CURRICULUM VITA                                                                    September 2008
PATRICIA A. ADLER

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 Department of Sociology 
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado 80309
(303) 492-1177
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Education
 University of California, San Diego - Ph.D. in Sociology, 1984
University of California, San Diego - M.A. in Sociology, 1975
University of Chicago - M.A. in Social Science, 1974
Washington University, St. Louis - A.B. in Sociology, 1973
The Fieldston School, Riverdale, New York - 1969

Professional Experience
Professor, University of Colorado, 1999-present.
Adjunct Professor, University of Hawai'i 1995-present
Associate Professor, University of Colorado, 1993-1999.
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, 1987-1993.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1986-1987.
Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, 1985-1986.
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Tulsa, 1984-85.
Instructor, Tulsa Junior College, 1981-1984.
Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego, 1976-78.
BOOKS

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Paradise Laborers: Hotel Work in the Global Economy. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004 
             Winner, Outstanding Book Award, North Central Sociological Association, 2005.
            Reprinted (in part) in: Richard Schaefer, Sociology, 10th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Sociological Odyssey: Contemporary Readings in Sociology. Belmont, CA:  Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2001. With Test Bank. 
            Second Edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2007. With Test Bank.

Adler, Patricia, Peter Adler, and H. Jay Corzine. Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (Volume 1). Philadelphia, PA: Taylor & Francis, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Peer Power: Preadolescent Culture and Identity. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998. Published in NetLibrary.com, 2000. Published digitally with Questia Media, Inc., 2001.
            Excerpts reprinted in Karen Sternheimer (ed.), Childhood in American Society: A Reader. Boston : Allyn & Bacon, 2009.
            Excerpts reprinted in Robert J Brym (ed.), Society in Question, 5th Edition. Scarborough , ONT: Thomson Nelson, 2007.
            Excerpts reprinted in Richard T. Schaefer (ed.), Sociology. New York: McGraw Hill, Seventh Edition, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler (eds.), Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1994.
            Second Edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1997. 
            Third Edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2000. 
            Fourth Edition, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2003. 
             Fifth Edition, Belmont , CA : Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2006.
            Sixth Edition, Belmont , CA : Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2009.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Backboards and Blackboards. New York: Columbia University Press, 1991.
            Winner, University of Colorado, Dean’s Social Science Writing Award, 1991.
            Excerpts reprinted in L. Cargan and J.H. Ballantine (eds.), Sociological Footprints. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Sixth Edition, 1994. Seventh Edition, 1997. Eighth Edition, 2000. Ninth Edition, 2004. Tenth Edition, 2007.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Membership Roles in Field Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1987.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler (eds.), Sociological Studies of Child Development: A Research Annual.  Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. Volume 1, 1986. Volume 2, 1987. Volume 3, 1990. Volume 4, 1991. Volume 5, 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. Wheeling and Dealing. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. (Paperback edition, 1987). Second Edition (updated with a new prologue and two new empirical chapters) 1993.
            Honorable Mention, Charles H. Cooley Award, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1987.
            Portions of chapters from this book have been reprinted in: 
            Doug Harper and Helene M. Lawson (eds.), The Cultural Study of Work. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
           Bradley R.E. Wright and Ralph B. McNeal, Jr. (eds.), Boundaries: Readings in Deviance, Crime and Criminal Justice. Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing,             2002.
            Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Constructions of Deviance. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1994. Second Edition, 1997. Third Edition, 2000.             Fourth Edition, 2003. Fifth Edition 2006. Sixth Edition, 2009.
            David M. Newman (ed.), Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1997. Fifth             Edition, 2004.
            James Henslin (ed.), Down to Earth Sociology. Fifth Edition. New York: Free Press, 1989.
            Maureen E. Kelleher, Bruce K. MacMurray, and Thomas M. Shapiro (eds.), Drugs and Society. Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 1988.
            Paul Cromwell (ed.), In Their Own Words: Criminals On Crime. Los Angeles: Roxbury, 1996. Second Edition, 2000. Third Edition, 2003. Fourth Edition,             2006.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler (eds.), The Social Dynamics of Financial Markets. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1984.

Douglas, Jack D., Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler, Andrea Fontana, C. Robert Freeman, and Joseph Kotarba. Introduction to the Sociologies of Everyday Life. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1980.

ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS 

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 2008. "The Cyber Worlds of Self-Injurers: Deviant Communities, Relationships, and Selves." Symbolic Interaction, 31(1): 33-56.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 2008. "Presidential Address: Of Rhetoric and Representation: The Four Faces of Ethnography." The Sociological Quarterly, 49(1): 1-30.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler. 2007. "The Demedicalization of Self-Injury: From Psychopathology to Sociological Deviance." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 36(5): 537-70.

Translated into Dutch by Professor Frans Spierings, University of Rotterdam , for the National Self-Harm Network of the Netherlands , www.zelfbeschadiging.nl., 2008.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler. 2006. “The Deviance Society.” Deviant Behavior 27: 129-48.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler. 2005. “The Identity Career of the Graduate Student: Professional Socialization to Academic Sociology.” The American Sociologist 36(2): 11-27.

