Ph.D. Alumni
Department of Sociology
Ph.D. Recipients
1991-2007
2007
Colleen Keaney-Mischel Phyllis Brashler Yndia Lorick-Wilmot Marta B. Rodriguez-Galan 2006 Jennifer Fagen Lorenzo Boyd 2005 Donna McKenzie-Cole Ingrid Castro Nahide Konak 2004 Jodi Cohen Mary Churchill Jessica Kenty-Drane 2003 Eric Bourgeois Shoba Gurung Maurizio Marroni Sheila Mehta-Green Ozlem Sari 2002 Deborah Baiano Berman Jeb Booth Kevin Borgeson Margo Capparelli Christine Griffin Paula McCabe Claudia Mora Keith Saunders Melissa Tackett-Gibson Felicia Wiltz Dena Wittman 2001 Heather Beth Johnson Montse Luengo-Filguiras Deborah McCarthy Rosaria Pisa Feryal Turan Linda Vasques-Lockwood 2000 Augusto Diana Ara Ghazarians Karen Lischinsky Michael Manochhia Lorna Rivera Lisa Steriti DiGianni 1999 Benjamin Steiner Paul Lopez 1998 Donna Barnes H. Michael Boyd Serenca Cosgrove Xiaodong Ma Kristin Moag Christine Payne Alexander Thomas Paul Zipper 1997 Penelope Herideen Karen Hayden Spencer Blakeslee 1996 Sylvia MacPhee George Parangimalil Jyoti Puri 1995 Mirna Lascano Kim MacInnis Carol Apt Louis Kontos Daniel Gilbarg Eric Krieg Xiaolan Liu Shampa Mazumdar 1994 Maureen Norton-Hawk Joshua Awosan 1993 Stephen Adair Kevin Mulvey Said Bhyer 1992 Robin Chandler 1991 Sylvia Mignon Phil Lamy Virginia Cazort Risse
Bridging the Gap: The Role of Gender Advisers in Implementing United Nations Gender Mainstreaming Policy in Peacekeeping Operations
Flirting with Feminism: The State and the Battered Women's Movement in Massachusetts
Winifred Breines, Kathrin Zippel, Debra Kaufman, Eileen McDonough
The Role of Social Organizations in Black Ethnic Identity Construction of Post-1965 Caribbean Immigrants in Brooklyn, New York
Winifred Breines, Maureen Kelleher, Gordana Rabrenovic, Paula Aymer
Depression among Aging Hispanics in Massachusetts: The
Role of Informal and Formal Social Support Systems
Luis Falcon, Gordana Rabrenovic, William Sanchez, Jan Mutchler
Assistant Professor, Transylvania University, KY
A Masculinist Discourse of Women's Sexuality: A Feminist Analysis
Debra Kaufman, Kathrin Zippel, Jack Levin, Third Reader, and Peter Anderson
Assistant Professor, Lamar University, Department of Sociology, Beaumont, Texas
Correlates of Attitudinal Differences Between Black and White Police Officers. A study of the Indianapolis, IN. and St. Petersburg, FL. Police Departments
Thomas Koenig, Jack Levin, Barry Bluestone
Assistant Professor, University of Northern Texas, Department of Sociology
Race and Perception of Race in Post Colonial Private School in Botswana
Gordana Rabrenovic, Thomas Koenig, Jack Levin, and Thomas Shapiro
Of Color Bright: Interracial Friendships in the Lives of Young College Women
Maureen Kelleher, Gordana Rabrenovic, Winifred Breines, and Carla Rodriguez
Assistant Professor, SUNY Potsdam, Department of Sociology, Potsdam, New York
Globalization Development and Environmental Justice Movement: The Case of Bergoma, Turkey
Daniel Faber, Gordana Rabrenovic, Thomas Koenig, Chris Bosso
Visiting Assistant Professor, Baldwin-Wallace College, Department of Sociology, Berea, Ohio
The Successes and Limitations of Single-Sex Math Classrooms in American Public Schools
Judith Perrolle, Thomas Koenig, Gordana Rabrenovic, Bonnie Wood
Assistant Professor, Bridgewater State College, Department of Sociology, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
The Reading of Everyday Life: Popular and Comic Books
Michael Brown, Winifred Breines, Thomas Shapiro, and Randy Martin
Assistant Dean, School of Professional and Continuing Studies, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Disparities from the Start: Class-and-Race-Based Inequality in Schools
Gordana Rabrenovic, Thomas Shapiro, Luis Falcón, James Fraser
Assistant Professor, Southern Connecticut State University, Department of Sociology, New Haven, Connecticut
Merging Environmental Justice and Brownfields Policy in Massachusetts: Opportunities and Obstacles to the Revitalization of Urban Communities
Daniel Faber, Thomas Koenig, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Barry Bluestone
