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	Tamara L. Smith Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gerontology

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Caregiving and Carework Aging and the Life Course Gender and Family Issues Health/Medical Sociology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2007-present *Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Sociology and Social Work, Westfield State College. Westfield, MA. 2006-2007 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, NY. 2005-2006 Research Associate, Center for Excellence in Aging Services, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY. 2005 Adjunct, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY. 2004-2005 Adjunct, Sociology and Criminal Justice Department, School of Math and Science, College of Saint Rose. . 2004 Adjunct, Department of Liberal Studies, Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, NY. 2001-2003 Adjunct, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY. 2000-2005 Research Associate,* Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY. 1999 *Statistical Consultant,* Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Incorporated;St. Paul, Minnesota. 1999 *Adjunct, Sociology Department, Russell Sage College, Troy, NY. 1998-1999 Adjunct, Department of Sociology, Schenectady County Community College, Schenectady, NY. 1997-1999 Graduate Assistant,* Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, SUNY. 1996-1997 *Graduate Assistant,* Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY. . Publications: Corrado, C. and T. Smith. (2008). "Isn't New Orleans Back to Normal? A Dramatugical Analysis of Post-Katrina New Orleans." In Danielle A. Hidalgo and Kristen Barber (eds.), Narrating the Storm: Sociological Stories of Hurricane Katrina. Oxford: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Smith, T. and C. Corrado. (2008). "Children’s Valentine’s Day Cards: Practicing Gender Norms and Heteronormativity." In Betsy Lucal (ed.), The Sociology of Sexuality and Sexual Orientation: Syllabi and Teaching Materials. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources. Toseland, R., Smith, T. & McClive, K. (in press). “Evaluating the effectiveness of caregiver education and support programs.” In Education, Training and Support Programs for Caregivers. (9th Edition). The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Human Development, Georgia Southwestern College. Americus, GA. Smith, T. and Toseland, R. 2006. “Effectiveness of a telephone support program for caregivers of frail older adults.” The Gerontologist, 46, 5, 620-629. Engelhardt, J.; McClive-Reed, K., Toseland, R., Smith, T., Larson, D., & Tobin, D. 2006. “Effects of a program for coordinated care of advanced iIllness on patients, surrogates, and healthcare costs: A randomized trial.” The American Journal of Managed Care, 12, 2, 93-100. Toseland, R. and Smith, T. 2006. “The Impact of a Caregiver Health Education Program on Health Care Costs.” Research on Social Work Practice, 16, 1, 9 - 19. Smith, T., Toseland, R., Rizzo, V. & Zinoman, M. 2005. “Conducting a telephone support group for caregivers of the frail elderly.” Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 44, ½, 151-172. Smith, T. 2004. “New York State assembly bills.” In G. Macheski, K. Lowney, M. Capece, K. Warner, and M. Laughlin (eds.), Teaching About Families: A Collection of Essays, Syllabi, Projects, and Assignments, Websites, and Bibliographies. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources. Smith, T. 2004. “The rituals of marriage.” In G. Macheski, K. Lowney, M. Capece, K. Warner, and M. Laughlin (eds.), Teaching About Families: A Collection of Essays, Syllabi, Projects, and Assignments, Websites, and Bibliographies. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association Teaching Resources. Toseland, R., Smith, T., & Zinoman, M. 2004. “Social work practice with family caregivers for frail older persons.” In M.J. Holosko & P.A. Taylor, Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings. (3rd ed.). Canadian Scholars Press. Toseland, R., McCallion, P., Smith, T. & Banks, S. 2004. “Supporting caregivers of frail older adults in an HMO setting.” Journal of Orthopsychiatry, vol. 74(3), 349-364. Toseland, R., McCallion, P., Smith, T., Huck, S., Bourgeois, P., & Garstka, T. 2001. “Health education groups for caregivers in an HMO.” Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57(4), 551-570. Toseland, R., & Smith, T. (2001). Supporting Caregivers Through Education and Training. A technical assistance monograph prepared for the National Family Caregiver Support Program Initiative of the U.S. Administration on Aging. UNDER REVIEW: Smith, T. and L. West Steck. “The Emotion Work of Motherhood and Graduate Student Status.” Submitted to Journal of Family Issues. CURRENT ACTIVITIES: Copelton, D. and T. Smith. “Medical Story Skits: A Learning Technique.” Submitting to Teaching Sociology. Smith, T. and Corrado, C. “Katrina Refrigerators.” Submitting to American Sociological Association Teaching Guides. Smith, T. and Keys, J. “Gender and Scrapbooking as Family Work.” Submitting to Journal of Marriage and the Family. PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS: Smith, T., Jessica Erricolo (student), and Elyse Denorfia (student) (February 2009). “Designing an Intergenerational Gerontology Course on Family and Gender Norms Using Scrapbooking Techniques.” Accepted for presentation to the 2009 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Conference. Smith, T. and Wendy Christiansen. (August 2008). “Mentoring throughout the Lifecourse: From Graduate Student to Retiree.” Career Development Workshop. 2008 Sociologists for Women in Society Summer Meeting. Boston, MA. Smith, T. (August 2008). “The Tax Preparer Cometh: Strategies for Academic Activists.” Career Development Workshop. 2008 Sociologists for Women in Society Summer Meeting. Boston, MA. Smith, T. (February 2008). “Gender and Teaching Evaluations.” Panel Session Cosponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women and the Eastern Region Chapter of Sociologists for Women in Society. 78th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. New York, NY. Smith, T. and Rizzo, V. (August 2007). “Recognizing ‘Caring’ in a State-wide Capacity Building Effort: The Arthritis Program in New York State”, Carework Network Conference, NYC. Smith, T. (March 2007). “Family and Lifecourse Issues Facing Adults Caring for Grandparents", 2007 Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Smith, T. and L. West Steck. (March 2007). “Teaching Workshop: Succeeding at Small Institutions,” ”Author Meets Critic Session: Katharin Zippel, The Politics of Sexual Harassment: A Comparative Study of the United States, the European Union, and Germany,” “Panel: Women of Color in the Profession: Challenges in Teaching, Research, and Practice” and “Paper Session: Doing Research On Women, About Women and For Women.” Panel sessions organized by Tamara L. Smith and Laura West Steck, co-chairs of the ESS Committee on the Status of Women, 77th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Philadelphia, PA. Corrado, C. and T. Smith. (March 2007). “Prepping Your First Class.” Co-Presenter, Teaching Workshop. 2007 Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Smith, T. (March 2006). “Building Bridges between ESS and Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)(panelist).” 2006 Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. Smith, T. and L. West Steck. (February 2006). “Teaching Workshop: Issues Women Face in the Classroom,” “Panel: Sexual Discrimination and Harassment in Academia,” and “Panel: Career Trajectories of Women in Sociology.” Panel sessions organized by Tamara L. Smith and Laura West Steck, co-chairs of the ESS Committee on the Status of Women, 76th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. Smith, T. (November 2005). “Adult grandchildren caring for frail elderly grandparents.” 2005 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Keys, J., Smith, T. and Sullivan-Catlin, H. (August 2005). “Teaching about controversial issues.” Co-leader, Teaching Workshop. 2005 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Smith, T., & West Steck, L. (February 2005). “Breast, bottle, or both? The emotion work of infant feeding among contemporary mothers.” 2005 Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. West Steck, L. & Smith, T. (February 2005). “Ethical dilemmas in web-based qualitative research: The case of online message board communities.” 2005 Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. Smith, T. & Toseland, R. (August 2004). “The effectiveness of a telephone group for spouse and child caregivers: Sociological implications.” 2004 Carework Network Bi-Annual Conference. San Francisco, CA. Smith, T. (April 2004). “Results of a telephone support group for spouse and child caregivers.” 