Curriculum Vitae

Susan C Losh

July 09, 2017

General Information

University address:	Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
College of Education
Stone Building 3204B
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4453
Phone: (850) 644-8778; Fax: (850) 644 8776

E-mail address:	slosh@fsu.edu

Professional Preparation

1973	Ph.D., University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Major: Sociology. 

1971	M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Major: Sociology. 

1968	B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Major: Psychology. 

Professional Experience

2000–present	Associate Professor, Educational Research, Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University. Responsibilities include conducting research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in research methods, statistics (introductory; general linear model; structural equation models; loglinear analysis) and social psychology.

2006–2009	Program Leader, Educational Psychology, Florida State University. 

2001–2009	Program Coordinator, Learning and Cognition, Florida State University. 

1978–1999	Associate Professor, Sociology, Florida State University. 

1973–1978	Assistant Professor, Sociology, Florida State University. 

Language Proficiency

Spanish - fluent in speaking; advanced in reading; intermediate in writing.

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

Gagne Research Award, FSU College of Education (2017). 
Who's Who in America (2011). 
Who's Who in American Education (2011). 
Who's Who of American Women (2011). 
CORE Travel Award, College of Education (2010). ($782). 
National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Database (2009). 
Nominated: Beyond Belief: Choice of instructional strategies among preservice teachers, Distinguished Research Award in Teacher Education (2009). 
College of Education Summer Grants Workshop Award (2007). 
Nominated University Graduate Mentor Award, Florida State University (2007). 
Blackboard/CourseInfo Training Summer Award (2001). 
Technology Infusion Award, College of Education (2001). 
Presidents Travel Award, Florida State University (2000). 
Commendation for mentoring Honors students, Florida State University Student Senate (1996). 
Nominated University Distinguished Teaching Award, Florida State University (1996). 
Presidents Travel Award, Florida State University (1996). 
Provost's Travel Award, Florida State University (1996). 
Teaching Incentive Program Award, Florida State University (1995). 
Initial Teaching Incentive Program Award Recipient, Florida State University (1994). 
COFRS Summer Research Award, Florida State University (1989). 
National Sociology honorary Alpha Kappa Delta (1989). 
Phi Beta Kappa (1967). 
Hopwood Writing Award, University of Michigan (1965). 

Fellowship(s)

American Statistical Association/National Science Foundation Research Fellow (2003).
National Science Foundation Database Fellow (1999).
Ford Foundation fellowships (1971–1973).

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Association for Public Opinion Research 
American Association for the Advancement of Science 
American Educational Research Association 
American Sociological Association 
American Statistical Association 

Teaching

Courses Taught

Theories of Social Psychology (online) (SYP 5105)
Group Processes in Instruction (EDP 5285)
Multivariate Analysis of Categorical Data (EDF 6937)
Methods of Educational Research (EDF 5481)
Theories of Social Psychology (online) (SYP 5105)
Methods of Educational Research (2 sections) (EDF 5481)
Methods of Educational Research (EDF 5481)
Theories of Social Psychology (online) (SYP 5105)
Group Processes in Instruction (EDP 5285)
Lifespan Development (DEP 5068)
Methods of Educational Research (EDF 5481)
Theories of Social Psychology (SYP 5105)
Group Processes in Instruction (EDP 5285)
Lifespan Development (DEP 5068)
Theories of Social Psychology (SYP 5105)
Lifespan Development (DEP 5068)
Theories of Social Psychology (SYP 5105)
Multivariate Analysis of Categorical Data (EDF 6937)
Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (EDF 4210)
Introductory Statistics (EDF 5400)
Introductory Social Psychology
Sex roles and gender
Social Psychology
Statistics: Causal Modeling; SEM
Public opinion analysis
Data collection and research methods

New Course Development

Group Processes in Instruction (online edition) (2016)
Theories of Social Psychology (online edition) (2014)

Curriculum Development

Adapting Group Processes in Instruction for Distance Learning Just begun (2016)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Nzekwe, B. J., graduate. (2017). Research Involvement among Diverse Undergraduate Majors: Researcher Role-Identity Salience, Interest, Awareness, and Career Attitudes.  
Quinn, M. J., graduate. (2011). Expectations and Experience: A Comparison of Preservice and Inservice Teachers' Occupational Beliefs.  
Wilke, R. A., graduate. (2008). Developmental Changes in Preservice Teachers' Mental Models of Learning and Instruction.  
Gao, H., graduate. (2007). The Effects of Key Concepts Availability and Individual Preparation in the form of Proposition Formation in Collaborative Concept Mapping on Learning, Problem Solving, and Learner Attitudes.  
Tavani, C. M., graduate. (2004). The Impact of Testing Accommodations on Students with Learning Disabilities: An Investigation of the 2000 NAEP Mathematics Assessment.  
Whittenton, J., graduate. (1980). 
Dong, S., doctoral student. 
Wang, M., doctoral student. 

Doctoral Committee Member

Barry, C., graduate. (2015). 
Pressley, T., graduate. (2015). 
Shelby, T. L., graduate. (2010). 
Grove, C. M., graduate. (2008). 
Ormsby, P. D., graduate. (2006). 
Pfister, T., graduate. (2002). 
Monetti, D., graduate. (2001). 
Sittig, J., graduate. (1996). 
Turner, L., doctoral candidate. 
Mesa, M., doctoral student. 
Bedard, R., doctoral student. 
Peruche, M., doctoral student. 

Doctoral Committee University Representative

Ji, Q., graduate. (2015). 
Mendieta, M., graduate. (2013). The Political Economy Of Hospice Care: Three Essays About End Of Life Care.  
Kim, M. S., graduate. (2010). 
Noland, M. A., graduate. (2010). 
Renwick, J., graduate. (2008). 
Unal, Z., graduate. (2005). 
Song, J., doctoral candidate. [Passed prelims Fall 2016]
Barnabas, F., doctoral candidate. 
Reid, C., doctoral student. 
Gabriel, I., doctoral student. 

