VITA Chris Girard Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies Florida International University University Park Campus Miami, Florida 33199 (305) 244-4668 September 30, 2009 Education: Ph.D. 1988, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Sociology M.S. l981, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Sociology B.A. l975, University of California--Berkeley, Sociology Research Interests: Suicide, welfare leavers and reform, Cuban exile ideology Areas of Primary Teaching Interest: Dissertation: Race/Ethnicity, Statistics, Research Methods, Social Problems, Marriage and the Family, Introduction to Sociology 1988 "The Durkheimian Legacy Reconsidered: Suicide and the Monetization of Social Life." Research Experience: 1996- Research Fellow. Consortium Research Fellowship Program supported by the U.S. 2000 Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Defense Manpower Data Center and the National Defense University. 1988- Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mental Health Services at the University 1990 of Wisconsin--Madison. Teaching Experience: 1995- Associate Professor, Sociology/Anthropology, Florida International University: 2009 graduate-level Research Methods II and III; Social Problems; Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity; Marriage and the Family; Introduction to Sociology. 1990- Assistant Professor, Sociology/Anthropology, Florida International University: 1995 graduate-level Research Methods I, II, & III; Social Problems; Introduction to Sociology; Racial and Ethnic Minorities. 1982- Lecturer in Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin--Madison: Problems 1987 of American Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Contemporary American Society, Methods of Sociological Inquiry, Introduction to Sociology.
1977- Teaching Assistant in the Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-- 1981 Madison: Advanced Statistics (multivariate regression), Social Disorganization, Social Movements. Refereed Publications: 2009 Chris Girard, Guillermo Grenier, and Hugh Gladwin. The Declining Symbolic Significance of the Embargo for South Florida s Cuban Americans. Latino Studies. Forthcoming. 2008 Chris Girard and Guillermo Grenier. Insulating an Ideology: The Enclave Effect on South Florida s Cuban Americans. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 30: 530-543. 2004 Peter Cattan and Chris Girard. Recent Cuban Immigrants and Native-Born African Americans Leaving Welfare. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 26: 312-332. 1999 Lilly Langer and Chris Girard. Risky Sexual Behaviors among Substance-Abusing Adolescents: Assessing the Effect of Decision-Making and Avoidance Motives. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth 7: 327-48. 1993 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, Iskander Enikeev, Stephen Harrison, Ma Xiemin. "Management and Psychiatrists' Job Satisfaction: Evidence from England, Germany, the Former USSR, and China. Journal of Management in Medicine 7:40-56. 1993 Chris Girard. "Age, Gender, and Suicide: A Cross-National Analysis." American Sociological Review 58:553-574. 1992 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, William Scheckler. "Physician Satisfaction in a Managed Care Environment." The Journal of Family Practice 34: 298-304. 1992 Chris Girard, Rockwell Schulz, James O'Leary, William Scheckler, and James Greenley. "Health Maintenance Organizations versus Fee for Service: Patient Satisfaction with Cost and Quality." Based on selection for best paper award, published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Management for 1992. 1991 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, Stephen Harrison, and A.C.P. Sims. "Perceived Autonomy and Work Satisfaction amongst Psychiatrists in the NHS." Journal of Management in Medicine 5 (2):53-64.
