Adam Rafalovich, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Education:
Ph.D., Sociology, University of British Columbia, 2002
M.A., Applied Sociology, Northern Arizona University, 1995
B.Sc., Sociology, Southern Oregon University, 1993
Biography:
Adam Rafalovich received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of British Columbia in 2002. His doctoral dissertation was a social analysis of the response of adult authorities to children suspected of having Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This research became the backbone of his first book, Framing ADHD Children (Rowman and Littlefield-Lexington Books, 2004). Dr. Rafalovich has published widely in the area of medical sociology, with articles appearing in the Sociological Quarterly, Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour and Deviant Behavior, and in issues of Sociology of Health and Illness and Symbolic Interaction. He and his family love traveling, hiking, and loving life!
Publications and Professional Work:
Rafalovich, Adam (2004) Framing ADHD Children: A Critical Examination of the History, Discourse, and Everyday Experience of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Latham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield-Lexington Books.
Rafalovich, Adam (2006, forthcoming) "Broken but Becoming God-Sized: The Narrative of Masculine Individualism in Metal Music." Symbolic Interaction.
Rafalovich, Adam (2006, forthcoming) "Notes on the Assignment and Application of Breaching Experiments." Teaching Sociology.Rafalovich, Adam. (2006, forthcoming) "The Aftermath of the Terrorist Moment: Anomic Responses and the Fractured Western Weltanschauung." in Bernie Philips (ed.) Terrorism: A Web Approach. Paradigm Publishers.
Rafalovich, Adam (2005) "Exploring Clinician Uncertainty in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder." Sociology of Health and Illness. 27: 305-323.
Rafalovich, Adam (2005) "Relational Troubles and Semi-Official Suspicion: Educators and the Medicalization of Unruly Children." Symbolic Interaction. 28: 25-46.Rafalovich, Adam (2001) "Disciplining Domesticity: Framing the ADHD Parent and Child." The Sociological Quarterly. 42: 373-393.
Rafalovich, Adam (2001) "Psychodynamic and Neurological Perspectives on ADHD: Exploring Strategies for Defining a Phenomenon." Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 31: 397-418.Rafalovich, Adam (2001) "The Conceptual History of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Idiocy, Imbecility, Encephalitis and the Child Deviant, 1877-1929." Deviant Behavior. 22: 93-115.
Rafalovich, Adam (1999) "Keep Coming Back!: Narcotics Anonymous Narrative and Recovering Addict Identity." Contemporary Drug Problems. 26: 131-157.
Book Reviews:
Rafalovich, Adam (2006, in press) "Prozac on the Couch." Social History of Medicine.
Courses That I Teach:
At Pacific University, all faculty teach a variety of different courses. Typically, we do not use graduate teaching assistants, which means that your classes will be taught by professors and that you will have plenty of opportunity to get to know the faculty in your discipline.
Below, I have listed some of the courses that I teach. We are always developing and trying out new classes, so the list may change now and then. You can use the links to the left to read descriptions of the courses listed below.
Hum 100 First Year Seminar Soc 101 Introduction to Sociology Soc 355 Popular Culture Soc 495 Independent Research
You can link to Professor Rafalovich's personal website here: www.AdamRafalovich.com