Course Title: Critical Approaches to Social Problems
Department: Sociology

Email: sjmeyers@ucsd.edu

Education

2007- Present
University of California, San Diego, PhD Candidate in Sociology
Relevant Courses:
Social Control &Sociology of Culture

2007
University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
Master of Arts in Political Science- International Relations

2002
Harvard University, Master of Theological Studies- Social Ethics
Relevant Courses:
Poverty and poverty alleviation in developing countries, Social Ethics, Human Rights: Seminar, Urban Poverty: Social Policy Options

1998
Loyola University New Orleans,
Bachelor of Arts in English, Cum Laude

Experience

2004 – 2007
Polus Center for Social and Economic Development, Director of International Programs
Project director and grant manager for the following US Department of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement grants; program manager and grant manager for the following US Agency for International Development supported grants; liaison with the US Dept. of State Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (Humanitarian Mine Action Partnerships Program) and private foundations; supervision of project coordinators and interns in US office and in-country directors (Central America, Ethiopia, & Zambia) in the preparation of quarterly and annual reports, meeting project objectives, and new project development; consultant on PROINTE-the Economic Integration Project, an Inter-American Foundation funded initiative implemented by the Foundation for Walking Unidos (FURWUS) in Leon, Nicaragua.

2002 - 2003
Polus Center for Social and Economic Development, International Programs Coordinator
Liaison between the Center and in-country program directors and partnering NGOs; conduct site visits to programs in Nicaragua and participated in community planning processes with local grassroots organizations.

1999-2000
Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, Nango Village, Aomori-ken, Japan, Language Instructor Coordinated English-language curriculum for the village Board of Education; taught diverse age-groups across multiple settings in 10 public schools; developed and implemented an adult-education series at the community center

1996-1999
Boys Hope, New Orleans, LA, Supervising Residential Counselor
Trained and supervised staff and volunteers for a small group home for at-risk teenage boys; served as principal liaison between the group home and schools, social workers, and parents; primary live-in counselor responsible for the well-being of eight youths; responsible for house budget, staffing schedule, and organization