1990 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, and Stephen Harrison. "Management Practices and Priorities for Mental Health System Performance: Evidence from England and West Germany." International Journal of Health Planning and Management 5:135-46. 1990 Rockwell Schulz, William Scheckler, Chris Girard, and Kristin Barker. "Physician Adaptation to Health Maintenance Organizations and Implications for Management." Health Services Research 25 (April): 43-64. 1988 Chris Girard. "Church Membership and Suicide Reconsidered: Comment on Breault." American Journal of Sociology 93:1471-79. 1988 Rockwell Schulz and Chris Girard. "Mental Health Services in the Federal Republic of Germany, England and the United States: management practice facilitators to system performance." Pp. 273-76 in G. Duru, R. Engelbrecht, C.D. Flagle, and W. Van Eimeren (eds.), System science in health care. 3. The major health care problems. Fourth International Conference of the International Society for System Science in Health Care. Paris: Masson. Non-Refereed Reports and Publications: 1998 Katherine Condon and Chris Girard. Analysis of the 1996 DoD Recruiter Survey Comments. DMDC Report No. 97-020. Arlington, VA: Defense Manpower Data Center. 1998 Katherine Condon, Chris Girard, and Gary Feuerberg. Technical Manual for the 1996 DoD Recruiter Survey: Documentation of the Data Set Preparation. DMDC Report No. 97-018. Arlington, VA: Defense Manpower Data Center. 1997 Katherine Condon, Burton Dunlop, Chris Girard, and Martin Sundel. 1996 DoD Recruiter Survey: Profiles and Trends. DMDC Report No. 97-019. Arlington, VA: Defense Manpower Data Center. 1996 Abraham D. Lavender and Chris Girard. The Miami Beach Mayor and Commissioners Election of November 1995: An Ethnic Analysis. Report sent to Miami Beach Mayor, Commissioners, Candidates for Mayor and Commission, City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney, and UNIDAD. 1995 Walter Gillis Peacock and Chris Girard. Ethnic and Racial Differentials in Homeowner s Insurance, Hurricane Andrew Insurance Settlements, and Insurance Redlining in Dade County, Florida: Research Findings and Policy Recommendations. 1993 Walter Gillis Peacock, Chris Girard, and Hugh Gladwin. "Ethnic and Racial Differences in Hurricane Andrew Damage and Insurance Coverage: A Summary of Findings from the FIU Hurricane Andrew Survey." Preliminary Report # 6. 1993 Chris Girard. "Sociological Factors Associated with Preparation, Evacuation and Shelter." Pp. 88-96 in Lessons Learned from Hurricane Andrew. Edited by Philip H. Mann. Miami: Florida International University, 1993.
Book Chapters: 1997 Chris Girard and Walter Gillis Peacock. Ethnicity and Segregation: Post-Hurricane Relocation. Pp. 191-205 in Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender, and the Sociology of Disasters, edited by Walter Gillis Peacock, Betty Hearn Morrow, and Hugh Gladwin. London: Routledge. 1997 Walter Gillis Peacock and Chris Girard. Ethnic and Racial Inequalities in Hurricane Damage and Insurance Settlements. Pp. 171-190 in Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender, and the Sociology of Disasters, edited by Walter Gillis Peacock, Betty Hearn Morrow, and Hugh Gladwin. London: Routledge. Awards: 1992 Best Paper Award ($500), health administration division, Academy of Management: Chris Girard, Rockwell Schulz, James O'Leary, William Scheckler, and James Greenley. "Health Maintenance Organizations versus Fee for Service: Patient Satisfaction with Cost and Quality." This award is offered in an annual competition sponsored by the national organization of academicians in business administration and management science. 1991 Vernon E. Weckworth Award Alumni Award for Best Paper in 1991 (University of Minnesota Programs in Health Management): Rockwell Schulz, William E. Scheckler, M.D., Chris Girard, and Kristin Barker. "Physician Adaptation to Health Maintenance Organizations and Implications for Management." Health Services Research 25 (April, 1990): 43-64. Academic Honors: 1978-1979 University Fellowship (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
