VITA: CARTER A. MERKLINGHAUS
(ANDERSON)
840 Nevada St. Bellingham, WA 98229
cartermerk1@gmail.com · 360-201-1742
EDUCATION
JUNE 2014
B.A. SOCIOLOGY-SOCIAL STUDIES, WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Minor in Spanish
DECEMBER 2015
M.A. SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
Thesis: Drug Use Among Military Men and Women: A Longitudinal Fixed-Effects Approach
JUNE 2018
PH.D. SOCIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
Dissertation: To Use or not to Use? Substance Abuse and Post-9/11 Veterans: The Impact of
Military Service on the Life Course
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SEPTEMBER 2014 – JUNE 2016
TEACHING ASSISTANT, SOCIOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Directed all of the following duties for each of the courses listed below. Instructed during weekly
discussion sections (which included producing and presenting lectures and lecture material from
weekly course meetings, developing and distributing assignments, facilitating discussions, and
hosting review sessions), created and proctored midterm and final exams, designed and
administered quizzes, evaluated and generated grades for all assignments and exams, and
attended weekly lectures and meetings with the lead professor.
COURSES:
• Social Problems (SOC 270), FALL 2014
• Race & Ethnic Relations (SOC 361), WIN 2015
• American Society (SOC 211), SPR 2015
• Intimate Relationships (SOC 351) FALL 2015
• Social Problems (SOC 270), WIN 2016
• Population & Society (SOC 311), SPR 2016
SUMMER 2016 AND SUMMER 2017
INSTRUCTOR, SOCIOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Lead instructor for the course SOC 201c/b: Introductory Topics in Sociology: The Self, Emotions, &
Society. Created stimulating and challenging coursework, projects, exercises, and lecture, while
utilizing media and other active-learning techniques to effectively engage and increase student
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learning. Crafted syllabi, lecture outlines, slides, exams, and all assignments. Presented lecture
material to students. Maintained a weekly online discussion board (Summer 2017). Evaluated all
assignments and exams.
WINTER 2017
INSTRUCTOR, SOCIOLOGY – WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Lead instructor of core sociology course SOC 304: Statistics for Sociology. Created stimulating and
challenging coursework, projects, exercises, and lecture, while utilizing media and other activelearning
techniques to effectively engage and increase student learning. Crafted syllabi, lecture
outlines, slides, exams, and all assignments. Presented lecture material to students. Evaluated all
assignments and exams.
WINTER 2019, SPRING 2019
INSTRUCTOR, SOCIOLOGY – WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Lead instructor of sociology course SOC 330: the Self, Emotions, & Society. Created stimulating
and challenging coursework, projects, exercises, and lecture, while utilizing median and other
active-learning techniques to effectively engage and increase student learning. Crafted syllabi,
lecture outlines, slides, exams, and all assignments. Presented lecture material to students.
Evaluated all assignments and exams.
FALL SEMESTER 2017, FALL SEMESTER 2018, SPRING SEMESTER 2019 – CURRENT/ONGOING
ONLINE INSTRUCTOR, SOCIOLOGY – BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Lead instructor of course SOC 102: Social Problems in an online format using Blackboard Learn as
the web-based instructional platform. Developed all physical and online materials for the course,
including weekly modules (guiding questions, overview, additional readings, rubrics, resources,
and lecture videos), examinations, discussion prompts, and audio-recorded lecture slides.
Facilitated and maintained creative discussion forum activities. Evaluated all assignments and
exams. I currently teach two sections every Fall and Spring semester.
FALL SEMESTER 2019, ONGOING
ONLINE INSTRUCTOR, SOCIOLOGY – BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Lead instructor of course SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology in an online format using Blackboard
Learn as the web-based instructional platform. Develop all physical and online materials for the
course, including weekly modules (guiding questions, overview, additional readings, rubrics,
resources, and lecture videos), examinations, discussion prompts, and audio-recorded lecture
slides. Facilitate and maintained creative discussion forum activities. Evaluated all assignments
and exams. I will be teaching one section this Fall 2019 and ongoing each Fall/Spring semester
henceforth.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2013 – SEPTEMBER 2014
RESEARCH AIDE, SOCIOLOGY – WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Participated in projects funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development, led by Jay Teachman and Lucky Tedrow, Department of
Sociology, Center for Social Science Instruction/Demographic Research Laboratory. Collaborated
on research, attended conferences, and published research findings in a journal or poster format.
