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Graduate Student Honors and Accomplishments

 

New Jobs  |  Honors and Awards  |  Publications

 

 

New jobs!

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the following students on their new jobs:

 

Darlene Iskara, Deputy Director of the Leadership Education and Development Program (LEAD), University of Maryland-College Park

 

 

Honors and Awards

 

J. Michael Ryan. 2008. Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Student Recipient. University of Maryland, College Park, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS).

 

Melissa Scopilliti and Martin O’Connell. 2008. Roomers and Boarders, 1880-2005. Award-winning poster presentation at the 2008 Population Association of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 17-19.

 

Mike Yahsich. 2008. Winner, Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award, District of Columbia Sociological Society.

 

J. Michael Ryan. 2008. First Runner-Up, Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award, District of Columbia Sociological Society.

 

Sarah Kendig. 2008. Second Runner-Up, Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award, District of Columbia Sociological Society.

 

Nazneen Kane. 2007. Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Student Recipient. University of Maryland, College Park, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS).

 

Sonya Rastogi. 2007. George M. Phillips Award. College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland.

 

Heather Ridolfo. 2007. Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award, District of Columbia Sociological Society.

 

Vanessa Wight, 2007. George M. Phillips Award. College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland.

 

Vanessa Wight, 2007. Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship. University of Maryland Graduate School.

 

Megan Klein Hattori. 2006. Dissertation Improvement Grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct in-depth interviews in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

 

Kyle Ann Nelson and Joan Kahn. 2006. “Does Place Matter? Metro Area Differences in the Gains to Human Capital for Male Hispanic Immigrants in the U.S.” Award-winning poster presentation at 2006 Population Association of America Annual Meeting.

 

Natatsha Sacouman. 2006. Doctoral Dissertation Grant from the National Science Foundation.

 

Christopher Andrews. 2005. Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Student Recipient. University of Maryland, College Park, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS).

 

Alex Bierman. 2005. Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award, District of Columbia Sociological Society.

 

Sangeeta Parashar. 2005. Candace Rogers Graduate Student Paper Award, Eastern Sociological Society.

 

 

Publications

2008

Desai, Sonalde and Veena Kulkarni.  Forthcoming.  "Changing Educational Inequalities in India in the Context of Affirmative Action." Demography.

 

Iceland, John and Melissa Scopilliti. 2008. Immigrant Residential Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2000. Demography, 45(1): 79-94.

 

Presser, Harriet, Janet Gornick, and Sangeeta Parashar.  2008.  “Nonstandard Work Schedules in 12 European Countries: A Gender Perspective.”  Monthly Labor Review 131(2): 83-103.

 

Wight, Vanessa R., Sara B. Raley, and Suzanne M. Bianchi. Forthcoming 2008. “Time for Children, One’s Spouse, and Oneself among Parents Who Work Nonstandard Hours” Social Forces.

 

 

2007

Andrews, Christopher K.  2007.  “Sociological Imagination.” In G. Ritzer (ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. UK: Blackwell.

 

Bierman, Alex.  2007.  “The Bell Curve.”  Pp. 262-263 in Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, edited by G. Ritzer.  Oxford:  Blackwell Publishing.

 

Hattori, Megan Klein and Francis Dodoo. 2007. Cohabitation, Marriage, and 'Sexual Monogamy' in Urban Poor Contexts: The Case of Nairobi Slums. Social Science & Medicine. 64(5):1067-78.

 

Hattori, Megan Klein and Ulla Larsen. 2007. Motherhood Status and Union Formation in Moshi, Tanzania. Population Studies. 61(2):185-199.

 

Candice A. Shannon, Kathleen M. Rospenda, & Judith A. Richman. 2007. “Workplace harassment patterning, gender, and utilization of professional services: Findings from a US national study.” Social Science & Medicine, 64 (6): 1178-1191.

 

Judith A. Richman, Candice A. Shannon, Kathleen M. Rospenda, Joseph A. Flaherty and Michael Fendrich. Forthcoming. “The relationship between terrorism, distress and drinking: Two years after September 11, 2001,” Substance Use & Misuse.

 

Ward, Brian W. and Jan Gryczynski. “Alcohol Use and Participation in Organized Recreational Sports Among University Undergraduates.” Journal of American College Health 56 (3): 273-280

Ward, Brian W. 2007. “Assignment: Presentation/Project: ‘The Social Problems of Baltimore City/Washington, D.C.’” Pp. 174-175 in Instructor’s Resource Manual on Social Problems edited by Walter Carroll and Lutz Kaelber. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association.