Papers Presented at Conferences: 2006 Song, Rui & Chris Girard. The Incentive Effects of the 1996 Welfare Reform on Low-income Immigrants without Welfare. Presented in the 2006 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Conference, Nov 2-4, Madison, WI 2006 Song, Rui & Chris Girard. The Employment Outcomes of Low-income Immigrants in the U.S.: An Examination of the Impact of the 1996 Welfare Reform. Presented in the Winemiller 2006 Conference on Methodological Developments of Statistics in the Social Sciences, Oct 11-14, Columbia, MO. 2006 Song, Rui & Chris Girard. Welfare Reform and Recent Welfare Recipients: a Comparative Study of the Factors Associated with Welfare Recipients Employability between 1998 and 2002. Presented in the 2006 Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Aug 11-14, Montreal, Canada (referee session). 1996 Chris Girard. South Asian vs. Western Patterns of Suicide: A Cross-Cultural Comparison. Paper presented at the national convention of the American Sociological Association in Toronto, Canada. 1994 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, Ma Xiemin, M.D., Li Man-Chun, M.D., and James Greenley. "Patients' and Physicians' Perspectives on Care of the Mentally Ill in the Peoples' Republic of China: Needs and Opportunities." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health in Montreal, Canada on June 15. 1994 Chris Girard, Hugh Gladwin, and Walt Peacock. "Assessing the Impact of Hurricane Andrew on the Racial and Ethnic Composition of South Dade County's Population." Paper presented at the national convention for the Population Association of America in Miami on May 5. 1992 Chris Girard, Rockwell Schulz, James O'Leary, William Scheckler, and James Greenley. "Health Maintenance Organizations versus Fee for Service: Patient Satisfaction with Cost and Quality." Paper presented to the Academy of Management, Las Vegas, Nevada, in August. 1991 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, and William Scheckler. "Physician Satisfaction in a Managed Care Environment." Paper presented to the Academy of Management, Miami (August 13). 1991 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, and Iskander Enikeev. "Psychiatrist Autonomy and Satisfaction in the USSR." Paper presented to the 17th International Congress of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health in Leuven, Belgium (May 26-30).
1989 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, and Stephen Harrison. "Management Practices and Priorities for Mental Health System Performance: Evidence from England and West Germany." Paper presented to the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (October 22-26). 1989 Rockwell Schulz, William Scheckler, Chris Girard, and Kristin Barker. "Physician Adaptation to Health Maintenance Organizations." Paper presented to the Academy of Management, Washington, D.C. 1989 Rockwell Schulz, Chris Girard, and Stephen Harrison. "Perceived Autonomy and Work Satisfaction Among Psychiatrists in the NHS." Presented to the Management Conference for Psychiatrists, Bechwood Conference Center, United Kingdom. 1986 Chris Girard. "The Dubious Legacy of Freud: An Empirical Critique of Frustration- Aggression Theories of Suicide." Paper presented at the Pacific Sociological Association Meeting. 1984 Chris Girard. "Class and Power in the Soviet Union: Equilibrium vs. Conflict Models." Paper presented at the Midwest Sociological Society Meeting. 1981 Chris Girard. "Socio-Political Cycles and the Promulgation of Genetic Theories of Intellectual Inferiority." Paper presented at the North Central Sociological Association Meeting. Professional Activities: 2008 Referee for American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces 1987-1988 Referee for the American Journal of Sociology 1992-1993 Referee for the American Sociological Review Funded Research: 2000 Peter Cattan (principal investigator) and Chris Girard (co-principal investigator), Moving on: The Earnings and Benefits of Persons in Miami-Dade who Exit Welfare, sponsored by the Center for Labor Research and Studies (Florida International University). The study was funded by the WAGES Board, Miami-Dade County (Grant 571120800). 1993 Hugh Gladwin, Walter Gillis Peacock, and Chris Girard (Co-Directors), "South Dade County Population Estimate Study," funded by the Bureau for Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida in Gainsville.
1993 Faculty associate on the NSF funded (SES-9224537) grant, "Pre-Impact Preparation and Post-Impact Restoration Activities following Hurricane Andrew," directed by Walter Peacock and Hugh Gladwin. 1991 Consultant for NIMH-funded (1RO1MH48405) grant, "Impact of Organization and Management on Staff Burnout in Care For Persons with Severe Mental Illness, directed by Rockwell Schulz (principal investigator) and James R. Greenley (co-principal investigator)." Mental Health Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Statistical Software Capabilities: SPSS, LISREL, SAS, STATA