Christopher K. Mrela
Sociologist, educator
Born Jul. 25,1950, Skawina, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; son of Henryk and Jadwiga (Szyprowska); married Lydia (Lewandowska); children: Marta, Suzanna.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1974; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1978.
Career: assistant prof., 1978-81, associate prof., director, Survey Research Center, 1981-85, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw; lecturer, Polish Workers Independent Trade Union - "Solidarnosc" University, Warsaw, 1980-81; senior researcher, Arizona State Government, Department of Health Services, Phoenix, 1986 -; adjunct prof., Department of Sociology, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1988 -.
Author, i.a.: Struktury organizacyjne. Analiza wielowymiarowa, 1983; The Crisis Problems in Poland, 1987; co-author, Los Intelectuales en la Sociedad de la Informacion, 1987, Closing the Decade: Arizona Health Status 1980-89, 1991; correspondent, editor, Media, Culture & Society, London-New York, 1982 -; numerous articles in international, United States and Polish professional journals.
Member of: European Group of Organization Studies; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.) (secretary, Arizona chapter, 1986-88).
Honors, i.a.: scholarships, London Graduate School of Business Studies (United Kingdom), 1979, Finnish Academy of Sciences, Helsinki School of Economy, 1982, Society Sciences Research Council (United Kingdom), 1983. Oxford University (United Kingdom), 1984, International and Area Studies, Harvard University (MA), 1985-86; research grant for international research project, Crises in Soviet-type Systems, Munich (Germany), 1985; Best Doctoral Dissertation, 1978, National Academy Award, 1979, Polish Academy of Sciences, Employee of the Year, Arizona State Government, 1989.
Languages: Polish, English, German.
Hobbies: reading, mountaineering, computer applications.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996