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Cecily
Darden Adams
cadams@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Economics, Spelman
College, 1995
M.A. in Sociology, University of Maryland,
College Park, 2006
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Stratification
My broad
interests lie in the social reproduction of inequality, particularly at
the intersections of race, caste, class and gender. My previous work
has looked spatially at racial inequality mostly through residential
mobility and segregation. For my dissertation, I am employing the well
developed literature on the mechanisms that reproduce racial inequality
in US schools in looking at caste-based educational inequality in
India—engaging the ways these relationships may differ by social class
and gender. My dissertation takes a mixed-methods approach by analyzing
survey data from the 2005 India Human Development Survey as well as
qualitative interviews and focus groups. In addition to my dissertation
work, I am also examining hip hop as a space for a social movement for
marginalized youth globally; specifically, engaging the conflict between
hip hop identity and its perception in formal school settings.
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Scott
Albrecht
salbrecht@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Sociology, Brigham
Young University
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Development
I am
interested in the forces of economic development, inequality, and
poverty reduction in the developing world, especially Latin America.
Although I have primarily examined job structures and age
distributions, I am also interested in immigration and the role of
multilateral development institutions in this context.
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Chris
Andrews
candrews@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Psychology & Sociology, Miami
University, Oxford, 2000
M.A. in Sociology, University of Maryland,
College Park, 2003
Specialty
Areas:
Social Psychology and
Stratification
My current interests focus on
the economy, and specifically on the nature of jobs and work in the U.S.
In particular, I have been studying how technology affects work and
workers in our growing service economy, and how the nature of work in
general has been changing as new technology becomes integrated in the
workplace. I am also very interested in the growing role consumers play
in the economy as active participants in the provision of goods and
services, most notably being the increasing role of 'self-service' in
the retail and service industries. Both of these interests are reflected
in my current dissertation research, which examines the ‘self-service’
trend in retailing. Other interests include economic sociology, the
sociology of emotions, the labor process, and the measurement and
conceptualization of social class.
Dissertation Title:
“‘Do-It-Yourself’:
Self-Checkouts and the Rise of the Self-Service Economy”
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Lester
Andrist
landrist@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2001
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Comparative
I am interested in
power--how it often inconspicuously operates, how it manifests, and how
it is reproduced. I have approached the issue on several fronts. I have
joined Sonal Desai in trying to shed some light on early age at marriage
among women in India. In Taipei, I conducted in-depth interviews with
human resource managers of medium- and large-size companies in order to
discern the mechanics of an informal job market, and I have explored the
dark side of social capital as it relates to women's autonomy in India.
M.A. Thesis
Title:
"Social Capital's Dark Side
and Patriarchy in India."
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Zeynep
Atalay
zatalay@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Bogazici University (Turkey), 2002
M.A. in Critical & Cultural Studies, Bogazici University (Turkey), 2004
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Comparative
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Manjistha Banerji
mbanerji@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Economics, University
of Delhi (India), 1997
M.A. in Economics, Delhi
School of Economics, University of Delhi (India), 1999
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Development
My primary
interest areas are in the field of social and family demography with a
particular focus on issues of gender autonomy and empowerment. Secondary
interest areas are sociological theory (particularly those around race,
gender and nationalism), discourses around development, sociology of
education and statistical methods. Previous research work includes an
examination of the barriers faced by children from socio-economically
disadvantaged groups in accessing education in India and background
research for the Chronic Poverty Report 2004-05 (CPRC, UK)
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Kendra Barber
kbarber@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology & Afro-American Studies, University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2007
Specialty
Areas:
Stratification
My broad interests are educational
inequalities, particularly in inner city schools. as well as the racial
achievement gap. I am also interested in how predominantly African
American churches are presently addressing educational inequalities,
given the historical role they have played in education and social
justice movements. I have done previous research which examined the
roles a few Black Baptist churches in Durham, NC, played in raising the
achievement of black students.
