Faculty

Jessica L. Grimes, M.A., M.S.W.

Assistant Professor of Social Science; Chair of SPS Arts & Sciences Department; SPS Assessment Coordinator

Phone: (714) 879-3901 x1224
Email: jlgrimes@hiu.edu
Office: Nutwood Rm 308

• Ph.D., Psychology, Northcentral University (in-progress)
• M.A., Sociology, California State University, Fullerton
• MSW, Social Work, University of Southern California
• B.S., Human Development, Hope International University

COURSES:

• Research Methods and Design
• Introduction to Sociology
• Sociology of Families
• Social Science Theories
• Social Issues
• Abnormal Psychology
• Introduction to Psychology
• Adult Development
• Counseling Theories and Skills

• California State University, Fullerton, College of Humanities and Social Science Outstanding Part-time Faculty of the Year (2007)
• National Association of Social Workers
• American Sociological Association
• Pacific Sociological Association
• California Sociological Association
• American Psychological Association

ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

• Social Welfare and Public Policy
• Social Work and Faith-based Interventions
• Service Learning
• Medical Social Work Practice
• Global Social Work
• Sociology of Globalization, Poverty and Inequality
• Mental Health and Natural Disasters

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Conference Panel Discussion
March 2005—American University of Paris American and French Government Social Policy Programs (poverty programs)
Paris, France

Conference Presentations
2005 Pacific Sociological Association Conference
Portland, OR
(1) Manifest Destiny and G.W. Bush’s National Security Strategy
(2) Language Barriers in Healthcare: Examining the Dialogue Between the Physician and Patient

2004 Pacific Sociological Association Conference
San Francisco, CA
(1) Themes of Manifest Destiny and Presidential Discourse
(2) Healthcare Ethics: An Assessment of Hospital Personnel

2003 Pacific Sociological Association
Berkley, CA
Social Inequality: Examining the Use of Stereotypes in the Simpsons Television Show

2003 Hawaii International Association on Social Sciences
Honolulu, HI
The Educational Process: Perpetuating the Myths and Subordinating the Groups

2003 Pacific Sociological Association
Pasadena, CA
Minorities in Education

2002 Pacific Sociological Association
Vancouver, BC
Sociological Inquiry of the 1992 Civil Unrest in Los Angeles

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

Traveling and teaching counseling skills in developing countries; rebuilding the communities of the Greater New Orleans area; skiing; snorkeling; USC Football

FAVORITE QUOTE/FAVORITE SCRIPTURE:

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly”. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Matthew 25:31-45

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