Stephen F. Steele, Ph. D.
Applied Sociologist
901 Randell Road
Severna Park, Maryland USA
Telephone and FAX: 410-544-6814
 Email address: sf.steele@comcast.net

Dr. Steele's
Professional Overview-
Dr. Steele's Academic Credentials
 Selected Leadership Roles

Publications
Professional  Clients
College Teaching, Presentations
Professional Awards
Professional Affiliations
 

 

 


Professional Overview

Dr. Steve Steele has applied sociology’s concepts and tools for over two decades.  As a teacher, practitioner and leader, he has been an advocate for understanding the practical value of the application of social science. He served as President  of the Society for Applied Sociology in 1992-93.    In 1994 he was elected Chair-elect of the Sociological Practice Section of the American Sociological Association, serving as Chair in 1995-96.  Steve served as Society for Applied Sociology  Executive Officer for two years shortly thereafter, maintaining the Executive Office at Anne Arundel Community College. He was awarded the Alex Boros Award for contributions to the field shortly thereafter.

 As Director of the Center for the Study of Local Issues (CSLI) in the 1980s, he worked locally to enhance the problem-solving value of sociology, and nationally to promote the applied research center as a vehicle for local research. In the mid-1980s, CSLI and the American Sociological Association, co-sponsored three national workshops on starting local research centers. These successful workshops, augmented by numerous on-site presentations throughout the United States, drew national and international attention to the practice of what social scientists do.   This solution-centered approach to sociology is further reflected in his recent book, aptly titled  Solution-Centered Sociology: Addressing Problems Through Applied Sociology  (Sage Publications, 1999). In parallel and supportive activities  Steve and his wife, Cindy Steele, run Applied Data Associates, Inc., a small research and consulting partnership.

For three decades he has maintained a  commitment to college teaching and students at Anne Arundel Community College, Maryland USA. At the community college he brings the first two years of college level sociology to the students served by  Anne Arundel Community College. Over the last decade he has extended his teaching efforts to the graduate education level in School of Professional Studies in Business and Education at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.  He routinely teaches the graduate level core research Quantitative and Qualitative Tools in Evaluation course.  Recently he has created and offered Applied Sociology in Organizational Development and Human Resources at JHU.

 

 

 

Professional Credentials

Degrees/Schools

Ph.D. The Catholic University of America 1972-1981
M.A. Eastern Michigan University 1970-1971
B.A. Eastern Michigan University 1967-1970
Schoolcraft College 1967-1968
The United States Military Academy 1965-1967

 

 

College and University Teaching/
Professional Presentations

Currently Employed:

Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Geography, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland USA. Primarily teaching the first two years of undergraduate courses.

Adjunct Professor, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,  Maryland USA.  Primarily teaches

  • Quantitative and Qualitative Tools in Evaluation and Applied Sociology in Organizational Development

  • Human Resources in the Organizational Development and Human Resources Master of Arts Program.

Workshops and Seminars on Applied Sociology      

A variety of presentations at regional and national sociology conferences intended to address two major topics:

  •  "retooling" departments and faculty for applied sociology, and

  •  constructing courses in applied sociology.

 Workshops and Seminars in Starting a Local Research Center          

Using the Center for the Study of Local Issues (CSLI) as a model, conducted workshops at colleges and universities  across the United States for over fifteen years.

Workshops On  Undergraduate  Job Searching     

Presentations for students

  • "Getting a Head Start in Your Career as an Applied Sociologist: A Workshop for Job Seekers in Sociology" at regional and national sociology conferences... a workshop and its accompanying workbook are targeted at improving the job search for sociology students.

 Workshops on Program Evaluation    

Designed and presented numerous client-based workshops and presentations on program evaluation generally for non-profit organizations. Orientation:

  •  to reduce dependency on consultants so they are able to conduct evaluation beyond the consulting period.

  • In the academic sector,  to organize a college-level outcomes assessment program: Outcomes Assessment Team for Student Success at Anne Arundel Community College.

 Internet Courses        

Created and implemented on line versions of

 

Selected Professional  Clients

 Consultant Evaluation and/or Planning - Community
•   Evaluator,  Hispanic Priority Initiative,
     Anne Arundel County, Maryland USA
•   Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, 
     Easton, Maryland USA
•   The Living Classrooms Fresh Start Program,
     Baltimore, Maryland USA

Consultant Research, Evaluation  and/or Planning – Government
 •  Evaluator, The County Executive's Criminal Justice Drug
    Initiative, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Consultant - Research and/or Planning Business & Health    
•   Anne Arundel Trade Council, Anne Arundel County Government and Anne Arundel Community College-  "Perspectives On Business:  Anne Arundel County In The 1990s."
•   Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland - Planning Consultant 1988-89

Consultant - Research, Evaluation  and/or Planning Education   
•   Anne Arundel Community College, Evaluator, Family Outreach Network Program
•   Anne Arundel Community College, Internal Consultant and Facilitator, Futures Group – annual driving forces analysis for strategic planning


 

 

Selected Leadership Roles

•   President, Applied Data Associates, Inc. 1992-present
•   Organizer, Chesapeake Chapter of the World Future Society
•   Executive Officer, Society for Applied Sociology, 1997-98
•   President, Society for Applied Sociology, 1992-93
•   Director, Center for the Study of Local Issues,   Division of
     Social Sciences, Anne Arundel   Community College,
    Arnold, Maryland l982- 1988
•   Chair, Committee on Membership  American Sociological
    Association,1989-90

 

Selected Publications

In process - Steele, S. and Jammie Price. Applied Sociology: Topics, Terms, Tools and Tasks. Thomson Learning/ Wadsworth Publishing, anticipated FY 2003. 

Steele, S. Scarisbrick-Hauser,A. Hauser, W. Solution-Centered Sociology: Addressing a World of Problems through Applied Sociology. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications: 1999.

Mobley, C. Steele, S. and Rowell, K. "Getting a Head Start in Your Career as an Applied Sociologist: A Workbook for Job Seekers in Sociology" Appendix in Stephens, R. Careers in Sociology, 2nd ed. Needham Heights, Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon, 1999. 

Steele, S. and Iutcovich, J. editors Directions in Applied Sociology, Presidential Address of the Society for Applied Sociology 1985-1995. Arnold, MD: Society for Applied Sociology, 1997.

 

 

Awards

American Sociological Association Section on Sociological Practice William Foote Whyte Award, 2001

Alex Boros Award for contributions to the field of Applied Sociology, Society for Applied Sociology, 1998

Awards National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award, 1996

Hans O. Mauksch Award, 1993, Section on Undergraduate Education, American Sociological Association

Excellence in Teaching Award, 1992, School of Business and Management, The Johns Hopkins University School of Continuing Studies

Professional Affiliations

Society for Applied Sociology
American Sociological Association
American Evaluation Association
World Future Society

 

 



 

 

The American Sociological Association Section on Sociological Practice William Foote Whyte Award is for individuals who have made notable contributions to sociological practice which can include several of the following elements: outstanding clinical or applied work, exceptional service to the section, publications that advance both the theory and methods of sociological practice, or mentoring and training of students for careers in sociological practice.