Reprinted in: Silver, Ira, and David Shuman (eds.). 2008.  Academic Street Smarts: Informal Socialization of Graduate Students in Sociology. Washington , DC : American Sociological Association.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 2005. “Self-Injurers as Loners: the Social Organization of Solitary Deviance.” Deviant Behavior 26(4): 345-78.
            Reprinted in: Alex Thio and Tom Calhoun (eds.), Readings in Deviant Behavior. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Fourth Edition, 2006.
            Reprinted in: Earl Rubington and Martin Weinberg (eds.), Deviance: The Interactionist Perspective. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 10th Edition, 2008.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, 2003. “The Promise and Pitfalls of Going Into the Field.” Contexts, 3(2): 41-47.
          Reprinted in: Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.) Sociological Odyssey, Second Edition.Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007.
          Reprinted in: James M. Jasper and Jeff Goodwin (eds.). The Contexts Reader. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, 2003. “Seasonality and Flexible Labor in Resorts: Organizations, Employees and Local Labor Markets.” Sociological Spectrum 23(1): 59-89.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, 2001. “’Off-Time Labor’ in Resorts: The Social Construction of “Commercial” Time.” American Behavioral Scientist, 44(7): 1096-1114.
          Reprinted in: Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.) Sociological Odyssey, Second Edition.Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, 1999. "Resort Workers: Adaptations in the Leisure-Work Nexus.” Sociological Perspectives, 42(3): 369-402.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1999. “The Joys of Research.” Sociological Origins, 1(2): 3-8.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1999. “The Ethnographers’ Ball (Revisited): Reflections on Ethnography at the Turn of the Century.” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 28(5): 442-450.
            Reprinted in: Norman Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln (eds.), The American Tradition in Qualitative Research, Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1999. “Transience and the Postmodern Self: The Geographic Mobility of Resort Workers.” The Sociological Quarterly, 40(1): 31-58.
            Reprinted (in part) in: Journal of Sports Tourism, 2005.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1996. “Preadolescent Clique Stratification and the Hierarchy of Identity.” Sociological Inquiry, 66(2): 111-142.
            Reprinted in: Spencer Cahill (ed.), Inside Social Life. Los Angeles: Roxbury, Fourth Edition, 2004. Fifth Edition 2007.
            Reprinted in: Jaber Gubrium and James Holstein (eds.), Self, Society, and Social Interaction, Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2002.  
            Reprinted in: Susan Ferguson (ed.), Mapping the Social Landscape, New York : McGraw Hill, Fifth Edition, 2008.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1996. “Parent-as-Researcher: The Politics of Researching in the Personal Life.” Qualitative Sociology, 19(1): 35-58.
            Reprinted in: Rosanna Hertz (ed.), Reflexivity and Voice, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997.

Ambert, Anne-Marie, Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler, and Dan Detzner. 1995. “Understanding and Evaluating Qualitative Research.” Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57: 879-893.
            Reprinted in Fred Pyrczak (ed.), Cases of Qualitative Research, Pyrczak Publishing, 2000.

Adler Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1995. “Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Preadolescent Cliques.” Social Psychology Quarterly, 58(3): 145-162.
            Reprinted in: Susan Ferguson (ed.), Mapping the Social Landscape: Readings in Sociology, Third Edition, Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 2002. Fourth Edition, 2005.Fifth Edition, 2008.
            Reprinted in: Karin Branham (ed.), Introduction to Sociology, Dubuqu, Iowa: McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2004.
Reprinted in: Patricia Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Sociological Odyssey, Belmont , CA: Wadsworth, 2001. Second Edition, 2007.
            Reprinted in: Margaret Anderson, Kim Logio, and Howard Taylor (eds.) Understanding Society: Readings in the Sociological Perspective, Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2001. Second Edition, 2004. Third Edition, 2008.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1995. “The Demography of Ethnography.” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 24(1): 3-29.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler.1994. “Social Reproduction and the Corporate Other: The Institutionalization of Afterschool Activities.” The Sociological Quarterly, 35(3): 309-328.
            Reprinted in: Roger Clark and Emily Stiers Adler (eds.), How It’s Done: An Invitation to Social Research, Belmont , CA : Wadsworth , 1999. Second Edition, 2002.

 Adler, Patricia A. 1993. “Personalizing Mass Education: An Assistant Teaching Assistant (ATA) Program.” Teaching Sociology, 21, April.

Adler, Patricia A., Steven J. Kless, and Peter Adler. 1992. “Socialization to Gender Roles: Popularity Among Elementary School Boys and Girls.” Sociology of Education, 65(3):169-187.
            Reprinted in: Patricia Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Sociological Odyssey, Belmont , CA : Wadsworth , 2001. Second Edition, 2007.

 Adler, Patricia A., Peter Adler, and John M. Johnson. 1992. “Street Corner Society Revisited: New Questions About Old Issues.” Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 21(1): 3-10.

Adler, Patricia A. 1992. “The ‘Post’ Phase of Deviant Careers: Reintegrating Drug Traffickers.” Deviant Behavior, 13(2).
           Reprinted in: Mark Pogrebin (ed.), About Criminals: A View of the Offender’s World, Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage, 2004.
            Reprinted in: David Greenberg (ed.), Criminal Careers Volume II, Aldershot, Hampshire ( England ): Dartmouth Publishing, 1996.
            Reprinted in: John Conklin (ed.), Criminology in the 1990s, Boston : Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
            Reprinted in: Nancy Herman (ed.), Deviance: A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective, Dix Hills , NY : General Hall, 1995.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1990. “Whither the Decline?” The American Sociologist, 20(4)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1989. “The Gloried Self: The Aggrandizement and Constriction of Self.”  Social Psychology Quarterly, 52(4): 299-310.
            Reprinted in: Kent Sandstrom, Gary Alan Fine, and Daniel D. Martin (eds.), Symbols, Selves, and Social Reality: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Social Psychology. Los Angeles : Roxbury, 2003. Second Edition, 2007.
            Reprinted in: David M. Newman, Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks , CA : Pine Forge Press, 1997. Third Edition, 2000.
            Reprinted in: Joel Charon (ed.), The Meaning of Sociology, Fifth Edition. Upper Saddle River , NJ : Prentice Hall, 1996.
            Reprinted in: Spencer Cahill (ed.), Inside Social Life. Los Angeles : Roxbury, 1994. Second Edition, 1998. Third Edition, 2001. Fourth Edition, 2004.
            Reprinted in: Roberta Garner (ed.), Social Theory: Continuity and Confrontation. Peterborough , Ontario : Broadview Press, 2000. Second Edition, 2007.

