areas of teaching and academic scholarship include (but are not limited to) survey research methodology, global gender studies, environment and consumption, and deviant behavior. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Lusk has also conducted client-based qualitative and quantitative research and analysis for corporations in Atlanta and Central Texas.

Publications

Lusk, Jeniece T. 2017. “Japanese Millennials and Intersex Awareness”. Sexuality & Culture, 21(2).

Conference Presentations

Lusk, Jeniece T. 2017. “Japanese Millennials and Intersex Awareness”. Individual invitation from the Japan Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lusk, Jeniece T. Summer 2016. “Awareness and Attitudes Towards the Intersexed Among Japanese Youth”. Presented at the European Population Conference, Mainz, Germany.

Kasai, Aya & Lusk, Jeniece. Summer 2015. “Reconciliation and Historical Trauma”. Northeast Asia Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Institute.

Kiyama, Lorinda, Lusk, Jeniece, and Mason, Sarah. Fall 2015. “Bilingualism and Boys: Parent Perspectives”. Presented at the 42nd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (JALT), Shizuoka, Japan. (paper forthcoming, JALT)

Lusk, Jeniece T. Summer 2015. “Gentrification Across the Pacific: A Case Study Comparison of the Gentrification Experiences of the United States and Selected Asian Pacific Nations”. Presented at the International Conference on Advancement in Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand.

Lusk, Jeniece T. Spring 2015. “Assessment and Evaluation of the Effect of Family and Labor Reform in Japan on Fertility Rates and Attitudes Towards Childbearing”. Presented at the Anthropology of Japan in Japan meeting, Nagoya, Japan.

Lusk, Jeniece T. Spring 2011. “Making the Mundane Meaningful: Visual Essays”. GIFTS presentation at the SUNY ICCD Downstate Teaching Conference, Loch Sheldrake, NY.

Lusk, Jeniece T. Fall 2010. “Nightmare on Elm Avenue? Results of an Exploration of a Crumbling, Black Community in Early Revitalization Stages”. Presentation of methodological concerns presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Sociological Association, Cortland, NY.

Lusk, Jeniece T. Spring 2010. “Whose Change Is It? A Multimodal Exploration of Urban Ecology and Gentrification Resistance for Crumbling Black Communities”. Presentation of both quantitative and qualitative results to be presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, Boston, MA; the National Black Graduate Student Conference, San Diego, CA; the Midwestern Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

Lusk, Jeniece T. Fall 2009. “Whose Change Is It? A Multimodal Exploration of Urban Ecology and Gentrification Resistance for Crumbling Black Communities”. Paper presentation of qualitative results presented at the meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society, Shippensburg, PA

Williams, Jeniece T. Spring 2009. “Whose Change Is It? A Multimodal Exploration of Urban Ecology and Gentrification Resistance for Crumbling Black Communities”. Paper presentation of descriptive data at the meeting of the National Black Graduate Student Conference, Houston, TX and the Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Williams, Jeniece T. Spring 2009. “Race, Religion, and Homosexuality: The Role of the Black Church”. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Black Graduate Student Conference, Houston, TX and the Southwestern Social Science Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Williams, Jeniece. Spring 2008. “The Effect of Foreign Born Status on Crime and Social Disorganization in Texas Counties”. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association. Las Vegas, NV.

Williams, Jeniece T. and Elizabeth Embry. Spring 2008. “Upfront and Personal: Effect of Demographic Item Placement on Non-response”. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Public Opinion Research. New Orleans, LA.

Williams, Jeniece T. and Buster Smith. Spring 2007. “Broken Stained Glass Windows: The Effect of Social Disorganization and Race on Church Attendance”. Paper Presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Williams, Jeniece T. Spring 2006.“Race, Religion, and Homosexuality: The Role of the Black Church”. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, San Antonio, TX.

Williams, Jeniece T. Spring 2005. “Media’s Effects on Body Image and College Aged Women: Coeducational Universities versus Single Sex Universities”. Paper presented at the meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, LA

Other creative/research

Lusk, Jeniece T. and Johnson, Jodien. 2016. “Adam, Eve, and Dana: Christianity and Intersex Acceptance”. IRB Approval received, data collection underway; submission expected late 2016

Lusk, Jeniece T.; Johnson, Jodien; Crescini, Anne. 2016. “Vulnerability: A Socio-Linguistic Comparison of Friendship and Quality of Life in the US, Japan, and Middle East”, IRB Proposals submitted, awaiting approval

Lusk, Jeniece T; Odera, Stephanie; Simmons-Jackson, Nicole. 2016. “Taking a Knee: Sports and Protest”. IRB Proposals submitted, awaiting approval.

Lusk, Jeniece T and Christmas, Julia. 2016. Engaging Working Memory Via Rotating Presentations. Data and analysis completed, submission expected late 2016

Lusk, Jeniece T. 2016. Christians Under Covers: Evangelicals and Sexual Pleasures on the Internet (Book Review). International Sociological Review. Submission expected late 2016

Lusk, Jeniece T. 2017. “Sustainibility in the Land of Opulence: GCC Millennials Attitudes Toward A Circular Economy.”