Ron Mize is currently Assistant Professor of Development Sociology and Latino Studies at Cornell University. More information about his research can be found at: http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/cals/devsoc/people/faculty.cfm?netId=rlm6... . Ron's partner, Chris Batman-Mize, is a social worker whose recently defended MSW thesis draws out the implications of Freire's critical pedagogy approach for a more activist social work praxis. They have two wonderful children (Tori-12 and Theo-8) and reside in upstate New York.