JOEL SNELL
JOEL CHARLES SNELL
Prof. Snell has been a consultant, writer, teacher and now Emeritus from Kirkwood College.
He is one of the most published academics in the junior and community college level. He was born in Omaha Nebraska, July 15, 1943. Snell has a Masters from the University of Nebraska Omaha. He is married and they have two grown sons. His early experience was research assistant, social analysts, technical writer, manuscript reviewer, editor and professor. Snell has hundreds of publications and is listed in the Who’s Who including (Marquis). He was a member in the Arlington Institute (a Washington DC “think tank”). John Petersen is the president of the Arlington Institute, premiere futurist and former advisor to V.P. Al Gore. Original Members include: David Gergen, U.S. News, Morton Kondrake, New Republic, T. George Harris, Psychology Today,Neil Creighton, Chicago Tribune, Paul Bracken, Yale University, Eliot Cohen, John Hopkins University, (late) William Colby, Director of the CIA Admiral E. R. Zumwalt, Chief of the U.S. Navy, Marvin Konis, University of Chicago. He was invited to the Oxford Round Table but did not attend. Iowa Governor’s Award / Recognition by the Iowa House of Represenatives. He is the editor of www.socialvibes.net with over 24,000 entries. His new website www.56thst.com will be apolitical.
EDUCATION
| Bachelor of Arts in Sociology – Omaha University/ Omicron Delta Kappa Sr. Men’s Honorary | 1966 | |
| Masters of Arts in Sociology – University of Nebraska Omaha | 1970 | |
| Masters Equivalent – South Dakota State University | 1976 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant and Interviewer
Research Interviewer, Transcentury Corporation
Research Assistant, Department of Labor
Research Assistant, Nebraska Psychiatric Institute
Teaching and Counseling Experience
Teaching Assistant in Sociology, Omaha University
Head of Career Information Center, Dana College
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dana College
Professor (Associate and Full) of Sociology, Kirkwood College
Vocational Counselor, United States Department of Labor
Head of Faculty Forums, Kirkwood Community College
Manuscript Reviewer
Editorial Board
Education (oldest education journal in United States)
Book and Manuscript Reviewer
Psychology and Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal and Education)
Book Reviewer
The annals of American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
Lutheran Quarterly/Book Review Digest
Sociology: Reviews of New Books
Race, Gender and Class
Cambridge Press(PENDING) Psychology & Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal/NEA Journal of Higher Education
Southeastern Political Review
Psychology: Journal of Human Behavior/Harvard University Press
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC WRITER
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
University of Nebraska-Omaha Criminal Justice Department
Brock Martin
Technical Writer
Sociologist for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Criminal Justice Department
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Vice President of Dell Research
COURSES TAUGHT
| Social Problems | Concepts in Social Sciences |
| General Sociology | Sociological Theory & Methods |
| World Populations | Modern American Community |
| Readings in Sociology | Medical Sociology |
| Criminology | Deviant Behavior–Social Psychology |
| Social Demography | Minority Relations |
| Family in Transition | Liberal Arts Orientation |
| Sociology of Leisure | GSS Sociology (Medical) |
| Urban Sociology | Political Sociology |
| Social Gerontology | Seminar in Sociology |
| Sociology of Aging | Juvenile Delinquency |
| Introduction to Sociology (Quantitative) |
| Sociology (Medical for Allied Health Sciences) |
| The Nation’s Health – Introduction to Sociology (Medical) |
| Open Learning Lab Sociology – Revised to Guided Self Study Sociology |
PUBLICATIONS
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| The American Sociologist | Harper’s Magazine |
| The Futurist | Journal of Criminal Justice |
| Future Edition | Foreign Psychology |
| 56th Street | Social Vibes |
| Looksmart | Quality Network News |
| College Student Journal | Diversity Research |
| Wall Street Journal | Future Probe |
| Sociological Abstracts | Peace Research |
| College Student Survey | Urban Education |
| Lutheran Quarterly | Grain of Sand |
| Omaha World Herald | Las Vegas Sun |
