KRISTI MCLEOD

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Academic Positions

2019-present               Professor and Chair, Marshall University.

2014 – 2019               Associate Professor of Sociology, Marshall University.

2010 – 2014               Assistant Professor of Sociology, Marshall University.

2009 – 2010                Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Southern Mississippi.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, 2009, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi.

M.A., Education, 2003, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Mississippi.

B.A., Psychology, 1998, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Mississippi.

Selected Publications

Fondren, Kristi M. 2016. “Walking on the Wild Side: Long-Distance Hiking on the

Appalachian Trail.” Rutgers University Press.

Fondren, Kristi M., and Richard Brinkman. 2019. “A Comparison of Hiking Communities on

the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails.” Leisure Sciences. doi: 10.1080/01490400.2019.1597789.

Fondren, Kristi M., John P. Bartkowski, Xiaohe Xu, and Martin L. Levin. 2018. “Religion and

Social Competence among American Teens: Evidence from Add Health.” Religions, 9, 328, 1-15; doi:10.3390/rel9110328.

Harris, Deborah A., Whitney M. Harris, and Kristi M. Fondren. 2015. “Everybody Eats: Using

Hunger Banquets to Teach about Issues of Global Hunger and Inequality.” Teaching Sociology, OnlineFirst, 1-11.  

McNiel, Jamie N., Deborah A. Harris, and Kristi M. Fondren. 2012. “Women and the Wild:

Gender Role Socialization in Wilderness Recreation Advertising.” Gender Issues, 29:39-55.

Xu, Xiaohe, John P. Bartkowski, and Kristi M. Fondren. 2011. “Faith, Family, and Teen

Dating: Examining the Effects of Personal and Household Religiosity on Adolescent Romantic Relationships.” Review of Religious Research, 52(3): 248-265.

Fondren, Kristi M. 2010. “Sport and Stigma: College Football Recruiting and Institutional

Identity of Ole Miss.” Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 3:154-175.

Selected Conference Presentations

McLeod, Kristi. 2024. “Wild” Generosity: An Examination of Trail Angel Culture on America’s

National Scenic Trails. Annual Meetings of the North Central Sociological Association. Columbus, Ohio.

McLeod, Kristi. 2023. Restoring Faith in Humanity: “Wild” Generosity on America’s Long-

Distance Hiking Trails. Annual Meetings for the Institute for Pilgrimage Studies Symposium, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.  

Fondren, Kristi. 2020. Community-Based Learning – A Pedagogical Tool. TRACE Tuesday

              Event. Marshall University. Huntington, West Virginia.

Fondren, Kristi. 2019. Be the Spark: The Value of Community-Based Learning for Communities,

Scholars, and Students. iPED Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. Huntington, West Virginia.

Fondren, Kristi, and Damien Arthur. 2018. Community-Based Learning: A Pedagogical Tool

for Advancing a Growth Mindset. iPED Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. Huntington, West Virginia.

Niese, Elizabeth, Kristi Fondren, and Jennifer Mak. 2018. Lessons from Mentoring First-Year

Students. iPED Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. Huntington, West Virginia.

Fondren, Kristi, Sandra Kemper, Isaac Larison, and Liz Pacioles. 2016. Incorporating Service

              Learning into the Curriculum for First-Year Students and Beyond. iPED Annual

              Conference on Teaching and Learning. Huntington, West Virginia.

Sullivan, Donna, Jennifer Sias, Peggy Proudfoot-Harman, C. Damien Arthur, Kristi Fondren,

Mary Beth Reynolds, Bill Gardner, Barbara Tarter, Jill Underhill. 2016. High-Impact Practices: Linked Classes and the FYS Experience. iPED Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. Huntington, West Virginia.

Schroeder, Michael, and Kristi Fondren. 2016. Community-Based Student Projects: Where to

Look and How to Do It. iPED Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning. Huntington, West Virginia.

Administrative Experience

2019-present   Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Marshall University.

2013-2017       Director, Service Learning Program, Marshall University.

Selected Professional Service

Local, Regional, National, and International

2023    Session Facilitator, Workshop on Student Engagement and Retention, Mountwest Community and Technical College, Huntington, West Virginia.

2022    External Reviewer, Annual Evaluation Process, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

2019-   Member, Sociological Focus Editorial Board.

2016    Facilitator, Workshop Session, Civic Engagement and Service Learning, Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, Louisville, Kentucky.

2016    Proposal Reviewer, Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.

2016    Peer Mentor, Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honorary.

Grant Reviewer

2021    National Science Foundation.

2015    National Science Foundation.

Selected Institutional Service

Marshall University

Administrative and Committee Work

University Level

2020-present   Member, Community-Based Learning Advisory Board.

2020-present   Member, Sustainability Committee.

2019-present   Member, Council of Chairs.

2018-2020       Member, Student Affairs Strategic Engagement Task Force.

2016-present   Faculty Member, Student-Athlete Appeals Committee.

2016-2019       Chair, Marshall University Athletics Committee.

2016-2018       Faculty Senate.

2014-present   Member, Writing Across the Curriculum Committee.

College Level

2023-present   Member, COLA Strategic Planning Committee.

2022-present   Member, COLA Undergraduate Research Conference Committee.

2021-present   Member, COLA Promotion and Tenure Committee.

2018-present   Selection Committee, Wallace E. Knight Excellence in Writing Award.

2010-present   Member, Women’s Studies Advisory Board.

Department Level

2024                Chair, Search Committee for Administrative Assistant.

2024                Chair, Search Committee for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Sociology.

2019-present   Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

2018-2019       Director, Graduate Program.

2018                Organizer, Writing/Research Boot Camp for Graduate Students.

2017-2018       Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee.

2016-present   Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee.

2011-present   Faculty Advisor, Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honorary.

2010-present   Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Community Service

2024                Panelist, HERD in Town, College of Liberal Arts Community Event, Huntington.

2023                Discussant, Women’s Literary Book Club, Jackson, Ohio.

2022-present   Instructor Assistant, R.A.D. Self-Defense Community Trainings.

2022-present   Board Member, Secretary, Branches.

2017                Discussant/Facilitator, Huntington Second Saturday Book Club.

2015-present   Founder and Planning Committee Member, HIKE (Having an Impact on Kids

through the Environment).