David F. Mullins, Ph.D.
Program Director for Sociology
Assistant Professor Of Sociology
Office location: JPII 317F
Office number: 260-399-7700 x 8133
Email address: dmullins@sf.edu
Education
Mississippi State University. PhD in Sociology. 2004
Mississippi State University. MS in Higher Education Administration. 1998
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. BS in Mortuary Science. 1993
Funded Grants
- 2007 Department of Education TRIO Upward Bound $1,000,000
- 2007 Department of Defense Infrastructure Support Program HBCU and Minority Institutions (Planetarium) $500,000
- 2007 Mississippi Association Institutional Research Annual Conference Corporate Donations $4,000
- 2007 Department of Labor Community Based Jobs Training Grant $1,900,000
- 2006 Tennessee Valley Authority Mobile Speech Lab $5,000
- 2006 Private Family Donation for Seed Money for ADN RN Program $115,000
- 2006 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Virtual Weather College Grant $300,000
- 2006 Corporate Contribution from Howard Computer $1,000
- 2006 Department of Defense Infrastructure Support Program HBCU and Minority Institutions (Earth Science) $200,000
- 2006 Dept. of Labor and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University Computer Based Training Quality Assessment System $30,000
- 2006 Bush-Clinton Katina Relief Fund $175,000
- 2006 Bush-Clinton Katrina Relief Fund $500,000
- 2006 NASA Curriculum Improvement Program Award II through the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation $400,000
- 2005 Tennessee Valley Authority Helpdesk Software $5,000
- 2005 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Summer Camps to Increase Enrollment of Women and Minorities $50,000
- 2005 Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program Institutional Improvement Grant $300,000
- 2005 Dept. of EducationTRIO Student Support Services $1,000,000
- 2005 MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges Strategic Planning Software Development $20,000
- 2004 Title 3a Strengthening Institutions Planning Grant $35,000
- 2004 Tennessee Valley Authority Online Industrial Maintenance Math and Measurement Course $5,400
Publications
- 2005 501 Human Diseases. Delmar Publishing. New York.
- 2005 Pathology and Microbiology for Mortuary Science. Delmar Publishing. New York.
- 2005 Instructor's Manual to Pathology and Microbiology for Mortuary Science. Delmar Publishing. New York.
- 2004 Nonresident Fathers' Involvement and Child Well-Being: A Cultural Comparison of Nonintact African American, Anglo, and Latino Families. Mississippi State University: Dissertation.
- 2002 "Restorative Art and Physiognomy." Restorative Art and Science. Ralph L. Kicker (Ed.). Thanatos Institute. Buffalo, New York.
- 2002 "The National Survey of Families and Households: A Review of Survey Techniques." Mississippi State University Statistical Data Center. Mississippi State, Mississippi.
- Selected Conferences and Presentations
- 2007 "Don't Take No for an Answer: Surviving a SACS Reaffirmation" Mississippi Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference. March 30, 2007. Philadelphia, MS.
- 2007 "Best Practices in Leveraging Grant Funds." Joint NASA-NSF Research and Education Opportunities Conference for Principal Investigators, Faculty, and Partners. February 22-24, 2007: Chantilly, Virginia.
- 2006 "Project MARS: A Case Study." United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation and NASA Curriculum Improvement Program Award III: Introducing Research Into the Undergraduate Curriculum. December 4, 2006. Jackson, MS: Tougaloo College.
- 2006 "InConcert Strategic Planning and Assessment Software." Mississippi Association for Institutional Research Annual Conference. March 30, 2006. Philadelphia, MS.
- 2005 "Emerging Diseases: Identifying Lesions and Embalmer Safety." New York Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association and the New Jersey Funeral Directors Association Continuing Education Programs. Contracted for November 1 and 2, 2005.
- 2005 Proposal Reviewer: Track 6, Institutional Research, Theory, and Practice. 2006 Association for Institutional Research Forum.
- 2005 "InConcert Strategic Planning and Assessment Software." Southern Association of Institutional Research Annual Conference. October 23, 2005. Charlotte, South Carolina.
- 2005 "Early Registration and Its Effects on Students' Grades: A Temporal Analysis." Jackie Hale and David F. Mullins. Southeastern Association of Community College Researchers Conference. August 7, 2005. St. Pete Beach, FL.
- 2005 "InConcert Strategic Planning Software." Southeastern Association of Community College Researchers Conference. August 7, 2005. St. Pete Beach, FL.
- 2005 "Student Learning Outcomes: A Temporal Analysis of the Effects of Academic Schedules on Student Outcomes in Remedial English and Mathematics Courses." Distinguished Paper Invited Speaker. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference. April 11, 2005. Montreal, Canada.
- 2004 "Student Learning Outcomes: A Temporal Analysis of the Effects of Academic Schedules on Student Outcomes in Remedial English and Mathematics Courses." Southeastern Association of Community College Researchers Conference. August 3, 2004. Lake Lanier, GA.
- 2004 "Advanced Assessment and Evaluation Methodologies in Online Learning." David F. Mullins and Andrea Scott. Creating Futures Through Technology Conference. March 1, 2004. Biloxi, MS.
- 2002 "Nonresident Fathers' Contact and Support and the Well-Being of Children." David F. Mullins and Xiaohe Xu. The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association. February 21-22, 2002. Cleveland, MS.
Fellowships and Awards
- 2008 Kaplan University Faculty Recognition Award
- 2004 Outstanding Paper Award, Southeastern Association of Community College Research
- 2004 Association for Institutional Research, Research Fellow
- 2004 Summer Data Policy Institute on NCES and NSF Databases. National Conference Center: Washington, D.C.
- 2003 Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society Outstanding Doctoral Student in Sociology
- 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998 American Board of Funeral Service Education Faculty Scholarship
- 2001 HEADWAE Faculty Honoree-Mississippi Teacher of the Year
