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Overview
Faculty
Majors
Sociology
Anthropology
Courses
Special
Resources
Opportunities
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| Dr.
Alvaro Nieves
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Professor of Sociology
Department Chair
On faculty since 1983
Phone: (630) 752-5038
Fax: (630) 752-5294
Email: Alvaro.L.Nieves@wheaton.edu
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| Education |
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Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, VA, 1980
Dissertation titled, "Career
Commitment in an
Organizational Setting."
M.A., University of Kentucky, KY, 1971
Thesis: Black-White--Differences in
the Use of
Leisure
A.B., University of Miami, FL, 1969
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Professional and Personal Interests
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Before joining the faculty at Wheaton College in 1983, Dr. Nieves
served as a Senior Research Scientist at Battelle, Pacific Northwest
Laboratories in Richland, Washington. Since coming to Wheaton
he served as Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
for six years. He has also served as a consultant on work for
the Department of Energy at Argonne National Laboratory. He
preaches in local churches and is active in the United Methodist
Church. Dr. Nieves and his wife, Leslie, live in Warrenville,
IL and have six children. In his spare time, Dr. Nieves is an
avid angler who especially enjoys fly-fishing, fly-tying and
photography. He is also skilled at incorporating new technology
into his classes and is the resident technology expert of the
department.
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Membership in Professional Societies |
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- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- American Scientific Affiliation
- Southern Sociological Society
- Alpha Kappa Delta
- Midwest Sociological Society
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Research |
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Individual: Most recently, Dr. Nieves has helped complete
the newly published Latino Heritage Bible, serving as the
general editor and contributing writer. This first-of-its-kind
Bible focuses on the unique spiritual and cultural needs Latinos
have in facing immense pressures to assimilate to American
culture. While currently working on a project focusing on
Latino students in Christian
Colleges, Dr. Nieves also continues
to co-direct a race/ethnicity text project with Dr. Bob Priest,
an anthropologist at Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School.
Additionally, since 1994 Dr. Nieves has conducted part time
consulting on environmental justice and social research at
Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois.
With Students: Dr. Nieves is presently
working with students on a project involving environmental
attitudes of college students.
| Papers
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- Arnold, Dean E. and A. L. Nieves. 1992. "Factors
Affecting Standardization." Pp. 93-113 in Ceramic
Production and Distribution: An Integrated Approach,
edited by G. J. Bey III and C. A. Pool. Boulder, CO: Westview
Press.
- Nieves, Alvaro. L. 2000. "Evangelicals and Race."
Evangelical Studies Bulletin 17(3):1-4. Review Essay
of M. O. Emerson and C. Smith. 2000. Divided by Faith.
N.Y.: Oxford
University Press.
- Nieves, Alvaro. L. 1993. "Christ's Call to Compassion."
Pp. 65-72 in Setting the Captives Free: Relevant Ideas
in Criminal Justice and Prison Ministry, edited by D.
Smarto. Grand Rapids, MI:
Baker Book House.
- Nieves, Alvaro. L. 1994. "Majority-Minority Relations:
Biblical Exemplars." Urban Mission 12:24-34.
- Alvaro L. Nieves (General Editor), Alvin Padilla, Carlos
F. Pozzi, Aida B. Spencer. 2003. The Latino Heritage
Bible. Iowa Falls, IA: World Bible Publishers.
- Priest, Robert J.and Nieves, Alvaro L., Eds. 2007. This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith. New York: Oxford University Press.
Faculty continued: Dr. Henry Allen
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