Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, 2002
M.A., Idaho State University, 1993
B.A., University of Calgary, 1989
Dr. Pamela Monaghan-Geerneart has been a member of the faculty in the department of history and social sciences at Northern State University since the fall of 2019. Her current research includes examining culturally appropriate delivery of health care services, increasing Native American student retention, and best practices in the scholarship of teaching.
Courses Taught
SOC 100 – Introduction to Sociology
Soc 261 – Human Sexuality
Soc 423 – Social Stratification
Soc 491 – Medical Sociology
Soc 350 – Race and Ethnic Relations
INDG 404 – Contemporary Issues in Native and Indigenous Communities
INED 411/511 – South Dakota Indian Studies
Research Interests
Home health care
Culturally congruent health care
Health care access
Native American student retention
Higher education pedagogy
Recent Publications
Monaghan-Geernaert, P.G. ( in press) Home health care – Paid Family or something else. In Advances in Gender Research. Demos and Segal Ed. Emerald Press.
Monaghan-Geernaert, P.G. ( 2019) Flipping the Classroom to Teach the Evaluation of Research Articles and the Development of Scientific Literacy Journal of Instructional Research Vol 8 (1) 62-70. 2019
Monaghan- Geernaert, P.G. Teaching in Times of Crisis. Newsletter Article: in Teaching and Learning Sociology, American Sociological Association. Spring, 2019
