Curriculum Vitae

Updated Jan. 2015
ANDREW M. LINDNER
Curriculum Vitae
Department of Sociology
Skidmore College
815 N. Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Office Phone: (518) 580-5446
Mobile Phone: (201) 615-0321
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: andrewmlindner.com
EMPLOYMENT
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Skidmore College (2014-Present)
Courses Taught: Sociological Perspectives; Social Research Methods; Sociology of the Media.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Concordia College (2008-2014)
Courses Taught: Human Society; Media and Society; Attitudes, Values, & Tastes; Political Sociology;
Sociological Theory; Global Cities; The Ethnographic Essay; Social Research Methods and Statistics.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., M.A., Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
B.A., Psychology-Sociology, Skidmore College (cum laude)
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Lindner, Andrew M., Melissa Lindquist, and Julie Arnold. Forthcoming. “Million Dollar Maybe? The
Effect of Female Presence in Movies on Box Office Returns.” Sociological Inquiry.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2013. “The Sociology of Silver.” In The Social Side of Politics. Douglas Hartmann
and Christopher Uggen (eds.). New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2012. “Teaching Quantitative Literacy Through a Regression Analysis of Exam
Performance.” Teaching Sociology 40(1):50-59.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2012. “An Old Tool with New Promise.” Contexts 11(1):70-72.
Lindner, Andrew M. and Daniel N. Hawkins. 2012. “Globalization, Culture Wars, and Attitudes
Toward Soccer in America: An Empirical Assessment of How Soccer Explains the World.” The
Sociological Quarterly 53(1):68-91.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2009. “Among The Troops: Seeing the Iraq War Through Three Journalistic
Vantage Points." Social Problems 56(1):21-48.
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Lindner, Andrew M. 2008. “Controlling the Media in Iraq.” Contexts 7(2):32-38.
Re-printed in: The Contexts Reader, 2nd Edition (2012), Douglas Hartmann and Christopher
Uggen (eds.). New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
Re-printed in: Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology, 7th Edition (2012), Susan
J. Ferguson. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Book Reviews
Lindner, Andrew M. 2010. “Empire of the Games: A Review Essay” Contexts 9(4):77.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2009. “The War Society: A Review Essay.” Contexts 8(4):74-76.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2009. Review of Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds
Overwhelms Our Lives by Todd Gitlin. Contemporary Sociology 38(1):24-25.
Other Essays
Lindner, Andrew M. 2014. “Culture wars have a new turf.” Albany Times-Union, July 13.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2013. “McDonald’s of Piazza Di Spagna.” The Open Window Exchange, August
19.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2012. “Calculating Obama’s Chances.” The Society Pages
(http://thesocietypages.org/specials/calculating-obamas-chances/), Sept. 10.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Lindner, Andrew M., Emma Connell, and Erin Meyer. “Explaining Professional Journalists in ‘Citizen’
Journalism.” Revise & Resubmit.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Lindner, Andrew M. “Editorial Gatekeeping in Citizen Journalism.”
Lindner, Andrew M. and Ryan Larson. “The Field of Citizen Journalism.”
Hawkins, Daniel, Andrew M. Lindner, and Ryan Larson. “Overrating Bruins, Underrating Lobos:
Media, Prestige, and College Basketball.”
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Hawkins, Daniel, Andrew M. Lindner, and Ryan Larson. 2015. “Overrating Bruins, Underrating Lobos:
Media, Prestige, and College Basketball.” Accepted to Sixth International Conference on Sport and
Society. Toronto, Canada.
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Lindner, Andrew M., Emma Connell, and Erin Meyer. 2014. “Explaining Professional Journalists in
‘Citizen’ Journalism.” Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA.
Knutson, Karla. 2014. “Ethnography as Immersive Travel Pedagogy.” National Conference of the
Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association. Chicago, IL.
Lindner, Andrew M., Ryan Larson, and John Stelter. 2014. “The Rise and Fall of Citizen Journalism.”
Annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society. Omaha, NE.
Lindner, Andrew M. and Sonja Paulson. 2013. “Teahouse as a Space for Racial Education.” Annual
meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society. Chicago, Illinois.
Lindner, Andrew M. and John Stelter. 2012. “Sustainability Can’t Be Bought: A Quantitative
Assessment of the Factors Affecting Implementation of Environmental Sustainability on Liberal Arts
College Campuses.” Annual meeting of the Social Science History Association. Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada.
Lindner, Andrew M. and Daniel N. Hawkins. 2012. “Globalization, Culture Wars, and Attitudes
Toward Soccer in America: An Empirical Assessment of How Soccer Explains the World.” Annual
meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lindner, Andrew M., Melissa Lindquist. 2011. “Million Dollar Maybe? The Effect of Female
Presence in Movies on Box Office Returns and Critical Appraisal.” Annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association. Las Vegas, Nevada.
GRANTS
Lindner, Andrew M. 2013. “Mapping the Field of Citizen Journalism.” Concordia College Science and
Mathematics Division Grant for Undergraduate Research (1 year, $6,400).
Hawkins, Daniel and Andrew M. Lindner. 2009. “Globalization, Culture Wars, and Attitudes toward
Soccer in America: An Empirical Assessment of How Soccer Explains the World.” University
Committee on Research, University of Nebraska-Omaha (1 year, $4,500).
Lindner, Andrew M. 2006. “When Public Broadcasting Goes Private: The Privatization of Funding for
NPR and the Rise of Cultural Programming.” Pennsylvania State University Research and Graduate
Studies Office (1 year, $3,000).
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Recognized as an “outstanding Concordia faculty member” by the Concordia Circle of Omicron Delta
Kappa.
First Runner-up for Book Review, Claude S. Fischer Awards for Excellence in Contexts for “Empire of
the Games.”
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First Runner-up for Best Feature, Claude S. Fischer Awards for Excellence in Contexts for “Controlling
the Media in Iraq.”
Recipient of SAGE/Pine Forge Award to support travel to ASA section on Teaching and Learning’s preconference in San Francisco, CA
Everett V. Stonequist Award, Department of Sociology, Skidmore College
SERVICE
Professional
Trends Editor, Contexts Magazine (2014-Present)
Editorial Board, Contexts Magazine (2014-Present)
Organizer, “Media and the Public Sphere I & II,” MSS, 2014.
Co-organizer, Media Sociology Pre-conference to ASA, 2013.
Organizer, “Best Strategies Toward a More Just Racial Climate on Campus," MSS, 2013.
Organizer, “Media Sociology,” ASA, 2012
Organizer, "Media and Self-Expression," Sociologists of Minnesota, 2008
Moderator, “Mass Media and The Arts” UG Roundtable, ASA, 2004
Reviewer, American Sociological Review, Contexts, Sociological Forum, Sociological Perspectives,
Sociological Quarterly, Teaching Sociology.
Concordia College
Assessment Consultant for NSF S-STEM RISE Grant (2014)
Assessment Committee (2011-2014)
Institutional Review Board (2011-2014)
Sustainable Transportation Working Group, Chair (2010-12)
Engagement and Empowerment Sustainability Working Group, Chair (2012-present)
Celebration of Student Scholarship Planning Committee (2011-present)
Chair of Program Subcommittee (2013)
Fall 2011 Symposium Planning Committee
Sociology Faculty Search Committee (2009-10)
Community
Invited Speaker, Fargo-Moorhead Youth Summit (2012)
Co-organizer, The League (social justice organization)
Team captain, Red River Women’s Clinic Bowl-a-Thon
Survey research consultant, Theatre B (2013)
Coach, Scouting for Soccer, Centro Culturale (2011)
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