Sandi Kawecka Nenga Assistant Professor of Sociology PhD, Indiana University MA, San Francisco State University BA, Simon's Rock College of Bard Location: MBH 316 Phone: 512-863-1412 Sociology & Anthropology Home Page

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD Assistant Professor, 2004-present, Southwestern University   RESEARCH AREAS Dr. Nenga's primary research interest is in the sociology of adolescence and childhood. Currently she is working on a book manuscript about adolescents' experiences of volunteer work. In addition, she also researches the lived experience of social class and disability.   REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS Hadley, Kathryn Gold and Sandi Kawecka Nenga. Forthcoming (November 2004). "From Snow White to Digimon: Using Popular Media to Confront Confucian Values in Taiwanese Peer Cultures." Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research. Nenga, Sandi Kawecka. 2004. "Social Problems and Policies Syllabus," "Group Project on Accessibility" and "Three Papers." Instructional Materials for Sociology and Disability Studies. Lynn Schlesinger and Diane E. Taub, Editors. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center. Nenga, Sandi Kawecka. 2003. "Social Class and Structures of Feeling in Women's Childhood Memories of Clothing, Food and Leisure." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 32(2): 167-199. Eder, Donna and Sandi Kawecka Nenga. 2003. "Socialization in Adolescence." Pp. 157-182 in J. DeLamater, (Ed.), Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluwer-Plenum. Nenga, Sandi Kawecka. 2000. "Using a Unit on Gender Identity Disorder to Teach About Social Control." Teaching Sociological Concepts and the Sociology of Gender. Marybeth C. Stalp and Julie Childers, Editors. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center.   MORE INFORMATION For more information, see the Sociology & Anthropology Home Page