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Amy
Baxter
abaxter@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology & Psychology, University
of Akron
Specialty
Areas:
Social Psychology and Theory
I am interested in studying
Group Processes using experimental methods. Currently I am
investigating factors that contribute to the wage and promotion gap
between men and women and also exploring how gender and race interact
with mental illness.
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Melissa
Buckmiller
mbuckmiller@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Duke University
Specialty
Areas:
Gender, Work and Family and Social
Psychology
As an undergraduate, I focused my Honors
thesis on the interplay between femininity and masculinity in Division I
female athletes competing at Duke University. I was interested in the
possible dissonance female athletes may experience in trying to achieve
different roles that are often very distinct. My current research
interests is to continue a focus on gender, but to broaden it through
exploring other connections and correlations between class, race, and
family roles.
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Michelle Beadle
mbeadle@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Ursinus
College, 2003
M.A. in Sociology, George
Washington University, 2006
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Theory
I am
interested in examining how individuals and groups within marginal
communities cope with the economic, mental, physical, and sociopolitical
burdens of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In the absence of adequate health care
resources, I am interested in exploring the extent to which marginal
groups build independent, viable health support systems. In addition, I
ask, how do marginalized group disproportionately affected by AIDS
simultaneously resist their subjugation within national and
international social structures?
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Ramu
Bishwakarma
rbishwa@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Business, Tribhuvan
University (Nepal), 1999
MBA, Tribhuvan University
(Nepal), 2003
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Arkansas, 2006
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Development
My research interest
is in human capital in developing countries. Specifically, I am
interested on children’s health differentiation along the line of
gender, caste/race, class, education and income; and how the variation
of health status in childhood affects life aspirations and motivation
during the youth/adult. My research also links to the cultural structure
and its effect on shaping the agency of the children to succeed in their
adulthood.
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Christopher Boccanfuso
cboccanfuso@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, St.
Joseph's University, 2002
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2005
Specialty
Areas:
Stratification and Gender,
Work, and Family
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Kimberly Bonner
kbonner@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology &
African-American Studies, University of South Carolina, 2002
Specialty
Areas:
Military and Theory
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Kirby
Bowling
kbowling@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Iowa State
University, 1996
M.S. in Sociology, University
of Texas at San Antonio, 2002
Specialty
Areas:
Military and Social
Psychology
My specialty areas are
Social Psychology and Military Sociology. In addition to assisting in
Intro to Sociology and Statistics, I have developed and taught Sociology
of Combat, a micro-level approach to understanding combat over time by
integrating social-psychology and organizational theory into the
analysis of the warrior in conflict. My current research topics revolve
around Reserve and Guard issues relating to deployments, satisfaction,
retention, family and support infrastructure, small group dynamics and
leadership.
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Stephanie
Burres
sburres@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Humboldt State
University
Specialty
Areas:
Military and Theory
So far, my research interests have centered
around doing whatever it takes to get a good grade! At Maryland, I
hope to examine issues relating to military families and post-military
transitions.
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Guillermo Cantor
gcantor@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
Licenciado in Political Science, National University of Rosario
(Argentina), 1995
Masters in Economic Sociology, National University of General San Martin
(Argentina), 2001
Specialty
Areas:
Development and Comparative
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Nihal
Celik
ncelik@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Koc
University (Turkey), 2003)
M.S. in Social Sciences,
Middle East Technical University (Turkey), 2005
Specialty
Areas:
Stratification and Theory
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Chaowen Chan
cchan@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology &
Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2001
Specialty
Areas:
Demography
I am interested on individual
transition within and/or between family- how individual wellbeing could
be measured in terms of poverty and material hardship, how different
family composition might result in residential segregation by race, and
how intergenerational characteristics might influence the tendency
toward co-residence.
M.A. Thesis Title:
"Are leavers and returners different? Co-residence Between Parents and
Adult Children."
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Valerie Chepp
vchepp@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology & Women's
Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001
M.A. in Social Sciences,
University of Chicago, 2004
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Comparative
My primary interests, while
constantly evolving, lie predominantly in the areas of feminist and
social theory, media and popular culture, and African American studies.
