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Lilika Belet

Instructor

(719) 502-3300 | lilika.belet@pikespeak.edu

Box C17, Centennial | PCE-F300

Background

I hold a PhD in Educational Leadership, Research, and Policy and I also earned my Master of Arts in Sociology along with a graduate certificate in Teaching Sociology, both from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). I hold a Bachelor of Science in Social Theory, Social Structure, and Change from Empire State College, NY, and an Associate of Arts in Social Science from Jefferson Community College, NY.

Since 2015, I have had the privilege of teaching at Pikes Peak State College (PPSC), and since 2014, I have also taught at UCCS. In addition, I am the Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator for Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs. I have taught in numerous school districts as a Concurrent Enrollment instructor and in community colleges across the Front Range area.

I enjoy bringing fresh perspectives to traditional subjects and engaging students in unique and thought-provoking ways.

Classes Taught

  • Sociology of Deviant Behavior (PPSC)

  • Introduction to Sociology (PPSC, UCCS, and Arapahoe Community College)

  • Folklore and the Paranormal (UCCS)

  • Sociology of the Zombie Apocalypse (UCCS)

  • Sociology of Comic Books (UCCS)

  • Communities in a Global Environment (UCCS)

  • Research Methods (UCCS)

  • Understanding Social Change (UCCS)

  • Introduction to Race and Ethnic Groups (UCCS)

Publications

  • Publication: "Changing the World: How Comic Books and Graphic Novels Can Shift Teaching" (2023), Humanity & Society.

  • Publication: "Podcast Review: Cults" (2020), Teaching Sociology.

  • Reviewer: Teaching Sociology (2021 – 2024).

  • Reviewer: "You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like a Sociologist" (2019, 6th edition) by Dalton Conley.

  • Presenter: Eastern Sociological Society Conference (2020).

  • Presenter: National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (2019).

  • Presenter: Western Social Science Association Conference (2014).