Kali-Ahset Amen
Degree: B.A., Columbia University (African Studies); M.A., University of Maryland, College Park (Sociology)
General Research Area: global analysis; comparative political economy; qualitative research methods
Specific Research Area: African Diaspora migrations; transnational communities
Awards & Honors:
Graduate Diversity Fellowship, Emory University, 2006-2011
C. Wright Mills Fellowship, University of Maryland, 2004-2006
Centre for African Research Transformation International Fellowship, University of Natal, South Africa, 1997
Laura Braden
Degree: B.A., Trinity University (English; Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: culture
Specific Research Area: community planning and development; neighborhood associations; identity construction; literature; religion; theory; economics; stratification
David V. Brewington
Degree: B.A., University of California, Davis (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: culture
Specific Research Area: globalization; religion; theory
Current Research: religious liberty; religious organizations; human rights
Selected Publications:
"Religious Organizations" (with John Boli) Forthcoming in Globalization, Religion and Culture, edited by Peter Beyer and Lori Beaman. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers.
Dissertation:
At the Nexus of Human Rights and Religion: Global Religious Liberty in the Long 20th Century
Awards & Honors:
George W. Woodruff Fellowship, Emory University, 2002-2007
SIRE Fellowship 2007-2008.
Leslie Brody
Degree: B.A., Brandeis University (Sociology; Womens Studies; Peace and Conflict Studies)
General Research Area: social psychology; sex and gender
Specific Research Area: justice; families; feminism
Current Research: when and how individuals pursue justice on behalf of others
Monique Carry
Degree: B.A., Howard University (Sociology)
General Research Area: sex and gender; medical sociology
Specific Research Area: understanding ways in which race, class, gender, and sexuality promote and/or hinder health service provision, access, promotion and health behaviors
Current Research: resilience and positive identity formation among LGBT identified adults
Presentations:
2007 American Sociological Association, "The Role of Relationship-Based Power, Individual Status Characteristics and Gender Ideology in Women's Condom Use and HIV Testing Decisions"
Selected Courses Taught
Jill Daugherty
Degree: B.S., Penn State University (Biobehavioral Health); M.P.H., Emory University (Behavioral Sciences and Health Education)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: medical sociology
Specific Research Area: gender and health; women's health; disparities
Current Research: gender and relationship dynamics involved in the decision to use emergency contraception
Tiffany Davis
Degree: B.A., Dartmouth College (Sociology)
General Research Area: stratification
Specific Research Area: urban sociology; race and ethnic relations; interracial marriage; criminology
Gianluca De Fazio
Degree: B.A., University of Trento, Italy (Sociology); M.A., University of Trento, Italy (Sociology and Social Research); M.Sc., University of Reading, UK (Sociology and Research Training)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: political sociology; criminology
Specific Research Area: social movements; repression; policing; Northern Ireland
Current Research: dynamics of contention in Northern Ireland, 1968-1974
Margaret Farrow
Degree: B.S., Prairie View A & M (Physics)
General Research Area: stratification
Specific Research Area: race and ethnicity; intergroup relations; capacity development within communities; health disparities by race and gender
Current Research:
Selected Publications:
"Interpersonal Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women" (co-author) in Health Issues of Incarcerated Women, Rutgers Press, forthcoming.
Every Black Woman Should Wear a Red Dress (assisted La Francis Rodgers-Rose and Delores P. Aldridge in compiling the chronology of the International Black Women's Congress) September 2003.
Presentations:
"The Design of an Environmental Health Literacy in The Gambia, West Africa," American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2005.
"Let's Be Friends - A Look Into the Context of Black-White Female Relationships on the Job," Conference -Black Women's Studies and the Academy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2003.
Alison Faupel
Degree: B.A., Auburn University (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: social movements; culture
Specific Research Area: social movements; gender; comparative historical sociology; qualitative methods
Current Research: the individualization of the women's suffrage movement
Dissertation:
Wave or Trough? The Transformation of the U.S. Feminist Movement, 1910-2005.
Awards & Honors:
Dean's Teaching Fellowship, Emory University
Selected Courses Taught
Kendralin Freeman
Degree: B.A., Case Western Reserve University (Psychology; Religion); M.A., Emory University (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: social stratification; children and youth; quantitative methods
Specific Research Area: class; race and ethnicity; education
Current Research: poverty and early childhood; cognitive skill development
Dissertation: "Poverty, Inequality, and Children's Early Cognitive Development."
