Anne L. Borden (Ph.D. May 2006)

Dissertation:

"Making Money, Saving Souls: The Emergence and Evolution of Christian Bookstores in the United States."

Committee:

Timothy J. Dowd, Chair. Frank Lechner. Nancy Eiesland. Lynn Schofield Clark (University of Colorado).

Research Interests:

Culture, Religion, Organizations, Mass Media.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

alborde@emory.edu

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David V. Brewington (Ph.D. expected May 2008)

Dissertation:

"At the Nexus of Human Rights and Religion: Global Religious Liberty in the Long Twentieth Century."

Committee:

Frank Lechner (chair), John Boli, Timothy Dowd, Steven M. Tipton

Areas of Interest:

Religion & Globalization, Human Rights, Theory, Global Analysis, Cultural Sociology, Social Movements, Organizations

Curriculum Vitae

Home Page

http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~dbrewin/index.htm

Course Syllabi:

Sociology 266: Global Change

Sociology 457: Development of Sociological Theory

Contact:

david.brewington@emory.edu

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Charity E. Crabtree (Ph.D. expected Summer/Fall 2008)

Dissertation:

"Boundary Work and Legitimating Claims Among Physicians and Acupuncturists."

Committee:

John Boli (Chair), Matthew Archibald, Tracy Scott, Michael McQuaide (Sociology, Oxford College of Emory University).

Areas of Interest:

Culture, Social Movements, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality, Qualitative Methods, Social Problems, Art, Organizations, Media, Religion, Medical Sociology.

Curriculum Vitae

Course Syllabi:

Sociology 101 - Introduction to General Sociology

Sociology 221 - Culture and Society

Contact:

cecrabt@emory.edu

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Tomeka M. Davis

Degree(s):

B.A. Spelman College (Psychology); M.A. Wake Forest University (Psychology)

General Research Area:

Stratification; Social Inequality

Specific Research Area:

Sociology of Education, Race and Ethnic Relations

Dissertation:

"Laissez Faire Education Policy: Organization and Equity in School Choice"

Selected Awards and Honors:

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 2007-2008; AERA Dissertation Fellowship 2006-2007

Selected Publications:

Werum, Regina and Tomeka Davis(2006). "The Hunt for a Competitive Advantage: How PISA Has Shaped Discussions Over Educational Policy Reform." In Safeguarding German-American Relations in the New Century: Understanding and Accepting Mutual Differences. Simon Cheng, Tomeka Davis, and Regina Werum. "The Ethnic Dimensions of Parental Social Capital: A Comparative Analysis of Track Placement in U.S. and German High Schools." Under review at Social Forces. Davis, Tomeka M., Lauren Rauscher, and Regina Werum. "Capital and Competition: The Individual and School-Level Determinants of AP Course-Taking". In progress.

Curriculum Vitae

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Michael A. Elliott (Ph.D. expected May 2008)

Dissertation:

"A Cult of the Individual for a Global Society: The Development and Worldwide Expansion of Human Rights Ideology."

Committee:

John Boli (chair), Frank Lechner, Rick Rubinson, David Davis (Political Science).

Research Interests:

globalization, historical/comparative sociology, institutional analysis, social theory.

Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

maellio@emory.edu

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Kristin J. Gordon (Ph.D. expected May 2008)

Dissertation:

"The Policy Behind the Problem: How Educational Reform Impacts the Teaching Environment"

Committee:

Rick Rubinson (chair), Regina Werum, Matthew Archibald and Monica Worline

Research Interests:

Education; Schools as Social Organizations; Teachers and Teaching; Social Stratification; Race, Class and Gender; Organizations

Curriculum Vitae

Contact:

kgordo3@emory.edu

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Kathryn Sweeney (Ph.D. May 2006)

Dissertation:

"Negotiating Power: Power, Race and Gender Ideology in Same-Race and Interracial Marriages."

Committee:

Delores Aldridge (Chair), Regine Jackson (Institute of Liberal Arts, Emory University), Karyn Lacy (Sociology at University of Michigan), Irene Browne, Eugene Emory (Psychology at Emory University).

Areas of Interest:

Social Stratification; Race, Class, and Gender; Family and Intimate Relationships; Race and Ethnic Relations; Inequality in Higher Education.

Curriculum Vitae

Course Syllabi:

Sociology 214 - Class, Status, and Power

Sociology 101 - Introduction to Sociology

Contact:

ksweene@emory.edu