Southwest Sociological Association: Albuquerque, NM, March 14-17,
2007.
- Paper Presentation: A Demographic Profile of Nueces County Texas:
Focus on Teenage Pregnancy by Rebecca Shirley (Sociology undergraduate) and
Russ Long
- Chair, Undergraduate Poster Session
- Committee: SSSA Resolutions Committee (three year term).
Southwest Sociological Association: San Antonio, TX April 12-15,
2006.Committee:
- Committee: SSSA Resolutions Committee (three year term).
- Chair, Undergraduate Poster Session, Thursday, 8:30-9:45, April 13,
2006.
Southwest Sociological Association: New Orleans, LA, March 23-26,
2005.
- Committee: SSSA Resolutions Committee (three year term).
- Session chair and discussant: "Comparative/International Social
Problems"
Southwest Sociological Association: Corpus Christi, TX, April 16 to
19, 2004.
- SSA Executive Council (one year term)
- Committee for the Selection of the Distinguished Paper Award.
- Session chair and discussant: "Comparative/International Social
Problems"
- Session chair and discussant: "Ethnic Inequality"
Southwestern Sociological Association. San Antonio, Texas,
April 16-19, 2003.
- Round Table Discussant - "Community College Issues"
- Appointed to The SSA Executive Council
- "Committee for the Selection of the Distinguished Paper Award.
Southwestern Sociological Association. New Orleans, LA., March
27-30, 2002.
- Paper - "Distance Learning in a Community College Setting"
.
Southwestern Sociological Association. Galveston, Texas, March
15-18, 2000.
- Session Chair: Poverty.
- Paper - "NAFTA and Border Poverty: The Role of Property
Taxes."
Texas Junior College Student Government Association. South Padre
Island, Texas, October 22-26, 1999.
Southwestern Sociological Association. San Antonio, Texas, March 31
- April 3, 1999.
- Session Chair: Stratification
- Paper - "Poverty on the Texas/Mexico Border and the Impact of
NAFTA: A Demographic Analysis."
- Session Chair: Family
Southwestern Sociological Association. Corpus Christi, Texas, March
18-21, 1998.
- Paper - "Changes in Income Distribution: A Cross National
Study."
Southwestern Sociological Association. Houston, Texas\, March 20-23,
1996.
- Paper - "Crime on America's College Campuses: An Overview."
Alabama / Mississippi Sociological Association. Jackson, MS,
February 22-23, 1996.
- Paper - "Crime at Alabama and Mississippi Colleges and
Universities: A Comparison with National College Crime Rates."
Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, 1995
- Reviewed abstracts for panels in Political Sociology / International
Development.
Southern Sociological Society. Raleigh, NC, April 7-11, 1994.
- Paper - "The Differential Impact of the Global Economy on Men
and Women Employed in Selected Industrial Sectors Which Experience High Levels of
International Competition: A Cross-National Comparison." (published abstract).
Mississippi Academy of Science, Biloxi. MS, February 17, 1994.
- Paper - "Alcohol Abuse at Mississippi Colleges and Universities:
A Regional and National Comparison." (published abstract)
SASE (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics), New York,
March 27, 1993.
- Paper - "The Impact of the World Economy on the Well-being of
Families: A Comparative Analysis of Three Industrial Countries."
Southwestern Social Science Association, Dallas, Texas, March 18-21,
1987.
- Paper - "Is U.S. Border Poverty Inevitable?: The Effects of
Industrial Structure." by John Hedderson and Russell Long.
Western Social Science Association: El Paso, Texas April 22-25,
1987.
- Panel Member - "Is Border Poverty Inevitable?" at
"Trends in Poverty: El Paso, Texas and the U.S."
Southwestern Social Science Association, Houston, Texas, March
20-23, 1985.