| Title | Professor |
|---|---|
| Department | Sociology |
| Office | Meier Hall 335 |
| Phone | 978.542.2420 |
| pamela.leong@salemstate.edu | |
| Resume | Pamela Leong |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology |
|---|---|
| SOC 225 | Food and Society |
| SOC 240 | Contemporary Social Problems |
| SOC 246 | Social Deviance |
| SOC 314 | Death and Dying |
| SOC 325 | Statistics for the Social Sciences |
| SOC 382 | Seminar: Topics in Sociology |
| SOC 430 | Directed Study in Sociology |
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AT SALEM STATE:
Professor of Sociology July 2022 - Present
Professor of Sociology and Sociology Department Chairperson September 2021 - June 2022
Associate Professor of Sociology and Sociology Department Chairperson July 2019 - August 2021
Associate Professor of Sociology September 2016 - June 2019
Assistant Professor of Sociology September 2010 - August 2016
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Sociology - 2008
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
M.A., Sociology - 2003
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
B.A., Political Science - 1994
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Books
Leong, Pamela. 2023. Religion, Life, and Death: Untangling Fears and the Search for Coherence. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Leong, Pamela. 2020. Rating Professors Online: How Culture, Technology, and Consumer Expectations Shape Modern Student Evaluations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Leong, Pamela. 2015. Religion, Flesh, and Blood: The Convergence of HIV/AIDS, Black Sexual Expression, and Therapeutic Religion. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Leong, Pamela. 2015. "American Graffiti: Deconstructing Gendered Communication Patterns in Bathroom Stalls." Gender, Place, and Culture 23(3):306-327.
Leong, Pamela. 2015. "Coming to America: Assessing the Patterns of Acculturation, Friendship Formation, and the Academic Experiences of International Students at a U.S. College." Journal of International Students 5(4):459-474.
Leong, Pamela. 2006. "Religion, Flesh, and Blood: Re-Creating Religious Culture in the Context of HIV/AIDS." Sociology of Religion 67:295-311.
Leong, Pamela. 2005. "The African-American Church and the Politics of Difference: Creating an Oppositional Religious Culture in the Context of HIV/AIDS." Race, Gender & Class 12:139-154.
2022. “College Interrupted: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupted the Living Arrangement, Finances, Academic Progress, and Mental Health of College Students.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 13, Boston, MA.
2019. “The Impact of Faculty Gender on Student Evaluations and Why It Matters.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 16, Boston, MA.
2019. “Racial Biases in Student Evaluations and Why It Matters.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March 15, Boston, MA.
2018. "It Pays to be Young, Hot, Easy, and Not Black: Online Student Perceptions of College Professors.” Presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 12, Philadelphia, PA.
2018. “What Does Physical Appearance Have to Do With It? Online Student Perceptions of College Professors.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 10, Philadelphia, PA.
2018. “The Racialized Experiences and Racial Perceptions of International Students in the U.S.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 22, Baltimore, MD.
2017. "Culturally Adrift: The Experiences of International Students at a U.S. College." Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 24, Philadelphia, PA.
2014. “The Myth of Higher Education as the Great Equalizer: Assessing the Structural and Institutional Disparities.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Social Problems, August 16, San Francisco, CA.
2014. “American Graffiti: Deconstructing Gendered Communication Patterns in Bathroom Stalls.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, February 22, Baltimore, MD.