Curriculum
Vitae
Robert
Benedict Heasley
Address: 102A McElhaney
Hall, IUP, Indiana, PA. 15701
Office Phone:
(412-357-3939)
Home Phone:
(412-465-2234)
Academic Positions:
Assistant Professor, Department
of Sociology, Indiana University of PA., 2000-present
Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York. 1991-2000..
Lecturer in Human
Sexuality (adjunct), State University of New York, Health Science
Center, Syracuse College of Medicine, Clinical Campus. 1994-present.
Lecturer in Human
Sexuality (adjunct), Department of Human Service Studies, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York. Spring and summer, 1995.
Assistant Professor,
Department Chair, Department of Human Services, University of Alaska,
Anchorage, Alaska. 1988 - 1991.
Education
Ph.D., 1990. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Field
of Study: Human Service Studies.
Concentrations: Human services planning, evaluation; social movements, social
change.
M.S., 1984. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Field of Study: Human Service Studies.
Concentrations: Human
service program evaluation and planning.
B.A., 1976. University of Alaska Anchorage. Major: Sociology; Minor: English.
Additional Education:
M.S.W. program,
University of Buffalo. Fall, 1999 - present. Currently a part-time student
attending extension program located in Corning, N. Y.
Current research and action projects
• Changing the
gendered culture: Project working with teachers at Belle Sherman Elementary
School and eight Ithaca College
students in assessing the effects of gender related behaviors on bullying, homophobia and related behaviors in the
school
• Men’s Resource Center of Tompkins County:
creating a resource center for to provide services men with a focus on reducing violence and enhancing the
quality of men’s relationships.
• Local recent public
presentations (1999/2000): Raising/teaching boys. Belle Sherman Elementary
School PTO; Boynton Middle School PTO; Lewis Gossett Center (Sexuality and boys); Dryden Middle School
Teacher’s In-service; DiWitt Middle
School Teacher’s In- service.
• Book:
Co-editing book of readings on sexuality entitled: Sexual Lives: Theories and
Stories of Human
Sexualities.
Courses Taught
Introductory Sociology Introduction
to Human Services
Human Sexuality Mental
Health Issues
Sexual Oppression Group
Counseling
Marriage and Family Men’s
Lives
Intro to Social Work,
Social Welfare Sociology
of Gender
Introduction to Social
Work Practise Social
Work Field Work
Human Services Practicum Juvenile Delinquency
Deviant Behavior Social
Change
Human Relations Community
Organizing
Social Problems Formal
Organizations
Cross Cultural Issues in
Human Services
Additional seminars:
Seminar in Sexuality and
Medical Practice
Seminar in Empowering
Families (Working with families in direct services)
Seminar on Gender,
Sexuality, and Relationships
Teaching Interests
Gender; mental
health/life issues; sexuality; human service and social work interventions;
family; clinical sociological practice.
Research Interests
Gender and sexuality
influence on social problem creation; prevention strategies with a focus on
programs on family violence, battering, and on boys elementary-high school age;
effectiveness of community-based human services delivery systems; local public
policy and community change; human services education.
Training and Agency Development Interests
Male sexuality and male
socialization; client services; rape/battering prevention; program
planning/evaluation; staff development and training; board development; teacher
training and development for social interventions.
Professional Work Experience
Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York. 1991-Present.
Lecturer: Human
Sexuality Seminars, College of Medicine, State University of New York Health
Sciences Center, Binghamton Campus. 1994-present.
Co-facilitator: Doors
Program (Domestic violence batterer’s project). BOCES. Ithaca, New York.
1996-1998.
Lecturer in Human
Sexuality, Department of Human Service Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York. 1995.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Human Services, University
of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska.
1988-1991 (Department Chair, 1990 - 1991).
Director, Community
Services Department, Aleutian Pribilof
Islands Association (Native Alaskan Human Service Agency), Anchorage, Alaska. 1987-1988.
Instructor, Department
of Sociology, University of Alaska Anchorage. 1986-1987.
Graduate Teaching
Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York. 1982-1985.
Executive Director
(1980-1982) Deputy Director (1978-1980)
and Planner (1977-1978). The North Pacific Rim (Native Alaskan Human
Services Agency and Public Housing Authority; Budget $1.5 m. in human services;
$10 m. in HUD funded housing programs),
Anchorage, Alaska.
Adjunct Instructor and
Research Associate: Departments of Sociology, Anchorage Community College and University of Alaska
Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska (various
research studies; adjunct teaching positions beginning 1976). 1973-1982.
Substitute Teacher,
Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska.
1975-1976.
.
Assistant Manager,
Bookstore, Anchorage Community College. 1969-1971.