 

Wight, Vanessa R. 2007. “Demography.”  In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, ed. G. Ritzer. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
 

Allard, Dorinda, Suzanne M. Bianchi, Jay Stewart, Vanessa R. Wight. 2007. “Comparing Childcare in the ATUS and Earlier Time-Diary Studies.” Monthly Labor Review 103 (May): 27–36.

 

 

2006

Bierman, Alex, Elena M. Fazio, and Melissa A. Milkie.  2006.  “A Multifaceted Approach to the Mental Health Advantage of the Married:  Assessing How Explanations Vary by Outcome Measure and Unmarried Group.”  Journal of Family Issues 27:554-582.

 

Bierman, Alex.  2006.  “Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Mental Health?  Differing Effects by Race.”  Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 45:551-565.

 

Yi, Chin-chun, En-ling Pan and Chao-wen Chan.  2006.  “Grandparents, Adolescents, and Parents: Intergenerational Relations of Taiwanese Youth.” Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 27, No. 8, 1042-1067.

 

Meekers, Dominique, Martha Silva, and Megan Klein. 2006. Determinants of  condom use among youth in Madagascar. Journal of Biosocial Science, 38(3)365-380, doi: 10.1017/S0021932005007200, Published online by Cambridge University Press 30 Mar 2005.

 

Martin, Steve and Sangeeta Parashar.  2006.  “Women’s Changing Attitudes towards Divorce, 1974-2002: Evidence for an Educational Crossover.”  Journal of Marriage and the Family 68(1): 29-40.

 

Presser, Harriet B., Megan Klein Hattori, Sangeeta Parashar, Sara Raley, and Zhihong Sa.  2006. "Demographic Change and Response: Social Context and the Practice of Birth Control in Six Countries.  Journal of Population Research (Special Issue on Globalization and Demographic Change) 23(2): 135-163.

 

Quattrone, Westleigh. 2006.  “The Evaluation of a Neuropsychological Expert System.” The Journal of Cognitive Technology, Volume 11, Issue 2.

 

Raley, Sara and Suzanne Bianchi.  2006. “Gender of Children: Effects on Children, Parents and Family Processes.”  Annual Review of Sociology. Volume 32.

 

Raley, Sara B., Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Suzanne M. Bianchi. 2006. “How Dual Are Dual-Income Couples?Documenting Change from 1970 to 2001.”  Journal of Marriage and Family 68 (February): 11-28.

 

Cook, Daniel Thomas, J. Michael Ryan, and Meghan E. Rich. 2006. Syllabi and Instructional Resources for Teaching the Sociology of Consumers and Consumption, Second Edition. Compiled and edited for the American Sociological Association.

 

Kathleen M. Rospenda, Judith A. Richman, & Candice A. Shannon. (2006). “Patterns of workplace harassment, gender, and use of services: an update.” Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 11, (4): 379-93. 

 

 

2005

Bierman, Alex.  2005.  “The Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Adult Religiosity and Spirituality:  Rejecting God the Father Because of Abusive Fathers?”  Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 44:349-359.

 

Meekers, Dominique, Sohail Agha, and Megan Klein. 2005. "The Impact on Condom Use of the '100% Jeune' Social Marketing Program in Cameroon." Journal of Adolescent Health, (6) 530.e1-530.e12.

 

George Ritzer, J. Michael Ryan, and Jeff Stepnisky. 2005. “Transformations in Consumer Settings: Landscapes and Beyond,” In Inside Consumption, R. Ratneshwar & D. Mick (ed.). New York: Routledge. p. 292-308.

 

Parashar, Sangeeta.  2005.  “Moving beyond the Mother-Child Dyad: Women’s Education, Child Immunization, and the Importance of Context in Rural India.”  Social Science & Medicine 61(5): 989-1000.

 

Wang, Rong, Suzanne M. Bianchi, and Sara Raley. 2005. “Teenagers’ Internet Use and Family Rules: A Research Note.” Journal of Marriage and Family 67: 1249-1258.

 

 

2004

Andrews, Christopher K., Lair, Craig D., and Bart Landry. 2004. “The Virtual Assembly Line: Structure and Control in Software Production.” In. R. Barrett (ed.) Management, Labour Process and Software Development: Reality Bytes. UK: Routledge.

 

George Ritzer and Ryan, J. Michael. 2004. “The Globalization of Nothing,” In The Changing Face of Globalization, Samir Dasgupta (ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage: 298-317.

 

George Ritzer and Ryan, J. Michael. 2004. “Americanisation, McDonaldisation, and Globalisation,” Issues in Americanisation and Culture, Neil Campbell, Jude Davies, and George McKay (eds.), Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press: 41-60.

 

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