| National Observer | Kirkwood Faculty Forum |
| Endless Summer Quarterly | The Omaha Metro |
| Cedar Rapids Gazette | Psychology Today |
| Iliff Review | Book Review Digest |
| UU. Good News | M. Love Newsletter |
| Des Moines Register | Legal Assistant Today |
| Community College Week | The Linn Newsletter |
| Southeast Political Review | Good Day Sunshine |
| UNO Alum | Healthbeat Magazine |
| The Bangkok Post | California Saga |
| Focus | Sioux City Journal |
| NEA Advocate | Ohio University Online |
| Slashdot | Digital |
| Gazette Online | Perception of Motor Skills |
| International Journal of Management | Iowa City Press Citizen |
| The Christian | Sociology: Reviews of New Books |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | NEA Higher Education Journal |
| Unitarian-Universalist World | Midwest Sociological Convention |
| Popular Culture Association | Directory of Mimeograph Publications |
| American Society of Criminology | Journal of Instructional Psychology |
| Midwest Criminal Justice Association | The DailyMail |
| Journal of Instructional Psychology | UNO Alum |
| Southern Journal of Educational Research |
| American Institute of Decisional Sciences |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District |
| Directory of Teaching Innovations in Sociology |
| Nebraska Sociology and Psychology Symposium |
| American Academy of Criminal Justice Science |
| The Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice |
| Community College Social Science Convention |
| American Academy of Political and Social Sciences |
| Midwest Decision Science Institute and Conference |
| Directory of Mimeographic Publications |
| Journal of Paralegal Practice and Education |
| Open Access Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine |
| Journal of Clinical & Community Medicine |
| Open Learning Lab Sociology – Revised to Guided Self Study Sociology |
CITATIONS
| dailymail.com | questia.com |
| dailydot.com | paleofuture.gizmotos.com |
| rt.com | theweek.com |
| independent.co.uk | washingtonpost.com |
| americanbiz.online | express.co.uk |
| metro.co.uk | newsvader.com |
| gosspetra.com | slashdot.com |
| ghanstar.com | muckrack.com |
BOOKS
Snell & Wakefield, EVERYDAY SOCIOLOGY, Simon & Schuster
Snell, CONVERGENCE THEORY: CONFLICT ORGANICISM, Brock–Martin
Snell, TOP 40, Brock-Martin
Snell, SELLING WATER BY THE RIVER, Brock-Martin
Snell, PROFILES: MEN OF SOCIOLOGY, Dell Publishers
Snell, SUMMER OF LOVE, Brock-Martin
Snell, BICYCLE RIDER, Brock-Martin
Snell, SMALL TALK, Brock-Martin
Snell & Dean FUTURE ALTERNATIVES, Brock-Martin
Snell, Kowalski & Cangemi, ESSAY ON CHAOS THEORY, McGraw Hill
Snell, GRIDLOCK ECONOMY, Brock-Martin
Snell, DIVIDED NATION, Brock-Martin
Snell, POLITICOS, Brock-Martin
Snell, THE GANG OF ROSEHILL SCHOOL, Brock-Martin
Snell, NORMAL NEUROSIS: 50 YEARS LATER, Brock-Martin
Snell, GRIDLOCK DEMOCRACY, Brock-Martin
Snell, FREE ASSOCIATION, Brock-Martin
Snell, NEIGHBORHOODS, Brock-Martin
Snell, LOOKING BACK, Brock-Martin
Snell, CITY LINES, Brock-Martin
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Artificial Intelligence, Chaos Theory, Undergraduate and Graduate Education, Teaching Strategies, Anomia, Alienation, Number Theory, Meta-Analytic Homogeneity, Meta-Cognitive Analysis, Colorism, Deconstructionism, Meta-Modernism, Social Indicators, Social Ecology, Future Analysis, Globalism, Convergence of Sociology and Psychology, Paired Community Analysis, Online Education, Social Neuroscience, Transexualism
GRANTS
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nebraska Dept. of Labor, Iowa Dept. of Labor, Criminal Justice Department, University of Nebraska-Omaha
INSTRUMENTATION
Snell-Green Professor Index, Snell Educator Effective Index, Merton’s Paradigm and UCR, Snell-Medical Rank, Merton’s Paradigm and the DSM, Meta-cognitive Analysis, Snell-Allen Sex Role Index, Life Cycle Loneliness Curve
HONORS
National Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Sr. Men’s Honorary, Who’s Who Fellow (Marquius), Fellow Arlington Institute Washington DC think tank, Dana Spirit Award: All time top teacher(5 chosen) since Dana began, LinkedIn
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Read books for the Iowa Commission for the Blind for ten years. Help raise two foster sons from Asia. Sponsored one youngster on a work related situation. Counseled students pro bono Dana College and Kirkwood College.
ONLINE
www.socialvibes.net
LINKEDIN
ZOOMINFO
Email: joelsnell@hotmail.com