Visiting Lecturer, University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology, Dartmouth
Women in Factory-Based and Home-Based Carpet Production in Napel: Beyond the Formal and Informal Economy
Daniel Faber, Gordana Rabrenovic, Luis Falcón, and Terry Haywoode
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Women's Studies, University of Connecticut
Italy's 1990's Black-hole, the Northern League and its Impact Upon the Post-Industrial States of the Italian Society: A Case Study
Daniel Faber, Thomas Koenig, T. Anthony Jones, and Michael Blim
Member, Faculty of Sciences of the Formations, Roma Tre Universita Degli Studi (University of Rome, III), Rome, Italy
An Anaylsis of the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Banners that Affect the Advancement of Women Managers in the High Tech Industry
Debra Kaufman, Daniel Faber, Gordana Rabrenovic
Senior Account Executive, WebCT, A Blackboard Company, Lynnfield, Massachusetts and Adjunct Faculty, Nichols College and Middlesex Community College
Prejudice as a Response to Group Threat: Evidence from the European Union
Luis Falcón, Kathrina Zippel, Barry Bluestone, and Michael Blim
Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Sociology, Saskatoon, Canada
Deadheads as a Moral Community
Michael Brown, Debra Kaufman, Jack Levin, and Randy Martin
Adjunct Faculty, Framingham State University, Department of Sociology, Framingham, Massachusetts
The Influence of Family and Neighborhood Context on Crime Among Juvenile Offenders
Luis Falcón, Jack Levin, Matt Hunt, and Ramiro Martinez
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Internet Communications and Skinhead Communities
Michael Brown, Jack Levin, Debra Kaufman, and Phil Lamy
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York
Speculative Endeavors: Stock Trading and Everyday Life
Arnold Arluke, Michael Brown, Thomas Shapiro, Jack Levin, and Randy Martin
Adjunct Faculty, Framingham State University, Department of Sociology, Framingham, Massachusetts
Women and Politics: When the Gender Gap in Public Opinion Changes
Maureen Kelleher, Gordana Rabrenovic, Winifred Breines, and Eileen McDonagh
Research Analyst, Kiley and Company, Boston, Massachusetts
The Changing U.S. News Media Landscape and Implications for U.S. Journalism, Journalist and Democracy: A Sogiological Inquiry
Debra Kaufman, Gordana Rabrenovic, Thomas Shapiro, and Laurel Leff
The Meaning of Womanhood in Chile: Virgin, Mother, Worker?
Luis Falcón, Debra Kaufman, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Margorie Agosin
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Xavier College, Chicago, IL
An Ethnography of Marijuana Policy Reform Groups and Marijuana Culture
Michael Brown, Thomas Shapiro, Jack Levin, and David Wagner
Adjunct Faculty, University College, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Performance Measurement and Human Service Organizations: The Impact of Evaluation Processes on Organizational Programs and Practices
Gordana Rabrenovic, Maureen Kelleher, Jack Levin, and Jim Dyer
Assistant Professor, Sam Houston University, Criminal Justice Center, Huntsville, Texas
The Role of Human Capital in the Occupation, Job Tenure, and Salary of Former Welfare Recipients
Luis Falcón, Thomas Koenig, and Gordana Rabrenovic
Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts
All that Glitters is Sure to Fade: A Gendered Analysis of Work and Culture in the Dockside Gaming Industry
Winifred Breines, Gordana Rabrenovic, Debra Kaufman
Consultant, National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness, Southern Regional Office, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Ideology of Meritocracy and the Power of Wealth: School Selection and the Reproduction of Race and Class Inequality
Thomas Shapiro, Maureen Kelleher, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Melvin Oliver
Assistant Professor, Lehigh University, Department of Sociology, Pennsylvania
Minority-oriented text-based community life on the Internet: A case study on the role of computer networking in forstering welfare of young adults with visual disabilities in the early years of Web development.
