Dr. Scott Monsma

Education:
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., University of Pittsburgh
B.A., Geneva College

712-707-7088
monsma@nwciowa.edu

A champion of social justice, Dr. Monsma is a frequent presenter at Association of Christians Teaching in Sociology conferences and has served as the organization's president. He also has led students on study abroad trips to Taiwan and three times to the Sultanate of Oman. He was selected to receive Northwestern's Teaching Excellence Award in 2014 and 2025.

+Publications and presentationsStrangers Behind Bars: Examining the System of Mass Incarceration. Chapter 7 in the book "Strangers and Scapegoats: Extending God's Welcome to Those on the Margins" by Matthew Vos (August 2022), Baker Academic On the Journey: Reflections on the Intersections of Sociology and Christianity¸ published in Volume 10, #1 (2020) of the Journal of Sociology and Christianity. Interfaith Dialog: Motivation and Practice, published in Volume 8, #1 (2018) of the Journal of Sociology and Christianity. Faithful Betrayal, published in Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought. January/February 2018 (Re)telling the fragmented story of Michal, published in Volume 3, #2 (2013) of the Journal for the Sociological Integration of Religion and Society

+MembershipsAmerican Sociological Association Association of Christians Teaching Sociology Society for the Study of Linguistic Subversion

+HonorsTeaching Excellence Award, Northwestern College, 2014 Finalist for Teaching Excellence Award, Northwestern College, 2004, 2008, 2009