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Gary M. Grossman

Associate Professor and Director, Global Technology and Development

Contact Information


Office: Santa Catalina (SANCA) 251L
Phone: (480) 727-1533
Fax: (480) 727-1529
E-Mail: Gary.Grossman@asu.edu


Education


Ph.D., Sociology, Purdue University, 1985
M.S., Sociology, Purdue University, 1977
A.B., Raymond College, University of the Pacific, 1971


Areas of Specialization
  • Social Differentiation (Political Sociology, Social Stratification, Social Movements)
  • Research Methods and Statistics
  • International Business and Management
  • Training and Development
  • Institutional Change
  • International Education Research

 

Biography


Dr. Grossman, Director of the Global Technology and Development (GTD) program and Associate Professor, offers more than three decades of experience in the management of social, education, technology, and employment and training projects in the United States and abroad. He joined the faculty of Arizona State University (ASU) in 1994. Experienced in the administration of World Bank, U.S. Government and privately funded projects, Dr. Grossman also led the development of a unique transdisciplinary, transnational major in ASU's Master of Science in Technology program. This degree concentration, entitled 'Global Technology and Development', features the combined perspectives of social science research and emerging technological models and is aimed at providing students an opportunity to explore the critical questions of globalization, commerce, sustainable development, information technology, transportation, education, and biotechnology which affect all nations. Dr. Grossman is internationally recognized for leadership in his areas of interest and has built his career on the mutuality of interests between higher education and the needs of the society of which it is a part, both in his native country and around the world. Dr. Grossman was awarded a Fulbright Grant from 2002-2004 and spent that period engaged in research and teaching at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He is currently engaged in research based on that experience that explores linkages between technology, education, and development.

 

Research


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