Judith Perrolle, Gordana Rabrenovic, Thomas Shapiro, and Michael Blim
The Color of Green: Lessons Learned from the Developing Relationship between Philanthropic Foundations and the Environmental Justice Movement
Daniel Faber, Winifred Breines, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Susan Ostrander
Assistant Professor, College of Charleston, Department of Sociology, Charleston, South Carolina
Restructuring the Agrarian Sector: Property and Citizenship in Mexico
Daniel Faber, Thomas Koenig, Lynn Stephen, and Susan Eckstein
Adjunct Faculty Member, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts
Drowning the Poor: The Social and Ecological Costs of Water Development in Turkey
Daniel Faber, Luis Falcón, Judith Perrolle, and Michael Blim
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Ankara
Domestic Violence in Portuguese, Cape Verdean, and Brazilian Families: A Clinical, Sociological, and Qualitative Study
Jack Levin, Michael Brown, William Sanchez, and Gonzal Bacigalupe
Youth at Play: Preventing Youth Problem Behavior through Sport and Recreation
Thomas Koenig, Alan Klein, Jack Levin, and Robert Granfield
Program Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Washington, DC
The Rise of Ethnonationalism in the Soviet Union: A Comparative Study with a Special Reference to Armenia 1945-1991
Lubomyr Hajda, T. Anthony Jones, Luis Falcón, and Gordana Rabrenovic
Men at Work, at Home and in the World: A Case Study of Grocery Night Crew Workers
Michael Brown, Jack Levin, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Randy Martin
Adjunct Faculty, University College, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Is there a cumulative advantage in health-related quality of life associated with educational attainment?
Elliott Krause, Luis Falcón, Thomas Koenig, and Kathy Lasch
Health Services Researcher, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Learning Community: An Ethnographic Study of Popular Education and Homeless Women in a Shelter-Based Adult Literacy Program
Gordana Rabrenovic, Wilfred Holton, Terry Haywoode, and Ann Withorn
Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts, Department of Sociology, Boston, Massachusetts
Factors Associated with Smoking Status and Birth Outcomes Among Low-Income Pregnant Women: A Social Policy Perspective
Maureen Kelleher, Thomas Shapiro, Wilfred Holton, and Karen Emmons
Research Analyst, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Race, Ideology, and Legal Action: The Case of Capital Sentencing Jurors
Jack Levin, William Bowers, Thomas Koenig, and Marla Sandys
Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, Department of Sociology, Newark, Delaware
A Study of Industry Location and Occupational Segmentation of Mexican and non-Latino White Workers in the Los Angeles Labor Market, 1980-1990: A Comparative Analysis
Luis Falcón, Lynn Stephen, Thomas Shapiro, and Alfonso Morales
Associate Professor, California State University, Chicano Studies and Sociology
The Aftermath of Suicide Among African Americans
Michael Brown, Arnold Arluke, and Jack Levin
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Southwestern Texas University
The Sociology of the American Electrical Engineering Occupation: A Socio-Historical Analysis of the Profession, Professionalization, Power, and Status
Elliott Krause, Michael Brown, T. Anthony Jones, and Peter Meiksins
Professor of Management, Bentley College, College of Business, Waltham, Massachusetts
Give Them the Credit They Deserve: Marketwomen and the Impact of the Micro-Enterprise Lending in the Municipalities of Apopa and Nejapa, El Salvador
Lynn Stephen, Gordana Rabrenovic, Luis Falcón, and Michael Blim
Program Officer, Avina Foundations, Miami, Florida
Negotiating a Space: Gender Dynamics of China's Rural Industrialization
Lynn Stephen, Christine Gailey, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Christine Gilmartin
Assistant Professor, Beijing University, Department of Sociology, People's Republic of China
Unequal Risks: Excess Fire Mortality among African Americans 1949-1992
Thomas Shapiro, Thomas Koenig, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Charles Jennings
Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, Management Consulting Firm, Mclean, Virginia
The Massachusetts Community Health Network Area Initiative: A Community-Government Partnership
Thomas Koenig, Gordana Rabrenovic, Wilfred Holton, and Alan Balsam
Chief Executive Office, Concord Consultants, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Economic and Social Restructuring in a Rural Community
Wilfred Holton, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Jack Levin
Assistant Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, SUNY at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York
The Police and Civil Society
Michael Brown, Jack Levin, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Randy Martin