Adler, Patricia A., Peter Adler, Constance Ahrons, Morton Perlmutter, William Staples, and Carol Warren. 1989. “Dual-Careerism and the Conjoint-Career Couple.” The American Sociologist, 20(3): 207-226.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1989. “Self-Censorship: The Politics of Presenting Ethnographic Data.” ARENA Review, 13(1): 37-48.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1988. “Intense Loyalty in Organizations: A Case Study of College Athletics.” Administrative Science Quarterly, 33(3): 401-417.
            Reprinted in: John Van Maanen (ed.), Qualitative Studies of Organizations. Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage, 1998.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1987. “Role Conflict and Identity Salience: College Athletes and the Academic Role.” Social Science Journal, 24(4): 443-455.
            Reprinted in James M. Henslin (ed.), Life in Sociology: Readings to Accompany Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Eighth Edition. Boston : Allyn Bacon, 2007.
            Reprinted in James M. Henslin (ed.), Exploring Social Life, Fifth Edition. Boston : Allyn Bacon, 2004. Sixth Edition, 2006.
            Reprinted in: Peter Kivisto (ed.), Exploring the Social: Readings in Contemporary Society, New York : McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A., Peter Adler, and Andrea Fontana. 1987. “Everyday Life Sociology.”  Annual Review of Sociology, 13.
            Reprinted in: Nancy Herman and Larry Reynolds (eds.), Symbolic Interactionism: An Introduction to Social Psychology. Dix Hills , NY : General Hall, 1994.
            Reprinted in: Ken Plummer (ed.), Symbolic Interactionism. Volume I: Foundations and History. Brookfield , VT : Edward Elgar Publishing Company, 1991.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1987. “The Past and Future of Ethnography.”  Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 16(1): 4-24.

Adler, Patricia A., Peter Adler and E. Burke Rochford. 1986. “The Politics of Participation in Field Research.” Urban Life, 14(4):363-376.

Adler, Peter and Patricia A. Adler. 1985. “From Idealism to Pragmatic Detachment: The Academic Performance of College Athletes.”  Sociology of Education, 58(4): 241-250.
            Reprinted in: Eric Dunning and Dominic Malcolm (eds.), Sport: Critical Concepts in Sociology, Routledge, 2003.
            Reprinted in: David Barnes and Marshall Forman (eds.), Exploring Diversity: Readings in Sociology, Second Edition. Needham Heights , MA : Simon and Schuster Publishing, 1999.
            Reprinted in: Andrew Yiannakis, Tim McIntyre, and Merrill Melnick (eds.), Sport Sociology: Contemporary Themes, Third Edition. Dubuque , IA : Kendall-Hunt, 1992. Fourth Edition, 1994.
            Reprinted in: Paul Brezina, Charles Selengut, and Robert A. Weyer (eds.), Seeing Society: Perspectives on Social Life. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1990. Second Edition, 1993.
            Reprinted in: D. Stanley Eitzen (ed.), Sport in Contemporary Society. Third Edition. New York : St. Martin ’s Press, 1989. Fifth Edition, 1996. Sixth Edition, 2001.
            Reprinted (in part) in: Caroline Persell, Understanding Society. Second Edition. New York : Harper and Row, 1987.

Adler, Patricia A. Adler, and Peter Adler. 1984. “The Carpool: A Socializing Adjunct to the Educational Experience.” Sociology of Education 57(4)
            Reprinted in: Gerald Handel (ed.), Childhood Socialization. Hawthorne, nY: Aldine de Gruyter, 1989. Second Edition, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1983. “Shifts and Oscillations in Deviant Careers:  The Case of Upper‑Level Drug Dealers and Smugglers.”  Social Problems, 31(2): 195-207.
            Reprinted in: Helena Z. Lopata and Judith A. Levy (eds.), Social Problems Across the Life Course. Lanham , Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
            Reprinted in: James Orcutt and David R. Rudy (eds.), Drugs, Alcohol, and Social Problems. Lanham , Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.
            Reprinted in: Wilson R Palacios (ed.), Cocktails and Dreams: An Interpretative Perspective on Drug Use. Upper Saddle River , NJ : Prentice Hall, 2003.
            Reprinted in: Bradley Wright and Ralph McNeal (eds.), Boundaries: Readings in Crime, Deviance and Criminal Justice. Boston : Pearson. 2002.
            Reprinted in: Bruce Jacobs (ed.), Investigating Deviance: An Anthology. Los Angeles , CA : Roxbury Publishing Company, 2001.
            Reprinted in: Judith Levy (ed.), Social Problems Across the Life Course. Berkeley , CA : University of California Press, 2001.
            Reprinted in: James Orcutt and David Rudy (eds.), Drugs, Alcohol, and Social Problems. Berkeley , CA : University of California Press, 2002.
            Reprinted in: Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Constructions of Deviance. Belmont , CA : Wadsworth , 1994. Second Edition, 1997. Third Edition, 2000. Fourth Edition, 2003. Fifth Edition, 2006.
            Reprinted (in German) as: Grobdealer und-schmuggler in Kalifornien: Karrieren zwischen und Konformitat,” in Bettina Paul and Henning Schmidt-Semisch (eds.), Drogen Dealer: Ansichten eines verrufenen Gewerbes. Freiburg , Germany : Lambertus-Verlag, 1998.
            Reprinted in: David Greenberg (ed.), Criminal Careers Volume II, Aldershot, Hampshire ( England ): Dartmouth Publishing, 1996.
            Reprinted in: Dick Hobbs (ed.), Professional Criminals. Aldershot, Hampshire ( England ): Dartmouth Publishing, 1995.
            Reprinted in: William Feigelman (ed.), Readings on Social Problems: Probing the Extent, Causes, and Remedies of America’s Social Problems. New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1990.
            Reprinted in:  Delos Kelly (ed.), Deviant Behavior. Third Edition. New York : St. Martin ’s Press, 1989.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1983. “Relationships Between Dealers: The Social Organization of Illicit Drug Transactions.” Sociology and Social Research 67(3): 260-278.
            Reprinted (in part) in: John E. Conklin, Criminology. Sixth Edition. Boston : Allyn & Bacon, 1998. Seventh Edition, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1983. “Dry with a Wink:  Normative Clash and Social Order.”  Urban Life, 12(2): 123-139.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1982. “Championing Leisure:  The Professionalization of Racquetball.”  Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 6(1): 31-41.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1982. “Criminal Commitment Among Drug Dealers.”  Deviant Behavior, 3(2): 117-135.
            Reprinted in: Clifton Bryant (ed.), Deviant Behavior: Readings in The Sociology of Norm Violations. Washington , DC : Hemisphere Publications Co., 1989.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1980. “The Irony of Secrecy in the Drug World.”  Urban Life, 8(4): 447-465.

