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- Title
- Associate Professor
- Department
- Sociology
- Location
- O'Donohoe Hall
- Room
- 134
- Bio
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Isaac Christiansen is an associate professor in MSU's Department of Sociology, Texas. He conducts research on health inequalities, sociology of development, and other issues related to Marxist political economy and sociology. As a Marxist sociologist, he is very interested in studying socialist development models, the generation of economic crises under capitalism, and imperialism. His work has been published in World Review of Political Economy, International Critical Thought, The International Journal of Cuban Studies, and The Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis.
| Institution | Degree | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University | Ph.D. in Sociology | 2015 |
| Iowa State University | M.S. | 2010 |
| Drake University | B.A. | 2000 |
| Employer | Position | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern State University | Assistant Professor | 08/01/2017 | |
| DMACC | Adjunct Instructor | 01/01/2017 | 05/01/2017 |
| Grandview | Adjunct Instructor | 03/01/2016 | 05/01/2016 |
| Iowa State University | Graduate Teaching Assistant Spanish | 01/01/2014 | 05/01/2015 |
| Iowa State University | Sociology Instructor (Assistantship) | 01/01/2013 | 05/01/2013 |
| Grand View University | Adjunct Instructor | 08/01/2011 | 05/01/2012 |
| Iowa State University | Research Assistant | 01/01/2011 | 08/01/2011 |
| DMACC | Adjunct Instructor | 08/01/2010 | 12/01/2010 |
| Iowa State University | Research Assistant | 06/01/2009 | 08/01/2009 |
| Iowa State University | Teaching Assistant | 08/01/2008 | 12/01/2009 |
| The Principal Financial Group | Investor Specialist II | 08/01/2004 | 08/01/2008 |
| Peace Corps | Peace Corps Volunteer | 07/01/2003 | 05/01/2004 |
| Employee and Family Resources | Male Responsibility Project Educator | 02/01/2002 | 03/01/2003 |
Commodified Healthcare, Profits, Priorities and the Disregard for Life under Capitalism
Christiansen, Isaac. 2024. “Commodified Healthcare, Profits, Priorities and the Disregard for Life under Capitalism†Pp 223-233 in the Routledge Handbook for the Political Economy of Health and Healthcare. Routledge.
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Equitable Development: A Look at the Thought of Cheng Enfu
Christiansen, Isaac and P. Mike Rattanasengchanh. 2023. “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Equitable Development: A Look at the Thought of Cheng Enfu†Deniz Kizilcec Editor. Pp 19-39 in Innovative Marxist School in China: Comments by International Scholars on Cheng Enfu’s Academic Thoughts. Canut International Publishers. Berlin.
Linkages between Economic and Military Imperialism
Christiansen, Isaac. 2020. "Linkages between Economic and Military Imperialism". World Review of Political Economy. 11(3) 337-356.
Awareness of U.S. Empire and Militarist Ideology: A Survey of College Students from a Southwestern University in the United States
Christiansen, Isaac, Suheyl Gurbuz and Beverly Stiles. 2020. “Awareness of U.S. Empire and Militarist Ideology: A Survey of College Students from a Southwestern University in the United States” International Critical Thought. DOI:10.1080/21598282.2020.1744177
Human Resources for Health and Health Outcomes in Cuba: An Analysis of their Distributions over Time and Space
Christiansen, Isaac and David Leonard. 2019. “Human Resources for Health and Health Outcomes in Cuba: An Analysis of their Distributions over Time and Space” International Journal of Cuban Studies. 11(2) 200-227
Health and Development Challenges: A Nested Typology of 123 Developing Countries
Christiansen, Isaac. 2019. “Health and Development Challenges: A Nested Typology of 123 Developing Countries” International Critical Thought. 9(2): 297-313
Accessibility and Health: An International Analysis of Government Expenditure, Socioeconomic Development and Infant Mortality
Christiansen, I. Z., & Mazur, R. 2018. "Accessibility and Health: An International Analysis of Government Expenditure, Socioeconomic Development and Infant Mortality". Journal of Critical Thought and Praxis, 7 (2). Retrieved from https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/jctp/vol7/iss2
Commodification of Health Care and Its Consequences
Christiansen, Isaac. 2017. “Commodification of Health Care and Its Consequences”. World Review of Political Economy. Vol. 8 No. 1