Graduate Studies
PhD's on the Move
Sociology PhD's on the Market
Below are a list of our recent PhD candidates, and recipients who are on the job market.
Kathleen Bulger-Gray
PhD Date Recieved- May 2010
Dissertation Topic & Title- a qualitative focus group study of group negotiations of race-related topics entitled “Constructing and Deconstructing Racial Ideology through Talk”
Areas of Research- Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements, Critical Pedagogy
Classes Taught Race and Ethnicity, Sociology of Gender, Women in Culture, Introduction to Sociology, Research Methods, Societies
Curriculum Vita
E-Mail- KathleenBGray@comcast.net
Margaret Kerr
PhD Date Recieved- May 2009
Dissertation Topic & Title- Autism Spectrum Disorders and Vaccines: The Making of a Health Social Movement
Areas of Research- Sociology of Health and Illness and Social Movements
Classes Taught Deviance and Social Control, Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Sociology
Teaching Assistant- Statistics, Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family,Wealth and Power, Deviance and Social Control
Curriculum Vita
E-mail- margeekerr@gmail.com
Kai Heidemann
PhD Date - December 2009 (expected)
Dissertation Topic & Title-
Giving Voice to Language: Ethnolinguistic Mobilization and the Cultural Politics of Education in France
Areas of Research-Social Movements, Ethnicity, Education, Qualitative Methodology
Classes Taught-
Sociology of Education, Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Marriage, French Politics and Society
Curriculum Vita
E-mail-kah13@pitt.edu
Tim Vining
PhD Date - April 2010 (expected)
Dissertation Topic & Title- "Spinning a Tale: Social Movement Storytelling Strategies in Post-Katrina Louisiana"
Areas of Research- Social Movement Strategies, Framing and Storytelling
Classes Taught- Wealth and Power, Statistics, Social Change, Sociology of Sport
Curriculum Vita
E-mail- viningt@gmail.com