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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

Tracy L. Scott

Lecturer
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-7515
FAX: 404-727-7515
E-MAIL: tscott@emory.edu

OFFICE: 230 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., Princeton University, 1999

General Research Area: culture, health and healthcare organizations, religion, gender

Current Research: spiritual narratives in everyday life; organizational culture in the hospital; nurse and physician perceptions of teamwork.

Selected Publications: "Choices, Constraints, and Calling: Protestant Conservative Women and the Meaning of Work in the U.S.," International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2002; "Health Literacy and Preventive Health Care Use among Medicare Enrollees in a Managed Care Organization" (co-author), Medical Care, 2002.

Selected Courses

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Also appointed as adjunct faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health.