About

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Dear Visitor,

Thank you for choosing to view the material on my website.  I am currently a PhD student in Sociology at Michigan State University.  This site is meant to convey my activities, both current and previous academic study, as well as my ongoing professional development.  You can access papers here including my master’s thesis “Some Eligible People Actually are Too Proud to Beg: Recommendations for increasing food stamp participation of eligible households.”

I believe that the sociological study of the human life course is vital to developing solid practical application methods that lend alternative disciplinary insight to research projects in a wide variety of fields.  My past research has ranged from thoughts on increasing diversity in K-12 classrooms (early childhood education) to an analysis of public benefits enrollment among the elderly in America.  I also study non-profit management which allows me provide consultant services to the non-profit sector including maintaining active involvement as President of the OMIA Foundation, an organization that “enhances the lives of students by expanding the scope of education” through outside movement inside academics.

It is my pleasure to provide you with access to a solid foundation of research.  I encourage you to continue your chosen disciplinary studies and consider further opportunities for progress especially those areas relating to Sociology.  Please don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of further service to you.

Sincerely,

John Girdwood, MSA
Michigan State University
PhD Student of Sociology