Arson Investigator, Office of the State Fire Marshall, Massachusetts State Police Department
Developing a Critical Pedagogy for Democracy's College: Matching Social Policy with Community College Student Realities
Jack Levin, Michael Brown, Wilfred Holton, and Henry Giroux
Associate Professor, Holyoke Community College, Liberal Arts Department, Holyoke, Massachusetts
A Wonderful Barbarous State in the Midst of Civilization: An Exploration of the Mythology of a Pariah Community
Michael Brown, Debra Kaufman, and Gordana Rabrenovic
Assistant Professor, Merrimack College, Department of Sociology, North Andover, Massachusetts
Decision Making in Jewish Advocacy Organizations
Debra Kaufman, Ronald McAllister, and Gordana Rabrenovic
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Framingham State University, Framingham, Massachusetts (Retired)
Creation, Spirituality: Eco-spiritual Movement for the New Age
Daniel Faber, Ronald McAllister, Wini Breines, and Susan Setta
Assistant Professor, LaSalle College, Department of Sociology, Newton, Massachusetts
Socio-Environmental Factors and Health: The Latino Experience
Wilfred Holton, Jack Levin, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Kevin Mulvey
Associate Professor, Texas A & M University, Texarkana, Department of Behavioral Science, Texarakana, Texas
Gender and Sexuality in Postcolonial India: Narratives from Urban Middle-class Women
Debra Kaufman, Christine Gailey, Lynn Stephen, Winifred Breines
Associate Professor, Simmons College, Department of Sociology, Boston, Massachusetts
Experience of Immigrant Boston Students in One Boston Public School
Felix Padilla, Gordana Rabrenovic, and Michael Brown
Research Associate, Department of Education, Boston Public Schools, Boston, Massachusetts
Undocumented and Abused Immigrant Women in Massachusetts
Winifred Breines, Debra Kaufman, Gordana Rabrenovic, Maureen Kelleher, and Bill Levin
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Homosexual Men: Self-Image and Relationships
Jack Levin, Richard Bourne, Michael Brown, and Sue Hoppe
Assistant Professor, South Carolina State University, Department of Psychology and Sociology
Differentiation and Contamination
Michael Brown, Jack Levin, Felix Padilla, and Stephen Pfohl
Associate Professor, C.W. Post College, Department of Sociology, Long Island, New York
Divergent Experience: Economic Status of White, Black, and Latina Single Mothers in Boston
Luis Falcón, Thomas Shapiro, Thomas Koenig, and Ann Withorn
Associate Professor, Bristol Community College, Department of Sociology/New Bedford, Massachusetts
Toxic Wastes, Race, and Class: A Historical Interpretation of Greater Boston
Daniel Faber, Gordana Rabrenovic, Thomas Koenig, and Phil Brown
Associate Professor, Buffalo State University, Department of Sociology, Buffalo, New York
Work Culture, Job Satisfaction and Unionization: The Case of Museum Art Guards
Michael Brown, Gordana Rabrenovic, Jack Levin, and Randy Martin
Sacred Spaces: Socio-Spatial Adaptations of Hindu Migrants,/i>
Ronald McAllister, Wilfred Holton, and Jack Levin
Social Dynamics of Law: Limitation to Prosecutorial Discrimination in the Case of Pregnant Addicts
Thomas Koenig, Maureen Kelleher, and Jack Levin
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts
Epidemiological Profile of the Environmental Health Care Component of Primary Health Care and Socioeconomic Development Potentials in Nigeria: A Case Study of Kaduna State
Power, Credibility and the Public: The Social Construction at Seabrook Station
German Gray, Winifred Breines, Lynn Stephen, and Michael Blim
Associate Professor, Central Connecticut State University, Department of Sociology
Homeless Substance Abusers
Maureen Kelleher, Carol Owen, and Earl Rubington
Program Evaluator for Substance Abuse, Institute for Urban Health Policy
A Comparative Study between Moroccan Mental Healing and Psychiatry Practiced in Morocco
Thomas Koenig, Christine Gailey, Ronald McAllister, and Thomas Harrington
Associate Professor, University of Morocco, Department of Behavioral Science
Reason and Memory in Artist Performance Practice: Toward a Multicultural Epistemology
Michael Brown, Jack Levin, Leonard Brown
Associate Professor, African American Studies Department, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
The Social Organizations of the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: Physicians' Definitions and Responses to Elderly Alcoholism
Earl Rubington, Maureen Kelleher, Craig Reinerman, and Gerald Garrett
Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Criminal Justice Department, Boston, Massachusetts
The Meek Shall Not Inherit the Earth: Survivalism and the American Millennial Myth
Michael Brown<
Associate Professor, Castleton State College, Department of Sociology, Vermont/p>
The 10th Isle: Assimiliation Among Azorean Immigrants
Administrator, Special Needs Program, ABCD Head State Program, Brookline, Massachusetts