Master's Committee Chair

Yang, F., graduate. (2017). 
Dong, S., graduate. (2016). Academic Readiness among Preschoolers.  
Mesa, M., graduate. (2015). Influencing the Study Habits of Adolescents with ADHD.  
Berrien, J., graduate. (2014). Coordinator of MS exam committee.  
Greene, C., graduate. (2014). 
Li, X., graduate. (2014). 
Rawls, S., graduate. (2011). 
Sivyer, D. L., graduate. (2005). The Effect of Positive/Negative Feedback Awareness on Self-Efficacy and Writing Performance.  
Yigit, O. T., graduate. (2005). Emoticon Usage in Task-Oriented and Socio-Emotional Contexts in Online Discussion Boards.  
Wilke, R. A., graduate. (2004). How Content Area Influences Choice of Instructional Methods: An Examination of One Component of Preservice Teacher Belief.  
Albright, J., student. 
Sammis, M. E., student. 
Spencer, C., student. 
Baudoin, C., student. [New Distance Learning student]
Yin, M., student. [New student in Learning and Cognition]
Diaz, J., student. Relationships among student engagement, self-efficacy beliefs, academic achievement, and future career plans in mathematics and science: Ethnic and gender differences.  [Coordinated Latin?Carribean Fellowship award]
Reekes, A., student. [New student in Learning and Cognition]
Nelson, K., student. 

Master's Committee Member

Freedman, K., graduate. (2007). 
Zhou, F., graduate. (2007). 
Minucci, A., student. 
Bedard, R., student. Training expertise among police.  

Holocaust Institute

Losh, S. C. (1994–2013). Conformity to Authority Public Opinion on Tolerance and Prejudice. 

Research and Original Creative Work

Program of Research and/or Focus of Original Creative Work

My primary research area is cognitive aspects of civic science literacy among children and adults. 

Publications

Invited Journal Articles

Losh, S. (2017). Losh, S.C. (2017) Why it matters: U.S. Adult perceptions of environmental scientist agreement on global warming. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 36, 147-149.

Losh, S. C. (2016). Agreement Among Environmental Scientists: Higher Than Previously Thought. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 35, 119-120.

Losh, S. C. (2014). Are public education…science museums under siege? Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 34, 3-6. Retrieved from http://bst.sagepub.com/content/34/1-2/3

Losh, S. C. (2013). Dickens Reconsidered or Data Under Siege? Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 33, 135-137. Retrieved from http://bst.sagepub.com/content/33/5-6/135.full.pdf+html

Losh, S. C. (2013). Editor's Introduction. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 33, 3-5. Retrieved from http://bst.sagepub.com/content/33/1-2/3.full.pdf+html doi:10.1177/0270467613496921

Losh, S. C. (2013). Science Under Siege? Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 33, 59-63. Retrieved from http://bst.sagepub.com/content/33/3-4/59.full.pdf+html

Refereed Journal Articles

Losh, S. C., Nzekwe, B. J. O., & O'Shea, J. (submitted). Constructing a Researcher Identity: How Undergraduate Student Background Factors, Research Experiences, and Career Plans Interrelate. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Manuscript submitted for publication, 32 pages.

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. J. O. (2015). "Undergraduate Research Engagement among STEM Majors". The Chemist, 88, 13-25.

Wilke, R. A., & Losh, S. C. (2012). Exploring mental models of learning and instruction in teacher education. Action in Teacher Education, 34 (3:), 221-238. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01626620.2012.693241 doi:10.1080/01626620.2012.693241

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. (2011). Creatures in the Classroom: Preservice Teacher Beliefs about Fantastic Beasts, Magic, Extraterrestrials, Evolution and Creationism. Science & Education, 20 (5-6), 473-489. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/e7255t7301502336/

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. (2011). The influence of education major: How diverse Preservice teachers view pseudoscience topics. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1-13. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/h4360k3864h25836/

Eve, R. A., Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. (2010). Lessons from the Social Psychology of Evolution Warfare: Good Science Alone is not Enough. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 3 (2), 183-192. Retrieved from https://springerlink3.metapress.com/content/333155010601hh14/resource-secured/?target=fulltext.pdf&sid=yswwc52vbaxamt551imedl45&sh=springerlink.com&

Losh, S. C. (2010). Stereotypes about scientists among U.S. adults 1983 and 2001. Public Understanding of Science, 19(3), 372-382. Retrieved from http://pus.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/19/3/372

Losh, S. C., & Wilke, R. (2008). Choice of instructional strategies among preservice teachers. Action in Teacher Education, 30(3), 64-73.

Losh, S. C., Wilke, R., & Pop, M. (2008). Some methodological issues with "Draw a Scientist Tests" among young children. International Journal of Science Education, 30(6), 773-792. Retrieved from http://mailer.fsu.edu/~slosh/DrawIJSE200830773792.pdf

Gao, H., Shen, E., Losh, S. C., & Turner, J. (2007). A review of studies on collaborative concept mapping: What have we learned about the technique and what is next? Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 18(4), 479-492. Retrieved from http://mailer.fsu.edu/~slosh/JILR1804Gao.pdf

Losh, S. C. (2005). Gender Differences & the 80-Hour Work Week. Skeptic, 11(4), 14-15. Retrieved from http://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/05-03-29.html

Losh, S. C. (2004). Gender, Educational, and Occupational Digital Gaps. Social Science Computer Review, 22 (2), 152-166. Retrieved from http://ssc.sagepub.com/content/22/2/152.full.pdf+html

Losh, S. C. (2003). Gender and Educational Digital Gaps: 1983-2000. IT & Society, 1 (5), 56-71. Retrieved from http://www.stanford.edu/group/siqss/itandsociety/v01i05/v01i05a04.pdf

Losh, S. C. (2003). How Educational Level Influences The Gender Digital Chasm in Computer and Internet Access and Use: 1983-2000. IT & Society, 5, 56-71. Retrieved from http://www.stanford.edu/group/siqss/itandsociety/v01i04/v01i04a06.pdf

Losh, S. C. (2003). On the Application of Social Cognition and Social Location to Creating Causal Structures. Educational Research Quarterly, 26 (3), 17-33.

