Jan Marie Fritz , PhD

Dr. Jan Marie Fritz is a Professor in the School of Planning (and affiliated with the Department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies and the Department of Sociology) at the University of Cincinnati as well as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. She has been a Fulbright Scholar at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Human Rights and International Studies at the Danish Institute of Human Rights in Copenhagen, Denmark and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. She has received many awards including the DAAP College Award (University of Cincinnati) for Outstanding Research and Creative Work, the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology, the Ohio Mediation Association’s Better World Award for a distinguished career in mediation and awards from the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology and the practice division of the American Sociological Association.  She is a past Vice-President of the International Sociological Association (ISA), the lead representative of the ISA to the United Nations and a member of the ISA Executive Committee.  She was  the founder and convener of the Cincinnati for CEDAW Community Coalition (CCCC) that led to a Gender Study of Cincinnati's city administration and the establishment of the Mayor of Cincinnati's Gender Equality Task Force.  She was appointed by the Mayor to be a member of the Task Force.  She also was appointed by the director of the US Environmental Protection Agency to be member of two US EPA advisory councils.  She currently is a member of NEJAC - the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.  She has written or edited more than 130 publications including the award-winning International Clinical Sociology, “Special Education Mediation in the United States,”  “Women, Peace, Security and the National Action Plans, “Addressing Environmental Racism,”  “Including Sociological Practice” inThe Shape of Sociology for the 21st Century, “Practicing Sociology: Clinical Sociology and Human Rights,” Moving Toward a Just Peace: The Mediation Continuum, (with Jacques Rhéaume) the award-winning Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives and (with Tina Uys) Clinical Sociology for Southern Africa.  She edits Springer's Clinical Sociology book series.

B.A.: Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio,

M.A. in Sociology: Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio,

Ph.D. in Sociology: American University Washington, D.C.,

Social Intervention/Clinical Sociology; Conflict Analysis and Intervention (particularly mediation, facilitation, coaching); Status of Women and Girls; Organizational Development; Health Promotion; Policy Analysis; Cultural Competency; Inequality/Justice Issues/Environmental Justice; Qualitative Research

1993 -To Present Professor, Associate Professor, (Doctoral Seminar in Research Design; Mediation Skills; Social Science Research; Gender and Violence; Community Intervention; Organizational Theory and Behavior; Social Justice and the City; Social Structure and Change; Leadership for Community Change; Politics and Ethics; Environmental Dispute Resolution; Directed Studies; Planning Workshop; Introduction to Graduate Research: Qualitative Research Methods), University of Cincinnati, School of Planning and affiliated with the Department of Sociology and the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio

1993 - Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Health Planning and Administration , (Clinical Sociology Workshop; Graduate Thesis I; Graduate Thesis II; Social Planning; Preparation for Residency; Preparation for Internship; Ethical Issues in Planning; Residencies; Internships; Social Policy and Long-Term Care; Cultural Diversity and Health Behavior; Health and Human Behavior), University of Cincinnati, School of Planning , Cincinnati, Ohio

01-2014 -12-2016 Visiting Professor, , University of Johannesburg, Department of Sociology, Johannesburg, South Africa

1989 -1993 Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, (Racial and Cultural Minorities; Group Dynamics; The Study of Society; Sex Roles: The Life Cycle; Clinical Sociology; Community Organization; Internship in Sociology and Social Work; Independent Study; Senior Honors), California State University, Department of Sociology, San Bernardino, California

1986 -1989 National Cancer Institute Science Associate, (cancer prevention and control research and intervention; seminars and workshops; internal consulting); On assignment (1988-89) at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine; Loma Linda, California , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, NCI Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Washington, D.C.

-1985 Academic Director, Assistant Professor, (Justice Seminar I and II; Internship Seminar) , The American University, School of Justice,

01-1980 -01-1981 Program Analyst, (Analyzed selected problems involving the Department’s programs along with options for improving the benefit or eligibility structures and administrative practices. Prepared analyses of significant social and economic trends which may affect the programs and constituencies of the Department. Assisted in managing the development of the Department’s fiscal year 1981 and 1982 legislative programs, including the review and justification of proposals and the preparation of bill drafting specifications. , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,

1975 -1985 Assistant Professor, Instructor, Sex Roles, Social Psychology, Clinical Sociology, Small Group Dynamics, Social Theory, Introduction to Sociology, Social Conflict, Psychological Anthropology, Community Involvement Seminar: Internships; Graduate Program in Liberal Studies: Humanizing the Social Sciences; Aging in Industrial Societies; Women, Men and Society, Georgetown University, Department of Sociology,

-1976 Lecturer , (Introduction to Sociology), The American University,

01-1971 -05-1971 Instructor , (Sociology of the Family), Dunbarton College, Washington, D.C.

1970 - Instructor for the Summer Conference in Sociology for Secondary School Social Science Teachers, (6-hour graduate credit course supported by the National Science Foundation and the American Sociological Association),

09-1968 -06-1970 Teaching Assistant, The American University, Washington, D.C.

