LISA A.

PELLERIN

1117 West Beechwood Avenue Department of Sociology

Muncie, IN 47303 Ball State University
765-282-9665 Muncie, IN 47306
lpellerin@bsu.edu 765-285-5996 (ofc), 765-285-5920 (fax)

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy – Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000.

Comprehensive Areas: Family, Life Course, and Aging; Sociology of Culture.

Dissertation: “High Schools, Parenting Styles, and Student Disengagement.”

Committee: Judith Blau (Chair), Kenneth Bollen, Glen Elder, Jr., Lyle Jones, Vicki Lamb.

Master of Arts – Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997.

Thesis: “Status Insecurity and the Valuing of Cultural and Material Capital.”

Master of Education – Human Development in Education, Boston University, 1991.

Course Highlights: Theories of Lifespan Development, Cross-Cultural Developmental
Psychology, Cognitive Development.

Bachelor of Arts – History, cum laude, Wellesley College, 1984.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Department of Sociology, Ball State University, 2001 – present.

Associate Professor, 2006 – present.
Assistant Professor, 2001-2006.
Undergraduate Courses taught:
Principles of Sociology, Social Statistics, Aging and the Life Course, Sociology of Education.
Graduate Courses taught:
Social Statistics, Social Gerontology, Sociology of Education.

Research Positions, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2000-2001.
Senior Research Assistant/Statistical Consultant, 1999-2000.
“Building on Youngsters’ Strengths in a Diverse Society,” National Science Foundation.

Research Assistant, Professor Judith Blau, 1997-1999.

“Minority Educational Outcomes,” Spencer Foundation.

Research Assistant, Professor Glen Elder, Jr., 1994-1995.

“Iowa Youth and Families Project,” McArthur Foundation.

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Teaching Positions, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Graduate Instructor (full responsibility), 1996-1998.

American Society (introductory course), 3 semesters.
Family and Society, 2 semesters.

Teaching Assistant, 1994-1996.

Linear Regression Models (graduate course), 3 semesters.
Family and Society, 2 semesters.

Related Experience

Statistics Consultant, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995-1999.

GRANTS, HONORS AND AWARDS

Enhanced Provost Initiative Immersion Grant, 2007, “Sociology Immersive Capstone Project.” $8,500.
(With Professors Kapinus, Menning, and Messineo.)

Finalist, Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Ball State University, 2006.

AAIR 2005 Summer Assessment Grant, “Department of Sociology Undergraduate Major,” $2,000. (With
Professor Menning.)

Lilly II Grant, “Department of Sociology Advising Initiatives 2004-2005.” $3,946.

New Faculty Research Grant, Ball State University, 2003-2004, $4,335.

American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grant ($10,000), 1999-2000.

Royster Society of Fellows, Jesse Ball DuPont Dissertation Fellowship in Early Adolescence,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, ($9,500), 1999-2000.

Also at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:

Graduate School Merit Assistantship, 1993-1995.
Rupert P. Vance Teaching Assistantship, 1993-1994 (declined).

PUBLICATIONS

Carolyn Kapinus and Lisa Pellerin, 2008. “The Influence of Parents’ Religious Practices on Young
Adults’ Divorce Attitudes.” Social Science Research, 37: 801-814.

Lisa Pellerin and Abby Myers, “Parental Investment and Academic Achievement in Single Father, Single
Mother, and Two Parent Families.” Revise and resubmit invited by The Sociological Quarterly.

Lisa Pellerin, 2006. Instructor’s Resource to Accompany Sociology & Sociology Readings: Exploring the
Architecture of Everyday Life, Sixth Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
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Lisa Pellerin, 2005. “Student Disengagement and the Socialization Styles of High Schools.” Social
Forces, 84: 1159-1179.

Lisa A. Pellerin, 2005. “Applying Baumrind’s Typology of Parenting Styles to High Schools: Toward a
Middle-Range Theory of Authoritative Socialization.” Social Science Research, 34: 283-303.

Lisa Pellerin, 2004. Instructor’s Resource to Accompany Sociology & Sociology Readings: Exploring the
Architecture of Everyday Life, Fifth Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.

Judith R. Blau and Elizabeth Stearns, with Lisa Pellerin, et al., 2003. Race in the Schools: Perpetuating
White Dominance? Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Judith R. Blau, Vicki L. Lamb, Lisa Pellerin, and Elizabeth Stearns, 2001. “Cosmopolitan Environments
and Adolescent Gains in Social Studies.” Sociology of Education, 74: 121-138.

Lisa A. Pellerin and Elizabeth Stearns, 2001. “Status Honor and the Valuing of Cultural and Material
Capital.” Poetics: Journal of Empirical Research on Culture, Media, and the Arts, 29: 1-24.

Glen H. Elder, Jr. and Lisa A. Pellerin, 1998. “Linking History and Human Lives.” Chapter 11 in Janet
Giele and Glen H. Elder, Jr. (eds.), Methods of Life Course Research: Qualitative and
Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Lisa A. Pellerin, 1998. “Chandra Mukerji, Territorial Ambitions and the Gardens of Versailles (book
review).” Contemporary Sociology, 27(6): 608-609.

