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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

Chair of Sociology
 Karen
 Hegtvedt

Director of Graduate Studies
 Cathryn
 Johnson


Director of Graduate Recruitment
 Richard
 Rubinson


Director of Undergraduate Studies
 Tracy Scott

PhDs on the Market

David V. Brewington
(Ph.D. expected May 2010)
Dissertation:
"At the Nexus of Human Rights and Religion: Global Religious Liberty in the Long Twentieth Century."
Committee:
Frank Lechner (chair), John Boli, Timothy Dowd, Steven M. Tipton
Areas of Interest:
religion & Globalization; human rights; theory; global analysis; cultural sociology; social movements; organizations
Curriculum Vitae
Home Page
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~dbrewin/index.htm
Course Syllabi:
SOC 266: Global Change
SOC 457: Development of Sociological Theory
Contact:
david.brewington@emory.edu

Monique G. Carry
(Ph.D. expected May 2010)

Dissertation:

"'Safe Space' between a Rock and a Hard Place? A Search for Resilience through Sexual Identity Acceptance and Disclosure among African American and Latina Same-Sex Attracted Women."

Committee:

Corey Keyes (chair), Delores P. Aldridge, Irene Browne, Andreana Clay (Sociology, San Francisco State University)

Areas of Interest:

gender & sexuality; stratification; sociology of the family; medical sociology; feminist theory; race and ethnicity

Curriculum Vitae

Course Syllabi:

Sociology 213: Sociology of the Family
Sociology 225: Sociology of Sex & Gender

Contact:

ccarry@emory.edu

 


Charity E. Crabtree
(Ph.D. August 2009)

Dissertation:

    "Boundary Work and Legitimating Claims Among Acupuncturists and Physicians."

Committee:   

John Boli (chair), Matthew Archibald, Tracy Scott, Michael McQuaide (Sociology, Oxford College of Emory University).

Areas of Interest:

culture; social movements; sex, gender, and sexuality; qualitative methods; social problems; art; organizations; media; religion; medical sociology; sociology of knowledge

Curriculum Vitae

Course Syllabi:

SOC 101: Introduction to General Sociology

SOC 221: Culture and Society
Contact:
charity.crabtree@emory.edu

Alison Faupel

Dissertation:

"Wave or Trough? The Transformation of the U.S. Feminist Movement, 1910-2005."

Committee:

Regina Werum (chair), John Boli, Tim Dowd, Roberto Franzosi, Susan Brinson (Auburn University)

Areas of Interest:

social movements; cultural sociology; sex and gender; theory

Selected Honors and Awards:

Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies (2008-2009);
Dean's Teaching Fellowship, Emory University (2007-2008)

Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

afaupel@emory.edu

Kendralin Freeman
(Ph.D. expected May 2010)

Dissertation:

“Poverty, Inequality, and Children's Early Cognitive Development.”

Committee:

Dennis Condron (chair), James Ainsworth, Karen Hegtvedt, Regina Werum

Areas of Interest:

social stratification; children and youth; quantitative methods

Selected Honors and Awards:

Maureen Blyler Graduate Student Research Award, Dept. of Sociology, Emory University, 2007
Graduate Student Teaching Award, Dept, of Sociology, Emory University, 2009
Dean's Teaching Fellowship, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, 2009
Mellon Teaching Fellowship, Clark Atlanta University, 2009 (declined)

Curriculum Vitae


Sarah Friedman
(Ph.D. expected May 2010)

Dissertation:

“Still a Stalled Revolution? Young Adults’ Plans for Balancing Work and Family.”

Committee:

Regina Werum (chair), Irene Brown, Karen Hegtvedt, Beth Reingold

Areas of Interest:

race, class, and gender; families; social movements; culture; qualitative methods

Selected Honors and Awards:

Mellon Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellowship

Curriculum Vitae


Kristin J. Gordon
(Ph.D. expected May 2010)

Dissertation:
"The Policy Behind the Problem: How Educational Reform Impacts the Teaching Environment."
Committee:
Rick Rubinson (chair), Regina Werum, Matthew Archibald, Monica Worline
Areas of Interest:
education; schools as social organizations; teachers and teaching; social stratification; race, Class and Gender; Organizations
Curriculum Vitae
Contact:
kgordo3@emory.edu

Diogo L. Pinheiro
(Ph.D. expected May 2010)

Dissertation:

"Risky Business: the Social Construction of Country Risk Ratings."

Committee:

Timothy J. Dowd (chair), Alexander Hicks, John Boli, Peter Roberts (Goizueta Business School)

Areas of Interest:

economic sociology; sociology of culture; political economy; methods

Selected Honors and Awards:

Coca Cola Latin American Fellowship
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship

Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

diogo.pinheiro@emory.edu