Adler, Peter and Patricia A. Adler. 1978. “The Role of Momentum in Sport.”  Urban Life, 7(2): 153-176.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. 1978. “Tinydopers: A Case Study of Deviant Socialization.”  Symbolic Interaction, 1(2): 90-105.
            Reprinted in: Bradley Wright and Ralph McNeal (eds.), Boundaries: Readings in Crime, Deviance and Criminal Justice. Boston : Pearson, 2002.
            Reprinted in: Lloyd W. Klemke (ed.), Analyzing Deviants and Deviant Behavior. Needham Heights , MA : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
            Reprinted in: John Stimson, Ardyth Stimson, and Vincent Parillo (eds.), Social Problems: Contemporary Readings . Itasca , IL : Peacock, 1991. Second edition.
            Reprinted in: Frances C. Waksler (ed.), Studying the Social Worlds of Children: Sociological Readings . Briston , PA : Falmer Press, 1991.
            Reprinted in: John Stimson, Ardyth Stimson, and Vincent Parillo (eds.), Social Problems:  Definition, Impact, and Solution. New York : Wiley, 1985. 
            Reprinted in: Delos Kelly (ed.), Deviant Behavior, Second edition. New York : St. Martin ’s Press, 1984. Third edition, 1989. Fourth edition, 1993. Fifth edition, 1996. Belmont , CA : Worth.
            Reprinted in: Delos H. Kelly and Edward J. Clarke (eds.), Deviant Behavior, Sixth edition, 2003. New York : Worth.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Interpreting the Near: Peer Power Revisited.” In William Shaffir, Antony Puddephatt, and Steven Kleinknecht (eds.), Ethnographies Revisited: The Stories Behind the Story. New York : Routledge, forthcoming.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Self-Injury.” In Claire M. Renzetti and Jeffrey L. Edleson (eds.), Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2008.

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Self-Harm.” In Michael Flood, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Bob Pease, and Keith Pringle (eds.), International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities Volume 1. London: Routledge, 2007.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Self-Injurers as Loners.” In Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler (eds.), Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Fifth Edition, 2006. Sixth Edition, 2009.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Deviant Identity.” In George Ritzer, Encyclopedia of Sociology, Malden, ME: Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2006.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Fighting the Good Fight.” In Rik Scarce, Contempt of Court, Walnut Creek , CA: AltaMira Press, 2005, p. ix-xiii.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Membership Roles.” In Michael Lewis-Beck, Alan Bryman, and Tim Futing Liao (eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004.

Vryan, Kevin D., Patricia A. Adler, and Peter Adler. “Identity.” In Larry Reynolds and Nancy Herman (eds.), Handbook of Symbolic Interactionism, Walnut Creek , CA : AltaMira Press, 2003.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Do University Lawyers and the Police Define our Research Value System?” Pp. 34-42 in Will van den Hoonaard (ed.), Walking the Tightrope: Ethnical Issues for Qualitative Researchers. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2003.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "The Reluctant Respondent." Pp. 515-535 in Jaber Gubrium and James Holstein (eds.), The Handbook of Interviewing, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "Conducting Ethnographic Research." In George Ritzer (ed.), Perspectives, NY: McGraw-Hill, forthcoming.

Adler, Patricia A. "The Ethnographic Method." In Linda Bennett (ed.), Qualitative Research Methods. New York: World Health Organization, forthcoming.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "Deviant Careers." In Clifton Bryant (ed.), Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "Questions Éthiques Dans L'auto-censure: La Recherche Ethnographic Sur Des Sujets Sensibles." In Jacqueline Feldman and Ruth Kohn (eds.), Questions Éthiques Dans La Pratique Des Sciences Sociales, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2000.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "College Athletes and High Profile Media Sports: The Consequences of Glory." In Jay Coakley and Peter Donnelly (eds.), Inside Sports. London: Routledge, 1999.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "Foreword: Moving Backward." In Jeff Ferrell and Mark S. Hamm (eds.), Ethnography at the Edge: Crime, Deviance, and Field Research. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1998.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Drug Dealing Networks: Interpersonal and Community Relations." In Mary Lou Dietz, Robert Prus, and William Shaffir (eds.), Doing Everyday Life: Ethnography as Human Lived Experience. Mississauga, ONT: Copp Clark Longman Ltd., 1994.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Observational Techniques." In Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.

Reprinted in: In Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln (eds.), Collecting and Interpreting Interpretive Materials. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998.

Adler, Patricia A. "Between Legalization and War: A Reconsideration of American Drug Policy." In Peter Venturelli (ed.), Drug Use in America: Social, Cultural, and Political Perspectives. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1994.

Adler, Patricia A. "Ethnography and Epidemiology: Building Bridges." In Nicholas Kozel (ed.), Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse: Community Epidemiology Work Group Proceedings, June 1993. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1993.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Ethical Issues in Self-Censorship: Ethnographic Research on Sensitive Topics." In Claire M. Renzetti and Raymond M. Lee (eds.), Researching Sensitive Topics. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1993.