Works in Progress

Lisa Pellerin and Carolyn Kapinus, “An Empirical Test of the ‘Immigrant Optimism’ and ‘Blocked
Opportunities’ Hypotheses.”

Lisa Pellerin, “The Tyranny of Low Expectations: Minority Student Access to High-Demand High
Schools.”

PRESENTATIONS

Lisa Pellerin, 2006. “The Tyranny of Low Expectations: Minority Student Access to High-Demand High
Schools.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal.

Carolyn Kapinus and Lisa Pellerin, 2006. “The Effect of Parents’ Religiosity on Offspring Divorce
Attitudes.” Ball State University, Sociology Department Colloquium.

Carolyn Kapinus and Lisa Pellerin, 2005. “Can Religion Enhance Parent-Child Attitude Agreement?”
National Council for Family Relations Annual Meeting, Phoenix.

Abby Klein and Lisa Pellerin, 2004. “Academic Achievement of Children in Single Father Families.”
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco.

Lisa A. Pellerin, 2004. “School Socialization Style and Student Disengagement.” American Educational
Research Association Meeting, San Diego, April.
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Lisa A. Pellerin, 2004. “A Test of the Immigrant Optimism Hypothesis.” American Educational Research
Association Meeting, San Diego, April.

Lisa A. Pellerin, 2002. “A Test of the Immigrant Optimism Hypothesis.” Ball State University, Sociology
Department Colloquium.

Lisa A. Pellerin, 2001. “The Effects of Parental and School Socialization Styles on Student
Disengagement: Interactions and Ethnic Differences.” American Sociological Association Annual
Meeting, Anaheim, August.

Vicki Lamb, Lisa Pellerin, and Elizabeth Stearns, 2000. “Cosmopolitan Environments and Adolescent
Achievement Gains.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, August.

Lisa Pellerin, 2000. “Urban Youth and Schooling: The Effect of School Climate on Student
Disengagement and Dropout.” American Educational Research Association Meeting, New
Orleans, April.

Lisa Pellerin, 1999. “Considering the Impact of School Truancy Policy on Student Alienation and
Disengagement.” Association for Humanist Sociology Annual Meeting, Memphis, November.

Vicki Lamb, Judith Blau, and Lisa Pellerin, 1999. “Measurement of Academic Achievement and Social
Context in Multi-Level, Dynamic Models.” ASA Methodology Section Winter Meeting, Durham,
NC, March.

Lisa Pellerin and Kenneth Bollen, 1998. “The Influence of Academic Commitment on Achievement.”
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August.

Lisa Pellerin, 1998. “Status Insecurity and the Valuing of Cultural and Material Capital.” American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August.

Lisa Pellerin, 1996. “‘Being Cultured’: Who Values It and What Do They Mean By It?” American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, August.

Lisa Pellerin and Glen Elder, Jr., 1995. “Social Development Research in Historical Perspective, 1965–89:
Is It More Longitudinal & Contextual Today?” Society for Research in Child Development,
Indianapolis, April.

Lisa Pellerin, 1994. “Reentry Women: Developmental Implications of the Midlife Return to School.”
Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April.
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SERVICE

Service to the University

Graduate Education Committee, 2002-2005.

Chair, 2004-2005, Vice Chair, 2003-2004.
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award Selection Committee, 2002.

Judge for Sandra L. Smith Awards, Office of Academic Research & Sponsored Programs, 2005, 2006.

Faculty Advisor, Ball State University Friends Fellowship (student organization), 2005 – present.

Service to the College of Sciences and Humanities

Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2007-2008.

Curriculum Committee, 2006-2007, 2007-2008.

Service to the Department

Undergraduate Director, Department of Sociology, 2004 – 2007.

Sociology Coordinator for Social Studies Teaching Major, 2004 – 2006.

Mentor to New Faculty Member – Rachel Kraus, 2005-2006; George Saunders, 2007-2008.

Supervisor, Department of Sociology Computer Lab, 2002-2004, 2007-present.

Departmental Committees
Undergraduate Education, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2007 (Chair).
Salary Committee, 2001-2002, 2005-2006, 2006-2007.
Recruitment, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2007-2008.
Promotion & Tenure, 2002-2005, and 2007-2008 (Chair).
Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Departmental Action Plan, 2004.
Graduate Studies, 2001-2002.
Ad Hoc Committee to Draft Strategic Planning Document, 2001.

External Service

Book Reviews:
2006, Joseph Healey, Statistics: A Tool for Social Research, 7th Edition, Thompson.
2006, Ferris Ritchey, The Statistical Imagination, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill.
2003, David Newman, Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, 4th Edition.
Pine Forge Press.
2003, Jill Quadagno, Aging and the Life Course, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill.

Presider, Sociology of Education paper session at the AERA Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2004.

Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, 2000, 2003, 2004.

Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Social Problems, Urban Education.
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ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

American Sociological Association, 1993-present.

Sections: Sociology of Education, Sociology of the Family.

American Educational Research Association, 1999-present.

Division: Social Context of Education.
Special Interest Groups: Advanced Studies of National Databases, Sociology of Education.