People
Melanie Hughes , PhD
The Ohio State University, 2008
Title: Assitant Professor
Campus Address: 2611 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Tel:
412-393-9488
E-mail: hughesm@pitt.edu
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION:
2008 Ph.D. in Sociology, The Ohio State University;
Dissertation: Politics at the Intersection: A Cross-National Analysis of Minority Women’s Legislative Representation.
Committee: Pamela Paxton, Vincent Roscigno, J. Craig Jenkins, and Wendy Smooth
2002-04 M.A. in Sociology, The Ohio State University.
1997-01 B.A. in Government and Sociology, University of Texas Austin.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
2008- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
Affiliations with Women’s Studies and Global Studies
BOOKS:
2007 Paxton, Pamela and Melanie M. Hughes. Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge. (Sociology for a New Century Series.)
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Forth. Hughes, Melanie M., Lindsey Peterson, Jill Ann Harrison, and Pamela Paxton. “Power and Relation in the World Polity: The INGO Network Country Score, 1978-1998.” Social Forces.
Forth. Paxton, Pamela, Melanie M. Hughes and Matthew Painter. “The Difference Time Makes: Latent Growth Curve Models of Women’s Political Representation.” European Journal of Political Research.
2009 Hughes, Melanie M. “Armed Conflict, International Linkages, and Women’s Parliamentary Representation in Developing Nations.” Social Problems 56(1):174-204.
2009 Paxton, Pamela, Matthew Painter, and Melanie Hughes. “Year of the Woman, Decade of the Man: Trajectories of Growth in Women’s Statehouse Representation.” Social Science Research 38:86-102.
2008 Downey, Douglas, Paul von Hippel, and Melanie M. Hughes. “Are ‘Failing’ School Really Failing? Using Seasonal Comparisons to Separate School from Non-School Effects on Learning.” Sociology of Education 81(3):242-270.
2008 Hughes, Melanie M. and Pamela Paxton. “Continuous Change, Episodes, and Critical Periods: A Framework for Understanding Women's Political Representation over Time.” Politics & Gender 4(2):233-264.
2007 Hughes, Melanie M. “Windows of Political Opportunity: Institutional Instability and Gender Inequality in the World’s National Legislatures.” International Journal of Sociology 37(4):26-51.
2007 Hughes, Melanie M. and Pamela Paxton. “Familiar Theories from a New Perspective: The Implications of a Longitudinal Approach to Women in Politics Research.” Politics & Gender 3(3):370-378.
2007 Paxton, Pamela, Sheri Kunovich, and Melanie M. Hughes. “Gender in Politics.” Annual Review of Sociology 33:263-84.
2006 Paxton, Pamela, Melanie M. Hughes, and Jennifer Green. “The International Women’s Movement and Women’s Political Representation, 1893-2003.” American Sociological Review 71(6):898-920.
BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS (INVITED):
Forth. Hughes, Melanie M. “Women, Ethnicity, and Political Change in Burundi.” In Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology, 2nd Edition, edited by Jeane Ballantine and Keith Roberts. Pine Forge Press.
Forth. Hughes, Melanie M. and Pamela Paxton. “Women and Politics in a Global Context.” Chapter 10 in Women Worldwide: Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Women, edited by Janet Lee and Susan Shaw. McGraw-Hill.
Forth. Paxton, Pamela and Melanie M. Hughes. “Women as Presidents, Prime Ministers and Government Ministers.” In Gender and Women’s Leadership, edited by Karen O’Connor. Sage Publications
BOOK REVIEWS:
2008 Hughes, Melanie M. The Best-Kept Secret: Women Corporate Lobbyists, Policy, & Power in the United States by Denise Benoit. Contemporary Sociology 37(5):461-2.
DATASETS:
2009 Paxton, Pamela, Melanie M. Hughes, and Jennifer Green. Women in Parliament Dataset, 1893-2003. ICPSR data repository.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW:
Hughes, Melanie M. “Regulating Diversity: Quotas and the Representation of Women, Minorities, and Minority Women in National Legislatures.” Under Review.