VISTA Volunteer, Various
direct service and community organizing
positions including counseling, program
development, community outreach.
Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska. 1967-1969
Publications
Heasley, Robert. 1999.
“Sexuality and Gender: Shifting Paradigms for the 21st Century”
Human Service Delivery
in the 21st Century. Monograph Series:
Council for Standards in Human Service Education
Heasley, Robert, Judith
Barker and Betsy Crane. Editors. Sexual
Lives: Theories and
Narratives of Human
Sexualities. In
review: McGraw Hill.
Heasley, Robert.
1999. “Where the Boys Are: And Where
They Can Be If We Help.” Ithaca Child,
Vol. IX, No. 2. Spring, 1999.
Heasley, Robert. 1998.
“Sex is Good: Why Are Professionals the Last to Admit It?” Monograph published by University of
Pennyslvania as part being awarded the Dorothy Everett Martin Lecturer, School
of Social Work.
Barker, Judith and
Robert Heasley. “The Dialectic of Sexuality: Re-thinking the Effects of
Gendered Sexuality.” In progress.
Hahn, Alan and Robert
Heasley. "Teaching the Politics of
Caring: Developing Curriculum That Pays Attention to the Importance of Local
Community Politics in Human Service Delivery." Human Service Education, Winter,
1995.
Heasley, Robert.
"Finding Community in the Midst of Crisis." Frame of Mind, Vol. 1,
No. 1. Alaska Humanities Forum, Anchorage, Alaska.
1990.
Heasley, Robert and Sam
Sappington. "Men Changing the Male
Role.” Human Ecology Forum,
Cornell University. Winter,
1985.
Segal, Bernard, W. Jack
Peterson and Robert Heasley. "Perception
of Alcohol and Alcoholism Among Alaskan Communities" Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education.Fall, 1978.
Peterson, W. Jack and
Robert Heasley. "A Study of the
Effectiveness of Advertising in Changing Attitudes Toward Alcoholism in Nine
Alaskan Communities.” Report to the
National Council on Alcoholism, Alaska Region and the Alaska
Native Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Abuse.1977.
Baring-Gould, Michael,
Marsha Bennett and Robert Heasley.
"Preliminary Report: Valdez
Project" to the Office of the Governor,
State, State of Alaska.1976.
Past Projects and Consultations
• Director: Native Student Mental Health Project, University of
Alaska Anchorage and Alaska
Psychiatric Institute. 1989 - 1991.
• Advisor: Native Alaskan Human Services Curriculum Project.
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, Alaska. 1989 - 1990.
• Research Consultant: "AIDS Awareness in Rural Alaska" for
the Alaska Native Health Board,
Anchorage, Alaska. 1989.
• Trainer/Writer: "Boys Will Be Boys" Sex Equity Curriculum
for the Anchorage School District,
Anchorage, Alaska. 1989-1990
• Reviewer: Text review for William C. Brown, Publisher, Dubuque,
Iowa. 1990
• Film Advisor: "Sea of Oil: The Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill.” A film produced by Affinity Films with funds
provided through the Alaska Humanities Forum. 1989.
• Consultant : Staff development and program evaluation. The North Pacific Rim human services agency, Anchorage, Alaska. 1989.
• Trainer: Sexuality and AIDS Awareness, Anchorage School District
and the Municipality
of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska.
1988-1990.
• Consultant: "The Meaning of Community" Work session
leader for the Board of Directors,
Alaska Humanities Forum. Anchorage Alaska.
1990.
• Conference Advisor: "Understanding Men and Masculinity"
Conference for Planned Parenthood
of Tompkins County, Ithaca, New
York. 1984
• Advisor/Trainer: "How to Be a Better Lover - a Workshop for Men" - rape
prevention program
developed for Cornell University Health Education Services, Ithaca, New York. 1984-1985.
• Trainer: Survey Research Methods, Kotzebue Alaska. North Rim
Associates and State of Alaska,
Public Forum. 1980.
• Evaluator: Suicide Prevention Program, Norton Sound Health
Corporation, Mental Health
Division. Nome, Alaska. 1976.
• Consultant: Research Analysis, Governor's Office on Volunteerism,
State of Alaska. 1976.
• Member: Scholarship Review Committee, Atlantic Richfield Company
and Chugach Natives
Incorporated. 1981.
Conference and Professional Presentations
• “Boys
and Girls Together: What do we need to know to achieve true coeducation?”
Keynote address presented with Katharine Kittredge, to
the Superintendent’s Conference of the Trumansburg
Central School District. March 19, 1999.