Losh, S. C., Tavani, C. M., Njoroge, R., Wilke, R., & McAuley, M. (2003). What does Education Really Do? Educational Dimensions and Pseudoscience Support in the American General Public, 1979-2001. The Skeptical Inquirer, 27(5), 30-35. Retrieved from http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/2/2003/09/23/story103.html

Tavani, C. M., & Losh, S. C. (2003). Motivation, Self-Confidence, and Expectations as Predictors of the Academic Performances Among High School Students. Child Study Journal, 33 (3), 141-152.

Losh, S. C., & Boatright, R. (2002). Life Cycle Factors, Status, and Civic Engagement: Issues of Age and Attitudes Toward Jury Service. Justice System Journal, 23 (2), 221-234.

Losh, S. C. (2001). Science and Pseudoscience: How Gender and Education Influence Basic Science Knowledge and Pseudoscience Beliefs: 1988-1999. Public Perspective, 12(5: Sept./Oct.), 24-26.

Losh, S. C., Wasserman, A. W., & Wasserman, M. A. (2000). 'Reluctant jurors:' What summons responses reveal about jury duty attitudes. Judicature, 83(6, May-June), 304-310.

Wasserman, A. W., & Losh, S. C. (1999). Civic Engagement and Attitudes toward Jury Duty: A Study of Leon County Citizens. Off the Record!, 9(2), 1-3.

Losh, S. C., Wasserman, A. W., & Wasserman, M. A. (1999). Summons Responses and Jury Duty Attitudes. Off the Record!, 9 (4), 2-3.

Crews, D., & Losh, S. (1994). Structural Modeling of Blood Pressure in Samoans. Collegium Antropologicum, 18 (1), 101 113.

Losh Hesselbart, S. (1985). Sex Roles. The Professional Resource for SOCIOLOGY, 53-70.

Hesselbart, S. (and others). (1980). The Significance of Gender as a Social Demographic Correlate of Sex Role Attitudes. Sociological Focus, (October), 383-396.

Hesselbart, S. (1979). Sexism and Socialization: Another Look. The Review of Education, (Fall), 363-368.

Hesselbart, S., & Bayer, A. E. (1978). Gender Equity and Post Secondary Education: Evolution, Not Revolution. Increasing Student Development Options in College, 4, 39-59.

Hesselbart, S. (1978). Racial Stereotypes, Gender Stereotypes and Question Format. Social Science Quarterly, (September), 338-346.

Hesselbart, S. (1977). Sex Role and Occupational Stereotypes: Three Studies of Impression Formation. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, (October), 49-62.

Hesselbart, S. (1977). Women Doctors Win and Male Nurses Lose: A Study of Sex Role and Occupational Stereotypes. Sociology of Work and Occupations, (February), 49-62.

Hesselbart, S. (1976). A Comparison of Attitudes Toward Women and Attitudes Toward Blacks in a Southern City. Sociological Symposium, (Fall), 45-68.

Hesselbart, S., & Schuman, H. (1976). Racial Attitudes, Educational Level and a Personality Measure. Public Opinion Quarterly, 40(Spring), 108-114.

Hesselbart, S. (1975). Attitudes Toward Women and their Implications for the Status of Women in Public and Private Employment. Governmental Research Bulletin, Institute for Social Research, Florida State University, 12(2), 1-x.

Hesselbart, S. (1975). Education, Ethnic Stereotypes and Question Format. Sociology and Social Research, (April), 266-273.

Hesselbart, S. (and others). (1973). Attitudes and Action: A Field Experiment Joined to a General Population Survey. American Sociological Review, (October), 625-236.

Invited Books

Losh, S. (2011). Group Behavior in Organizations. Pp. 1-246. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.. 

Invited Book Chapters

Losh, S. C. (2012). Age, Generational, and Educational Effects on American Adult Public Understanding of Science. In W. Martin Bauer, R. Shukla, & N. Allum (Eds.), The Culture of Science - How does the Public relate to Science across the Globe? (pp. 55-75). NY: Routledge. 

Losh, S. C. (2010). Autocorrelation. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Research Design (pp. 51-55). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Losh, S. C. (2010). Loglinear Models. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Research Design (pp. 735-740). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Losh, S. C. (2010). Sampling Error. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Research Design (pp. 1312-1315). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

Losh-Hesselbart, S. C. (1987). Development of Gender Roles. In M. Sussman, & Steinmetz, S. (Eds.), Handbook of Marriage and the Family (second edition) (pp. 535-563). New York: Praeger Publishers. 

Losh-Hesselbart, S. C. (1985). Sex Roles. In The Professional Resource for SOCIOLOGY (pp. 53-70). New York: Knopf. 

Refereed Book Chapters

Losh, S. C. (2010). Diverse Digital Divides in American Society: 1983-2006. In Ferro, E., Dwivedi, Y.K., Gil-Garcia, J.R., & Williams, M.D. (Eds.), Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society A Handbook of Research (pp. 196-222). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. 

Losh, S. C. (2004). Pseudoscience Beliefs. In J. Geer (Ed.), Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia (pp. 299-310). ABC-CLIO. Retrieved from http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=108807

Losh, S. C. (2004). Science. In J. Geer (Ed.), Public Opinion and Polling Around the World: A Historical Encyclopedia (pp. 317-326). ABC-CLIO. Retrieved from http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=108807

Refereed Encyclopedia Entries

Losh, S. C. (in press). Behaviourism. In B, Turner (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (1st ed., p. 1-3). London, Wiley. 

Losh, S. C. (in press). Group Dynamics. In B. Turner (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (1st ed., p. 1-21). London: wiley. 

Losh, S. C. (in press). Independent and Dependent Variables. In B. Turner (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (1st ed., p. 1-3). London: Wiley. 

Losh, S. C. (in press). Social Identity Theory. In B. Turner (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Social Theory (1st ed., p. 1-19). London: Wiley. 