Adler. Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Introduction." In Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Sociological Studies of Child Development. Vol. 5, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. "Carrieres de Trafiquants et Reintegration Sociale aux Etats-Unis" ("The Social Effects of Drug Policy on the Integration and Organization of American Traffickers"). In Alain Ehrenberg and Patrick Mignon (eds.), Drogues, Politique et Societe. Paris: Le Monde, 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Countercultures." In Edgar Borgatta (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Sociology. New York: MacMillan Press, 1991. Second Edition with revised article, forthcoming.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Stability and Flexibility: Maintaining Relations within Organized and Unorganized Groups." In William Shaffir and Robert Stebbins (eds.), Experiencing Fieldwork. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1991.

Adler, Patricia A. "Ethnographic Research on Hidden Populations: Penetrating the Drug World." In Collection and Interpretation of Data From Hidden Populations: Qualitative Research Designs. Rockville, MD.: National Institute of Drug Abuse, 1990.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Foreword." In Robert Prus, Making Sales. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1989.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Introduction." In Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Sociological Studies of Child Development. Vol. 2, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1987.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Introduction." In Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), Sociological Studies of Child Development. Vol. 1, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1986.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "The Stock Market as Collective Behavior." In Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), The Social Dynamics of Financial Markets. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1984.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Introduction." In Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), The Social Dynamics of Financial Markets. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1984.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Toward a Sociology of Financial Markets." In Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler (eds.), The Social Dynamics of Financial Markets. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1984.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Symbolic Interactionism." In Jack D. Douglas et al., Introduction to the Sociologies of Everyday Life. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1980.

Altheide, David, Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler, and Duane Altheide. "The Social Meanings of Employee Theft." In John M. Johnson and Jack D. Douglas (eds.), Crime at the Top. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1978.

BOOK REVIEWS

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of On the Make: The Hustle of Urban Nightlife.” American Journal of Sociology 114(4): 2009.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of The Philadelphia Mummers.” Contemporary Sociology, 37(2): 2008.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of The Sage Handbook of Fieldwork.” Qualitative Research 6(4): 2006.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of Body and Soul:  Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer.”  Symbolic Interaction 28(3): 2005.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Lost in Translation?” Review of Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer, Symbolic Interaction, 28(3): 2005.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of Hooked on Heroin: Drugs and Drifters in a Globalized World,” Contemporary Sociology, 33(5): 2004.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler “Review of Handbook of Ethnography,” Symbolic Interaction, forthcoming.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of Beyond the Cheers: Race as Spectacle in College Sport.” Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 33(1): 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Review Essay: “Teen Scene: Ethnographies of Adolescent Cultures” (Gifted Tongues, Youth at Work, and We Are All Equal). Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 31(5): 652-60, 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Review of On my Honor.” Contexts, 1(2) 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler “Review of Robbing Drug Dealers.” Criminal Justice Review, 26(2): 2001.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler. "Recalling the Traumas: Review of The Little Trials of Childhood." Human Studies, 23:339-342, 2000.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler. "Review of Fieldwork with Children." Contemporary Sociology, 28(5), 1999.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler. "Review of Catskill Culture." Contemporary Sociology, 28(4): 1999.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, "Review of Live Sex Acts: Women Performing Erotic Labor," Gender & Society, 13(3): 1999.

Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler, "Review of Managing Gender: Affirmative Action and Organizational Power in Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand Sport," Administrative Science Quarterly, 43(1), 1998.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter, Adler. "Review of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio." Ethnic and Racial Studies, 20(4): 1997.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter, Adler. "Review of Ethnography and Human Development: Context and Meaning in Social Inquiry." Contemporary Sociology, 26(5), 1997.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter, Adler. "Review of Urban Girls: Resisting Stereotypes, Creating Identities." American Journal of Sociology, 103(1), 1997.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Learning from Our Mistakes," a review essay of A Sociological Analysis of the California Taxi-Dancer: The Hidden Halls, Symbolic Interaction, 19(4), 1996.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Casing A Promised Land: The Autobiography of an Organizational Detective as Cultural Ethnographer." Administrative Science Quarterly, 41(1), 1996.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Participant Observer: An Autobiography." Social Forces, 74(2), 1995.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Women Drug Users." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 24(2), 1995.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies." Contemporary Sociology, 24(3), 1995.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Pursuit of Ecstasy." Contemporary Sociology, 24(1), 1995.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Review Essay, "Children at Play: Review of Gender Play and The People in the Playground." Sociological Inquiry, 64(2), 1994.

Reprinted in: Alice Calderonello, Donna Nelson, and Sue Simmons (eds.), Perspectives on Writing. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, forthcoming.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Of Vice and Women: Shades of Prostitution." The Criminologist, 19(1), 1994.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Power at Play." Gender & Society, 7(4), December, 1993.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. Review Essay, "The Coming of Age of Crack Cocaine: Review of Street Kids, Street Drugs, Street Crime, Women and Crack-Cocaine, Crack Pipe as Pimp, and Crackhouse." Contemporary Sociology, 22(6), 1993.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Engineering Culture." Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 46(2), 1993.

Adler, Patricia A. "Review of Shooting Dope." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 21(3), 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Playing with Power in Movies, Television, and Video Games." American Journal of Sociology, 98(2), 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Black Adolescence: Current Issues and Annotated Bibliography." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 23(1), 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Women's Sports: A History." Contemporary Sociology, 21(1), 1992.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Sugarball." American Journal of Sociology, 97(2), 1991.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Professional Wrestling as Ritual Drama in American Popular Culture." Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 15 1991.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of The Laugh Makers." Contemporary Sociology, 20, 1991.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Interpretive Interactionism, Designing Qualitative Research, Participant Observation: A Methodology for Human Studies." Contemporary Sociology, 19(4), 1990.

Adler, Patricia and Peter Adler. "Review of Making Mondragon: The Growth and Dynamics of the Worker Cooperative Complex." Administrative Science Quarterly 34(2), 1989.

Adler, Patricia and Peter Adler. "Review of The Fence." American Journal of Sociology, 93(1), 1987.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Drug Trafficking: A North-South Perspective." Contemporary Sociology, 13(4), 1984.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Deviant Behavior in Defense of Self." Contemporary Sociology, 13(4), 1984.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Violence and the Politics of Research." Contemporary Sociology, 13(2), 1984.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Poker Faces." Sociology and Social Research 67(1), 1982.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Social Psychology: The Theory and Application of Symbolic Interactionism." Contemporary Sociology, 6(6), 1977.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Review of Operation Intercept." Urban Life 5(4), 1977.

