Profile
Terry Huffman came to George Fox University in 2003 as a member of the Department of Sociology and Social Work and joined the School of Education in the fall of 2006. Dr. Huffman received his Ph.D. in sociology from Iowa State University specializing in race and ethnic relations and sociology of the family. Previous to joining the George Fox University faculty, Dr. Huffman was Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Dakota. His research interests include American Indian education and interracial family experiences.
Educational Background
Ph.D. Sociology, Iowa State University (1988)
M.A. Sociology, Marshall University (1983)
B.S. Sociology, University of South Dakota (1981)
Selected Publications and Presentations
Books:
Huffman, T. E. (2008). American Indian higher educational experiences: Cultural visions and personal journeys. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
Huffman, T. E. (1999). Cultural masks: Ethnic identity and American Indian higher education. Morgantown, WV: Stone Creek.
Journal Articles:
Huffman, T. & Ferguson, R. (2007). Factors related to the evaluation of the college experience among Native American upperclassmen. Great Plains Research, 17(1), 61-71.
Huffman, T. E. (2001). Resistance theory and the transculturation hypothesis as explanations of college attrition and persistence among culturally traditional American Indian students. Journal of American Indian Education, 40(3), 1-23.
Chapters:
Huffman, T. E. (1997). The transculturation of Native American students. In J. J. Macionis & N.V. Benokraitis (Eds.), Seeing ourselves: Classic, contemporary, and cross-cultural readings in sociology, (pp. 211-219). Upper River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Huffman, T. E. (1996). Assimilated American Indian students: A closer look. In T. E. Schirer S. M. Schacher (Eds.), Celebration of indigenous thought and expression, (pp. 31-47). Sault Ste. Marie, MI: Lake Superior State University Press.
Presentations:
Huffman, T. E. (2006, February). Negotiated identity: Strategies of racial identity formation employed by parents of biracial children. Invited paper presented at the Multiethnic Families Conference: Development, Identity, and Wellbeing, Manoa, Hawaii.
Huffman, T. E. (1994, May). An examination of the demographic trends and the patterns of acceptance and rejection among U.S. interracial families. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ministry of Science and Technology, International Conference: The Family on the Threshold of the 21 Century Trends and Implications, Jerusalem, Israel.
Previous Honors
Burlington-Northern Faculty Achievement Award
Appointed by the Board of Regents to the South Dakota American Indian Studies Council
Research on American Indian higher education recognized by the South Dakota Council for Reconciliation for its contribution toward improved racial relations
Courses
EDFL 702 Qualitative Research Methods (Fall 2007)
EDFL 704 Survey of Qualitative and Quantitative Research (Summer 2007)
EDFL 707 Survey Research Designs (Fall 2007)
EDFL 709 Ethnographic Research and Case Studies (Spring 2008)