Adjunct Instructional Faculty
Sociology & Criminal Justice

Kent Sandstrom

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Kent Sandstrom has served in a variety of administrative roles, including Dean of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University, Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at North Dakota State University, Executive Officer of the Midwest Sociological Society, Director of the NDSU Press, Department Head, and Administrative Fellow. He has received the President’s Special Award from the Midwest Sociological Society, the Herbert Blumer Award from the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, and the Regents’ Faculty Excellence Award from the Iowa Board of Regents. He has also received the Outstanding Research Award, the Teaching Excellence Award, and the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Northern Iowa, where he worked for eighteen years. Kent is the author of six books and 40 other publications. His most recent books are Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality (Oxford University Press, 2013) and Inside Social Life (Oxford University Press, 2017).

Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Minnesota , (1994)

M.A. in Sociology, University of Minnesota, (1988)

B.A. in Sociology, University of Minnesota Duluth, (1977)

Articles

Sandstrom, K. L. and Opsal , T. (2013). “Introduction to the Special Issue: Grappling with ‘The Feminist Ethnographer’s Dilemma,’” . Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 42 (4) , pp. 383-393.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2008). Preserving a Vital and Valued Self in the Face of AIDS. Canadian Scholars Pr , pp. 74-82.
Rothe, D., Mullins , C. and Sandstrom, K. L. (2008). The Rwandan Genocide: International Finance Policies and Human Rights. Justice Studies 35 (3).
Kleinman, S., Copp , M. and Sandstrom, K. L. (2006). Making Sexism Visible: Birdcages, Martians, and Pregnant Men. Teaching Sociology 34 (2) , pp. 26-142.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2005). Preserving a Vital and Valued Self in the Face of AIDS. Illness, Crisis, and Loss (7) , pp. 295-306.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2005). What is the ‘Truth’ of Death and Dying? Reflections on Fulton, Foucault, and Finitude. Illness, Crisis, and Loss 13 (1) , pp. 65-75.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2002). Preserving a Vital and Valued Self in the Face of AIDS. Windows on Society (6) , pp. 292-303.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1998). Coming to Terms with Bodily Loss and Disruption Evoked by AIDS. Illness, Crisis, and Loss 6 (1) , pp. 15-29.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1998). Preserving a Vital and Valued Self in the Face of AIDS. Sociological Inquiry 68 (3) , pp. 354-371.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1996). Redefining Sex and Intimacy: The Sexual Self-Images, Outlooks, and Relationships of Men Living with HIV Disease. Symbolic Interaction 19 (3) , pp. 241-262.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1996). Searching for information, understanding, and self-value: the utilization of peer support groups by gay men with HIV/AIDS. Social work in health care 23 (4) , pp. 51-74.
Fine, G. Alan. and Sandstrom, K. L. (1993). Ideology in Action: A Pragmatic Approach to a Contested Concept. Sociological Theory 11 (1) , pp. 21-38.
Olien, C. N., Donohue, G. A., Tichenor , P. J., Sandstrom, K. L. and McLeod , D. M. (1990). Community Structure and Editor Opinions About Planning. Journalism Quarterly 66 (1) , pp. 119-127.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1990). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 19 (3) , pp. 271-294.
Phillips , S. and Sandstrom, K. L. (1990). Parental Attitudes toward ‘Youthwork. Youth and Society 22 (2) , pp. 160-183.

Books

Sandstrom, K. L., Martin, D. and Fine, G. Alan . (2016). Simbolos, Selves, e Realidade Social. .
Sandstrom, K. L., Lively , K., Martin, D. and Fine, G. Alan. (2013). Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality. Oxford University Press.
Fine, G. Alan. and Sandstrom, K. L. (2012). Ideology in Action: A Pragmatic Approach to a Contested Concept. Russell Sage Foundation.
Sandstrom, K. L., Martin, D. and Fine, G. Alan. (2009). Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology. Oxford University Press.
Sandstrom, K. L., Martin, D. and Fine, G. Alan. (2006). Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology. Oxford University Press.
Bryant, C., Edgley , C., Leming, M., Peck , D. and Sandstrom, K. L. (2003). Handbook of Death and Dying. Sage Press.
Sandstrom, K. L., Martin, D. and Fine, G. Alan. (2003). Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology and Sociology. Oxford University Press.
Roberts, R., Wright , W. and Sandstrom, K. L. (2002). A Meditation on Social Problems. Xlibris Press.
Fine, G. Alan. and Sandstrom, K. L. (1988). Knowing Children: Issues of Participant Observation with Minors. Sage Press.