PAPERS IN PROGRESS:
Hughes, Melanie M. “Post-9/11 Politics and the Political Representation of Muslim Women in the West.”
Hughes, Melanie M. “Minority Women’s Absolute and Relative Levels of Political Representation Worldwide.”
Hughes, Melanie M. and Mona Lena Krook. “The Diffusion of Gender Quotas: A Social Network Analysis.”
Peterson, Lindsey and Melanie M. Hughes. “The World Polity and Human Rights Violations Worldwide, 1975-2000.”
Tripp, Aili and Melanie M. Hughes. “Armed Conflict and Women’s Political Representation in Africa, 1955-2005.”
TEACHING:
2009 Social Change in the U.S. Research Practicum, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
2009 Quantitative Methods (graduate-level), Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
2008-09 Social Research Methods, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
2004 Recitation Leader, Types of Sociological Inquiry, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University
RESEARCH AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
2009 Type I Third Term Research Stipend. $4,000 awarded for “Explaining the Legislative Representation of Muslim Women Worldwide.” School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.
2007-08 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant. $7,473 provided for “Politics at the Intersection: A Cross-National Analysis of Minority Women’s Legislative Representation.”
2007-08 P.E.O. Scholar Award. $10,000. P.E.O. International.
2007-08 Presidential Fellowship. Ohio State University.
2007 Phi Delta Gamma Graduate School Scholarship. $1,500. Ohio State University.
2006-07 Coca-Cola Critical Difference for Women Grants for Research on Women, Gender, and Gender Equity. $1,000. Ohio State University.
2002-03 University Fellowship. Ohio State University.
HONORS:
2009 James Coleman Award for the best article published in the field of the Sociology of Education, awarded for “Are ‘Failing’ Schools Really Failing? Using Seasonal Comparison to Evaluate School Effectiveness,” American Sociological Association.
2006 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2005 The Clyde W. Franklin Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Research in the areas of gender and / or race, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2004 Outstanding Master’s Student Award, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
TRAVEL AWARDS AND SMALL GRANTS:
2007 Travel Award, $150, American Political Science Association.
2007 Graduate Student Research Support Award, $600, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2005 Travel Award, $750, Council of Graduate Students, Ohio State University.
2005 Graduate Student Research Support Award with L. Peterson, $500, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
PRESENTATIONS:
2009 “Post-9/11 Politics and Muslim Women’s Political Representation in the West.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada, September 3-6.
2009 “Intersectionality, Quotas, and Minority Women's Political Representation Worldwide.” 104th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, August 8-11.
2009 “Muslim Women’s Legislative Representation in the West: Institutional and Contextual Effects” with Jill Ann Harrison. 104th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, August 8-11.
2009 “Women and Politics: A Global Perspective.” Making It Happen! Women and Public Leadership Workshop. California State University-Long Beach, June 25-27. Invited
2009 “Terrorism and Muslim Women’s Political Representation.” Women in Politics – Global Perspectives. Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University. April 24.
2009 “The Diffusion of Gender Quotas: Network and World Polity Effects” with Mona Lena Krook. International Studies Association Annual Meeting. New York, NY, February 15-18.
2008 “Post 9/11 Politics and the Political Representation of Muslim Women in the West.” Workshop Series on Power, Resistance, and Social Change. Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, September 11, 2008.
2008 “Intersectionality, Quotas, and Minority Women’s Political Representation Worldwide.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, August 28-31.
2008 “The World Polity and Human Rights Violations Worldwide, 1975-2000” with Lindsey Peterson. 103rd American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, August 1-4.
2008 “Year of the Woman, Decade of the Man: Trajectories of Growth in Women’s Statehouse Representation” with Pamela Paxton and Matthew Painter. 103rd American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, August 1-4.
2008 “Minority Women in Politics.” Local Meeting of P.E.O. International, Columbus, Ohio, May 21, 2008. Invited
2008 “Women and Political Representation Worldwide.” New Neighbors League Luncheon, Columbus, OH, May 13, 2008. Invited
2007 “Double Barriers and Strategic Opportunities: Understanding the Political Representation of Minority Women Worldwide.” Sociology Department Brownbag Series, The Ohio State University, October 12, 2007.
