Joan Sakalas, Ph.D.
part-time instructor, the donald everett axinn division of social sciences
jsakalas@svc.edu
802-442-2908
Education
- Ph.D., Christian Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, 1999
- M.A., Feminist Liberation Theology, Episcopal Divinity School, 1992
- M.A., Social Studies Education, University of Maine, Orono, 1988
- B.A., English Literature, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1966
Courses taught
- Seminar in Educational Inquiry
- Family Violence
- Women in U.S. History
- Graduate Seminar in Field Work
- Introduction to Sociology
academic Research/interests
Welfare policy, Images of women over time, Oral History.
areas of expertise
Russian/Soviet History, U.S. History, Social Policy and Issues and Family Violence Issues.
PRESENTATIONS
2008 - Vermont Professionals in Adult Learning Conference, "Communication and Sociology in the Adult Classroom"
Why I teach
As a teacher, I am assured that I will always be challenged and never bored. Every student is different, and it is my task to communicate in a way they can hear. I see being a teacher as a combination of cheerleader, actor and learning oncologist. There's nothing more exciting than the look in a student's eyes when they understand.
Favorite Book
A Place in the Woods by Helen Hoover
Favorite film
Antonia's Line
Best part of being at SVC
SVC is an institution deliberately on the move. As such, faculty and staff are thinking about how to involve students in ways that will lead to meaningful learning.