Refereed Proceedings

Losh, S. C. (2009). Generation versus aging, and education, occupation, gender and ethnicity effects in U.S. digital divides. In S.E. Cozzens, & P. Catalan (Eds.), 2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy (Atlanta GA) (pp. 1-8). IEEE XPLORE DIGITAL LIBRARY. Retrieved from http://iehttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5367820

Losh, S. C. (2006). Generational and Educational Effects on Basic U.S. Adult Civic Science Literacy. In Korean Science Foundation, & Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Eds.), Proceedings of The Ninth International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST-9) (pp. 836-845). Korean Science Foundation. Retrieved from http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~slosh/PCST90578.pdf

Losh, S. C., Betten, N., Tarnai, J., Tucker, B., & Vargas, B. (2002). When Faculty Evaluate their Administrators in Higher Education. In Unspecified conference (pp. 10). The Annuals of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research. 

Hesselbart, S. (1980). An Evaluation of Theories About Sex Roles: The Clash of Idealism and Reality. In Eleventh Annual Association for Consumer Research Proceedings. Ann Arbor, MI: Braun Braunfield. 

Hesselbart, S. (1977). Men and Women on the Tube: Sex and Sex Stereotypes on Television. In Eighth Annual Association for Consumer Research Proceedings. Ann Arbor, MI: Braun-Braunfield. 

Refereed Newsletter Articles

Losh, S. (2016, December). ﻿ Letters From the January 16-23, 2017, Issue: The Elephant in the Room. The Nation, 1. Retrieved from https://www.thenation.com/article/letters-from-the-january-16-23-2017-issue/

Nonrefereed Newsletter Articles

Losh Hesselbart, S. (1988). Religion in the Public Schools: A Study of Attitudes Among Florida Residents. Florida Public Opinion, 3 (No 1, Winter), 2 12. 

Presentations

Invited Papers at Conferences

Mesa, M. P., & Losh, S. C. (accepted). Influencing the Study Habits of Adolescents with ADHD. Paper to be presented at Annual Meeting, Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton Head, S.C. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2015, September). Editor's Panel (for Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society. Paper presented at Biennial meeting, Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy. (International)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2014, April). Dickens Revisited, or Data under Siege? Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2013, September). Editors Panel (for Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society). Paper presented at Biennial Meetings, Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA. (International)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2013, April). Big Data, National Treasures or There's Really Gold in Them Thar Hills. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2006). Generational and Educational Effects on Basic U.S. Adult Civic Science Literacy. Paper presented at Ninth International Conference, Public Communication of Science and Technology, Seoul South Korea. (International)

Invited Papers at Symposia

Losh, S. C. (presented 2007). Age, Generational, and Educational Effects on American Adult Public Understanding of Science." International Workshop on Science Indicators, The Royal Society of London. In Martin Bauer, Nick Allum, Steve Miller (Chair), The International Indicators of Science and the Public Workshop. Symposium conducted at the meeting of The Royal Society of London, London, England. (International)

Refereed Papers at Conferences

Losh, S., & Yang, F. (accepted). Losh, S.C. & Yang, F. No more Horoscopes or Monkey Business: Factors related to General Public Adult Perceptions of Agreement among Environment Scientists on Global Warming 2006 and 2010. Paper to be presented at The Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, The Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA. (International)

Dong, S., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2017, April). Parental Involvement and School Readiness among American Prreschoolers. Paper presented at Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Association, American Educational Research Association, San Antonio TX. (International)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2017, February). Big Data and The Making of an Archive: The NSF Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology. Paper presented at Annual Meetings of the American Statistical Association Florida Chapter, American Statistical Association Florida Chapter, Jacksonville, FL. (Regional)

Losh, S. C., Nzekwe, B., & O'Shea, J. (presented 2016, April). Collegiate Research Experiences and Self-Perceived Personal and Professional Development among University Undergraduates. Paper presented at Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Association, American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C. (International)

Losh, S. C., & Mesa, M. (presented 2016, February). Improving the Study Habits of Adolescents with ADHD. Paper presented at 39th Annual Conference Eastern Educational Research Association, Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton Head, S.C. (Regional)

Losh, S. C., Nzekwe, B. J. O., & O'Shea, J. (presented 2015, September). What Happened? Student Perceived Outcomes of Undergraduate Research Participation. Paper presented at Biennial Meetings, Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA. (International)

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. J. O. (presented 2015, July). Causes and consequences of undergraduate research participation. Paper presented at The annual conference, The Learning Conference, Madrid, Spain. (International)

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. O. O. (presented 2014, August). Situated occupational role-identity and undergraduate research engagement. Paper presented at The Annual Conference, American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California. (National)

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. J. O. (presented 2014, April). Role-identity salience and research career attitudes among undergraduate science and nonscience majors. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. (National)

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. J. O. (presented 2013, September). Facets of identity crystallization as a research scientist among talented undergraduates. Paper presented at Biennial Conference, Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA. (International)

Nzekwe, B. J. O., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2013, April). How gender, ethnicity and experience Influence scientist identity and career attitudes among research program students. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, National Association for Research on Science Teaching, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (National)

Nzekwe, B. J. O., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2013, April). Scientist identity salience and career attitudes: Comparing Honors science majors with research internship participants. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. J. O. (presented 2011, September). The Foundations: How Education Major Influences Basic Science Knowledge and Pseudoscience Beliefs. Paper presented at The Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Georgia Technological University, Atlanta, Georgia. (International)

Losh, S. C., & Nzekwe, B. (presented 2010). "Creatures in the Classroom: Attitudes and Beliefs about Fantastic Beasts, Extraterrestrials, and Creationism among Education Majors". Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Association for Public Opinion Research, Chicago, IL. (International)

Wilke, R. A., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2010). "Preservice Teachers' Mental Models of Learning and Instruction: Developing Complex Knowledge to Teach". Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research, Denver, CO. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2009). "Generation versus Aging, and Education, Occupation, Gender and Ethnicity Effects. Paper presented at Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA. (International)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2008). "Adult Stereotypes about Scientists 1983 and 2001: Gender, Time and Media Effects". Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Sociological Association, Boston, MA. (National)

