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Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) Assistant Professor of Sociology 2008-
Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) Assistant Professor of Sociology 2008-
2008 Ph.D. Sociology, Pennsylvania State University (expected)
Dissertation: When Public Radio Goes Private: The Privatization of Funding for Public Radio and the Rise of Cultural Programming on NPR Stations
Committee: John D. McCarthy (chair), Alan Sica, Roger Finke, and Mary Beth Oliver
2005 M.A. Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
2003 B.A. Psychology-Sociology, Skidmore College (cum laude)
Mass Media and Communications; Political Sociology; Sociological Theory; Stratification
Lindner, Andrew M. Forthcoming. “Among The Troops: Seeing the Iraq War Through Three Journalistic Vantage Points." Social Problems (early 2009).
Lindner, Andrew M. 2008. “Controlling the Media in Iraq.” Contexts 7(2):32-38.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2008. "Creating Heroes and Villains: Journalistic Portrayals of Soldiers, Civilians, and Iraqi Combatants." In Progress.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2008. "The Impact of Privatization, Political Composition, and Organizational Ecology in NPR Adoptions and Departures by Member Stations." In Progress.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2008. "The Privatization of NPR and the Disappearance of Local Programming." In Progress.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2008. "The Influence of Privatization and Market Demand in the Changing Content of NPR." In Progress.
Lindner, Andrew M. 2006. “When Public Broadcasting Goes Private: The Privatization of Funding for NPR and the Rise of Cultural Programming.” Pennsylvania State University Research and Graduate Studies Office (1 year, $3,000).
Lindner, Andrew M. Forthcoming. Review of Media Unlimited: How The Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives by Todd Gitlin. Contemporary Sociology.
Lindner, Andrew M. "Creating Heroes and Villains: Journalistic Portrayals of Soldiers, Civilians, and Iraqi Combatants." Sociologists of Minnesota. Rochester, Minnesota, October 2008.
Lindner, Andrew M. "When Public Radio Goes Private: The Privatization of Funding for Public Radio and the Rise of Cultural Programming on NPR Stations." Eastern Sociological Society. New York, New York, February 2008.
Lindner, Andrew M. “Among The Troops: Seeing the Iraq War Through Three Journalistic Vantage Points.” American Sociological Association. Montreal, CA, August 2006.
Lindner, Andrew M. “The Great Middle Class: Developing A Class Map of Social Relations.” How Class Works 2006, Center for the Study of Working Class Life. SUNY Stony Brook, New York, June 2006.
Lindner, Andrew M. “The Impact of Educational Attainment on Patriotism”. Eastern Sociological Society. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2003.
2008 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Criminological Methods, Spring 2008. Sole responsibility for two sections of the research practicum portion of the course. Lectured on all aspects of quantative research methods. Graded students' literature reviews, data analyses, and final research projects.
2007 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Criminological Methods, Fall 2007. Sole responsibility for two sections of the research practicum portion of the course. Lectured on all aspects of quantative research methods. Graded students' literature reviews, data analyses, and final research projects.
2007 Instructor (sole responsibility), Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Sociological Theory, Summer 2007.
2006 Co-Course Designer, Department of Sociology, Penn State University, online Introduction to Sociology
2006 Instructor (sole responsibility), Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Political Sociology, Summer 2006.
2006 Co-Instructor, Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Senior Research Seminar, Spring 2006. Lectured on data sources, research methodology, and statistical techniques. Graded students' literature reviews, data analyses, and final research projects. Consulted with students on methodology in senior research projects.
2005 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Introduction to Sociology, Fall 2005.
2005 Instructor (sole responsibility), Department of Sociology, Penn State University, Introduction to Sociology, Summer 2005.
2003 Everett V. Stonequist Award, Department of Sociology, Skidmore College
Department of Sociology, Penn State University
Graduate Recruitment Committee, 2008
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2004-07
Professional
Organizer, "Media and Self-Expression," Annual Meeting of the Sociologists of Minnesota, 2008
Moderator, “Mass Media and The Arts” UG Roundtable, Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, 2004
Section Memberships: Culture, Political Sociology, Teaching and Learning, Theory
Journal Referee
Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Forum, Contexts