• “Sex
is Good: Why Are Professionals the Last to Admit It?” Presented as the Dorothy Everett Martin Lecture, School of Social Work,
University of Pennsylvania. March 19, 1998.
• “Teaching
Gender, Addressing Violence: Approaches that reach both men and women” Accepted for presentation for the Teaching About Violence Against
Women Workshop, Eastern
Sociological Society, Baltimore, Maryland. April, 1997.
• “Not Just Sex: A
sex-positive program for the college campus that counters the sex-negative climate of N. American
society.” with Brian Vasile and Anisha
Lope De Harro-Salleh (undergraduates
students). Workshop presentation at the
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality,
Eastern Regional Meetings, University of Pennsylvania, April, 1997.
• “Changing Male Culture
on Campus” Paper presented with Michael Yarrow. Eastern Sociological
Society, Boston Mass., March, 1996.
• “Men’s Circle: A Model for Raising Men’s (and Women’s)
Consciousness about Rape, Violence,
and the Need to Re-define Masculinity.” Workshop and presentation for
4th International Conference on Campus Rape and Sexual Assault,
Cherry Hill, New
Jersey. September, 1994
• “Doing Homophobia
Education: Effective Interventions” Training Institute presented with Betsy Crane at the National Organization of Men Against Sexism
Conference, Brown University, August, 1994.
• “The Dialectic of
Sexuality: Re-thinking the Effects of Gendered Sexuality,” Paper presented with Judith Barker at the Eastern Sociological
Association meetings, Baltimore. Spring, 1994.
•“Boys will be Boys?”-
Raising Teacher Awareness of Male Socialization.” Paper presented at the
American Men’s Studies Association, Stony Point, New York. Spring, 1992.
• “Teaching About Local Politics
in the Human Services Curriculum.”
Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National
Organization for Human Services Education, Washington,
D.C. 1992.
• “AIDS, Abuse and
Addictions: Raising Awareness of the Impact of Male Role Socialization and Homophobia on These and Other Social
Problems,” with Betsy Crane. Workshop presented
at annual meeting of National
Organization for Human Services Education, Boston. 1990.
• “Developing Human
Service Programs Which Address Culturally Diverse Populations,”with Laura Kelley.
Workshop presented at the National
Organization for Human Services Education
conference, Houston, Texas. 1989.
• “Male Perception
of Entitlement and the Accompanied
Perception of Powerlessness,”with Don
Hull. Workshop presented at the Tri-Discipline
Conference on Addictions, Mental Health and Interpersonal
Violence, Anchorage, Alaska. 1989.
• "A Longitudinal
Study of the Effects of a Community Based Social Movement Organization
in Changing Community Attitudes." Paper presented at the Pacific
Sociological Association Meetings,
Portland, Oregon. 1987.
• "Stale Roles:
Effects of Media on Reinforcing Dysfunctional Sex Role Behavior" Workshop presented for the Center for Women and Men, Anchorage Community College, Anchorage, Alaska.
1987.
• "More Than Heroes
and Strangers: Redefining the Role of Father." Workshop presented for
the Center for Women and Men,
Anchorage Community College, Anchorage, Alaska. 1987.
• "The Social
Invention of Masculinity: Intervening at the Individual and Systems
Level." Keynote Address, 3rd Annual Institute on Family Violence. Anchorage, Alaska
• "Men's Anger,
Men's Shame: Finding the Roots of Destructive Male Behavior" with Keith Wiger.
Workshop presented at the 3rd Annual Institute on Family Violence.
Anchorage, Alaska. 1986.
• "Becoming Men:
What Has it Meant and What Do We Want to Pass On to Our Children?" Keynote
address, Men in Transition Conference, Anchorage,
Alaska. 1986.
• "Developing
Programs for Changing Male Behavior,” with Sam Sappington. Workshop presented
at the 10th National Conference on Men and Masculinity. St. Louis, Missouri. 1985.
• "Community
Involvement in Survey Research," with Michael Baring-Gould. Paper presented
to the 28th Alaska Sciences in the North
Conference of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science,
Alaska Division, Anchorage, Alaska. 1977.
• "Gay Oppression,
Gay Liberation: Alaska Comes of Age."
Paper presented to the 2nd Annual Behavioral Sciences in the North Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. 1975.
• "The Valdez
Project: A Longitudinal Study of a Boomtown,” with Michael Baring-Gould and Marsha Bennett Paper presented to the 2nd Annual Behavioral
Sciences in the North
Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
1975.
• "A Baseline Study
of the Impact of the Oil Pipeline on Valdez, Alaska." Paper presented to the Behavioral Sciences in
the North Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. 1974.
Research Experience
• Dissertation Research:
Longitudinal
Study of the Effects of a Local Social Movement Organization on Changing Community Attitudes. Cornell
University, 1990.