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JULY 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015
RESEARCH AIDE, SOCIOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Under the supervision of Dr. Alexes Harris. Proofread and edited final drafts and updated all
bibliographic material for Dr. Harris’ recent publication, “A Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions
as Punishment for the Poor.” Drafted and submitted Institutional Review Board documents and
negotiated IRB requests for the in-progress research project on marijuana markets in Seattle.
Organized and directed participating undergraduate researchers to begin preliminary data
collection, including business and individual recruitment, as well as one-on-one interviews
sessions.
JULY 2015 –JUNE 2016
ADVISING OFFICE ASSISTANT, CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING –
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Assisting the advising office with all clerical and organizational needs, including copying, filing,
scanning, mail distribution, event planning and implementation, photo-day, and maintenance of
the UWCEE blog (posting job opportunities, upcoming events, etc.). Used basic advising programs
(Electronic Academic Records System and Keynes Student Database) to assist with new and
continuing major files.
MARCH 2016 – JUNE 2017
ACADEMIC ADVISER, SOCIOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Met and corresponded individually with sociology majors and prospective majors on matters
related to academic progress, major requirements, career planning, etc. Assisted with the
organization and administration of the Office of Student Services events, including quarterly new
major orientations and the annual Sociology graduation ceremony. Coordinated with and
assisted other staff members in the Office of Student Services to ensure excellent service
provisions for students, faculty, and other staff members. Referred students to relevant
department and extra-departmental resources for additional support. Maintained the Sociology
Department Blog, with weekly postings and a weekly e-newsletter to keep students informed of
current events, courses, and jobs and internships relevant to sociology. Basic office duties
(scanning, copying, writing letters of recommendation, staff meetings, minutes, etc.).
AUGUST 2016 – SEPTEMBER 2016
WEB DEVELOPMENT, CENTER FOR STATISTICS AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (CSSS) –
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Temporary staff position where I updated, organized, and refreshed the affiliated faculty pages
on the CSSS website. Updated the PhD completion spreadsheets with current information on the
website vs. faculty websites, downloaded pictures and modified, then uploaded to the current
website. Created spreadsheets with historical enrollments for CSSS.
JANUARY 2016 – SEPTEMBER 2017
WEB DEVELOPMENT, CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING – UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON
Created and maintained a webpage for the Freshwater/Mountain to Sea Initiative group within
the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Created distinct pages within the host
website, updated and posted events, maintained personnel pages, and formatted the structure
of the website. Coordinated with Freshwater faculty to add any additional components to the
site. Updated and managed mailing lists for the group
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JULY 2017 – AUGUST 2017
ECAMPUS TEACHING ONLINE SEMINAR, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT – BOISE STATE
UNIVERSITY
Analyzed characteristics of online students, instructors, and the online learning environment.
Applied theoretical underpinnings and “best practice” principles to online teaching. Researched
institutional policies, procedures, guidelines, and support resources related to online teaching
and learning. Examined strategies to effectively communicate with students and convey
instructor presence online. Examined strategies for building and facilitating an online learning
community. Examined pedagogical approaches and assessment methods to facilitate online
learning. Utilized technology to effectively deliver and facilitate an online course (including
Google Meet Up, Conference Calls, Video lectures, YouTube, and Blackboard Learn). Developed
an online teaching philosophy and professional development plan.
NOVEMEBER 2017 – AUGUST 2018
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, SUN
VALLEY RESORT
General office duties, including answering multi-line phones, scheduling appointments, arranging
travel and flights/flight transport, ordering plaques and framing, note-taking/minutes, mail
duties, and other general errands. Processing and tracking donations from the Sun Valley
Company to local organizations in the community, Idaho, and other parts of the country. Reside
on the Dorm Committee to help plan and create employee bill of rights, housing agreements,
rules and regulations, and other logistics of the new employee housing for 2018. Create and
maintain a master calendar of events, dining and recreational hours, and operations for the
resort each week. Understanding of general office equipment and programs (Microsoft Office,
Google Documents, Outlook), printing on various size paper/cards/envelopes, scanning, copying,
etc.
