Research

Publications

• Koch, Bradley A. et al. 2024. "2023 Illinois Educator Supply and Demand Report." Illinois State Board of Education.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2023. “Retention of Special Education Teachers.” Illinois State Board of Education.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2021. “‘Native American/Indian, Asian/Oriental, Latino/Hispanic…Who Cares?’: Language and the Power of Self-Definition” Pp. 259-268 in Getting Real About Race: Hoodies, Mascots, Model Minorities, and Other Conversations, 3rd ed. Edited by S. McClure and C. Harris. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2014. “Who Are the Prosperity Gospel Adherents? [PDF]” The Journal of Ideology 36:1-46.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2009. The Prosperity Gospel and Economic Prosperity: Race, Class, Giving, and Voting. Indiana University, Doctoral Dissertation.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2007. Review of God, Sex, and Politics: Homosexuality and Everyday Theologies, by Dawne Moon. Sociology of Religion 68:114-5.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2005. "Religious Affiliates vs. Non-Affiliates: The Varying Effects of Family on Attitudes about Homosexuality" Indiana University, Masters Thesis.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2002. "The Don of the Box-Office: American Anti-Immigrant Sentiment and the Popularity of Mafia Movies" Belmont University, Baccalaureate Thesis.

Presentations

• Koch, Bradley. 2022. “Mask-wearing and Social-psychological Factors in the College Classroom.” Birmingham, AL: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• McClure, Stephanie, Bradley Koch, et al. 2022. “Making the Invisible Visible – Teaching  Inequality through an Intersectional Lens [Panel] Thursday [Panel].” Birmingham, AL: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley. 2021. “Facebook as a Replacement for Learning Management Systems.” Virtual: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley. 2019. “Collectively Creative Sociology as Pedagogy: Writing an Original Song in a Sociology of Music Course.” Atlanta, GA: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley. 2018. “Promise and Pitfalls of a Group-based Social Problems Course.” New Orleans, LA: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• McClure, Stephanie, Bradley Koch, et al. 2017. “Tools and Tips for Facilitating Difficult Dialogues in the Undergraduate Sociology Classroom [Panel].” Greenville, SC: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley. 2016. “Religious Socialization, Belonging, and Apostasy: Who Becomes a Fan of Heavy Metal Music?” Atlanta, GA: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley, Stephanie McClure, and Sandra Godwin. 2015. “Facilitating Faculty Research with the Senior Capstone Sequence.” New Orleans, LA: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley, Benjamin Coke,* Anais Hardon,* Victoria Maddox,* Meghan Marzullo,* and Joseph Morovich.* 2014. “Re-appropriating the Devil’s Music: Christian Identities and Aggressive Musics.” Charlotte, NC: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley A., Sarah Friedman, and Marni Brown. 2013. “The ‘War on Christmas’: Teaching about Christian Privilege.” Atlanta, GA: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2012. “Using Participant-observation to Teach the Sociology of Religion.” New Orleans, LA: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley A. and Julia Oliver.* 2011. “The Varying Rates of Progressivization for American Religious Traditions: Attitudes about Same-sex Relations over Time.” Jacksonville, FL: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2010. “Penny-Pinching for Prosperity: The Prosperity Gospel and Monetary Giving Habits.” Atlanta: Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2008. “The Prosperity Gospel and Economic Prosperity.” Louisville, KY: Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.

• Harger, Brent and Bradley A. Koch. 2008. “A Head Start at Meeting Expectations: Parental Attitudes and Needs in a College Town.” Boston: Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2006. “Denomination and Class: Disentangling the Effects of Education.” Montreal: Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

• Koch, Bradley A. 2005. “Religion, Family Structure, and Attitudes about Homosexuality.” Charlotte, NC: Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.

* - undergraduate student