2004 Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging (ASA) and the National Council on the Aging (NCOA). San Francisco, CA. Smith, T. & West Steck, L. (February 2004). “The intersecting spheres of motherhood and graduate school.” Symposium presentation for the Women and Academia Panel Session, Sloan Family and Work Mini-Conference, at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meetings. New York, NY. Smith, T. (February 2004). “Sociologists’ careers: The timing of children in graduate school and beyond: Where are they now?” Panelist, Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meetings, New York, NY. Smith, T. & Toseland, R. (January 2004). “The cost effectiveness of a health education group for caregivers in an HMO.” Symposium Presentation, 2004 Society for Social Work and Research. New Orleans, LA. Toseland, R., Smith, T., & McClive, K. (November 2003). “Evaluating the effectiveness of caregiver education and support programs.” 2003 Johnson & Johnson/Roselynn Carter Institute Caregivers Program. Atlanta, GA. Toseland, R., & Smith, T. (March 2003). “Telephone support groups for spouse and child caregivers.” 2003 Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging. Chicago, IL. Smith, T. & Aquino, G. (March 2003). “The writing’s on the desk: An ignored form of sexual harassment.” 73rd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Philadelphia, PA. Toseland, R., & Smith, T. (January 2003). “An evaluation of an advanced illness coordinated care program.” Seventh Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research. Washington, D.C. Smith, T. & Toseland, R. (November 2002). “Supporting caregivers of frail older adults in an HMO setting.” 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Boston, MA. Toseland, R., & Smith, T. (April 2002). “Providing health education to an elderly population.” Presented at Second Joint Conference of the National Council on the Aging and the American Society on Aging. Denver, CO. Smith, T. (March 2002). “The needs of adult grandchildren caring for frail elderly grandparents.” Presented at 72nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. Toseland, R., McCallion, P., & Smith, T. (January 2002). “The effectiveness and efficiency of health education groups in an HMO: 2-year results.” Presented at Sixth Annual Conference for the Society of Social Work and Research. San Diego, CA. Toseland, R., McCallion, P., & Smith, T. (November 2001). “The effectiveness of health education groups in an HMO: Cost results.” Presented at 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Chicago, IL. Smith, T. & Hernandez, M. (November 2001). “Attitudes and stereotypes about aging: Internet aging jokes.” Presented at 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Chicago, IL. Ramos, B., Toseland, R. & Smith, T. (July 2001). “The effectiveness of a culturally competent intervention for Latino caregivers of elderly family members.” Presented at XVIIth World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology. Vancouver, Canada. Smith, T. & Hernandez, M. (March 2001). “You’ve got mail: Internet jokes and the elderly.” Presented at 71st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Philadelphia, PA. Toseland, R., McCallion, P, Smith, T. & Huck, S. (November 2000). “The long-term effectiveness of health education groups in an HMO.” Presented at 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC. Ramos, B., Toseland, R., & Smith, T. (November 2000). “Research with Latino caregivers: the delivery of a health education program.” Presented at 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC. Smith, T., & Huck, S. (March 2000). “Caring for the caregiver: Recruitment strategies and ethical considerations.” Presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the Eastern Sociological Society, Baltimore, MD. Toseland, R., & Smith, T. (November 1999). “The effectiveness and efficiency of a health education program.” Presented at the National Conference of Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Los Angeles, CA. Smith, T. (March 1998). “Expanding the role of the grandchild: The relationship between adolescent caregivers and their frail elderly grandparents.” Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Philadelphia, PA. Smith T. (October 1997). The Role of secondary caregivers in intergenerational households: A closer look at adolescents.” Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Sociology. Chicago, IL. AWARDS, HONORS, AND GRANTS: 2008 Faculty Travel Fund Grant, Office of Academic Affairs, Westfield State College, $1260.00 2006 Honorable Mention: Excellence in Research. Sociology Department, University at Albany, SUNY. 2005 Finalist: Behavioral and Social Sciences Student Research Award at the Dissertation Level. Gerontological Society of America. 2005 Presidential Outstanding Leadership Award. University at Albany, SUNY. 2004 Paul Meadows Excellence in Teaching Award. Sociology Department, University at Albany, SUNY. 2003 Presidential Research Grant. Initiatives for Women, University at Albany, SUNY.