CURRICULUM VITA
Mark D. Hardt, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology 1022 North 22nd Street
Montana State University, Billings Billings, MT 59101
1500 University Drive (406) 254-1627 [Home]
Billings, MT 59101-0298 (406) 657-2991 [Office]
Email: MHARDT@MSUBILLINGS.EDU
Education:
1982-1989 The University of Connecticut. Department of Sociology. Ph.D.
1980-1981 The University of Connecticut. Department of Sociology. M.A.
1978-1980 Mankato State University. Department of Sociology. (M.A. program, part-time).
1974-1978 Mankato State University. Department of Sociology. B.S.
1973-1974 Golden Valley Lutheran College. Department of Sociology.
Teaching Experience:
2001-present Associate Professor. Montana State University--Billings
1995-2001 Assistant Professor. Montana State University--Billings.
1990-1995 Assistant Professor. University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
1989-1990 Visiting Assistant Professor. West Virginia University.
1988-1989 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut.
1988-1989 Adjunct Faculty. Mohegan Community College, Norwich Connecticut.
1988-1989 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
1987-1988 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut.
1986-1987 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
1985-1986 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
1984-1985 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut, Avery Point.
1983 Adjunct Faculty. The University of Connecticut, Torrington.
Other Positions Held:
2000-2001 Director of General Education Assessment. Montana State University-
Billings.
1993-1995 Director. Center for Applied Social Research. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
1993-1995 Board of Directors. Planned Parenthood of West Texas. Odessa, Texas.
1992 Research Associate. Center for Energy and Economic Diversification. Odessa, Texas.
1985 Social Science Analyst. U.S. Bureau of the Census. Suitland, Maryland.
Honors and Awards:
2000 Selected for Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
1999 Outstanding Faculty in the Arts and Sciences, Montana State University—Billings..
1998 Selected for Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
1997 Nominated teacher of the year. Montana State University-Billings.
1995 Teacher of the Year, runner-up. The University of Texas, Permian Basin.
1994 Award for Outstanding Research in Progress. The University of Texas, Permian Basin.
1988 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
1987 Dissertation Fellow. The University of Connecticut.
1980-1984 Pre-doctoral Fellow. The University of Connecticut.
Publications:
2001 “The Emergence of a Competitive Core: Bifurcation Dynamics in Billings, Montana.” Chapter in Downtowns: Revitalizing the Centers of Small Urban Communities, Michael Burayidi, editor. Garland Press.
1999 “The Ecology of Downsizing.” Peer reviewed chapter in Work, Welfare, and Poverty in the Small City, Robert Wolensky and Edward Miller, editors. Foundation Press, Inc. Stevens Point, WI.
1999 "Bereaved Parents and Divorce" (with Danette Carroll). Published in the trade journal Bereavement.
1997 "Child Mortality and Divorce" (with Danette Carroll). Published in the trade journal Bereavement.
1997 "Community Adaptations to Change in the Energy Production/Consumption Environment" (Peer reviewed chapter in
Communities and Their Physical Environment, Peter B. Meyer and Thomas S. Lyons, editors. The Institute for the
Environment and Sustainable Development. Louisville, KY.
1995 "Ten Years After: Bust-Cycle Outcomes and Responses in Oil Producing Communities" (in Social Science and the Community), Robert Wolensky and Edward Miller, editors. Foundation Press, Inc. Stevens Point, WI.
1992 "A Study for the City of Odessa of the Needs Analysis of the CBDG of the City of Odessa, Texas." Center for Energy and Economic Development.
1990 "Municipal Annexation." Sociology and Social Research, October, 1990 ( co-authored with Mark Abrahamson).
1989 Relative Population Change in Nonmetropolitan Counties, 1970-1980 and 1980-1985: The Turnaround and Reversal.
Presentations:
2002 "Debunking the Myth of Child Mortality and Parental Divorce" Presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Death
Education and Counseling." (Invited paper.) Portland OR. April 13.
2001 "Re-examining the Relationship between Child Mortality and Parental Relationships." Presented at the annual meetings of the
Society for Applied Sociology. Kansas City, MO. October 20, 2001.
1998 “The Ecology of Downsizing.” Presented at the 13th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community. Stevens Point, WI. October 16.
