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Dr. Werum received the 2008 Emory Williams Award for Distinguished Teaching.
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Graduate News: Gianluca De Fazio

Gianluca De Fazio was awarded the Andrew Mellon Pre-Dissertation Fellowship.

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About the Department

Department of Sociology
Emory University
1555 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-7510
Fax: 404-727-7532

Department Administration

Bob Agnew
Chair of Sociology
Irene Browne
Director of Graduate Studies
Alex Hicks
Director of Graduate Recruitment
Jeff Mullis
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Irene Browne

Irene Browne Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-7508
FAX: 404-727-7508
E-MAIL: ibrown@emory.edu

OFFICE: 208 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1991

General Research Area: stratification, gender, work and occupations, poverty

Current Research: gender, race/ethnicity and inequality in urban labor markets.

Selected Publications: Browne, Irene and Rachel Askew. 2006. "Latinas at Work: Issues of Gender, Ethnicity and Class," in Gender, Ethnicity and Race in the Workplace Volume I. Browne, Irene and Joya Misra. 2003. "The Intersection of Gender and Race in the Labor Market." Annual Review of Sociology. Opportunities Lost? Race, Industrial Restructuring and Employment among Young Women Heading Households," Social Forces 2000; Latinas and African American Women at Work, (editor), Russell Sage Foundation, 1999; "Explaining the Black-White Gap in Labor Force Participation among Women Heading Households"American Sociological Review, 1997;

Selected Courses