Book Chapters

Sandstrom, K. L. (2010). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Perspectives in Social Psychology: A Reader New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Sandstrom, K. L., Muzzatti, S. and Samarco , V. (2006). Teaching from the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Questioning Power and Privilege in the Classroom Reflections from the Wrong Side of the Tracks: Class, Identity, and the Working Class Experience in Academia (pp. 175-186) New York: Rowman and Littlefield:.
Fine, G. Alan., Sandstrom, K. L. and Kivisto , P. (2004). Wild Thoughts: An Interactionist Analysis of Ideology, Emotion, and Nature Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited (pp. 237-258) Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2003). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Windows on Society Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
Bryant , C., Edgley , C., Leming, M., Peck, D. and Sandstrom, K. L. (2003). Death in The Future: Prospects and Prognosis Thousand Oaks, CA: Handbook of Death and Dying: Sage Press.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2003). Redefining Sex and Intimacy Sexual Lives: A Reader on the Theories and Realities of Human Sexuality Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Sandstrom, K. L. and Fine, G. Alan. (2003). Triumphs, Emerging Voices, and Future Prospects Handbook of Symbolic Interactionism (pp. 1021-1037) Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press.
Sandstrom, K. L. (2002). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Deviant Behavior: A Text-Reader in the Sociology of Deviance (pp. 550-564) New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press.
Sandstrom, K. L., Martin, D. and Fine, G. Alan. (2001). Symbolic Interactionism at the End of the Century The Handbook of Social Theory (pp. 217-231) London: Sage Press.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1999). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Windows on Society Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1999). Embracing Modest Hopes: Lessons from the Beginning of the Teaching Journey The Social Worlds of Higher Education: Handbook for Teaching in a New Century (pp. 517-529) Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
Leiber, M., Sandstrom, K. L., Engstrom , T., Puls , M., Jensen , E. and Gerber, J. (1998). A Constructionist Analysis of Newspaper Reporting of Gang Problems in a Midwestern State The New War on Drugs: Symbolic Politics and Criminal Justice Policy (pp. 71-89).
Sandstrom, K. L. (1998). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Health, Healing and Illness: Society, Social Context, and the Self (pp. 488-500) Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Press.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1996). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Windows on Society Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
Sandstrom, K. L. (1994). Confronting Deadly Disease: The Drama of Identity Construction among Men with AIDS Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Press.

