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Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute for Community and Behavioral Health
Publications
Publications by Alex Heckert
Publications by Victor Garcia
Barriers in the Transfer Process for Hispanic and Hispanic Immigrant Students
Binational Substance Abuse Research and Internal Review Boards: Human
Critical Ethnography and Substance Abuse Research Among Transnational Mexican Farmworkers
Drinks Per Day in Women of Mexican Origin: Does Birth Place Matter?
Drug Use Among Migrant Mexican Farmworkers
Ethnographic Field School
Exploring Agricultural Census Undercounts among Immigrant Hispanic Farmers
Exploring Undercounts in the Agricultural Census: An Alternative Enumeration of
How Cultural Studies Help Latino Students Transfer to the University
Juramentos and Mandas: Traditional Catholic Practices and Substance Abuse in
Labor Migration, Drug Trafficking Organizations, and Drug Use: Major
Local Challenges to Labor Organizing in Mexican Immigrant Enclaves: Kaolin
Meeting a Bi-National Research Challenge: Substance Abuse among
Mexican Enclaves in Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania: Revisiting Old
New Latino Farmers in the Midwest: The Case of Southern Michigan
Participatory Research Challenges in Drug Abuse Studies among Transnational Mexican Migrants
Problem Drinking among Migrant Mexican Farmworkers
Problem Drinking among Transnational Mexican Farmworkers: Exploring Migrant
Problem Drinking and Transnational Mexican Farmworkers: Exploring Predisposing Factors in Their Homeland
Silvia Tlaseca and Kaolin Mushroom Workers Union: Women's Leadership in the
The Mushroom Industry and the Emergence of Mexican Enclaves in Southern
Transnational Mexican Farmworkers and Problem Drinking: A Review of the
Using Ethnography in the Community College as a Strategy to Recruit Latino
Publications by Edward Gondolf
Physical Tactics of Female Partners against Male Batterer Program Participants
The Future of Batterer Programs: Reassessing Evidence-Based Practice
Program Aids and Workbooks for Batterer Programs
Publications by Brandon Vick
Publications by Christian Vaccaro
Publications by Melissa Swauger
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Publications by Dr. Melissa Swauger
Articles
2017
Castro, I., Swauger, M., and Harger, B., (Eds.).
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth Book Series:
Researching Children and Youth: Methodological Issues, Strategies, Innovations,
Vol. 22. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
2017
Swauger, M., Castro, I., and Harger, B. “Introduction: The Continued Importance of Research with Kids and Teens: The “New” Sociology of Childhood Forty Years Later.” in
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth Book Series:
Researching Children and Youth: Methodological Issues, Strategies, Innovations,
Castro, I., Swauger, M.,, and Harger, B. (eds), Vol. 22. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
2013
SOC 151: Principles of Sociology.
In
TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.
2013
Hysock Witham, D., D. Shinberg, and M. Swauger.
No Stranger in the Bushes: The Ambiguity of Consent and Rape in Hook Up Culture. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research 68(9):629-633
2013
Cottingham, M., T. Nowak, K. Snyder, and M. Swauger. Human Trafficking: A Sociological Perspective.
In
Human Trafficking: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. M. Burke, ed. New York: Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
2012
Introduction to Sociology Syllabus.
In
TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovation Library for Sociology. Washington, DC: American Sociological Association.
2011
Afterword: The Ethics of Risk, Power, and Representation. Special issue, “Ethics Beyond the IRB,” Qualitative Sociology 34:497-502.
2011
Feminist Research in Action: An Intersectional Approach to Girlcentric Programming.
In
Public Sociology: Research, Action, and Change. P. Nyden, L. Hossfield, and G. Nyden, eds. Pp. 164-169. Newbury Park, CA: Pine Forge Press.
2010
Do (Not) Follow in My Footsteps: How Mothers Influence Working Class Girls’ Aspirations.
Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal
, 312:49-68.
2009
No Kids Allowed!!! How IRB Ethics Undermine Qualitative Researchers from Achieving Socially Responsible Ethical Standards.
Race, Gender, & Class
, 16(1-2):63-81.
Books
2015
. Vaccaro, Christian, and Melissa Swauger.
Unleashing Manhood in the Cage: Masculinity, Fighting, and Mixed Martial Arts
. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company.
Papers
2009
Program Summary and Evaluation for
The Future is Mine
. Mon Valley Education Consortium. (A non-profit organization, for use/distribution to middle and high school teachers and students in the Pittsburgh region)
2004
Shaping the Future: A Career Workbook. Mon Valley Education Consortium. (A non-profit organization, for use/distribution to middle and high school teachers and students in the Pittsburgh region)
1996
Review of
Choosing Correctional Options that Work: Defining the Demand and Evaluating the Supply. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Research in Review 2:3, November 1999.