Gao, H., Shen, E., Losh, S. C., & Turner, J. E. (presented 2007). The Effect of Collaborative Concept Mapping on Learning, Problem Solving, and Learning Attitude. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2007). "Age and Generational Effects on Pseudoscience Beliefs.". Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, CA. (International)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2007). Creating a Major National Longitudinal Cross-sectional Database: The National Science Foundation Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2007). Generation, Age, Gender and Education, and American Public Understanding of Selected Health Issues: 1988-2006. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, Pacific Association for Public Opinion, San Francisco, CA. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2006). "American Stereotypes about Scientists: Gender and Time Effects.". Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Sociological Association, Montreal Quebec Canada. (National)

Losh, S. C., Wilke, R. A., & Pop, M. M. (presented 2006). "Some Methodological Issues with 'Draw a Scientist' Tests among Young Children.". Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Losh, S. C., Wilke, R. A., & Pop, M. M. (presented 2006). Gender, Ethnicity, Grade, and Young Children's Drawings of Different Professionals. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, National Association for Research on Science Teaching, San Francisco CA. (National)

Losh, S. C., Wilke, R. A., Zhou, F., Guo, Y., Vaughn, B., & Grove, C. (presented 2006). American Adult Stereotypes about Scientists over Time. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, National Association or Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco CA. (National)

Losh, S. C., Wilke, R. A., Zhou, F., Guo, Y., Vaughn, B., & Grove, C. (presented 2006). Gilded Images, Broken Images: Adult American Stereotypes about Scientists. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Wilke, R., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2006). Choice of Instructional Strategies among Preservice Teachers. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association. (National)

Wilke, R., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2006). Preservice Teachers' Attitudes toward In-Service Collaboration: Will They Participate?". Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2004). How Dimensions of High School and College Science Training affect Adult Civic Science Literacy. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Association for Institutional Research. (National)

Losh, S. C., & Njoroge, R. N. (presented 2004). Communicating Science to the American General Public: A Critical Look at Sources of Scientific Knowledge. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association. (National)

Losh, S. C., Njoroge, R., Wilke, R. A., Yigit, O. T., Zhou, F., Guo, Y., Vaughn, B., & Reisner, C. (presented 2004). A Key to Fostering Interests in Science? Portraits of Scientists in the American General Public: 1983 and 2001. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, Florida Association of Educational Research, Tampa, FL. (Regional)

Losh, S. C., Tavani, C. M., Njoroge, R., Wilke, R., & McAuley, M. (presented 2003). How Science Knowledge and Attitudes relate to Pseudoscience Acceptance, Political Engagement, and Funding Venue Support. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Association for Public Opinion Research. (National)

Losh, S. C., Tavani, C. M., Njoroge, R., Wilke, R., & Yigit, T. (presented 2003). How Educational Level and Educational Type Influence Basic Science Knowledge and Reasoning among American Adults: 1988-2003. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Florida Association of Educational Research. (Regional)

Tavani, C. M., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2003). How Academic Performance, Motivation, and Self-Confidence Relate to Academic Expectations among Pre-College Students. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Psychological Association. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2002). How Gender, Level, and Type of Education Influence Science Beliefs and Pseudoscience Support: Evidence from the AIR/NSF Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology, 1979-1999. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Association for Institutional Research. (National)

Losh, S. C., Tavani, C. M., Wilke, R., & McAuley, M. (presented 2002). How Educational Level and Educational Type Influence Basic Science Literacy and Science Attitudinal Support In the American General Population. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Florida Educational Research Association. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2001, December). Education, Gender, and the Digital Chasm. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Association for the Advancement of Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2001, November). The Evolution of Contractual Equity for University Faculty. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. (National)

Boatright, R., & Losh, S. C. (presented 2001, May). Generational Differences in Attitudes Towards Jury Service. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Association for Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Canada. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 2001). How Gender and Education Influence Science and Pseudo-Science Beliefs: 1979- 1999. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Association for Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Canada. (International)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2001). How Education and Gender Influence U.S. Computer Usage: Data from the NSF Public Understanding of Science Surveys. Paper presented at Eleventh Annual Meeting, Association for Institutional Research/Florida State University Winter Colloquium, Tallahassee, FL. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2000, November). Narrowing the Digital Divide? Gender, Access to Computers, and Computer Use, 1983-1999. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, American Anthropology Association, San Francisco, CA. (National)

Losh, S. C., Wasserman, A., & Wasserman, M. (presented 2000, March). 'Reluctant Jurors:' How Responses to a Summons Relate to Attitudes Toward Jury Duty. Paper presented at Annual Meetings, Southwest Social Science Association, Galveston, TX. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 2000). On the Application of Social Cognition and Social Location to Creating Causal Structures. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C. (National)

Losh, S. C., Wasserman, A., & Wasserman, M. (presented 1999). The Cornerstone of the American Legal System:' Civic Engagement, Juror Attitudes Toward Jury Duty, and Jury Behavior. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 1998). Support Groups and Friendliness: Two Routes to Cohesiveness in a Study of Religious Congregations. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 1996). Imposing Structure on a Random Event: How Players Select Their Numbers for the Florida Lottery. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science. (National)

Losh, S. C., & Cavendish, R. (presented 1995). An Experimental and Covariate Analysis Perspective: Background Characteristics, Heuristics, Beliefs about Science and Science Reasoning. Paper presented at Advancement of Science, American Association. (National)

Losh, S. C., Fobes, C., & Van Dyke, M. (presented 1995). Paths to Righteousness, Paths to Activism: How Cohesiveness and Bureaucracy in Religious Congregations Influence Community Participation. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Association for the Sociology of Religion. (National)

Losh, S. C. (presented 1994). Components of Attitudes Toward Religion in Public Education. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Losh, S. C., Fobes, C., & Gould, M. (presented 1994). Ballots, Marches and Good Works: Religious Congregations, Community Participation and Political Activism. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Association for the Sociology of Religion. (National)

