Carl M. Wahlstrom

Carl M. Wahlstrom is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Genesee Community, Batavia, New York. His teaching career began in 1975, and he retired from full-time teaching in 2012 after 37 years. In addition to teaching full-time at Genesee he served as a visiting lecturer at SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, New York. From 2012 to 2015, he continued teaching as an adjunct faculty member at both Genesee Community College and SUNY Geneseo. He has taught courses in sociology, psychology, human relations, learning strategies, and college success. In 2007, he was designated a State University of New York Distinguished Service Professor (the highest recognition SUNY can bestow on its faculty). He has also been the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creativity, the National Freshman Advocate Award, and several other teaching honors. Carl has a B.S in Sociology and an M.S. Ed. in Counselor Education from SUNY Brockport and an M.A in Sociology from the University of Bridgeport. Most recently he formed a consulting group with three colleagues to work with issues in higher education.

With Brian Williams he is coauthor of Learning Success, The Practical Student, The Urban Student, The Commuter Student, The Successful Distance Learning Student, and College to Career. He lives with his wife, Nancy, an employee benefits consultant, in the Finger Lakes region of New York.