Professor Joe Verschaeve
Education
Center for Humanistic Studies
M.A. Clinical and Humanistic Psychology
Fields
Criminology, Deviance, and Organizational Behavior
Courses
- Introduction to Sociology
- Social Problems
- Families in Society
Selected Awards and Honors
Distinguished Editorial Award
October 19, 2013 Michigan Sociological Association
Marvin Olsen Award for Distinguished Service to Sociology
November 14, 2009: Michigan Sociological Association
Organization and Community Work
OCT 2013 International Sustainability, Health, Education and Water
Founding Board Member- Ghana West Africa
OCT 2013 Michigan Sociological Association's Annual Meeting, Saginaw Valley State University, Saginaw, Michigan
Faculty Sponsor: Ghana Honors Service Learning Program: Anti-Human Trafficking, Education and Development in Ghana.
OCT 2012 Michigan Sociological Association's Annual Meeting Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Faculty Sponsor: Ghana Honors Service Learning Program: Anti-Human Trafficking, Medicine, Water and Micro-economics in West Africa
OCT 2011 Grand Valley State University: Department of Sociology, Allendale, Michigan
Co-Chair: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Conference of the Michigan Sociological Review
MAR 2010 Central Michigan University: Department of Educational Leadership, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Discussant: Michigan Association of Professors of Educational Administration
Current Research Interests
Human trafficking in West Africa and global human rights
Curriculum Vitae
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Biography
With concentrations in symbolic interactionism, methodology, and organizational behavior, Prof. Verschaeve pursues knowledge through a reflexive-applied social psychology. His current research interest is focused upon trafficking in human beings (THB), human rights and equitable development in West Africa. Prof. Verschaeve is an officer and board member with International Sustainability Health Education and Water.