Research Activity
- Chen,Angela Chia-Chen*, Adams,Karen Lee, Keith,Verna M, Le,Thuy-Kim Pham, Leong,Karen, Li,Wei. SGER Collaborative Research: Surviving Katrina and its Aftermath: A Comparative Analysis of Community Mobilization and Access to Emergency Relief. NSF-EHR(11/1/2005 - 9/30/2007).
- Keith,Verna M. Ministers' Health and Well-Being Survey. United Methodist Church(3/1/2004 - 12/31/2004).
- Brown,Alan R*, Chadwick,Gail S, Keith,Verna M, Nagasawa,Richard H, Wolf,Shapard. STATE PREVENTION NEEDS ASSESSMENT. AZ DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES(9/25/1998 - 9/24/2001).
Presentations
- Keith, Verna. Bringing the Color Back into Color-Blindness: The Significance of Studying Colorism in a Color-Blind Era. Annual Meetings, Association of Black Sociologists (Aug 2005).
- Keith, Verna. Gender, Complexion, and Emotional Well-Being." American Sociological Association. Thematic: American Sociological Association Annual Meetings (Aug 2005).
- Jones, Marcella, Keith, Verna. The Effects of Parental Abue and Affection on Adult Psychological Distress: Does Gender of Parent and Child Matter?. Society for the Study of Social Problems--San Francisco (Aug 2004).
- Jones, Marcella, Keith, Verna. The Effects of Parental Abuse and Affection in Childhood on Adult Self-Acceptance. 9th Internatinal Conference on Social Stress--Montreal (May 2004).
- Keith, Verna. A Colorstruck World: Colorism, Racism, and Sexism in the Lives of African American Women. Hierarchies of Color Conference. Center for Race and Gender, University of California, Berkeley
Service
- NIH, Social Psychology and Interpersonal Process (SPIP) Panel, Risk Prevention & Hlth Beh, Ad hoc Reviewer (2005 - Present)
- Sociologists for Women in Society and Association of Black Sociologists, Workshop participant (2004 - Present)
- University of Michigan--Summer Training Workshop on African American Aging Research, Program Faculty (2004 - Present)
- Sociologists for Women in Society, Sister-to-Sister Initiative (2003 - Present)
- A. Wade Smith Memorial Lecture Committee, Member (1998 - Present)
- Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, Scientific Reviewer (1997 - Present)
- Race and Society, Editorial Board (1996 - Present)
- Gender and Society, Editorial Board (2003 - 2009)
- American Sociological Review, Editorial Board (2005 - 2007)
- Association of Black Sociologists, Nominations Committee Member (2005 - 2007)
- Sociology, Personnel Committee Member (2005 - 2006)
- SSFD--Demography Search Committee, Member (2005 - 2006)
- Race and Society, Editorial Board (1996 - 2005)
- American Sociological Association, Member--Program Committee for Annual Meetings (2003 - 2004)
- American Sociological Association, Organizer and Presider: Thematic Session (2003 - 2004)
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Editorial Board (2000 - 2004)
- Department of Sociology, Chair (2000 - 2004)
- American Sociological Association, Organizer (with Mary Benin) refereed and infromal roundtables (2004 - 2004)