College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Graduates
Ph.D. Degrees Awarded
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2009
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| Banton, Nicole | "Nipple Matters: A Black Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Infant Feeding Among African American Mothers" |
| Luo, Baozhen | "The Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on Familial Elder Care in Rural China" |
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2008
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| Lepore, Michael | "Direct Care Workers' Motivations for Employment in Long-Term Care, Assisted Living, and Particular Facilities: A Process of Reconciling Conflicting Values" |
| Li, Wei | "The Interaction between Ethnic Relations and State Power: A Structural Impediment to the Industrialization of China, 1850-1911" |
| Mills, Melinda | "“Who Do You Think You’re Border Patrolling?”: Negotiating “Multiracial” Identities And “Interracial” Relationships" |
| Palder, Amy | "So, Who Feels Pretty?: Negotiating the Meaning of Femininity in a Nonheterosexual Community" |
| Ruddiman, Elizabeth Price | "Is Smart Growth Fair Growth: Do Urban Growth Boundaries Keep Out Racial Minorities?" |
| Shapkina, Nadejda V. | "Operation Help: Counteracting Sex Trafficking of Women from Russia and Ukraine" |
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2007
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| Coin, Francesca | "Pickles and Pickets after NAFTA: Globalization, Agribusiness, the U.S.-Mexico Food-Chain, and Farm-Worker Struggles in North Carolina" |
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2006
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| Davis-Sowers, Regina | “Salvaging Children's Lives: Understanding the Experiences of Black Aunts Who Serve as Kinship Care Providers Within Black Families” |
| Konrad, Miriam | “Transporting Atlanta: The Mode of Mobility Under Construction” |
| Lippard, Cameron | “Building Inequality: A Case Study of White, Black, and Latino Contractors in the Atlanta Construction Industry” |
| Pearson, Fiona | “Making Education Work: The Effects of Welfare Reform on the Educational Goals and Experiences of TANF Participants” |
| Ponder, Bentley | “Against the Odds: Resiliency and the Fostering of Furture Academic Success Among At-Risk Children in Georgia” |
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2005
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| Gheorghiu-Stephens, Cristina | “Does Commitment Matter? A Comparative Gender Analysis of Work Commitment and Labor Market Outcomes in Western-Capitalist and Former-Socialist Countries” |
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2004
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| Griffin, Gary | "Beyond Post-Industrialism: An Examination of Life Style in the Information Society." |
| Luck, Phil | "Meat as Ideology: It's What's for Dinner." |
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2003
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| Gentry, Quinn Michelle | "Risk in the Rough: An Ethnographic Inquiry of How Poor African American Women Who Smoke Crack Reduce Their Risks for HIV Infection" |
| Khair, Emilie M. | "The Culture and Construction of Mother and Daughter Affective Solidarity in Diverse Dyads" |
| Williams, Michael D. | "Help-Seeking Behavior as a Predictor of Participation in Department of Veterans Affairs-Sponsored Visual Impairment Rehabilitation" |
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2002
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| Boeri, Miriam | "I'm An Addict, But I Ain't No Junkie": An Ethnographic Analysis on theDrug Using Career of Baby Boomers" |
| Cochran, Roger | "The Meaning of Self: Differences Between Cohorts and Between Users of Biomedicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine" |
| Combs, Bess L. | "The Role of Community Day Programs in the Lives of Low-Income Residents of Assisted Living Facilities" |
| Klein, Gretchen | "Dr. Girl: The Feminization of Veterinary Medicine" |
| Perkins, Molly | "Survival in a Small African American-Owned and -Operated Assisted Living Facility: A Process of Negotiating Risks" |
| Verrill, Linda A. | "Changes in Role-Identity Meaning and Well-Being During the Transition to Retirement: Comparing Early and Later Retirees" |
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2001
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| Dolan, Kathleen | "HIV and STIs Among Lesbian Women: Constructions of Risk and Protection" |
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2000
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| Fuqua, Ron | "Liberation Ideology and Practice in a Nursing Home" |
| Gregory, Donald Gilbert | "More Than a Breadwinner: A Quantitative Feminist Analysis of Highly Involved Fathers" |
| Lofton, Teresa C. | "Reclaiming an American Indian Identity: the Ethnic Renewal of the Lower Muskogee Creeks" |