Awards & Honors:
Maureen Blyler Graduate Student Research Award, Emory Sociology Dept., 2007
Graduate Student Teaching Award, Emory Sociology Dept., 2009
Dean's Teaching Fellowship, Emory Laney Graduate School, 2009
Selected Courses Taught
Sarah Friedman
Degree: B.A., Brandeis University (Sociology; Women's Studies; Peace and Conflict Studies)
General Research Area: culture
Specific Research Area: sex and gender; work/family issues; social movements; qualitative methods
Current Research: Work/family balance and conflict
Selected Courses Taught
Selina R. Gallo-Cruz
Degree: B.A., Wellesley College (Sociology)
General Research Area: cultural sociology; global change; race and ethnicity; social movements; social theory
Specific Research Area: protest and communication; global nonviolence; healthcare; immigration and mobilization
Awards & Honors:
Emory University Diversity Fellow, 2006-2012
Kristy Gordon
Degree: B.A., Furman University (Sociology); M.A., Emory University (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: stratification
Specific Research Area: sociology of education
Current Research: focusing on the impact of educational reform on the teaching environment and teachers' career trajectories; working on several papers examining gender and race dynamics in public school systems
Selected Publications:
Gordon, Kristin J. 2006. “Teachers.” Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. George Ritzer (ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell (in press).
Gordon, Kristin J. 2008. "Tightening the Ship or Slowly Sinking? The Impact of Accountability on Teachers’ Perceptions of School Working Conditions". Research in Sociology of Education. Bruce Fuller and Emily Hannum (eds.). Elsevier. (in press)
Presentations:
"Men in Elementary Education: Teaching in a Feminized Profession," American Sociological Association, August 2003.
"Fit to Teach? Demographic Dynamics and Teacher Control," Southern Sociological Society, April 2005.
“Relative Expectations: School Composition, Context and Teachers’ Perceptions of Control,” Southern Sociological Society, April 2006.
Awards & Honors:
Mellon Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellow at Morehouse College, 2007-08
National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant recipient, 2007
Emory Graduate Fellow for National Research Council Assessment of Graduate Programs, 2006-
Kevin Greene
Degree: B.A., Michigan State University (Chemistry); M.A., Emory University (Sociology); M.P.H., Morehouse School of Medicine (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
General Research Area: social psychology
Specific Research Area: race and ethnic relations
Current Research: effects of perceived racism on physical health; race and ethnic-based health disparities
Master Thesis: "Race, Gender, and Smoking Behavior"
Presentations:
Greene, Kevin M. 2007. "Race, Gender, and Smoking Behavior." Southern Sociological Society 70th Annual Meeting.
Atlanta, GA.
Selected Courses Taught
Jessica M. Grosholz
Degree: B.A., Bucknell University (Sociology); M.A., George Washington University (Sociology)
General Research Area: stratification; criminology; media studies
Specific Research Area: influence of homicide location on local newspaper coverage; reformulation of routine activities theory
Selected Publications:
Pollak, Jessica M. and Charis E. Kubrin. 2007. "Crime in the News: How Crimes, Offenders and Victims are Portrayed in the Media." Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture 14:59-83.
Awards & Honors:
Office of University-Community Partnerships Summer Research Fellowship, Emory University, Summer 2009
Margaret Hagerman
Degree: B.A., Lehigh University (English, Economics); M.A., Lehigh University (Sociology)
General Research Area: social stratification; race, class, and wealth inequality
Specific Research Area: sociology of children and childhood; critical youth studies; ideology and social reproduction; privilege; qualitative methodology
Current Research: privileged youth’s perspectives on inequality; child/youth-centered methods
Master Thesis: "Kids' Voices: Children’s Perspectives on Participating in Social Research."
Deena Isom
Degree: B.S., The University of Georgia (Psychology); B.A., The University of Georgia (Criminal Justice); M.S., Northeastern University (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
General Research Area: social psychology; criminology
Specific Research Area: delinquency and gender; criminological theory; psychometrics
Master Thesis: "Gendered-General Strain Theory: Perceptions of Gender as a Conditioning Variable in General Strain Theory."
