Jan Sokol-Katz
Senior Lecturer
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Faculty Advisor
Education
| 1993 | Ph.D. Sociology, University of Miami |
| 1988 | M.A. Sociology, University of Miami |
| 1986 | B.A. Sociology, University of Miami |
Professional Experience
| 2011 - | Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Miami |
| 2011 - | Senior Lecturer – Full time, University of Miami |
| 2007 - 2011 | Lecturer – Full time , University of Miami |
| 1994 - 2007 | Lecturer - Adjunct, University of Miami |
| 1993 - | Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Miami |
| 2001 - 2004 | Research Assistant Professor and Project Coordinator, Department of Sociology and Center for Research on Sport in Society |
| 1998 - 2001 | Senior Research Associate, Project Coordinator, Center for Research on Sport in Society, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 1990 - 1992 | Research Assistant, South Florida Youth Development Project |
| 1986 - 1990 | Research Assistant, Department of Sociology |
Honors & Acknowledgements
Engaged Faculty Fellow 2015-2016 – Awarded the Engaged Faculty Fellows position and stipend for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Golden Key International Honour Society
Citizens Board Research and Creativity Forum -Judge
Graduate School Student Research Competition, School of Arts and Sciences - Judge
Distinguished Senior lecturer, 2022-2023
Conferences & Events
| November, 2011 | The Social Construction of Identity | Global Inter-Faith Conference & Workshop, Coral Gables, FLSokol-Katz, Jan |
| August, 2007 | College Athletic Reputation and College Choice among African American High School Seniors: Evidence from the Educational Longitudinal Study | American Sociological Association, New York, NYBraddock II, Jomills Henry, Sokol-Katz, Jan, Dawkins, Marvin, and Hua, Lv. |
| American Educational Research Association, Chicago | Athletics and College Choice: National Evidence from High School Seniors and their Parents | April, 2006Braddock II, Jomills Henry, Sokol-Katz, Jan, Dawkins, Marvin, and Hua, Lv |
Memberships
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honor Society, University of Miami-Advisor
Alpha Phi Sigma: National Criminal Justice Honor Society, University of MiamiAdvisor
American Sociological Association – member
Golden Key International Honour Society - Honorary Member
North American Society for the Sociology of Sport- member
North Central Sociological Association
Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honor Society, University of Miami-member
Graduate Student Association class representative, University of Miami
Drug abuse, Juvenile Delinquency, Deviance, Sociology of Sport
Research Projects
Teaching Excellence, Achievement, and Motivation through Sport: TEAMS
Jan Sokol-Katz, Principal Investigator.
Three-year grant from June 2000 to June 2003, in the amount of $748,088, funded by the South Florida Annenberg Challenge and United Way
Evaluation of "TEAMS: Teaching Excellence, Achievement, and Motivation through Sports"
Jan Sokol-Katz, Principal Investigator.
Grant from July 2003 to October 31st, 2003, in the amount of $36,857 to conduct evaluation of TEAMS
Publications
Kelley, M. S. and J. S. Sokol-Katz "Examining Participation in School Sports and Patterns of Delinquency Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health" Sociological Focus 44 (2) (2011).
Sokol-Katz, J. S., M.S. Kelley, L. Basinger-Fleischman, and J.H. Braddock, II "Examining the Complex Relationship Between Interscholastic Sport Participation and Delinquency: Sport Matters" Sociological Focus 173 – 192.39 (3) (2006).
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