Sarah L. Hoiland

(she//her)

Associate Professor of Sociology

“Hope is a discipline.” Mariame Kaba

Contact

718-518-6874

Academic Interests

gender, subcultures, abolition, parenting students, disability studies

Education

The New School for Social Research (MA, Ph.D. in sociology)

Gonzaga University (BA, sociology and criminal justice)

Publications

Hoiland, Sarah, Lee, JungHang, Valdes-Portela, Norberto, and Biao Jiang. (accepted). “Belonging and Academic Progress: A Two-Generation Model to Support Parenting Student,” Columbia Teachers College Record.

Hoiland, Sarah. (est. 2024). Righteous Sisterhood: Womens’ Search for Excellence and Camaraderie in a Motorcycle Club. Temple University Press. 

Hoiland, Sarah, Reyes, Silvia, and Antonios Varelas. (2020). “The impact of a Supplemental Instruction Program on Diverse Peer Leaders at a Two Year Institution.” Journal of Peer Learning. 13: 5-20. 

Hoiland, Sarah. (2018). “‘Impromptu fiesta’ or ‘havoc in Hollister’: A seventy-year retrospective.” International Journal of Motorcycle Studies

Wolfe, Kate S. and Sarah Hoiland. (2017). “Measuring numeracy in a community college context:  Assessing the reliability of the Subjective Numeracy Scale.” Numeracy 10, Iss. 2.: Article 6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5038/1936-4660.10.2.6  

Wolfe, Kate S., Hoiland, Sarah, L., Lyons, Catherine, Guevara, Carlos, Burrell, Kristopher, DiSanto Jacqueline, Figueroa, Sandy, Davis, Aaron, Poma, Iber, Rodriguez, Wilfredo, and Ridley, Linda. (2016). “Hostos Online Learning Assessment (HOLA):  A survey of student perceptions.” Hispanic Educational Technology Services Online Journal, 6(2).  

Selected Funding 

The National Science Foundation, HSI IUSE Grant. 2022-2026. $2,300,000.

Mellon/ ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowship. 2019-2020. $40,000.

“The Eugenio María de Hostos Drama in Education (DiE) Institute: Using Theater to Enhance Teaching.” Bridging Theory to Practice. 2019-2020. $6,000.

“Collaborative Research:  Numeracy Infusion for College Educators (NICE).” National Science Foundation. 2016-2019. #1644948. $103,020.

“Collaborative Community Arts for Dialogue, Reflection, and Energy (CADRE) in the Bronx.” Bridging Theory to Practice. 2017-2018. $30,000. 

Positions

Faculty, Prison-to-College Pipeline, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Faculty, Bard Prison Initiative, Bard College, *Non-CUNY
Professor, Polk State College, *Non-CUNY
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, Hostos Community College
Associate Professor of Sociology, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, Hostos Community College

Other

Hoiland, Sarah L. 2021. “Connecting Classroom to Community During COVID-19,” Teaching/ Learning Matters, Vol. 51, Iss. 2. 

Fellowships and Awards

2020 Barbara R. Walters Community College Faculty Award, Eastern Sociological Society

2019 Mellon/ American Community of Learned Societies (ACLS) Community College Faculty Fellow

2014 Visiting Scholar, MetroCITI Teaching Fellows Program, Columbia Teachers College

2012 Thelma Raley Endowed Teaching Chair Recipient, Polk State College