$2500. 2003 Benevolent Association Research Grant. Albany Benevolent Association, University at Albany, SUNY. $500. 2003 Graduate Student Research Grant. Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany, SUNY. $300. 2000 Award of Distinction, Aging Comprehensive Exam. Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY. INVITED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS: Smith, T. (2008). Panelist, “Safe Schools” Queer Straight Student Alliance Pride Week Panels, Westfield State College. Smith, T. (2007). “The Sociological Implications of Katrina: Visual Sociology.” Departmental Student/Faculty Presentation, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology, Skidmore College. Smith, T. (2006). “Tips on Teaching Large Classes.” Invited Panelist, Teaching Committee, Sociology Department, University at Albany. Corrado, C. and Smith, T. (2006). “First-Time Teaching Issues for Large Institutions” Presentation on first time teaching for the Students of Sociology (SOS) Graduate Group, Brown Bag Lunch Series, University at Albany Smith, T. (2005). “Qualitative Research Methods.” Social Welfare Master’s Level Research Class, School of Social Welfare: SUNY Albany (guest lecturer). Smith, T. (2005, 2004). “Attending professional meetings as a graduate student.” Sociology Graduate Student Seminar Class; Sociology Department: SUNY Albany (guest presenter). Smith, T. (2004). “Publishing an article as a graduate student.” Sociology Graduate Student Seminar Class; Sociology Department: SUNY Albany (guest presenter). Smith, T. (2003). “The teaching portfolio: What your ‘perfect’ curriculum vitae may be missing.” Students of Sociology Graduate Group: SUNY Albany;. School of Social Welfare, SUNY Albany (workshop). Smith, T. (2003). “Grandchildren as caregivers for frail elderly grandparents.” Sociology Department: SUNY Albany (guest lecturer). Smith, T. (2002). “The qualitative interview guide: Methods and challenges for researchers.” Doctoral Research Methods Course, School of Social Welfare: SUNY Albany (guest lecturer). Smith, T. (2001). “Ethical considerations when researching the elderly.” School of Sociology: SUNY Albany (guest lecturer). Smith, T. (2001). “Using qualitative methods for social welfare research.” School of Social Welfare: SUNY Albany (guest lecturer). Smith, T. (2000). “Elder rights: What doctors are not telling their elderly patients.” School of Sociology: SUNY Albany (guest lecturer). Smith, T. & Harris, M. (1999). “Empowering assisted living residents to act on their feminist intentions.” Women’s Residential Group; B’Nai B’rith Assisted Living Facility: Albany, NY (workshop). Smith, T. & Harris, M. (1999). “Hello, honey: The infantilization of nursing home residents and how to prevent it.” Medical Staff Team; Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home; Albany, NY (workshop). Smith, T. (1998). “Effective communication with the elderly.” Project Renaissance: SUNY Albany (guest speaker). PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: 2008 *Member,* Faculty Center Advisory Committee, Westfield State College. 2008 *Faculty Member, Nursing Initiatives Committee, Westfield State College. 2007-present Committee Chair, Career Development Committee, Sociologists for Women in Society. 2006-present Officer and Cofounder, Eastern Region Chapter of Sociologists for Women in Society. 2005-2007 Committee Co-Chair, Committee on the Status of Women, Eastern Sociological Society. 2004-January 2007 Committee Member and Student Liason, Career Development Committee, Sociologists for Women in Society. 2003-present Grants Reviewer, Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany, SUNY. 2003-present Committee Member,* Committee on the Status of Women, Eastern Sociological Society. 2003-present *Committee Member, Taskforce on Caregiving, Sociologists for Women in Society. 2003-present Committee Member, Graduate Student Concerns, Sociologists for Women in Society. 1998 - May 2001 Secretary (elected),* Women’s Graduate Student Group, University at Albany, SUNY. 1997 - May 1998 *President (elected),* Students of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY. CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Society on Aging American Sociological Association Carework Network Eastern Sociological Society Gerontological Society of America Sociologists for Women in Society STATISTICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS: SPSS Statistical Software Package; SAS Statistical Software Package; NUDIST* Qualitative Software Package; Atlas Qualitative Software Package; Microsoft Office; EndNotes Bibliography Builder