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2014 Outstanding Graduating Senior in
Sociology, Western Washington University
• Member of Alpha Kappa Delta; International
Honor Society
• Honored by a recent WWU graduate with a gift
to the Foundation Annual Scholarship Fund
• Cum Laude, Class of 2014, Western
Washington University
• First of cohort to complete Ph.D. from
University of Washington
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
• Alpha Kappa Delta | International Honor Society
• Association for Applied & Clinical Sociology
• Pacific Sociological Association
• WWU Demography Club Treasurer
• Population Association of America
• American Sociological Association | Peace,
War, & Social Conflict Subsection
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Demography & Population Studies
• Military Service
• Gender
• Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
• Substance Use/Abuse
• Social-Psychology
• Life Course
• Identity
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS RESEARCH
• Participated in projects regarding the investigation of the short- and long-term effects of military
service on the lives of young men and women using data from the National Longitudinal Survey
of Youth, 1997. This project was funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, led by Jay Teachman and Lucky Tedrow,
Department of Sociology, Center for Social Science Instruction/Demographic Research Laboratory
at Western Washington University
• MA Thesis research on the effects of military service on the life course, looking specifically at
drug use, and whether or not any gender differences are prevalent. This project was a
quantitative approach to analyzing military service.
• Early data gathering, IRB application, and miscellaneous research assistant duties with Dr. Alexes
Harris and several other graduate and undergraduate students, focusing on the changing
legalization of the marijuana market and its effects on consumers and sellers in all markets
(recreational, medical, legal), particularly for people of color. June 2015 through June 2016.
• Principle Investigator for the Military Life UW Study (dissertation research). Involvement in all
stages, including creating materials for IRB submission (confidentiality agreements, materials,
etc.), interview protocol and survey questionnaires (and implementation in online form via
Google Forms), preliminary testing, recruitment (poster and business card creation, distribution
of flyers in person across Washington State and online via social media, selection of
counties/towns and locations to distribute to), one-on-one interviews in person and via videocalling,
data analysis both qualitative and quantitative, coding, supervision of undergraduate
student research team, and writing three linked-journal articles based on findings. Successful
completion of Dissertation Prospectus Defense (12/2016) and Final Defense (5/2018).
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED & CLINICAL SOCIOLOGY
ALCOHOL USE ACROSS VETERAN STATUS AND GENDER
Portland, OR, October 3-5, 2013
Author: Carter Anderson (Merklinghaus)
2014 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PACIFIC SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
A NOTE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MILTIARY SERVICE & CHILDBEARING
Portland, OR, March 27-30, 2014
Author: Jay Teachman, Lucky Tedrow, and Carter Anderson (Merklinghaus)
Funded by Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
2014 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE POPULATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
A NOTE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MILITARY SERVICE & ALCOHOL USE
Boston, MA May 1-3, 2014
Author: Jay Teachman, Lucky Tedrow, and Carter Anderson (Merklinghaus)
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Funded by the WWU Demography Club
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS
• Jay Teachman, Carter Anderson (Merklinghaus), and Lucky Tedrow. (2014). Military Service and
Alcohol Use in the United States. Armed Forces and Society, 1-14.
• Jay Teachman, Lucky Tedrow, and Carter Anderson (Merklinghaus). (2015). The Relationship
between Military Service and Childbearing for Men and Women. Sociological Perspectives, 1-14.
BOOK CHAPTERS
• Jay Teachman, Carter Anderson (Merklinghaus), and Lucky Tedrow. (2014). Demographic
Changes: Age at First Marriage. In M.J. Coleman & L.H. Ganong (Eds.). The Social History of the
American Family: An Encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
PAPERS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW/IN PROGRESS
• Currently reviewing solo-authored MA thesis, Drug Use Among Military Men and Women: A
Longitudinal Fixed-Effects Approach, for future publication
• Reviewing and revising dissertation chapters into three linked journal articles for future publication