Erika Sanborne

she/they

Sociology

909 Social Sciences Building

267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Curriculum Vitae

Collegiate Affiliation

Sociology

Links

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On track to be the oldest person to ever earn a PhD in Sociology at the University of Minnesota, Erika Sanborne is a GenX population health and well-being researcher, teaching and accessibility consultant, and long-time math and social science educator in love with data and the endless pursuit of better answers to better questions.

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

PhD Candidate: Sociology, University of Minnesota
MDiv: Theology, Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School, formerly Andover Newton Theological School, 2010
Graduate Certificate: Family Studies, University of Massachusetts, 2002
MA: Community and Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts, 2002
BLA: Psychology Concentration, Math Minor, University of Massachusetts, 1999

Specialties

Population Health
Subjective Wellbeing
Critical Disability Studies
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Data Science
Demography

Publications

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Publications

Sanborne, Erika. 2024. “Community Psychology” Online Course, author. – University of Massachusetts Lowell https://gps.uml.edu/catalog/catalogsearch_detail.cfm?courseid=15736
Sanborne, Erika. 2022. Why World Leaders Should Prioritize the Well-Being of their People. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/226179.
Sanborne, Erika. 2021. "Who Needs a Friend? How Age and Having Someone One Can Count on Explain Subjective Well-Being in India." Innovation in Aging 5(Supplement_1):923-24. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.3316.
Sanborne, Erika. 2020. “What is Community Psychology? An Interactive Video Explainer”- https://geterika.com/what-is-community-psychology/
Sanborne, Erika. 2020. "Book Review: Church Refugees: Sociologists Reveal Why People Are Done with Church but Not Their Faith." Teaching Sociology 48(3):249-51. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X20931207.
Sanborne, Erika L. 2008. "Praying with Those Who Might Forget: Pastoral Considerations with Memory Impairment." Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing Theory and Professional Practice through Scholarly and Reflective Publications 62(3):207-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/154230500806200303.

Awards

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Awards

Outstanding Service Award, Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation (IPUMS), Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, 2022
American Psychological Association Division 27, Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) Video Contest Winner, https://geterika.com/what-is-community-psychology , 2020
Aaron and Anna Beek University-wide Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of Minnesota, 2020
Outstanding Teaching and Dedication to Helping Students Learn, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota, Spring 2020
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2019 - 2020
Outstanding Teaching and Dedication to Helping Students Learn, Center for Educational Innovation, University of Minnesota, Fall 2019
Innovative Use of Technology in Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2014
Teacher Award Nomination, Student Government Association, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 2010