OTHER INVITED ESSAYS

Adler, Patricia A. Syllabi for Sociology 5121, “Ethnographic Research Methods,” Fall 1999, and Sociology 5221, “Ethnographic Analysis,” Fall 2000. In James D. Ballard (ed.), Qualitative Research Methods: Collection of Syllabi and Instructional Materials, 3rd Edition, 2000.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Behind the Locker Room Door.” In B. Hess, L. Markson, and P. Stein, Sociology, Fifth Edition, New York : Allyn and Bacon, 1996.

Adler, Patricia A. Syllabi for Sociology 5121, “Ethnographic Research Methods,” Fall 1993, and Sociology 5221, “Ethnographic Analysis,” Fall 1994. In James D. Ballard (ed.), Qualitative Research Methods: Collection of Syllabi and Instructional Materials, 2nd Edition, 1995.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Dilemmas, Potentials, and New Directions for Qualitative Family Research.” Qualitative Family Research, Fall (November) 1991.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Existential Sociology and the Sociology of Emotions.” The Sociology of Emotions Newsletter, 5(1), May 1990.

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

Editor, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 1986-1995.

Founding Editor, Sociological Studies of Child Development: A Research Annual, 1985-92.

Advisory Editor, American Sociological Review, 2009-2011.

Associate Editor, Symbolic Interaction, 2006-present.

Associate Editor, Qualitative Sociology Review, 2005-present.

Associate Editor, The Sociological Quarterly, 2000-2006.

Associate Editor, Contexts, 2004-2007.

Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, 1998-2001.

Associate Editor, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 1995-present.

Advisory Editor, Handbook of Constructionist Research, edited by Jaber Gubrium and James Holstein, 2006-2007.

Associate Editor, Social Psychology Quarterly, 1996-99.

Associate Editor, Deviant Behavior, 1993-99, 2007-present.

Associate Editor, Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, 1992-present.

Associate Editor, Youth and Society, 1992-present.

Associate Editor, Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 1992-2004.

Contributing Editor, Childnews, 1998-present.

Associate Editor, Administrative Science Quarterly, 1989-95.

Associate Editor, Visual Sociology, 1991-2001.

Associate Consultant, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1990-2001.

Associate Editor, Sociology of Emotions Newsletter, 1987-1989.

Associate Editor, Qualitative Sociology, 1985-1987.

Associate Editor, Marketplace Exchange, 1985-2000.

Associate Editor, Social Problems, 1984-1986.

Review Editor, Symbolic Interaction, 1982-present.

Co-editor, special issue of Urban Life, “The Politics of Participation in Field Research,” 14(2), January, 1986.

POSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Co-President, Midwest Sociological Society, 2005-07. Co-President Elect, 2005-06.

Co-Chair Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 2005-06.

Chair, Section on the Sociology of Emotions, American Sociological Association, 2005-06. Chair-Elect, 2004-2005.

Faculty Advisor, Couch-Stone Symposium of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, February 2005.

Member, Distinguished Publication Committee, Section on Childhood and Youth, American Sociological Association, 2003-2004.

Member, Feminist Mentor Selection Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 2002-2003.

Member, Local Arrangements Committee, American Society of Criminology, 2002-3

Member, Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 2002-03.

Member, Nominations Committee, Section on the Sociology of Emotions, American Sociological Association, 2000-01.

Chair, Alfred McClung Lee Fund Committee, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2000-2001. Chair-Elect 1999-2000.

Member, Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 1998-99.

Member, Long Range Planning Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 1997-2002.

Elected Council Member, Section on the Sociology of Emotions, American Sociological Association, 1996-98.

Chair, Nominations Committee for the Section on the Sociology of Emotions, American Sociological Association, 1997.

Elected Council Member, Section on the Sociology of Children, American Sociological Association, 1994-96.

Member, Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 1994-95.

Chair, Section on Alcohol and Drugs, American Sociological Association, 1993-94. Chair-Elect and Program Chair, 1992-93.

Member, Blumer Award Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1992-93.

Elected At-Large Director, Board of Directors, Midwest Sociological Society, 1993-95.

Member, Membership Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 1993-95.

Member, Committee on Regulation of Research (CORR), American Sociological Association, 1992-94.

Member, Program Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1992-1993.

Member, Outstanding Scholar Award, Crime and Delinquency Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1992-93.

Elected Member, Committee on Committees, Pacific Sociological Association, 1992-95.

Member, Program Committee, Midwest Sociological Society, 1992-93.

Member, Blumer Award Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1991-92.

Elected Member, Publications Committee, Pacific Sociological Association, 1991-94.

Member, Local Arrangements Committee, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, 1990-91.

Member, Program Committee, Pacific Sociological Association, 1989-90.

Elected Member, Committee on Committees, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1987-1990.

Member, G. H. Mead Award Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1986-87.

Elected Member, Publication Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1984-1987. Chair, 1985-87.

Chair, Program Committee, annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, San Antonio, 1984.

Member, Program Committee, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1977-78.

ACTIVITIES AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Organizer and Presenter, Pre-Conference Workshop on “Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis in Criminological Research.” American Society of Criminology, St. Louis , November 2008.

Invited Panelist, 2008 Urban Ethnography Conference, Yale University . New Haven , April 2008.

Session Participant, “Author Meets Critics: Confessions of a Dying Thief: Understanding Criminal Careers and Illegal Enterprise , by Darrell Steffensmeier and Jeffery Ulmer.” American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles , CA , November 2006.

Session Organizer, “Contemporary Issues in Cyber-Research,” Couch-Stone Symposium of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Boulder , February 2005.

Presider, session on “Deviance and Social Control,” American Sociological Association, San Francisco , August 2004.

