Luoman Bao

lmbao@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

B.A. in Sociology, Fudan University, 2009
M.A. in Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011

Specialty Areas:

Demography and Gender, Work and Family

My primary research interests include problems of aging, health of the elderly, intergenerational support, and fertility. By using longitudinal data, my Master thesis examined the motivations for supporting elderly parents in Chinese society.

Joey Brown

Jbrown15@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

B.A. in Sociology, University of Mississippi, 2009

M.A. in Sociology, University of Mississippi, 2011

Specialty Areas:

Social Psychology and Stratification

My research interests converge at the intersection of race, financial sociology, social psychology, and stratification. I am interested in how race and class identification affect people's understanding and different forms of debt. I would like to explore this area.

Carrie Clarady

cclarady@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

BS, Physics, University of Houston

MA, Linguistics, University of Texas at Austin

Specialty Areas:

Social Psych, Demography

I am interested in regional identity and its place within the self-concept, and the effect of globalization on regional cultures and the subsequent effect on personal identity. I'm also interested in trying to figure out how to use previous expertise and experience with language analysis to explore some of these issues.

Nicole Deloatch

ndeloat@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

BA, Sociology, Criminology, and Criminal Justice- University of Maryland, College Park

Specialty Areas

Military Sociology and Stratification

My primary research interests seek to explore and understand how macro level social dynamics and globalization have an effect on the organization of military service and military institutions as a whole. I would like to gain a more thorough understanding of why those who chose to serve in the US Armed Forces continue to do so and how ultimately the military has been used to advance the social and economic process of society and racial/ethnic/gender minorities who serve.

Ann Horwitz

ann.horwitz@gmail.com

Previous Degrees:

BA, World Politics - Hamilton College, 2006

Ed.M, International Education Policy, 2009

Specialty Areas:

Social psychology, globalizing theory

My work focuses on the relationship between education and identity-driven conflict.

Lucia Lykke

lykke@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

B.A. in Psychology and Women's Studies, College of William and Mary, 2007

Specialty Areas:

Social Psychology, Theory, Gender, Work, and Family

I am interested in gender and feminist theory, particularly with regard to the intersections of gender, race, and culture. At this point my research interests are very open and subject to change, but I am considering a second year paper project on the discourse of gender-specific sexual assault education programs.

Tyler Myroniuk

Myroniuk@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

B.A. in Sociology, University of Alberta, 2009

M.A. (Thesis-based) in Sociology, University of Alberta, 2011

Specialty Areas:

Demography, Stratification & Inequality

So far, my research has encompassed understanding how highly educated Malawians assess the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS policies and related social problems in their country through a mixed methods approach. My upcoming work will remain in sub-Saharan African but shift to South Africa where I am interested in how foreign and domestic migrants utilize various forms of social capital and whether or not this affects their access to basic human rights in an urban/township setting. As well, I aim to seek out why these individuals were motivated to migrate as well as the extent that their legal status in South Africa plays a part in this process.

Rachel Shattuck

rshattuc@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

A.B., Bryn Mawr College

M.A., Columbia University

Specialty Areas:

Demography; Gender, Work and Family

My research interests are very much still taking shape, but I'm currently interested in neighborhood diversity and stability, as well as in women's workplace experiences.

Shanna Brewton-Tiayon

sbtiayon@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

BS, Biological Systems Engineering-Florida A&M University, 2001

Specialty Areas:

Social Psychology and Stratification

I am interested in the intersection of mental health, race, gender and socioeconomic status. More specifically, I want to understand what mental health means for persons of different race, gender and SES: how they perceive it, how they knowingly or unknowingly self-medicate, how it impacts their daily lives. I am particularly interested in how the above impacts African American women and mothers ant other minority women/ mothers.

Matthias Wasser

Mwasser1@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

BA, Economics, University of Maryland, 2009

Specialty Areas:

Theory

Jingyuan Xie

ajor@umd.edu

Previous Degrees:

BA Sociology, University of Kansas, 2011

Specialty Areas:

Demography, Migration, Social Stratification

I'm interested in the internal migration in China and as well as the global transnational migration. I would also want to study the influence of migration on social stratification, especially in China.