Cathryn Johnson
Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
Telephone: 404-727-7520
FAX: 404-727-7520
E-MAIL: cjohns@emory.edu
OFFICE: 226 Tarbutton Hall
Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)
Degree: Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1990
General Research Area: Social psychology, status and power, work and formal organizations, emotions.
Current Research: relationships between organizational structure, leader legitimacy, and formal group interaction; legitimacy and dependency in conflict situations.
Selected Publications: "Legitimacy as a Social Process," (co-author), Annual Review of Sociology, 2006; "Emotional Reactions to Conflict: Do Dependence and Legitimacy Matter?", (co-author), Social Forces, 2000; "Justice Beyond the Individual: A Future with Legitimation," (co-author), Social Psychology Quarterly, 2000; "Gender, Legitimate Authority, and Leader-Subordinate Conversations, " American Sociological Review, 1994.
Selected Courses
- Sociology 101 - Introduction to General Sociology
- Sociology 190 - Individual and Society (Freshman Seminar)
- Sociology 245 - Individual and Society
- Sociology 465 - Social Interaction Processes
- Sociology 494r - Internship in Sociology
- Sociology 551 - Interactionist Approach to Social Relations
- Sociology 552 - Structural Aspects of Social Interaction
- Sociology 759 - Methodological Approaches to Justice and Legitimacy