Discussant, session on “Prostitution,” American Society of Criminology, Denver, November, 2003.

Session Organizer, "Work and the New Economy," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Anaheim, 2000-2001.

 Sociological Association, San Diego, 1999-2000.

Session Organizer, "Sociology of Children," Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, 1998-99.

Session Organizer, "Substance Use, Abuse, and Treatment," American Sociological Association, San Francisco, 1998.

Session Organizer, "Drugs and Society," Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, 1995.

Session Panelist, "Author Meets Critics: Cocaine Changes," American Society of Criminology, Phoenix, 1993.

Session Organizer and Presider, "Outreach Interventions in Ethnographic Research," American Society of Criminology, Phoenix, 1993.

Session Presider, "Drugs and Society," American Sociological Association, Miami, 1993.

Session Panelist, "Cultural Diversity Issues in Applied Sport Psychology," Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Colorado Springs, 1992. (Invited)

Session Organizer, "Play, Athletics, and Leisure," Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, 1992-93.

Session Organizer, "Social Consequences of Multiple Drug Use," American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, 1992.

Session Organizer, "Social Correlates of Drug Use," American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, 1992.

Session Organizer, "Social and Mental Health Considerations of Alcohol Use," American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, 1992.

Session Organizer, "Socialization," American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, 1992.

Session Organizer, "Identity and the Self," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Pittsburgh, 1992.

Session Organizer and Presider, "New Empirical Studies in Symbolic Interaction," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Pittsburgh, 1992.

Session Presider, "Games People Play," Gregory Stone Symposium, Las Vegas, 1992.

Session Organizer, "Drug and Alcohol Use: From Criminalization to Treatment," Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, 1992.

Session Panelist, "Author Meets Critic: Meet the Critics: Shooting Dope: Career Patterns of Hard-Core Heroin Users." American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, 1991. (Invited)

Session Organizer, "Social Worlds of Children," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Washington, D.C., 1990.

Session Panelist, "Understanding Drug Use: Contributions from Qualitative Sociology," Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, 1990. (Invited)

Session Debater, "Politicians and Sociologists: Hard Talk About Drugs," American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., 1990. (Invited)

Organizer and Presider, "Getting Published: A Panel of Editors," Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, 1989.

Discussant, "Sociology and Symbolic Interaction," Western Social Science Association, Denver, 1988.

Session Organizer, "New Empirical Studies in Symbolic Interaction," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Atlanta, 1988.

Session Organizer, "Self and Role: Session in Honor of Louis A. Zurcher," American Sociological Association, Atlanta, 1988.

Session Organizer and Presider, "Computers and Ethnographic Research," American Sociological Association, Atlanta, 1988.

Session Organizer and Presider, "Ethnography and Post-Modernism," Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, 1988.

Organizer and Presider, Roundtable, "New Frontiers in Ethnographic Methodology," American Sociological Association, Chicago, 1987.

Session Organizer and Presider, "Contemporary Ethnography," Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, 1987.

Session Organizer and Discussant, "Sociological Studies of Child Development," American Sociological Association, New York, 1986.

Session Organizer and Presider, Sessions on "New Empirical Studies in Symbolic Interaction" and "The Social Construction of Gender," Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, New York, 1986.

Presider, Session on "Social Problems Theory," Society for the Study of Social Problems, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Session Organizer and Presider, Session on "Sport and Society," Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, 1985.

Session Organizer and Presider, Drinking and Drugs Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems, annual meetings, San Francisco, 1982.

Session Organizer, Session on Graduate Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, annual meetings, San Francisco, 1978.

HONORS AND AWARDS 

2008 Teacher Recognition Award, University of Colorado: the only faculty award chosen solely by students. Sponsored by the CU Alumni Association Directors Club and The Herd.
Keynote Speaker, International Conference on: To Imply Oneself: Epistemological and Methodological Reflections on Participant Observation, University of Brussels and University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve), Belgium, May 2008. Talk title: “Contemporary Stances on Ethnographic Epistemology: Ethics, Engagement, and Analysis.”

Keynote Speaker, AKD Induction, Colorado State University , Fort Collins , April 2007.

Presidential Address, “Of Rhetoric and Representation: The Four Faces of Ethnography.” Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago , April 2007.

Keynote Speaker, AKD Induction, Southern Illinois University , Carbondale , April 2005.

Excellence in Research Award, Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2005.

Outstanding Book Award, North Central Sociological Association, 2005, for Paradise Laborers

Feminist Mentor Award, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 2004

Keynote Speaker, “The Meeting Between Researcher and the Field—Methodological and Ethical Issues in Qualitative Studies,” The Danish National Institute of Social Research, December 2002. (Invited)

Who’s Who in American Education, 6th Edition, 2004-2005.

Who’s Who in the World, 21st Edition, 2004.

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2002.

Who’s Who in America, Biographee, 55th Edition, 2001; 56th Edition, 2002; 57th Edition, 2003, 58th Edition, 2004.

Excellence in Teaching Award, The Department of Housing and the Committee on Learning & Academic Support Services, Fall 2001

Keynote Speaker. Tennessee Undergraduate Social Science Symposium, Middle Tennessee State University, November, 2000. (Invited)

Keynote Speaker, "Researching Dangerous Settings." AKD Induction Ceremony, Eckerd College. St. Petersburg, Fla, April, 2000. (Invited)

Keynote Speaker, "Integrating Ethnographic Methods and Analysis." Midwest Student Sociology Conference. Gary, Indiana, April, 2000. (Invited)

Boulder Faculty Assembly, Teaching Excellence Award, 1999.

Keynote Speaker, "Careers in Drugs and Violence." Minnesota Symposium on Drugs and Violence. Moorhead, Minnesota, May 1999. (Invited)

Keynote Speaker, "Child's Play: The Serious Implications of Extracurricular Activities." Nebraska Undergraduate Sociological Symposium, Kearney, Nebraska, November 1998.

