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Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson Susanne Bleiberg Seperson, Ph.D.
Work phone: (516) 244-3127
fax: (631) 244-1344
e-mail: bleibers@dowling.edu

Work Experience


Dept. of Sociology, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY 11769
          Professor 1994 (Chair) 2003 to date
          Associate Professor 1982
          Assistant Professor 1976
          Lecturer 1973

School of Business and Management, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN 55402
          Visiting Scholar
          Doctoral Committee Member (2) 2006 to date

Dept. of Sociology, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794
          Lecturer part-time Spring 1986

Dept. of Sociology, CUNY City College of NY, New York, NY 10031
          Lecturer 1970 - 1973
          Teaching Assistant 1969 - 1970

Education

CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
 Ph.D. - 1981


Dissertation - The Language of Psychotherapy: A Conversational Analysis of Disagreement (University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI)
SUNY Binghamton
Harpur College
Binghamton, NY
 B.A. - 1968
High School of Music & Art
New York, NY
 Regents diploma - 1965
Language courses taken at Sorbonne University, Paris and Goethe Institute, Munich knowledge of German, Spanish, French, Hebrew
Computer skills: Word, SPSS-Statistical Package, Powerpoint, Asymetrix Compel, Adobe Photoshop

Current Position

Sociology Dept. Chair
NYSUT Faculty Union Chapter President
Executive Editor, Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Northeast Business & Economic Assn.
Faculty Administration Senate
Faculty Advisor to Alpha Chi Honor Society

Administrative Experience

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Evaluation Team Member, Mar. 2001
  • Outcomes Assessment Evaluation Training
  • Reviewer Training

    New York State United Teachers Higher Education Council - 2001-04, 2005-06, 2007-08

    Outside Evaluator
  • 1st Review of Dept. of Behavioral Sciences (Undergraduate & Graduate Programs),
         Committee Chair, New York Institute of Technology, June 2006
  • 5 Year Review of Sociology/Criminal Justice Dept.
         St. Francis College, November 2002
  • Sociology Department Review
    Mercy College, October 1999
  • 5 Year Review of Social Science Dept.
         SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology, November 1998
  • 5 Year Review of Sociology Dept., Committee Chair
         CUNY City College of New York, April 1997

    New York State Sociological Association
  • President 1993-94
  • Secretary 1983-84
  • Vice President 1980-81

    Eastern Sociological Society
  • Member, Committee on the Profession 1994-95
  • Member, Membership Committee 2001-2002, 2002-2003

    Dowling College
  • NYSUT Chapter President 1999-2001, 2002-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008
  • NYSUT Chair of Negotiating Comm. 2001-2002, 2004-2005
  • NYSUT Executive Board 1997-98, 1999-2008
  • Board of Trustees Needs Assessment Task Force 1999
  • Sociology Department Coordinator/Chair 1994-96, 1998-01, 2002-08
  • Faculty Development and Curriculum Committee 2004-2007
  • Chair - Professional Responsibility Panel 1998
  • Chair - Long Range Planning and Development Comm. 1992-94
  • Distance Learning Report Coordinator
  • Chair - Faculty Personnel Comm. 1989-1991
  • Member - Faculty Administration Senate 1989-91, 1992-94, 1999-2001, 2002-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-2008
  • Joint Committee on Academic Administrators 1992-94
  • Faculty Personnel Comm., Academic Standards Comm., Curriculum Comm.
  • Middle States Evaluation Comm., Affirmative Action Comm., Social Work Comm., Assessment Comm.
  • Ad Hoc Comms. - Social Science Major Review, Social Science Major Revision for Secondary Education Students, Interviewing Comm. for Asst. Vice-Pres. for Academic Affairs, Co-operative Education Comm., Study Abroad Comm., Aviation & Transportation Faculty Advisory Comm.
  • Faculty Advisor to Alpha Chi Honor Society & Academic Excellence Society

    Honors

    Ph.D. Alumni Association Special Achievement Award - City University of New York Graduate Center - May 18, 2005

    Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2005 - 9th edition 2004 - 2005, vol. 1, Educational Communications Inc., Austin, TX

    Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2004 - 8th edition 2003 - 2004, vol. 1, Educational Communications Inc., Austin, TX

    Elected delegate to the Democratic National Convention - 3rd CD NY - Nov. 2003

    Alpha Chi Honor Society - Honorary Member, April 2004

    Grand Marshall, Dowling College Graduation Ceremony, May 2002

    NYSUT Higher Education Member of the Year - Award, Washington, DC, April 2003

    NYSUT Higher Education Council, Albany, NY - Certificate of Appreciation, April 2002, April 2003

    Foundation for Long Term Care, Albany, NY - Certificate of Appreciation, May 1998

    Alpha Chi Honor Society - 10-Year Service Award, April 1997; 15-Year Service Award, 2002

    Pride Award, Dowling College, Feb. 1997

    New York State Sociological Association - Leadership & Service Award, Oct. 1996

    Certificate of Appreciation for Teaching, Alpha Chi and Academic Excellence Society, Nov. 1992

     

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