2007 “Complications at the Intersection: Overcoming the Challenges of Cross-National Research on Minority Women’s Legislative Representation.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007.
2007 “The Difference Time Makes: Latent Growth Curve Models of Women’s Political Representation” with Pamela Paxton. Women’s Caucus and Women and Politics Research Section Pre-Conference. Chicago, IL, August 29, 2007.
2007 “Power and Relation in the World Polity: The INGO Country Network Score, 1978-1998” with Lindsey Peterson, Jill Ann Harrison, and Pamela Paxton. 102nd American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. New York, NY, August 11-14, 2007.
2007 “Understanding the Positive Effects of Armed Conflict on Women's Parliamentary Representation.” 102nd American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. New York, NY, August 11-14.
2006 “The Impact of the Growth and Discourse of the International Women’s Movement on Women’s Political Representation” with Pamela Paxton and Jennifer Green. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3, 2006.
2006 “Windows of Political Opportunity: Institutional Instability and Gender Inequality in the World’s National Legislatures.” 101st American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA, August 11-14, 2006.
2005 “The Continuing Importance of History: The Residual Effects of Colonialism on Women’s Parliamentary Participation.” 100th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 13-16, 2005.
2004 “Another Road to Power? Armed Conflict, International Linkages, and Women’s Parliamentary Representation in Developing Nations.” 99th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 14-17, 2004.
2004 “Are ‘Failing’ Schools Really Failing” with Douglas Downey and Paul von Hippel, 99th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 14-17, 2004.
2004 “Living History: The Continuing Effects of Colonialism on Women’s Parliamentary Representation.” Interdisciplinary Conference, Ohio State, June 4, 2004.
2004 “Are ‘Failing’ Schools Really Failing?” with Douglas Downey and Paul von Hippel, Sociology Department Brownbag Series, Ohio State University, February 13, 2004.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Departmental Service:
2009- Quantitative Research Group, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh.
2008-09 Politics and Culture Search Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh.
2008-09 Undergraduate Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh.
2007-08 Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2006-07 Vice President of Student Affairs, SGSA, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2006-08 Organizer, Gender Working Group, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2005-06 Social Change Working Group, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
2004-05 Spring Awards Organizer, SGSA, Department of Sociology, Ohio State University.
University Service:
2004-08 Women in Development Executive Board, Ohio State University
2007 Research Network, Institute on Gender and Public Policy, Ohio State University.
2007 Discussant: Graduate/Professional “Publish or Perish” Workshop, Ohio Union Activities Board, Ohio State University, February 22, 2007.
Graduate Student Advising:
PhD Advisory Committee:
Nicole Bayliss (ongoing)
Xi Zhang (ongoing)
Disciplinary Service:
2009 Chair: “Title TBA.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada, September 3-6.
2007 Discussant: Comparative Perspectives on the Implementation of Candidate Gender Quotas. Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007.
2007 Discussant: Graduate Student Round-Tables, Annual Meeting of Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS). New York, NY, August 11, 2007.
Ad hoc reviewer:
American Journal of Sociology American Sociological Review
British Journal of Sociology Comparative Political Studies
Gender & Society International Studies Compendium Project
Journal of Politics Politics & Gender
Social Science Quarterly Working Paper Series on WID
Memberships:
2007- Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)
2005- American Political Science Association
Women in Politics
2002- American Sociological Association
Political Sociology Sex and Gender
Racial and Ethnic Minorities Race/Class/Gender
Sociology of Religion
Press Interviews:
2008 Ross, John. “71st Place: When It Comes to Women in Politics, The U.S. Is Falling Way Behind the Rest of the World.” Columbus Alive! March 27, 2008.
2008 Grabmeier, Jeff. “United States is Just Average in Terms of Women’s Role in Politics, Authors Say.” March 3, 2008. Appeared in OSU Today and picked up by the Associated Press. Archived at: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/wompoli.htm.