Distinguished Lego Lectureship, "Friends and Enemies: Preadolescent Cliques and Children's Peer Culture." University of Odense (Denmark), May 1996.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Dynamics of Leisure and Work: Hawaiian Culture and the Resort Economy." Keynote address delivered at the annual meeting of the Hawai'i Sociological Association, Honolulu, HI, 1996. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. "Ethnography and Epidemiology: Building Bridges." Keynote address presented at the annual meeting of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, St. Louis, 1993. (Invited)

Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Colorado Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta Society, 1995.

Outstanding Junior Scholar Award, Drinking and Drugs Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1994

Keynote Speaker, Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology, Lake Tahoe, NV, 1994.

Dean's Social Sciences Writing Award, University of Colorado, 1991

IMPART Award, University of Colorado, 1989

Junior Faculty Development Award, University of Colorado, 1988

Honorable Mention, Charles H. Cooley Award, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 1987

Pre-Doctoral Traineeship, NIAAA, 1978-81

Alice Hohn Scholarship, University of California, San Diego, 1977-78

Phi Beta Kappa, Washington University, St. Louis, 1973

Summa Cum Laude, Washington University, St. Louis, 1973

Undergraduate Research Grant, Sloan Foundation, 1971-72

PRESENTED PAPERS

 Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “The Social Transformation of Self-Injury.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, New York , August 2007.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Self-Injury: Populations and Practice.” Paper presented to the faculty and students of the Department of Sociology, Cleveland State University , Cleveland , February 2007.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Self-Injury as Intrapersonal Violence: Debunking the Psycho-Medical Model.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles , CA , November 2006.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Impoverished, Dead, or Morally Corrupt: Should There Be a Sociology of Deviance?” Invited panelist at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia , PA , August 2005.

Adler, Patricia A. “The Career of Self-Injurers.” Talk given to the faculty and students of the Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale , April 2005.

Adler, Patricia A. “The Practical and Ethical Vicissitudes of Cyber-Research.” Paper presented at the Couch-Stone Symposium of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Boulder , February 2005.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Self-Injurers as Loners: The Social Organization of Solitary Deviance.” Talk given to the faculty and graduate students of the Department of Sociology, University of Southern California , January 2005. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter  Adler. “Transience and the Postmodern Self: The Geographic Mobility of Resort Workers.” Talk given to the faculty and students of the Department of Sociology, Skidmore College , October 2004. (Invited) 3 other smaller talks given over the same 2-day period.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Cutters as Loners: The Social Organization of Self-Injury.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco , CA , August 2004.

Adler, Patricia A. “The Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Preadolescent Cliques.” Talk given to the Carolina Consortium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, March, 2004. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Paradise Laborers.” Talk given to the faculty and graduate students at the Department of Sociology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, October 2003. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Legitimating Social Inequality: Stratification Hierarchies in Resort Banquet Work.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA, August 2003.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Evaluating Ethnographic Research.” Paper presented to the Danish National Institute for Social Research and the Department of Sociology of the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, December, 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “The Four Faces of Ethnography.” Paper presented to the Danish National Institute for Social Research and the Department of Sociology of the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, December, 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “The Joys of Research.” Paper presented to the faculty and graduate students at the Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, October 2002. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Atemporal Labor in Resorts: The Social Construction and Stratification of Commercial Time.” Paper presented to the faculty and graduate students at the Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, October 2002. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Atemporal Labor in Resorts: The Social Construction and Stratification of Commercial Time.” Paper presented to the faculty and graduate students at the Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, September 2002. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “The Four Faces of Ethnography.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “The Influence of David Pittman.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Chicago, IL, August 2002.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Female Self-Mutilation.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “Seasonality and the Ethnic Stratification of Contingency Labor.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. “The Reluctant Respondent.” Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 2001.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Resorts as Postmodern Organizations: Transience and Temporality in the Global Workforce," "Workshop on Ethnographic Methods," and "Conquering the Academic Job Market." Invited Talks given to the Department of Sociology, Emory University, September 2000.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Rhymicity and Seasonality in Resorts: The Social Construction of Commercial Time." Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC, August 2000.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Do University Lawyers and the Police Define our Research Value System?" Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, March 2000.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Fragmented Identity and the Drag Performer." Experimental multi-media ethnography presented at the annual Couch/Stone Symposium, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, St. Petersburg, January, 2000.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Resort Workers: Adaptations in the Leisure-Work Nexus." Presented to the faculty and graduate students at the University of New South Wales (Australia), August 1998. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Transience and the Postmodern Self: The Geographic Mobility of Resort Workers." Presented to the faculty and graduate students at the University of Western Sydney (Australia), August 1998. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Deviance and Postmodernism." Presented to the faculty and graduate students at the University of Sydney (Australia), August 1998. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Resort Workers: Adaptations in the Leisure-Work Nexus." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August 1998.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Careers in the Hospitality Industry: Manufacturing Leisure in Resort Work." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, April 1998.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "A Typology of Resort Workers." Presented to the Tourism Research Group at the University of Colorado School of Business, Boulder, CO, December 1997. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. "Ethnography Revisited: Jack Douglas and His Students." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Diego, April 1997. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Typologies and Patterns of Preadolescent Friendship Groups." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, August 1996.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler, "Preadolescent Clique Stratification and Dynamics: The Influence of Childhood as a Social Class." Distinguished Lego Lectureship presented at the University of Odense (Denmark), May 1996. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Friends and Enemies: Preadolescent Cliques and Children's Peer Culture." Paper presented at the University of Oslo, School of Social Sciences (Norway), at Volda University (Norway), and at the Norwegian Centre for Child Research (Trondheim, Norway), May 1996. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Preadolescent Clique Stratification and the Hierarchy of Identity." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL, 1996.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Exciting Research Moments." Alpha Kappa Delta induction ceremony. University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, April 1996. (Invited)

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "The Stratification of Friendship Groups." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC, 1995.

Adler, Patricia A. and Peter Adler. "Parent as Researcher: The Stigma of Researching in the Personal Life." Paper presented