Cavendish, R., & Losh, S. C. (presented 1993). Gender and the Critical Evaluation of Gender Related 'Scientific Information'. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 1992). Promoting Togetherness: Group Cohesiveness in Religious Congregations. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southwestern Social Science Association. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 1989). Religious Values and Educational Protest: The Case of Florida Residents. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Losh, S. C., Dennis, E., & Blood, P. (presented 1989). Creationism and Curricula: Religion, Public Education, and Science. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Losh Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1988). Religion in the Public Schools: A Study of Attitudes Among Florida Residents. Paper presented at National Education Association Conference, National Education Association, Gainesville, FL. (National)

Losh, S. C., & Crews, D. E. (presented 1988). Application of Structural Modeling to Blood Pressure: A Samoan Example. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Association of Physical Anthropologists. (National)

Losh-Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1988). Cohort and Gender Attitude Change: Further Shifts in Public Opinion. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Losh- Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1986). Development of Gender Roles. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, National Conference on Family Relations. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C., & Roland, S. (presented 1980). Telling a Book by Its Cover: Sex and Sexism on Best Seller Paperback Book Covers, 1960 1977. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Bolling, B., & Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1979). Item Coding: A Neglected Methodological Issue in Questionnaire Measures of Marital Decision Making. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1979). Trends in Support of the ERA in a Southern City. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Association for Public Opinion Research. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. (presented 1978). Some Underemphasized Issues about Men, Women and Work. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1977). Dimensions of Sex Typed Occupational Norms. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1977). Feminism, Changes in Sociology and Changes in Social Life. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Current Perspectives in Feminism, Tallahassee, Florida. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1977). Men and Women on the Tube: Sex and Sex Stereotypes on Television. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Association for Consumer Research. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1976). Does Charity Begin at Home? Attitudes Toward Women, Household Tasks and Household Decision Making. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1976). Normative Expectations About 'Male' and 'Female' Occupations and Their Expectations for the Division of Labor in the Household. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southeastern Council on Family Relations. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1976). Question Format and Response: A Study of Sex Role Stereotypes. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1976). Women Doctors Win and Male Nurses Lose: A Study of Sex Role and Occupational Stereotypes. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1975). A Theory of Attribution, Information Seeking and Evaluation in Clientele Judgment Groups. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1975). Processes of Information Seeking and Evaluation in Clientele Judgment Groups: A Preliminary Statement. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Hesselbart, S. C. (presented 1974). Education, Ethnic Stereotypes and Question Format. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, Southern Sociological Society. (Regional)

Losh, S. C. (presented 1974). Patterns of White Racial Beliefs and Attitudes. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Association for Public Opinion Research. (National)

Hesselbart, S. (presented 1972). Self-Concept, Personality Correlates and Need Achievement in Honors College Women. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Hesselbart, S., & (and others). (presented 1972). Attitudes and Action: A Field Experiment Joined to a General Population Survey. Paper presented at Annual Meeting, American Sociological Association. (National)

Invited Keynote and Plenary Presentations at Conferences

Losh, S. C. (presented 2002). The Role of Education in Explaining the Gender Digital Chasm in Computer and Internet Access and Use: 1983-2000. Keynote presentation at Annual Meeting, Association for the Advancement of Educational Research. (National)

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Losh, S. C. (co-organizer). (presented 2007, February). Science Literacy and Pseudoscience. Presentation at Annual Meeting, The American Association for the Advancement of Science. (National)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Losh, S. C. (2005). The Making of an Archive: The NSF Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology, 1979-2001. Delivered at National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. (National)

Losh, S. C. (2004). Dimensions of Adult Civic Science Literacy and Dimensions of Post-Secondary Education. Delivered at National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. (National)

Losh, S. C. (2004). The NSF Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology Selected Archive: 1979-2001. Delivered at National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. (National)

Losh, S. C. (2003). How I Got From There to Here: Social Cognition and Science, and the NSF Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology. Delivered at National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. (National)

Losh, S. C. (2003). Using the University of California-Berkeley's Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA) Statistical System with Archival Data. Delivered at National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia. (National)

Losh, S. C., Betten, N., Tarnai, J., Tucker, B., & Vargas, B. (2000, November). When Faculty Evaluate their Administrators in Higher Education. Delivered at Association for the Advancement of Educational Research, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. (National)

Losh, S. C. (1998). Agonies and Ecstasies: Conducting Omnibus Surveys in an Urban Community. Delivered at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. (Local)

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Losh, S. (Aug 2016–Jul 2018). "What's Happened with American Adult Understanding of Science Knowledge and Process: 1979-2014,". Funded by National Science Foundation. (NSF 16-27883). Total award $179,999. 

Losh, Susan C (PI). (Jan 2006–Sep 2008). Broken Images, Gilded Images: Descriptions of Scientists. Funded by National Science Foundation. Total award $46,919. 

Losh, Susan C (PI). (Jan 2005–Dec 2007). The Foundations: High School and College Math and Science Experiences and Adult Civic Science Literacy: 1979-2003. Funded by American Educational Research. Total award $34,855. 

Losh, S. C. (Jun 2003–Dec 2005). A Timely Venture: Creating a Public Use File with Online Data Analysis Capability for the NSF-SRS Surveys of Public Understanding of Science and Technology. Funded by The American Statistical Association/The National Science Foundation. Total award $56,201. 

Losh, S. C. (May 2003–Jun 2004). SRS-0086139, It's in the Details: Dimensions of Education, Gender, and Relations among Basic Science Knowledge, Attitudes, Understanding Scientific Inquiry, and Pseudoscience Support in the American General Public. Funded by The Association for Institutional Research. Total award $28,052. 

Losh, S. C. (May 2002–Jan 2003). NSF 0139458, How Education, Occupation, and Gender Influence Science Reasoning. Funded by The National Science Foundation. Total award $56,207. 

Losh, S. C. (Sep 1997–Dec 1997). Leon County Health Risks Survey. Funded by The Leon County Public Health Department and Health Coalition of Leon County. Total award $2,000. 

Contracts and Grants Pending

Losh, S. C. (Jan 2016). What's Happened with American Adult Understanding of Science Knowledge and Process: 1979-2014. Submitted to National Science Foundation. 

