Faculty Profile for Lisa Anne Lamb Weber
Biography Section
Biography and Education
I am originally from Miami; I grew up in a very fast paced city with enormous diversity. I was always a people watcher and became interested in group dynamics and all the various ways in which we relate and intersect with our environment.In 1995 I moved to Texas and enrolled at the University of Texas in San Antonio as a non-traditional returning student. I received my B.A. in Sociology in 1999 and my M.A. in 2000. By the spring of 2001, I earned my online teaching certification and soon thereafter I began teaching at Texas State University.
Research Interests
In the past, I conducted research using a snowball sample consisting of one-on-one interviews with former drug addicts and alcoholics who were recovering members of a twelve-step group. These taped recorded interviews can be found in my online course, Drugs and society. In my research I focused on two things: the problem of substance abuse and the solution to substance abuse.I am also interested in how technology can promote equal access to education and ultimately jobs. In an effort to examine this relationship more closely I conducted research which resulted in a report titled, ‘The Benefits of Online Learning: an Overview of the Online Classroom.’ This research shows that online education has made higher education more accessible to all.
Selected Service Activities
Member
Workload Committee
2020-2021
Participant
Commencement Ceremony
December 11, 2021-December 11, 2021
Member
Department Faculty Profile Committee
September 2019-December 2019
Member
Library Committee
January 2019-December 2019
Member
Technology and Web Presence Committee
August 2018-August 2019