Karen Hegtvedt

Chair & Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-7517
FAX: 404-727-7517
E-MAIL: khegtv@emory.edu

OFFICE: 227 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., University of Washington, 1984

General Research Area: Social psychology, socialization, emotions, literature.

Current Research: Legitimacy and justice; perceptions of justice for others.

Selected Publications:

"Justice Frameworks" (2006) in Contemporary Social Psychological Theories (ed. Peter Burke).

"Doing justice to the group: Examining the roles of the group in justice research" (2005) in Annual Review of Sociology.

"Justice beyond the individual: A future with legitimation" with Cathryn Johnson (2000) in Social Psychology Quarterly.

Selected Courses

• SOC 103: Introduction to Human Socialization
• SOC 190: Introduction to Human Socialization (Freshman Seminar)
• SOC 245: Individual and Society
• SOC 324: Literature and Society
• SOC 465: Social Interaction Processes
• SOC 553: Evaluatons in Social Interaction
• SOC 767: Teaching Sociology