Losh, S. C. (Oct 2010). Generation and Age Effects in a Longitudinal Database on Science, Health and Technology. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. 

Additional Research or Original Creative Work Not Reported Elsewhere

Losh, S. C. (2006). INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS AND USE: This archive merges data from The NSF Surveys of Public Understanding 1983-1999 and the 2002 and 2006 General Social Survey telephone subsamples. The archive focuses on information technology access and use and provided the data I analyzed for several articles and conference presentations. It has 62 variables and a total casebase of 18,204 U.S. adults from nine national representative samples on the United States. 

Losh, S. C. (2006). NSF SURVEYS: This archive is a longitudinal cross-sectional set of surveys that enables tracking trends in science knowledge, interest, attitudes, pseudoscience support, and policy beliefs. It currently spans the years 1979-2006 and contains nearly 300 variables on science knowledge, attitudes, understanding, and background among 12 nationally representative samples of U.S. adults (total casebase = 23,994). 

Service

My service has two major foci: (1) to my department, college, and FSU; (2) to the profession in my research areas. 

Florida State University

FSU University Service

Elected Representative, Faculty Senate (2013–present).

Elected member, Faculty Senate Grievance Committee (2011–present).

Subcommittee Chair and Coordinator, Quality Enhancement Review for Askew School of Public Administration (2014).

Member, College of Education representative to the University Libraries (2007–2009).

Elected Representative, Faculty Senate (2002–2008).

Committee member, Graduate Program Committee QER International Relations (2006–2007).

Member, Governance Committees, "Bridge to the Doctorate," College of Engineering (2005–2007).

Elections Committee, Faculty Senate (2005–2006).

Member, Committee on Religious Affairs (1997–2003).

Member, Computing and Information Resources Committee (1997–2000).

Institutional Review Board, University Human Subjects Committee (1998).

Member, Elected, Faculty Senate Professional Relations Committee (1995–1998).

Member, COFRS Review Committee (1996).

Member, Elected, Faculty Senate Grievance Committee (1992–1996).

Member, University Financial Aid and Scholarship Committee (1988–1990).

Member, Undergraduate Program Committee (1976–1980).

Member, Elected, Faculty Senate (1975–1977).

Member, Faculty Senate Professional Relations Committee (1975–1977).

FSU College Service

Elected representative, College of Education Faculty Council (2010–2012).

Elected Alternate, Curriculum Committee (2004–2006).

Alternate council member, Elected College of Education Faculty Council (2004–2006).

Committee Head, Budget and Resources Committee (2002–2004).

Council Member, Elected College of Education Faculty Council (2002–2004).

Teaching Incentive Program Review Committee, College Of Social Sciences (1995).

Committee Member, College of Social Sciences: Teaching Incentive Program Review Committee (1995).

Elected, College of Social Sciences Promotion/Tenure (1979–1981).

Participant, College of Social Sciences: Elected, College of Social Sciences Promotion/Tenure (1979–1981).

FSU Department Service

Member, Department of Educational Psychology & Learning systems, Learning and Cognition Program Committee (2010–present).

Program Representative, Department of Educational Research, Learning and Cognition Program Committee (2001–present).

Member, Department of Educational Research, Learning and Cognition Program Recruiting Committee (2001–present).

Member, Department of Educational Research, Admissions and Recruitment WEB page development (2000–present).

Chair, Evaluation Committee (2015–2017).

Member, Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems, Scholarship Committee (2014).

Evaluation Committee, Appointed Chair (2010–2012).

Elected Member, Evaluation Committee (2010–2012).

Program Leader, Educational Psychology (2006–2009).

Program Coordinator, Learning and Cognition (2001–2009).

Elected Member, Evaluation Committee (2005–2007).

Member, Website development Committee (2005–2007).

GradQuest Coordinator, Nontraditional Student Fair on Higher Education (2006).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Area Committee, Social Psychology (1992–1998).

Chair, Area Committee, Social Psychology (1973–1998).

Member, Department of Sociology, Graduate Admissions (1996–1997).

Member, Department of Sociology, Graduate Policy Committee (1996–1997).

Member, Department of Sociology, Area Committee, Statistics/Methods (1973–1995).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Undergraduate Program Committee (1991–1992).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Area Committee, Statistics/Methods (1987–1988).

Department of Public Relations Head, Department of Sociology (1983–1988).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Area Committee, Social Psychology (1986–1987).

Member, Department of Sociology, Graduate Admissions (1984–1985).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Area Committee, Social Psychology (1983–1985).

Executive Committee Member, Department of Sociology, Elected, Department Policy Committee (1983–1984).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Area Committee, Statistics/Methods (1976–1981).

Executive Committee Member, Department of Sociology, Elected, Department Policy Committee (1977–1980).

Member, Department of Sociology, Graduate Admissions (1977–1979).

Chair, Department of Sociology, Undergraduate Program Committee (1976–1978).

Chair, Undergraduate Program Committee (1975–1978).

The Profession

Editor for Refereed Journals

Editor in Chief, Bulletin of Science, technology & Society (2013–2017).

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research (Sociology Editor) (1977–1984).

Editorial Board Membership(s)

Social Science Quarterly (1978–1983).

Social Forces (1978–1982).

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

Public Understanding of Science (Aug 2016–present).

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (2011–present).

Science & Education (2011–present).

Human Relations (2003–present).

Open Law Journal (2003–present).

American Journal of Sociology (1975–present).

Journal of Marriage and the Family (1975–present).

Psychology of Women Quarterly (1975–present).

Social Problems (1975–present).

Social Psychology Quarterly (1975–present).

Sociology and Social Research (1975–present).

Sociology of Work and Occupations (1975–present).

Science Indicators 2016: Public Understanding Chapter (2015).

Evolution: Education and Outreach (2010).

Public Understanding of Science (2008–10).

Journal of Science Education and Technology (2007–10).

Journal of Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Regions (2008–09).

Social Science Computer Review (2006–09).

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research (2006).

Public Opinion Quarterly (2005–06).

IT & Society (2003).

Reviewer for Textbooks

(Creswell) Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating...research (2015–present).

