Professor Hildahl asks his students important questions about social issues. In his classroom, students ponder things like, “What are the most important social consequences of the Internet?” In this sort of discovery, students begin to see the complex and simple relationship between people. They discuss policies and behaviors, and their consequences. And while they are thinking, Professor Hildahl helps them realize their intellectual and professional achievements. What he likes best about his discipline is the process of discovering the simultaneous complexity and simplicity of social bonds between people. His students discover that seemingly simple policies or behaviors can have unexpected consequences.

Education:
1959     B.S. Iowa State University
1961     M.S. Iowa State University
1969     M.A. Cornell University
1971     Ph.D. Cornell University

Select Publications:
Hildahl, S. Review of World Culture: Origins and Consequences, by Frank
Lechner and John Boli. Choice, June, 2006

Hildahl, S. Review of Media Audiences and Identity: Self-Construction in the Fan Experience, by Steve Bailey. Choice, July, 2006.

Hildahl, S. Review of Reload: Rethinking Women + Cyberculture, ed. by Mary Flanagan and Austin Booth. Choice, December, 2002.

Hildahl, S. Review of Women Television Producers: Transformation of the Male Medium, by Robert S. Alley and Irby B. Brown. Choice, January, 2002.

Courses Taught:
Mass Media in Democratic Society
Interpersonal Communication
Social Implications of the Internet
Social Gerontology
Scandinavian Societies and the U.S.
Social Psychology
Criminology
Gender and the Family

Last updated: 08/15/2006