• Research Assistant: Experiences of rural adoption services
workers in placement of children
with special needs.Cornell University , 1984-1985.
• Research Assistant: Evaluation
of training programs for the New York State Department of Education. Cornell University, 1983.
• Research Associate: Comparative
study of attitudes toward alcoholism and alcohol abuse. University
of Alaska Anchorage. 1976-1977.
• Evaluator: Mental Health
Nursing Program, Alaska Methodist University (now Alaska Pacific University), Anchorage, Alaska,
1976.
• Evaluation Consultant: State
of Alaska, Office of Volunteerism, Volunteer Participation Study.
Anchorage, Alaska, 1978.
• Research Associate: Community
attitudes toward growth policies in Homer, Kachemak Bay and Lower Cook
Inlet, Alaska. University of Alaska Anchorage, 1975.
• Research Associate: Baseline
study on the impact of the oil pipeline in Valdez, Alaska, University of Alaska Anchorage,
1974-1976.
• Research Assistant: Study of
public inebbriates for the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, University of Alaska, 1976.
• Research Assistant: Evaluation
of the effectiveness of the Anchorage Police Department Neighborhood Awareness Program. University of Alaska
Anchorage, 1976.
Current and recent campus affiliations (Ithaca College: 1991
- 1999)
• Chair, Committee on
Academic Policies and Procedures, School of Humanities and Sciences,
1998-1999 (member, 1996-1998)
• Chair, Rape Awareness
Committee. 1996-1997
• Member, All-College
Review Board on Human Subjects.
1995-1997
• Member, Diversity
Awareness Committee, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York. 1991 - 1993; Rape Awareness Committee, 1994-1995.
• Faculty Advisor, “Tofu Now,” Student Vegetarian Association, Ithaca
College. 1991-1992
• Faculty Advisor:
“Men’s Circle,” Student organization focused on preventing rape and male violence.
1992 - Present.
• Faculty Advisor, “Sex
and Gender Educators,” Student organization. 1995-present
• Faculty Advisor, “Not
Just Sex,” Student peer education program. 1996-1997
• Department of
Sociology Committees: Curriculum Development Committee. 1992 - present
• Member: Minority
Experience Committee for the College of Humanities and Sciences. 1992 - 1996
National Affiliations
Member, Editorial Board,
Human Service Education: Journal of the National Organization for Human
Services. 1997-1998.
National Organization
for Human Service Education (Board, membership chair, 1993-1996)
Mid-Atlantic Coalition
for Human Services (member)
American Men’s Studies
Association (member)
Eastern Sociological
Association (member)
Society for the
Scientific Study of Sex (member)
Men’s Studies
Association
Agency Affiliations
• Homes
Incorporated, board member. Agency for sheltered and transitional living for
the developmental disabled. Ithaca, New York. 1995 -1998
• Board Member, Alaska AIDS Assistance Association, Anchorage,
Alaska. 1990 - 1991
• Advisory Committee,
Municipality of Anchorage Family Planning Program, Anchorage, Alaska. 1989 - 1991
• Vice-Chair, Community
Advisory Board, Stellar Secondary School, Anchorage, Alaska. 1988 - 1991
• Advisory Committee
Member, Information and Education Program, Planned Parenthood of Tompkins County, New York. 1983 -
1995
• Board Member, Alaska
Federation of Natives. 1981 - 1982
• Founding Member and
Board Chair, Men's Support Network (human services agency), Anchorage, Alaska. 1980-1982
• Chair, North Star
Community Council, Anchorage, Alaska. 1979 - 1982
• Founding Board Member,
Abused Women's Aid in Crisis (Abused Women's Shelter), Anchorage, Alaska. 1976 - 1980
Academic Honors, Awards, Special Activities
• Research Fellowship,
Cornell University,Summer, 1985
• Elected Member,
Education Policy Committee, College of Human Ecology,Cornell University,
1984-1985
• Invited Member,
Committee on the Study of Oppression, Human Relations Training Program, Cornell University. 1984-1985
• Co-Chair,
Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Participatory Research and Social Change, Cornell University, 1985
• Coordinating Committee
Member, Field of Human Service Studies Colloquia on Social Change, Cornell University,
1983-1984
• Co-Chair, Behavioral
Sciences in the North Conference, University of Alaska,
Anchorage, 1974
• Academic Scholarship,
awarded by the Associated Students of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1974
• Lobbyist to the 9th
Alaska State Legislature for the Associated Students of the University of
Alaska Anchorage, 1974
• Columnist, The
University Voice (student paper), University of Alaska Anchorage,1974-1976