Most recently I have become interested in exploring different
methodological approaches to ethnography, particularly how sociologists
can use sounds (ranging from everyday conversation to oral histories to
song lyrics) to create analyses about the social world, as well as how
ethnographers and sociologists can employ different narrative strategies
for documenting the social world.
M.A. Thesis Title:
"'Here's to a New Breed of Broad, Yeah We Like It Raw!' Black Feminism,
Third Wave Feminism and the Sexual Politics of Contemporary Women's Rap
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Aleia Clark
alclark@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology & French, Spelman College, 2005
Specialty
Areas:
Stratification
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Molly Clever
mclever@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
Specialty
Areas:
Comparative
An an undergraduate, I focused on race,
class, and gender stratification and women's studies. I recently
completed research on barriers facing sexual/gender minorities in the
health care system. My current research is on the growth and decline of
civilizations with a focus on demographic changes.
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Michelle Corbin
mcorbin@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Psychology &
Women's Studies, Western Michigan University, 1997
M.S. in Clinical Psychology,
Eastern Michigan University, 1999
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Gender,
Work, and Family
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Zsuzsa
Daczo
zdaczo@socy.umd.edu
Previous Degrees:
B.A. in Physics, Berzsenyi Daniel College, Szombathely (Hungary)
1994
M.A. in Society and Politics, Central European University, Warsaw
(Poland) 1996
M.A. in European Studies, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium) 1997
Specialty Areas:
Comparative Historical Sociology and Demography
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Paul Dean
pdean@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
AAS in Business, Jamestown
Community College, New York, 2000
B.A. in Sociology, Binghamton
University, 2003
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2007
Specialty
Areas:
Political Economy; Stratification; Theory
My primary areas of interest are social
inequality, political economy, and social theory. I am particularly
interested in understanding the mechanisms by which social class
produces inequality, and how theory and measurement influence our
understanding of class. In collaboration with Dr. Bart Landry, my
current research focuses on intersectional analyses of the black middle
class by using qualitative research in PG County. My other area of
research focuses on political economic and cultural processes in ethical
consumption, corporate social responsibility, and socially responsible
investing.
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Karin
Modesto DeAngelis
kdeangelis@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, University
of Chicago, 2000
Specialty
Areas:
Military and Gender,
Work, and Family
My
fascination with military life began while growing up in a military
family and living in such exotic locations as Hawaii and Texas. Being a
glutton for punishment, I attended Officer Training School and “crossed
into the blue” by spending six years on active duty in the Air Force.
Upon separation from active duty, I joined Maryland to focus on
military families, particularly dual-military couples, and diversity in
the military. My current research focuses on organizational change,
institutional culture, and gender status processes at the military
service academies.
M.A.
Thesis Title:
"Tokens
and Organizational Change: A Content Analysis of Alumni Response to the
U.S. Air Force
Academy’s Agenda for Change."
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Theo DeJager
ldejager@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Rhodes
University (South Africa), 1996
M.A. in International Affairs
(African Studies), Center for International Studies, Ohio University, Athens, 1999
M.A. in Sociology, Ohio
University, Athens, 2003
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Comparative
My
primary interests include issues of consumption (particularly in the
developing world), globalization (the spread of neo-liberal capitalism),
poverty, and racial/ethnic identity formation. Secondary interests
include deviance, criminological theory, and social marginality. I am
particularly interested in processes of democratization in Africa, and
in the related proliferation of forms of consumption typically
associated with neo-liberal capitalist expansion.
