Willow Sipling (she/her) is an organizational sociologist focusing her research and writing on organizational ethics, authoritarianism and fundamentalism, and conversion therapy.
Willow is a doctoral student and instructor of record in the Department of Sociology at Western Michigan University.
She spends her time working towards the material good and collective liberation of her community, by engaging in public-oriented capacity building and program management.
Her previous roles included service on a research project with the Kalamazoo Public Defender, as a researcher with the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, as a Senior HR Business Partner at the University of Notre Dame, and as Director of Workforce Transformation at Hubstaff.
EDUCATION
PhD (in Progress), Sociology, Western Michigan University
MA, Catholic Studies, University of St. Thomas (MN)
MTS, Biblical and Theological Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
BSc, Psychology, Liberty University
AA, Liberal Arts, Florida College
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Sociology and Political Science, Social Sciences, General Arts and Humanities, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Scholar Citations
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Scholar h-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Applying and Extrapolating Prophets of Deceit: Heuristics of ‘Agitator’Identification through Löwenthal and Guterman’s Analysis WM Sipling How to Critique Authoritarian Populism, 455 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 3
Sanctification W Sipling Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 2112-2115 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 1
Fundamentalist pastoral care W Sipling Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 933-935 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 1
Bernays, Horkheimer, and Adorno: Theory in the Age of Social Media W Sipling Political Propaganda, Advertising, and Public Relations: Emerging Research … , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 1
Divine Work as Sacramental Theology in Euthyphro W Sipling Roots: Tradition and the New , 2018 2018.0
REVIVING EUCHARISTIC SACRAMENTALISM: SEEING AND CELEBRATING W Sipling 2017.0
Emotive dissonance and being alienated from your own feelings W Sipling
Surplus value and knowledge work W Sipling
Knight of Cups as Scala Film W Sipling
Platform and Estranged Labor—Social Capital-ists, Influencers, and Digitally Mediated Communities W Sipling
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Applying and Extrapolating Prophets of Deceit: Heuristics of ‘Agitator’Identification through Löwenthal and Guterman’s Analysis WM Sipling How to Critique Authoritarian Populism, 455 , 2021 2021.0 Citations: 3
Sanctification W Sipling Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 2112-2115 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 1
Fundamentalist pastoral care W Sipling Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, 933-935 , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 1
Bernays, Horkheimer, and Adorno: Theory in the Age of Social Media W Sipling Political Propaganda, Advertising, and Public Relations: Emerging Research … , 2020 2020.0 Citations: 1
Divine Work as Sacramental Theology in Euthyphro W Sipling Roots: Tradition and the New , 2018 2018.0
REVIVING EUCHARISTIC SACRAMENTALISM: SEEING AND CELEBRATING W Sipling 2017.0
Emotive dissonance and being alienated from your own feelings W Sipling
Surplus value and knowledge work W Sipling
Knight of Cups as Scala Film W Sipling
Platform and Estranged Labor—Social Capital-ists, Influencers, and Digitally Mediated Communities W Sipling
