nicban@ufl.edu

Full Vita (PDF version)

Ph.D. Date:

August 2009

Dissertation Title:

"Nipple Matters: A Black Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Infant Feeding Among African American Mothers"

Commitee:

Wendy Simonds (Chair), Dawn Baunach, Denise Donnelly

Areas of Interest:

Mothering Studies, Gender Studies, Medical Sociology (specialization in procreative functioning), Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Sex and Sexualities, Family Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Qualitative Methods

mooncharania@bellsouth.net

Ph.D. Date:

May 2010

Dissertation Title:

"Hermeneutics of Resistance: The Intersections of Globalization, Islamic Revivalism and Women's Rights Actvism in Pakistan"

Commitee:

Wendy Simonds (Chair), Amira Jarmakani, and Griff Tester

Areas of Interest:

Globalization and Gender, Cultural Studies, and Social Theory

Baozhen Luo

bluo2@student.gsu.edu

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Ph.D. Date:

May 2009

Dissertation Title:

"The Impact of Rural-Urban Migration on Familial Elder Care in Rural China"

Commitee:

Dr. Heying Jenny Zhan (chair), Dr. Charles Jaret, Dr. Elisabeth Burgess, Dr. James Ainsworth

Areas of Interest:

Social Gerontology, Global Aging, Family, Health and Life Course, Intergenerational Relations, Asia (China)/Asian Americans, Mixed Research Methods

cenate_pruitt@comcast.net

Vita Coming Soon

Ph.D. Date:

May 2010

Dissertation Title:

Forthcoming

Commitee:

Dr. Lesley Reid (chair), Dr. Wendy Simonds

Areas of Interest:

Culture & Media, Gender, Race, Internet & New Media

bruddiman@earthlink.net

Full Vita (PDF version)

Ph.D. Date:

August 2007

Dissertation Title:

"Is Smart Growth Fair Growth: Do Urban Growth Boundaries Keep Our Racial Minorities?"

Commitee:

Charles L. Jaret (chair), Robert M. Adelman, Donald C. Reitzes

Areas of Interest:

Urban Sociology, Race, Public Health, Land Use

Mikel L. Walters

mwalters1@gsu.edu

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Ph.D. Date:

August 2009

Dissertation Title:

"Invisible at Every Turn: Examination of Lesbian Intimate Partner Violence"

Commitee:

Dr. Denise Donnelly (chair), Dr. Lesley Reid, Dr. Phillip Davis

Areas of Interest:

Intimate Partner Violence, Violence, Family, Gender and Sexuality

Saori Yasumoto

syasumoto1@gsu.edu

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Ph.D. Date:

May 2010

Dissertation Title:

"Culture, Cognition, and Parenthood in Japanese and American Homes"

Commitee:

Ralph LaRossa (Chair), Jung Ha Kim, Phillip W. Davis

Areas of Interest:

Family, Gender, Transnational Families, Cross-Cultural Research, Culture and Cognition, Social Psychology, Qualitative Methods, Sociology of Teaching