| Moore, Paula | "The Effects of Professionalization on Teachers' Attitudes Promoting Equity in K-12 Student Achievement" |
| Rinalducci, Edward | ""Authenticity Movements" in Ethnic and Religious Revivalism: A Reconceptualization and Examination of Cultural Communal Identity Movements" |
| Sharpe, Tanya Telfair | "Behind the Eight Ball: Sex for Crack Exchange, Poor Black Women, and Reproduction" |
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1999
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| Barnes, Sandra | "Positive Attitudes, Behavior, and Community Ties in Poor Urban Neighborhoods: The Impact of Neighborhood Effects, Household Economic Level, and Social Variables" |
| Crosby, Nandi | "The Souls of Black Men: Male Discourse and its Critical Implications for Rethinking Black Feminist Thought." |
| Heishman, Annette | "'Get Rid of It and Don't Dwell on It': Explanatory Models and Experiences of Breast Cancer by rural Women" |
| Hugh, Margaret M. | "A Comparative Study of Adult Socialization in Eritrea and the U.S." |
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1998
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| Allen, Gay | "It's Not a Cold':From Cancer Person to Cancer Survivor -- The Process of Living with Cancer" |
| Brown, Cheryl Lynn | "Family or Work: Identity Salience Battles for Working Men and Women." |
| Basile, Kathleen C | "From Unwanted Sex to Wife Rape: Examining Sexual Coercion in Marriage on a Continuum of Severity." |
| King, Sharon | "Future Planning Among Older African-American Parents of Adult Dependent Children: Retiring From the Caregiving Career." |
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1997
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| Bull, Sheana Salyers | "Challenging Traditional Gender Roles: What is the Impact of Employment on Machismo/Marianismo and Sexual Behavior for Latino Men and Women?" |
| Paterline, Brent | "Structural and Social Psychological Determinants of Prisonization." |
| Taylor, Leslie F | "Psychotropic Drug Use in a Nursing Home." |
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1996
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| Foster, Howard | "An Examination of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction." |
| Fraser, James | "The Impact of Organizational Composition on the Emergence of Corporate Culture." |
| Porterfield, Jeff | "The Influence of Neighborhood and Alienation on Norm Violating Behavior Among Atlanta Residents." |
| White, William S. | "Growth Machines, Place Entrepreneurs, and Social Construction of Enclave Economies: An Examination of Atlanta's Chinese Enclave Economy." |
M.A. Degrees Awarded
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2009
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| Albertson, William Cory | "Torn Between Here and There: Life Histories of Vietnamiese Female Refugees" |
| McMillen, Kirstin Ketchum | "Postpartum Depression and Self-Help Books: Medicalizing Misery and Motherhood" |
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2008
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| Overstreet, Laura | "Splitting Sexuality and Disability: A Content Analysis and Case Study of Internet Pornography Featuring a Female Wheelchair User" |
| Popham, Ashley Barker | "Abortion and Capital Punishment: Changing Attitudes and Demographical Influences" |
| Ruz, Daniela | "Atlanta's Quinceaneras" |
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2007
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| Ito, Daisuke | "College Students' Prejudiced Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: A Comparative Analysis in Japan and the United States" |
| Jungles, Amanda May | ""Just Say No": A Process Evaluation of a Johns' School" |
| Philips, Daleana | "Definitions of Sexual Orientation in Academic Research" |
| Regus, Pamela | "The Emerging Medicalization of Postpartum Depression: Tightening the Boundaries of Motherhood" |
| Simon, Jennifer Renee | ""It's Not Just What You Have, But How You Use It:" The Impact of Race and Class on the Usage and Activation of Cultural and Social Capital in the Study Abroad Process" |
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2006
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| Baird, George “Jim” | “Black Employment Opportunities: The Role of Immigrant Job Concentrations” |
| Bender, Alexis | “Rolling Manhood: How Black and White Men Experience Disability” |
| Hayes, Melissa | “The Building Blocks of Atlanta: Racial Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Inequity” |
| Johnson, Terry | “Racial Disparity in Social Spatiality: Usage of National Parks and Opera Attendance" |
| Liu, Guangya | “Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Staff in Assisted Living” |
| Luo, Baozhen | “Social Construction of Chinese American Ethnic Identities: Dating Attitudes and Behaviors Among Second-Generation Chinese American Youths” |
