BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

I began my career as a tenure track faculty member in Sociology at OSU in 1996.  I am currently Regents Service Professor, Sociology, Oklahoma State University

 

Below is a summary of my academic and administrative appointments:

 

1996-2001 Assistant Professor; 2001-2009 Associate Professor;  2009-2024 Professor, Sociology,

 

2002-2004 Coordinator, Graduate Studies, Sociology, Oklahoma State University


2005-2008 Director, Women's Studies Program, Oklahoma State University

2010-2012 Interim Associate Dean, Graduate College, Oklahoma State University
2012-2014 Associate Dean, Graduate College, Oklahoma State University
2014-2015 Acting Dean, Graduate College, Oklahoma State University
2015-2023 Senior Associate Dean, Graduate College, Oklahoma State University
2018-2022 Interim Director, MPH Program, Oklahoma State University
2023-2024 Interim Dean, Graduate College, Oklahoma State University



Research Interests:

Race and Ethnicity, Social Psychology, Gender, Theory, Social Movements, Historical Sociology

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Sociology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States2009 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Sociology, Stillwater, United States2001 - 2009
  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Sociology, Stillwater, United States1996 - 2001

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology
    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States1990 - 1996
  • Master of Arts, American Studies
    University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States1988 - 1990
  • Bachelor of Arts, Humanities (now Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature)
    University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States1978

FACULTY/STAFF OR STUDENT

  • Faculty/Staff

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Speaking engagements
  • Masters or PhD research supervision
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (short-term)

DEPARTMENT

  • Sociology

FIELDS OF RESEARCH