Presentations

Sandstrom, K. L. (November 4, 2016). Promoting Excellence and Equity: Hiring and Sustaining Diverse Faculty Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Deans San Diego, California.
Sandstrom, K. L. (November 6, 2015). The Pros and Cons of Interdisciplinary and Cluster Hires Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Deans Washington, DC.
Sandstrom, K. L. (October 24, 2014). Sociology Is Everywhere: What Is It Seeing and What Is It Saying? Oral Presentation Keynote Lecture for the Great Plains Sociological Association .
Sandstrom, K. L. (March 10, 2011). Reconstructing Sexual Selves: Dilemmas of Identity and Intimacy Faced by People with HIV Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association .
Sandstrom, K. L. (May 16, 2010). Writing Up Ethnographic Research Oral Presentation The 27th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference Branford, Ontario .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 11, 2010). Negotiating Sex and Intimacy: Challenges Faced by People Living with HIV Disease Oral Presentation Oakland, CA.
Sandstrom, K. L. (May 3, 2009). Illness and Emotion Work: The Case of HIV/AIDS Oral Presentation The 26th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference Waterloo, Ontario .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 7, 2007). Hidden Dimensions of the Moral Experience of HIV/AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (January 17, 2007). Fostering Interaction in a Large Mass-Lecture Classroom Oral Presentation Teaching and Learning Consortium .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 2, 2005). Promoting Activism in Sociology Students and Faculty Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (August , 2004). It’s Just One More Problem: The Changing Meanings of AIDS Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction San Francisco, CA.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 15, 2004). Practicing What We Teach: Interactionist Strategies for Feminist Teachers Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction San Francisco, CA.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 18, 2004). HIV/AIDS and Everyday Life Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Kansas City, Missouri .
Sandstrom, K. L. (February 23, 2004). The Changing Moral Experience of HIV/AIDS Oral Presentation Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (February 23, 2004). Working with and through Resistance: Managing Emotions in the Classroom Oral Presentation Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 24, 2003). Living with HIV/AIDS in the Heartland: New Challenges and Prospects Oral Presentation College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Conference Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 19, 2003). The Sociology of Everyday Life: Dennis Brissett Memorial Session Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 12, 2002). Planning and Running Classroom Exercises Other The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association San Francisco, CA.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 11, 2002). Working with Resistance: Teaching About Sexism Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 7, 2002). The Moral Passage of AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sandstrom, K. L. (March 30, 2002). The Social Psychology of HIV/AIDS: New Directions and Neglected Dimensions Oral Presentation Centennial Celebration .
Sandstrom, K. L. (December 10, 2001). Towards a Feminist Interactionism Oral Presentation The Future of Feminist Sociology Symposium Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 23, 2001). Health and Everyday Life Other The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 7, 2001). Hidden Burdens of Illness Work: Managing Others’ Emotions Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 14, 2000). Is There an Interactionist Pedagogy? Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Washington, DC.
Sandstrom, K. L. (June 7, 2000). Embracing Modest Hopes Oral Presentation Dennis D. Brissett Memorial Series Duluth, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 23, 2000). Building Democracy in the Classroom: Possibilities and Dilemmas Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 23, 2000). On the Demise of the Sociological Imagination: Reflections in Memory of Denny Brissett Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 10, 1999). Using Videos as a Part of Creative and Critical Pedagogy Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (May 21, 1999). What’s Happening to the Sociological Imagination? Oral Presentation Chapel Hill, NC.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April , 1999). Teaching and Emotion Work: On Mustering the Courage to Profess Sociology Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. ( 1998). Feminism and Symbolic Interactionism Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association San Francisco, CA.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 21, 1998). Teaching Introduction to Sociology Other Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association San Francisco, CA.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 5, 1998). Coming to Terms with the Bodily Losses and Disruptions Evoked by AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Kansas City, Missouri .
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 13, 1997). Sustaining a Vital Self in the Face of AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of American Sociological Association Toronto, Ontario .
Sandstrom, K. L. (June 9, 1997). Men with AIDS in the Heartland: Identity Dilemmas and Constructions Lecture The Center for Death Education and Bioethics Lacrosse, Wisconsin .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 6, 1997). Learning From and With Generation X-ers: The Merits of an Interactionist Pedagogy Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Des Moines, Iowa.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 6, 1997). Preserving a Sense of Self-Value and Continuity in the Face of Mortal Illness Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Des Moines, Iowa.
Sandstrom, K. L. and Roberts, R. (March 9, 1997). Coal Mining Wars in Iowa: 1926-1931 Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Missouri Valley Historical Society Omaha, Nebraska .
Sandstrom, K. L. (October 5, 1996). Utilizing Active, Cooperative, and Experiential Pedagogies in a Large Classroom Oral Presentation UNI Conference on Teaching and Learning Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 7, 1996). Interactive Strategies for Teaching about Inequality Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Chicago, Illinois.
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 23, 1995). Reconstructing Sex and Intimacy: Remedial Strategies Adopted by People with AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association Washington, DC.
Sandstrom, K. L. (May 21, 1995). Doing Interactionist Pedagogy Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Gregory P. Stone Symbolic Interaction Symposium Des Moines, Iowa.
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 9, 1995). The Changing Dynamics Involved in Becoming a Person with HIV Disease Oral Presentation The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society .
Sandstrom, K. L. (March 13, 1994). Living and Dying with HIV Disease Oral Presentation Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (August 17, 1992). HIV/AIDS as Moral Experience Oral Presentation Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .
Sandstrom, K. L. (May 16, 1992). Why Sociology Never Was Sociology to Me Oral Presentation Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 11, 1991). Sociological Perspectives on AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society Des Moines, Iowa.
Sandstrom, K. L. and McLeod, D. (August 7, 1990). The Impact of Community Structure and Systemic Change on Editorial Judgments Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Association for Education in Journalism/Mass Communications Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. and Fine, G. Alan. (July 11, 1990). Ideology in Action Other Theory, Culture and Society, International Sociological Association Madrid, Spain .
Sandstrom, K. L. (May 11, 1990). On Discourses of Death and Ways of 'Making Out' with AIDS Oral Presentation Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. and Kessler , V. (May 17, 1989). Rituals for Building Community Oral Presentation Class Analysis and Historical Change Conference Madison, Wisconsin .
Sandstrom, K. L. and Aminzade , R. (May 17, 1989). Symbols, Identity Formation, and Social Change Oral Presentation Class Analysis and Historical Change Conference Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin .
Sandstrom, K. L. (April 19, 1989). Confronting Deadly Disease Oral Presentation Minneapolis, Minnesota .
Sandstrom, K. L. (March 17, 1989). The Drama of Identity Construction among People with AIDS Oral Presentation The Annual Meetings of the Gregory P. Stone Symbolic Interaction Symposium Tempe, Arizona .
Sandstrom, K. L. (March 25, 1988). Nuclear Imaginations: Revelations of a Technological Community Oral Presentation Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, Minnesota .
  • 2011: James F. Lubker Award for Faculty Research , University of Northern Iowa
  • 2005: Distinguished Service Award , University of Northern Iowa
  • 2005: Human Rights Advocacy Award , Amnesty International, University of Northern Iowa
  • 2005: President’s Special Award , Board of Directors of the Midwest Sociological Society
  • 2005: Ross A. Nielsen Professional Service Award , University of Northern Iowa
  • 2000: Regents Award for Faculty Excellence , University of Northern Iowa
  • 1999: CSBS Outstanding Teaching Award , University of Northern Iowa
  • 1999: Outstanding Teaching Award , University of Northern Iowa
  • 1992: Don Martindale Award (co-winner) , University of Minnesota
  • 1990: Anna Welsch Bright Memorial Award , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • 1990: Research Excellence Award , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • 1989: Herbert Blumer Award , the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction

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