Joan Joanna Holmberg

Background

Holmberg, Joan Joanna was born on October 18, 1939 in New York City. Daughter of Harold August and Josephine (Schoener) Holmberg.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Mount St. Vincent U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, 1965; Bachelor, Mount St. Vincent U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, 1969; Master of Arts, Fordham University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Fordham University, 1977.

Career

Research assistant, Fordham University, Bronx, 1971-1976; assistant professor, Wagner College, S.I., New York, 1976-1980; associate professor, Wagner College, S.I., New York, 1980-1985; professor sociology and anthropology, Wagner College, S.I., New York, since 1985; chair department sociology, Wagner College, S.I., New York, since 1991. Board directors Sisters of Charity, New York Province, New York City, since 1988. CouncilorSister of Charity, Halifax, 1976-1982, 88-.

Achievements

• Joan Joanna Holmberg has been listed as a noteworthy Sociology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-founder, president Women Helping Women, New York City, since 1981. Member European Landscape Contractors Association Peaceand Justice Task Force, Chicago, since 1985. Member Queens Task Force AgainstDomestic Violence, since 1981, Queens Women's Center, since 1988.

Member American Sociological Association, Association for Humanistic Sociology, Eastern Sociological Society.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading.

Connections

Father:

Harold August Holmberg

Mother:

Josephine (Schoener) Holmberg