Celeste N. Lee
Degree: B.A. Emory University (Sociology); M.A.T. Duke University (Social Studies)
General Research Area: stratification
Specific Research Area: race, class, and education
Current Research: social and cultural capital in higher education
Awards & Honors:
Arts and Sciences Fellowship, Emory University
Xue Li
Degree: B.A., Renmin University of China (Sociology); Master of Laws, Peking University (Sociology)
General Research Area: political sociology
Specific Research Area: welfare state; volunteering
Christie Parris
Degree: B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Humanities)
General Research Area: social psychology; gender; stratification
Specific Research Area: collective identity construction; ritual; social movement communities
Diogo L. Pinheiro
Degree: B.A., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil (Economics); M.A., Emory University (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: economic sociology; sociology of culture; political economy; methods
Specific Research Area: markets and institutions
Dissertation: "Risky Business: the Social Construction of Country Risk Ratings."
Awards & Honors:
Coca-Cola Latin American Graduate Fellowship
Dean's Teaching Fellowship
Caddie Putnam Rankin
Degree: B.A., Connecticut College (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: organizations; social movements
Specific Research Area: international human rights organizations and human rights social movements; positive organizational scholarship; organizational change
Current Research: investigating how positive organizational characteristics influence organizational performance
Melissa Scardaville
Degree: B.A., Vassar College (Sociology)
General Research Area: culture
Selected Publications:
"Accidental Activists: Fan Activism in the Soap Opera Community." in American Behavioral Scientist, 2005, 48 (7): 881-901.
Heather Scheuerman
Degree: B.A., State University of New York College at Geneseo (Sociology; Psychology; Spanish); M.A., Emory University (Sociology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: social psychology; criminology
Specific Research Area: status; power; justice; gender; legitimacy
Current Research: examining the nuances of how status and power operate in an organizational setting
Master Thesis:
"High Maintenance: How Gender, Status, and Power Affect the Perceptions of the Custodian-Teacher Relationship."
Presentations:
Scheuerman, Heather L. 2008. "High Maintenance: How Gender, Status, and Power Affect the Perceptions of the Custodial-Teacher Relationship," Southern Sociological Society meetings. Richmond, VA.
Hegtvedt, Karen A., Cathryn Johnson, Nikki Khanna, Leslie Brody, Krysia W. Waldron, and Heather Scheuerman. 2008. "Peers, Superiors, and Connections: Shaping Perceptions of and Reactions to Distributive Injustice," Justice Pre-conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Albuquerque, NM.
Scheuerman, Heather L. 2005. "Role Conflict: The Clash of Traditionalism and Egalitarianism," Midwest Sociological Society meetings. Minneapolis, MN.
Awards & Honors:
Office of University-Community Partnerships Summer Research Fellowship, 2008
Urmy Shukla
Degree: B.A., Brown University (Economics and Spanish Literature); M.Sc. London School of Economics (Economic Development)
General Research Area: political economy and development; stratification; quantitative methods
Specific Research Area: Latin America; linguistic assimilation; social exclusion
Master Thesis: Language Capital, Labour Markets, and Poverty: The Impact of English Language Proficiency on the Economic Outcomes Of Low-Skilled Latino Immigrants
Awards & Honors: Arts and Sciences Fellowship, Emory University
Christina Steidl Shreckengost
Degree: B.A., University of Chicago (Psychology); M.A., University of Chicago (Social Sciences; Committee on Human Development)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: culture
Specific Research Area: higher education and organizations; social movements; collective memory
Awards & Honors:
George W. Woodruff Fellowship, Emory University
Selected Courses Taught
Sylvia Turner
Degree: B.A., Agnes Scott College (Social Policy)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: stratification; organizations
Specific Research Area: social control; race; class; gender
Awards & Honors:
Graduate Fellow, Office of University-Community Partners, Emory University
Selected Courses Taught
Additional Info:
Preliminary Exams: Stratification (major); Race and Ethnic Relations (specialty).
Thesis Research: "Assessing the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program as a Function of Social Control"
Lesley Watson
Degree: B.A., University of Tulsa (Psychology)
General Research Area: social psychology; culture
Specific Research Area: identity construction and resocialization
Awards & Honors: Arts and Sciences Fellowship, Emory University
Adria Welcher
Degree: B.A., Spelman College (Theatre; Mathematics minor); A.M., Stanford University (Sociology); M.A., University of Michigan (Higher Education)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: stratification
Specific Research Area: race, class, and education
Current Research: social and cultural capital in academic achievement
Awards & Honors: Arts and Sciences Fellowship, Emory University
Krysia Wrobel Waldron
Degree: B.B.A., University of Georgia (Management); M.A., Columbia University (Social-Organizational Psychology)
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
General Research Area: social psychology
Specific Research Area: family; organizations
Current Research: identity construction; justice
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