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Ismail Demirezen
idemirezen@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. Selcuk University
(Turkey), 1997
M.A. in Religious Studies,
Catholic University, 2001
M.A. in Sociology, Catholic
University, 2002
Specialty
Areas:
Comparative and Theory
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Diana Elliott
delliott@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Anthropology &
French, Tufts University, 1994
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2005
Specialty
Areas:
Social Psychology and Gender,
Work, and Family
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Mehmet Atif Ergun
mergun@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Psychology, Bogazici University
(Turkey), 2002
M.S. in Women's Studies, Towson University,
2005
Specialty
Areas:
Theory, Stratification, and Gender
My teaching and research interests include
sociological aspects of human sexuality, social context of women's
sexuality, sexual deviance, ethnic conflicts and women's status, and
neocolonialism.
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Dawn Fitzelle
dfitzelle@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
Specialty
Areas:
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Anthony Hatch
ahatch@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
A.B. in Philosophy, Dartmouth
College, 1999
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2003
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Social Psychology
My current research interests
lie at the intersections of critical race theory, sociology of health
and medicine, and social studies of science and technology. I held an
American Sociological Association and National Institute of Mental
Health Minority Fellowship from 2004-2007. Prior to graduate school,
I was intimately involved with multiple research projects in the
behavioral sciences and public health education. I am committed to
producing social research that illuminates and fights conditions of
social injustice.
My dissertation investigates how biomedical researchers,
government health agencies, and pharmaceutical corporations have used
social categories of race in the scientific study of a new biomedical
and social construction called “the metabolic syndrome.” I draw on
insights from critical race studies, science and technology studies, and
Foucault’s conception of “biopower” to argue that the metabolic syndrome
has become a site of racial formation and new marker of racial
inequalities.
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Shinta
Herwantoro
Hernandez
shernandez@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Psychology, Brandeis
University, 2000)
M.P.P. in Public Policy,
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, 2002
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Gender,
Work, and Family
My research interests include
child and adolescent reproductive health, education, poverty,
employment, and parental involvement. I worked at the Urban Institute's
Labor, Human Services, and Population Center where I conducted
quantitative and qualitative research studies on marriage and family,
teenage reproductive health, adult education, and the No Child Left
Behind Act. I also worked at Westat Inc. executing interviews with child
service agencies throughout the nation to examine child abuse and
neglect cases. I also teach a number of undergraduate sociology courses.
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Wesley Huey
whuey@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. United States Naval
Academy, 1987
MBA, Jacksonville University,
1996
Specialty
Areas:
Military and Social
Psychology
I am a career Naval Officer
pursuing a PhD in Sociology. Upon degree I will report to the US Naval
Academy in Annapolis, MD to teach Leadership as a "Permanent Military
Professor" in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law. I am a
father of three young children and enjoy the time with my family that
graduate school affords.
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Nathan
Jurgenson
njurgenson@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology, Northern Illinois University-DeKalb,
2004
M.A. in Sociology, Northern Illinois University-DeKalb,
2007
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Social
Psychology
I'm currently enjoying the
theoretical possibilities provided by the bottom-up turn the Internet
has taken -what has come to be known as Web 2.0. Sociological theory
(especially postmodern thought) orients how we can understand what Web
2.0 means, and, in turn, Web 2.0 provides fertile ground to rethink
sociological theory in areas such as knowledge production, the
presentation of self, consumption, authority, exploitation and so many
others.
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Nazneen Kane
nkane@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Psychology, Brigham
Young University, 2001
M.S. in Sociology, Brigham
Young University, 2004
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Gender,
Work, and Family
I am interested in
engaging with critical social theories through a sociology of knowledge
lens. My thesis analyzed closely the work of a French Anarchist, Georges
Sorel, particularly at the role of individual psychical myths in
producing collective social transformation. In my dissertation work, I
hope to further explore the nature of and processes of transformative
knowledge.
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Sarah Kendig
skendig@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Psychology, James
Madison University, 2002
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2007
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Social
Psychology
My broad areas of
interest include fertility, family, health, social psychology, and
social inequality. I am particularly interested in the ways in which
gender inequality impacts women's lives. My specific research interests
include adolescence, women's health and bodies, and violence against
women. I am currently examining racial differences in the role of
self-evaluation processes in the likelihood of pregnancy among
adolescent girls.