| Palmer, Louise | “Cesarean Section Disparities: Assessing the Likelihood of Undergoing Surgery in Childbirth” |
| Pruitt, Cenate | “Stand by Your Man Redneck Woman: Towards a Historical View of Country Music Gender Roles” |
| Sandman, Kendra | “Brothers and Sisters: Sibling Abuse and the Long-Term Effects of the Cycle of Family Violence” |
| Waszkiewicz, Elroi | “Getting by Gatekeepers: Transmen’s Dialectical Negotiations within Psychomedical Institutions” |
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2005
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| Abe, Yuka | “Japanese Fathers in the United States: Negotiating Different Cultural Expectations" |
| Bertollini, Cara-Vanessa | "I Know What You Are Going Through": The Impact of Negotiating the Criminal Justice System on the Family Members of Homicide Victims and Criminal Offenders” |
| Danford, Daniel | “Construction of God and Alcoholics Anonymous” |
| Davenport, Natasha Maria | “Resilience and Sociology: Identifying the Bridge” |
| Lepore, Michael | “The Influence of Discrimination on Identity among High-Retention Assisted Living Direct Care Workers” |
| Sanders McMurtry, Kijua | “Silence is Golden: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Rape Perspectives in the African-American Community" |
| Walters, Mikel | “’Excuse Me, Ma’am? That’s Sir to You!’ Perceptions of a Butch Privilege in Contemporary Society” |
| Yasumoto, Saori | “The Changing Culture of Fatherhood and Gender Disparities in Japanese Fathers’s Day and Mother’s Day Comic Strips: A 55 Year Analysis” |
| Zhang, Gehui | “To Be or Not To Be… Christian: Explaining Chinese Immigrant Elders’ Christian Participation in the U.S.” |
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2004
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Alexander, Valerie |
"Into the Face of Homelessness: An Analysis of America's Apathy." |
| Brick, Bradley | "A Multi-Level Analysis of Citizens' Perceptions of Community Policing on Fear of Crime: Findings from Eleven Cities." |
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Carstarphen, Dorothy |
"Reactions to a Nontraditional Storyline: Fans' Perceptions of a Lesbian Relationship on All My Children." |
| Jardim, Karen | "Building on Domestic Violence Research in Guyana." |
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Medley, Stephanie |
"'Am I Still a Virgin?' The Social Construction of the Virginity Script in Seventeen and Teen." |
| Muse, Courtney | "Interpersonal Contact and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men." |
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Osborne, Jennifer |
"Risky Business: Adolescent Sexual Knowledge and Behaviors." |
| Richardon, Gregory | "Television Advertising as a Catalyst for a Consumer Ideology." |
| Sinha, Cynthia B. | "'Being Indian' and 'Being American': Exploring the Social Space of Second-Generation Indian American Dating." |
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2003
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Bahns, Megan |
"Sex on Campus: A Study on How College Students Define "Having Sex"" |
| Cavalier, Elizabeth | "I Wear Dresses, I Wear Muscles": Media Representations of Women Soccer Players" |
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Clover, Kristen |
"From Sheep to Shepards: The Social World of the Bouncer" |
| Ent, Angel | "From Mental Illness to Mood Disorders -- Help For the Hysterical Woman: An Interrogation of Cultural Representations of Women and Panic Disorder and an Argument for Structural Change" |
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Lippard, Cameron |
""Taking Care of Business": The Hiring Practices of African American Enterpreneurs in the Construction Industry" |
| Park, Kyu Nam | "The Academic Performance of New Second Generation Korean American High School Students" |
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Trolan, Eoin |
""Only Our Rivers Run Free": Bernadette Devlin and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland" |
| Weiss, Harald | "Beyond Unemployment: Low-Skill Service Sector Size as a Predictor of Metropolitan Crime Rates" |
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2002
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| Adkins, William | "Imagining Disability: Representations of Blindness and Deafness in Print Media" |
| Gadgil, Malati | "Sexuality in Dance: A Post-Modern interpretation of dance reviews in early twentieth century" |
| Jenkins, Steven | "Bucking Conventional School of Thought: Eleven Jamaican Fathers' Beliefs and Practices on Corporal Punishment in Schools and at Home" |
| King, Joe | "Jealousy As A Grieving Experience in Children's Book" |
| Mosley, Shariff Andre | "An Exploratory Look at How Black Female Baby Boomers Envision Their Individual Retirements, and the Implictions" |
| Ono, Takamitsu | "Is GSU Apparel Made in Sweatshops?": The Student Anti-Sweatshop Campaign at Georgia State University" |