1998 “Religiosity and Parental Relationships: What Happens When a Child Dies?” (With Danette Carroll.) Presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Applied Sociology. Denver, CO. October 24.
1998 "Child Mortality, Family Relationships, and the Likelihood of Divorce." (With Danette Carroll). Presented at the annual meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association. Corpus Christi, TX. March 20.
1997 "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Child Mortality and Divorce." (With Danette Carroll.) Presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Applied Sociology. Chicago, IL. October 24.
1997 "A Preliminary Overview of Corporate Downsizing in Colstrip Montana." Presented at the annual meetings of the Rural Sociological Society. Toronto. August 14.
1996 "Community Adaptations to Change in the Oil Production/Consumption Environment." Presented at the 12th Conference on Small City and Regional Community." Louisville, KY. October 25.
1996 "Oil as Environment: The Impact of Turbulence on Industry and Community." Presented at the Society for Applied Sociology, 14th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. October, 19.
1996 "Oil as Environment: Recent History as a Guide to Social Problems." Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Sociological Practice Association Washington, DC. June, 6.
1994 "Ten Years After: Bust-Cycle Outcomes and Responses in Oil Producing Communities." Presented at the Conference on the Small City and Regional Community. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. October 20.
1994 "Social Impacts of an Oil Bust on Oil Producing Communities." The American Sociological Association annual meetings, August. Los Angeles, CA.
1994 "Boom an Bust: A Comparison of Social Impacts on Oil Producing Communities." Rural Sociological Society annual meetings. August. Portland, OR.
1994 "Ecological Dimensions of a 'Bust Cycle' in Oil Producing Communities." Southwestern Sociological Association annual meetings, March.
1993 "Decline of Oil: The West Texas Oil Patch in Contraction." Southwestern Sociological Association annual meetings. March 18.
1992 "Informing Students of Opportunities in Applied Research." Society for Applied Sociology annual meetings. Cleveland, OH. October 16.
1992 "Souths in Transition: Varying Patterns of Social Development and Population Change." Southwestern Sociological Association annual meetings, Austin, TX. March.
1991 "Population Patterns in New England and Appalachia: A test of the Integration Hypothesis." North Central Sociological Association annual meetings. April 27, Dearborn, MI.
1990 "Population Redistribution: Consequences of the Turnaround for Nonmetropolitan Population Change in the 1980s." Southern Regional Science Association. March 22, Washington, D.C.
1989 "Conceptualizing Nonmetropolitan Population Change." Rural Sociological Society annual meetings. August. Seattle, WA.
1982 "Clergy and the Nuclear Disarmament Movement." The Scientific Study of Religion. Providence, RI.
Work in Progress:
"Child Mortality, Family Relationships, and the Likelihood of Divorce." Being revised for peer review.
Grants:
1993 "Field Research in the Permian Basin." The Permian Basin Historical Society.
Professional Affiliations:
American Sociological Association The Midwest Sociological Society
Population section, ASA Environment and Technology section, ASA
Community and Urban Sociology section, ASA
Population Association of America
Society for Applied Sociology
Rural Sociological Society
Population Reference Bureau
Journals and Reports Subscribed to:
American Sociological Review Applied Demography
Contemporary Sociology Demography
Journal of Applied Sociology Population and Development Review
Population Index Population Reports
Rural Sociology Population Reports
Areas of Interest:
Applied Sociology Social Demography
Urban Sociology Environmental Sociology
Social Change in Extractive Economies
Professional Service:
1998-1999 Editorial Advisory Board. Collegiate Press.
1998 Book Review: Marriage & Family, The Quest for Intimacy Brown & Benchmark Press.
1999 Manuscript Review: Building Rules: How Local Controls Shape Community Environments and Economies. Westview Press.
1997 Book Review: Sexually Speaking. Wadsworth Publishing Company.
1995-1996 Editorial Advisory Board. Collegiate Press.
1994-1995 Editorial Advisory Board, Collegiate Press.
1994-1995 Finance Committee, Society for Applied Sociology.
1993-1994 Membership Committee, Society for Applied Sociology.
1992-1994 Program Board, Society for Applied Sociology.
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