M.A. Thesis Title:
"Family Structure
Differences in Maternal Time with Children: Disparate Social Structural
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Stacey
Keogh
skeogh@socy.umd.edu
Previous Degrees:
BA in History / BA in
Spanish, George Fox University
MA in Sociology, University
of New Mexico
Specialty
Areas:
Comparative and Theory
A California native, I
graduated from George Fox University (OR) with a double BA in History
and Spanish, and later earned an MA in Sociology from the University of
New Mexico. My MA thesis is based off of ethnographic data collected in
El Salvador and Honduras and looks at contemporary methods of
faith-based community organizing in Central America. My research
interests include comparative political sociology, social theory, the
sociology of religion and Latin America. I recently returned from
Guatemala where I taught a course for undergraduates called, “Religion
and Social Justice in Central America.”
Thesis
“Popular Protest to Community
Organizing: Evolving Methods of Mobilization in the Central American
Catholic Church, 1960-2006”
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Megan Klein Hattori
mklein@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in International
Relations, American University, 2000
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2004
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Social
Psychology
I am interested in how young
adults develop trust and commitment to their partners in a context where
sexual relationships involve managing substantial risk. In addition to
the hazards of union formation faced by young adults in the U.S.,
developing committed and trusting relationships is additionally complex
for youth living with the daily realities and risks of the AIDS epidemic
in Africa. I am using in-depth interviews and survey data to investigate
how young adults develop committed and trusting relationships in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania.
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Mary Kniskern
mkniskern@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Elementary Education, Brigham Young University,
1988
M.A. in Leadership in Teaching, College of Notre Dame
of Maryland, 2004
Specialty
Areas:
Gender, Work and Family and Social
Psychology
In my research, I intend to examine
post-divorce parenting issues, the impact of parenting behaviors on
children's well-being and success, and social support for positive
parenting.
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Veena Kulkarni
vkulkarni@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Economics, University
of Delhi (India)
M.A. in Economics, Delhi
School of Economics, University of Delhi (India)
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Development
My broad areas of
interests comprise studying social and economic inequalities and the
interaction between them with a specific focus on international
migration, labor market outcomes, education, health, infrastructure.
Previous work include assessment of economic viability of health
insurance programs in rural India, examining the relationship between
education inequality and affirmative action in India, validity of
anthropometric indicators to measure poverty in India, studying the role
of infrastructure in school enrollment in rural Nicaragua and Peru. My
current research projects focus on the determinants of English language
acquisition and intergenerational mobility in the United States for
people of foreign birth and descent. In my dissertation I investigate
the factors that are associated with the economic outcomes of employment
and earnings in the United States and how these factors vary across the
major Asian ethnicities by gender, nativity status, and relative to
native born non-Hispanic whites at both the individual and household
levels.
Dissertation title:
"Asians
in the United States Labor Market: Winners or Losers?"
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Chang Won Lee
clee@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.S. in Economics, Soongsil
University (Korea), 1998
M.A. in Sociology, Sogang
University (Korea), 2001
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2006
Specialty
Areas:
Stratification and
Development
My primary areas of interest
are inequality and migration, which stem from my interests in the life
of minority groups (by race, gender, and class) in modern societies. I
am particularly interested in comparative patterns of income inequality
in East Asia and Latin America: for example, how South Korea maintains a
low level of income inequality, why China experiences rapid increase in
income inequality, and why income inequality remains high in Latin
America. The impact of globalization and local institutions (not only as
a cause and but also a consequence of income inequality) would be of
primary concern in this comparative study. I am also interested in race
relations, immigration, and transnationalism in the United States and
South Korea.
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Emily Mann
emann@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Psychology, Boston
College, 1998
M.A. in Women's Studies,
University College Dublin (Ireland), 1999
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Comparative
My research interests lie at
the intersections of gender and sexuality studies and political
sociology, although my training cuts across a range of areas, including
social theory, comparative-historical sociology, and qualitative
research methodologies.