Reviewer or Panelist for Grant Applications

National Science Foundation (2006–present).

Service to Professional Associations

Special Interest Group (SIG) Advanced Studies of National Databases, Communications Chair, Help plan meetings, help plan for Information Age Book Series, American Educational Research Association (2015–present).

Special Interest Group (SIG) Chair-Executive Officer, Executive Officer for the AERA Special Interest Group: Advanced Study of National Databases, American Educational Research Association (2013–2015).

Program Chair, Special Interest Group on Advanced Studies of National Databases, American Educational Research Association (2011–2013).

Member, workshop panel for 2012 General Social Survey module on the Public Understanding of Science, National Science Foundation, Science Resources Statistics (2010–2011).

Reviewer for Science Indicators, National Science Board, National Science Foundation (2005–2011).

Program Submissions Reviewer, American Educational Research Association (2005–2010).

Program Submissions Reviewer, Florida Educational Research Association (2005–2008).

Member, workshop panel for the 2006 General Social Survey module on the Public Understanding of Science, National Science Foundation, Science Resources Statistics (2006).

Social Psychology Co-Coordinator, Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (2001–2005).

Panel organizer, "Dimensions of American Science Literacy: Knowledge, Process, Controversy and Pseudoscience," (National), American Educational Research Association (2004).

Panel organizer, "Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills: Benefits, Cautions and Pitfalls for Training Novices to use Large Archival Databases," Toronto, Canada (International), The Joint Statistical Meetings (2004).

Panel Organizer, "Collective Bargaining in Higher Education," (National), Association for Advancement of Educational Research (2001).

Invited panelist, "Reflections of the Founding Mothers: In Celebration of the 25th Year of Sociologists for Women in Society South", Southern Sociological Society-Sociologists for Women in Society (2001).

Panel organizer, "Science, Pseudo-Science, and Public Opinion," Public Opinion Research, Montreal, Canada.(International), The American/World Association (2001).

Panel organizer, "When Faculty Evaluate their Administrators in Higher Education," (National), Association for Advancement of Educational Research (2000).

Election Certification Committee, Association for Institutional Research (2000).

Panel organizer, "The General Public's Views About Science and Reasoning," (National) Portions of the 1995 and 1996 AAAS symposiums were synopsized in Science News, 1996, 149 (No. 23, June 8): 360-361, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1996).

Campaign for Statistical Literacy, American Statistical Association (1996).

Panel Organizer, "Dimensions of Public Opinion Beliefs and Reasoning about Science,", American Association for the Advancement of Science (1995).

Panel organizer, "Movement on the Theory Front: Views from Social Psychology," (Regional), Southern Sociological Society (1994).

Discussant, "Education, Socialization and Gender,", American Sociological Association (1987).

Committee on Certification for Advanced Quantitative Methods, American Sociological Association (1986–1987).

Department of Societal Analysis, "Changes in Gender Related Demographics and Changes in Sex Role Ideologies During the 1970s and the 1980s,", General Motors Research Laboratories (1986).

Discussant, "Sexual Harassment,", Southern Sociological Society (1984).

Sociology Editor, Sex Roles: A Journal of Research (1977–1984).

Elected, Executive Committee, Southern Sociological Society (1979–1982).

Associate Editor, Social Forces (1978–1982).

Associate Editor, Social Forces (1978–1982).

Nomination Committee: Social Psychology Section, American Sociological Association (1980).

Plenary session organizer, "Women and Men: Crisis in Legitimation," (Regional), Southern Sociological Society (1980).

Panel organizer, "Occupational Sex-Segregation: Causes and Consequences," (national), American Sociological Association (1979).

Panel organizer, "Gender, Work and Family," (National), American Sociological Association (1979).

Discussant, "Contemporary Advances in Social Psychology,", Southern Sociological Society (1979).

Panel organizer, "Question Format and Measures of Prejudice," (National), American Sociological Association (1978).

Discussant, "Contemporary Family Problems,", Society for the Study of Social Problems (1978).

Appointed, Committee on the Status of Women, Southern Sociological Society (1978).

Panel organizer, "Research on Attitudes and Attitude Change," (Regional), Southern Sociological Society (1978).

Elected, Newsletter Editor, Southern Region, Sociologists for Women in Society (1976–1978).

Panel organizer, "Women, Men and Work: Where are We Headed in the 1980s?" (National), American Sociological Association (1977).

Panel organizer, "Social Psychology," (Regional), Southern Sociological Society (1977).

Panel organizer, "The Social Implications of 'Woman as Physical Weakling'," (National), Society for the Study of Social Problems and Sociologists for Women in Society (1976).

Panel organizer, "The Status of Women and Minorities in Public Opinion Research," (National), The American Association for Public Opinion Research (1976).

Elected, Secretary, Southern Region, Sociologists for Women in Society (1975).

Consultation

Roper Center at Cornell. Consult on database/archive acquisition and creation (2015–present).

Public Agenda. (2007–present).

The National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Ongoing for the Public Understanding of Science (2002–present).

The Center for Professional Development at Florida State University. (1994–present).

Advanced Judicial College, State of Florida. Create and participate in summer training for State of Florida Judges on "The Adolescent Brain" (2014).

The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, The University of Michigan; ICPSR User-Advisory-Group. (2005–2014).

United Nations Canada. (2009).

American Association of University Women. (2001).

State Court of Florida, Second Judicial District. (2001).

The Leon County Health Coalition. (1997).

The National Education Association. (1988).

General Motors Company. (1984).

The State Supreme Court of Florida. (1982).

The Public Defender's Office of the State of Florida. (1981).

The Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department. (1980).

The United States Navy. (1978).

Ford Motor Company. (1974).

Additional Service Not Reported Elsewhere

Losh, S. C. (1980). Initiated and directed 10 surveys of the Tallahassee Urban Area, in-person (1974 – 1980) and Random Digit Dial (1984 – 1998). Total = 4000 surveys. Sampling; questionnaire construction; train and supervise interviewers; write reports; construct datafiles; meet with clients.