| Polite, Hallbrook | "What Happened to Intergenerational Mobility?: The Effect of Job Loss on Educational Outcomes for Black and White Teenagers" |
| Stern, Lili | "Immigration and Labor Force Segmentation in the Persian Gulf States" |
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2001
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| Alavi (Kavanagh), Allison | "Little White Lies: Racialized Images of the Phallus in the United States" |
| Bartlett (Minor), Robyn | "Exploring Underlying Social Psychological Processes Effecting Elderly Residents When Relocating Into An Assisted Living Arrangement" |
| Bussler, Melissa Rose | "It's A Long Haul: The Experiences of Women in Trucking" |
| Chandler, Jennifer | "It's A Long Haul: The Experiences of Women in Trucking" |
| Danner, Katherine | "Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparison Between Younger Individuals and Older Individuals" |
| Dillard, Joy | "Feminism and Sadomasochism: An Analysis of Attitudes" (non-thesis) |
| Gonzalez, Catalina | ""Plan Colombia": Unveiling the Drug War" (non-thesis) |
| Lundquist, Carri | "Gendered Poverty: Policy and Research Two Opposing Forces" |
| Patterson, Maxie | "Occupational Segregation: A Sociological Analysis of Male Secretaries" (non-thesis) |
| Serajee, Shabina | "The Meaning of Hijab Among Converted American Muslims" (non-thesis) |
| Stockdale, Thomas | "Alcohol Problems and Older Americans: Testing the Social Control Theory" (non-thesis) |
| Sylvia, Polly | "Where We Draw the Line: The Allocation of Amenities Within Four Neighborhoods In and Around Atlanta" |
| Williams, Jeffrey | "Social Mobility of Africans in the United States" |
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2000
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| Bell, Roni C. | "The Culture of Custodial Grandparenting" |
| Curry, Regina | "Understanding Mate Selection Among Gays and Lesbians: A Content Analysis of Homosexual and Heterosexual Personal Ads" |
| Johnson, Rebecca | "The Window Into Oppression: White Racial Identity and Contemporary Activism" |
| Kamiya, Minori | "The Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: Myth or Reality" |
| Konrad, Miriam | "Transportology: A History of the Current Discourse and Its Application in Automobile Advertising" |
| Morgan, Eric Michael | "Sociology As a Social Problem: A Critical Examination of the American Sociological Association's National High School Sociology Course" |
| Xiong, Shuyao | "Influence of Role Identity on Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction" (non-thesis) |
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1999
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| Black, Karen Wright | "An Examination of Louisiana Covenant Marriage Laws" (non-thesis paper) |
| Boozer, William Strong | "Sociological and Social Psychological Definitions of "self-Esteem" and Their Utility in a self-motivation Theory" (non-thesis paper) |
| Hines, Lawrence Joe | "The Creation of a National Menace: A Content Analysis of Drugs in the Popular Press" |
| Johnson, Charmayne | "Grandparent Headed Families" (non-thesis paper) |
| Shearer, Diane C. | "'Do You Think I'm Asking Too Much?': A Study of Divorce Mediation as Interactive Process" |
| Sheber, Larry R. | "Managed Care and the Doctor-Patient Relationship: The Doctor's View" |
| Tezza, Laura | "Do Gay Men Want To Be Fathers?" |
| Uhlin, Stephanie Anne | "Childfree or Childless?: An Examination of Relevant Literature and a Childfree Newsletter" |
| Watkins, Kimberley E | "Deindustrialization: US Occupational, Industrial, and Income Trends from 1980 to 1990" |
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1998
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| Balachandran, Anand | "The Emergence of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Sociological Analysis." |
| Boeri, Miriam | "Women After Utopia: The Gendered Lives of Former Cult Members." |
| Chen, Del-An BryAnn | "We Just Got Together and We Enjoyed It": An Analysis of the Georgia Coalition for Battered Refugee and Immigrant Women as a Social Movement. |
| Esmail, Ashraf | "Does Having Children Contribute to Marital Happiness: A scientific Question." |
| Wilson, Linda Ann | "Sex Discrimination and Firing Practices in the Atlanta Area." |
| Wooten, Karen | "Predictors of Influenza Vaccination Among Elderly African-Americans: A Sociological Inquiry." |
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1997
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| Adelman, Robert M. | "A Multivariate Analysis of Urban Poverty: Contrasting Race, Region and Metropolitan Areas." |
| Brown, Mark | "Poverty, Inequality and Black Homicide." |
| Pak, Nader | "Does Religion Contriburte to General Well-Being: A Research Question." |
| Perkins, Molly M. | "Panning for Gold: The Cost vs. the Rewards of Being a Personal Care Home Provider." |