2010 -2013 Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg, Centre for Sociological Research, Johannesburg, South Africa

2016 -2017 Fulbright Role:Fulbright US Scholar at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary Completed Type:Grant

2016 -2016 UC International Faculty-Led Study Abroad Mentoring Grant Completed

2015 -2016 UC Third Century Fellowship and Research Grant

2012 -2013 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (Washington, DC)

2011 -2012 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Human Rights and International Studies at the Danish Institute for Human Rights in Copenhagen, Denmark

2011 American Scandinavian Foundation Research Grant, Halen Lee and Emil Lassen Fund

Investigators:Jan Marie Fritz 2020 -2021 UC Faculty Development Grant Research about Environmental and Women/Peace/Security Initiatives in Iceland Active Level:International

Investigators:Jan Marie Fritz 2020 -2020 UC International Incentive Grant Peace Studies: Collaborative Research, Publications and Projects (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) Role:PI

Invited Presentations

(02-16-2016. ) Keynote speaker on gender and environmental issues for international conference on Globalisation, Environment and Social Justice .Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.

(02-22-2016. ) Invited speaker about sociological practice .Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. Level:University

(02-04-2016. ) Invited speaker about social impact assessment and conflict .University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa .

(2015. ) Keynote presentations on gender equality requested by representatives of the Taiwan government .Taipei, nantou and Kaohsiung City, Taiwan,

Jan Marie Fritz (02-2021. ) Environmental Injustice: Incarceration in the United States .International Sociological Association Forum, Level:International

Jan Marie Fritz (11-20-2020. ) UN Security Council Resolution 1325: National Action Plans and Local Initiatives .University of Perugia (Italy) international conference on children at risk in armed conflict, Level:International

Jan Marie Fritz (11-12-2020. ) Community Interventions for Environmental Resilience .Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Level:International

Jan Marie Fritz (10-09-2020. ) The National Action Plans based on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 .Webinar hosted by the publisher Licosia in Italy, Level:International

Jan Marie Fritz (09-16-2020. ) Key Issues and Evolutions in Gender Research .University of Cape Coast (Ghana) Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation, Level:International

Jan Marie Fritz (02-05-2020. ) Women Mediators in Peacemaking Processes .University of Cape Coast (Ghana), Level:Local

Jan Marie Fritz (02-05-2020. ) UN Security Council Resolution 1325; Ghana's National Action Plan for Women and Girls; and Land Rights .University of Cape Coast (Ghana), Level:University

Jan Marie Fritz (10-19-2019. ) Environmental Justice Issue and U.S. Prisons .Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology annual conference, Portland, Oregon. Level:International

Jan Marie Fritz (03-21-2019. ) Inclusive Peacebuilding and Women Mediators .Parallel event for the meeting of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women, New York City, New York. Level:International

2016 -2017 Fulbright U.S. Scholar at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary

2012 -2013 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

2012 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from a division of the International Sociological Association for International Clinical Sociology

2011 -2012 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Human Rights and International Studies at the Danish Institute for Human Rights in Copenhagen, Denmark

2011 Ohio Mediation Association Better World Award for a distinguished career as a mediator

08-15-2010 American Sociological Association Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology

2008 Faculty Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Work from the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning

2002 -2007 Fulbright Senior Specialist (roster listing)

2018 -2022 Member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Level:National

2018 -2019 Member of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2017 -2020 member of the Cincinnati, Ohio Mayor's Gender Equality Task Force Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio

2017 -2017 Jewish Federations of North America scholarship to take part in a seminar/study tour on conflict, peacemaking and peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine

2016 -2016 two Inter-Country Travel grants for presentations in Poznan and Warsaw; Poland-American Fulbright Commission

2016 -2016 Inter-Country Lecturing Grant in London; UK-American Fulbright Commission

2016 -2016 Lester F. Ward Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied and Clinical Sociology; Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology

2016 -2016 William Foote Whyte Distinguished Career Award; Sociological Practice and Public Sociology division of the American Sociological Association

2015 -2016 Third Century Fellowship for research about national action plans for women and girls; Presidential Initiative at the University of Cincinnati

International Sociological Association; Research Committee 08/ History of Sociology, Research Committee 26/ Sociotechnics and Sociological Practice, Research Committee 32/ Women in Society, Research Committee 46/ Clinical Sociology,

International Sociological Association Thematic Group3/Human Rights and Global Justice

Association for Conflict Resolution; Sections:Education, Environment and Public Policy, International, Workplace, Ombuds/Ombudsman,

American Sociological Association; Sections: Sociological Practice and Public Sociology, History of Sociology, Peace/War/Social Conflict, Human Rights, Disabilities; Sex and Gender,

Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology,

The Ohio Mediation Association,

American Planning Association,

South African Sociological Association,

Mediators Beyond Borders International (climate and education committees),

Languages:
Polish -  studied 1972-73, 1974-76
Swedish - studied 1971-72
French -  studied 1956-59, 1969 (graduate examination in French as a tool of research)
Spanish - studied 1962-64
Italian - studied 1995-96,