In my dissertation,
I examine how teenage sexuality has
been problematized and regulated both historically and in the
context of the contemporary United States, with particular attention
paid to the intersectional dynamics of race, class, and gender. Drawing
on federal and local government documents and in-depth interviews with
state and nonstate actors, I explore the myriad ways in which state and
nonstate actors make sense of and attempt to regulate teenagers’
sexualities and, more specifically, how nonstate actors working in
nonprofit organizations negotiate the directives of social policy in the
provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare and educational services
to the young people they serve. Ultimately, I argue that the social
regulation of teenage sexualities is one way in which sexual citizens
are created.
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Heather Marsh
hmarsh@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in
Sociology & Philosophy, St. Lawrence University, 2003
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Stratification
My overarching interest is
theory especially as it relates to the areas of science and technology
studies, social geographies, sex and gender and the sociology of
knowledge. I have been exploring the “greening of technoscience” in the
form of green buildings to explore how sustainable buildings have become
ontological sites that have material affects. Current research focuses
on the expanding discourse of green architecture and design to explore
questions surrounding healthy bodies and healthy communities.
I am currently working on my
M.A. Thesis regarding the meanings that give shape to sustainability and
sustainable communities. How do individuals incorporate sustainable
building and in some cases, sustainable reconstruction after natural
disasters, into narratives of community life? I am particularly
interested in the ways in which the green
(re)built environment provides
opportunities to explore how individuals make sense out of
sustainability and green technology as tools for rebirth, healing,
stabilization and community revitalization.
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Carolina Martin
cmartin@socy.umd.edu
Previous
Degrees:
B.A. in Cultural Studies,
McGill University (Quebec), 1997
M.A. in Sociology, George
Washington University, 2005
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Comparative
Broadly
speaking, my interests lie in power relations-- power inequalities, the
abuse of power, and struggles against domination. Currently I am working
on theories and politics of resistance, with a focus on forms of
“everyday resistance”. I am particularly intrigued by what have been
characterized as “projects of autonomy” as challenges to political and
economic structures, such as worker factory-takeovers, squatter
movements, and community barter economies. Other interests include
sociology of knowledge, anarchist theory, self-help, and the state
monopoly of violence.
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Brittany McGill
bmcgill@socy.umd.edu
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Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology and Women's
Studies, Georgetown University, 2001
MPP in Social Policy,
Georgetown Public Policy Institute, 2004
Specialty
Areas:
Demography and Gender,
Work, and Family
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Nanae Nakamoto
nnakamoto@socy.umd.edu
Previous Degree:
B.A. in Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University (Japan), 2006
Specialty Areas:
Demography and Social Psychology
My primary interest is social psychology and demography, with a
focus on issues of immigration. I was taking undergraduate classes at
Maryland last 1 1/2 years after earning BA in Policy Science in Japan.
I like to travel a lot and am interested in learning languages
(especially Arabic and Spanish).
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Amber Nelson
anelson@socy.umd.edu
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Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology &
English, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2001
M.A. in Sociology, University
of Maryland, College Park, 2007
Specialty
Areas:
Theory and Social Psychology
My theoretical interests
include sociology of knowledge, in particular Sociology of Scientific
Knowledge (SSK), and feminist theories of bodies and embodiment. I enjoy
reading theories that can shed light on medicine, science, the body and
experiences or embodiments of trauma. My master's thesis research was on
the scientific controversy of whether or not adolescents should be
prescribed antidepressants, and the risks and benefits of doing so. I
conducted discourse analysis of the FDA hearings which were convened to
address the controversy that adolescents were having suicidal and
homicidal side effects to antidepressants. My dissertation research will
be an ethnographic study of community based residential treatment care
for youth; including their various approaches to mental health
--emotional and behavioral interventions. I am interested in how trauma
is embodied by youth and how society responds.
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Kyle Anne Nelson
knelson@socy.umd.edu
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Degrees:
B.A. in Sociology &
Spanish, Colgate University, New York, 1996)
MPH, George Washington
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