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Tauna Starbuck Sisco | |
|---|---|
| Education | Purdue University (BA, BS, MS, PhD) |
| Occupations | Sociologist and educator |
| Organization | St. Anselm College |
| Known for | Political sociology, public policy |
Tauna S. Sisco is an American sociologist and educator. [1] She is an associate professor in the Jean School of Nursing & Health Sciences [2] and the Department of Sociology & Social Work [3] at Saint Anselm College, where she also serves as the program director for Community & Public Health. [1] [4] [5] She specializes in political sociology, gender, and public policy. [6] [5]
Sisco was raised in Indiana, where she received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University. [1] She successfully defended and published her doctoral thesis detailing the relationship between homelessness, public policy, gender, and the media in January of 2008. [7]
Beginning in the Fall of 2021, Sisco served as a co-chair of the search committee for a new Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) at St. Anselm College. The search lasted for over six months, yielding a pool of over 50 applicants from which Dr. Sheila Adamus Liotta was selected to serve as the next VPAA at St. Anselm. [8]
In October of 2016, Sisco served on a panel at St. Anselm College addressing the complications of Catholic identity and civic engagement - particularly voting - in the context of the 2016 presidential election. She was joined by Associate Dean for Faculty Christy Gustafson and associate professor of politics, Fr. Benedict Guevin. [6]
Sisco was presented with the Distinguished Faculty Award by the St. Anselm College chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) at the college's 2022 commencement ceremony. [9]