Graduate Student Publications

Bates, Emily. 2005. "Knowledge is Power: Survey Findings on College Students" familiar with Title IX
          Legislations."  Standpoint: Center for Research on Women 24: 15-17.

Collins, Tracy and Wanda Rushing. 2003. "Across the Pond: A Comparative Analysis of Social Capital
           Formation in the United States and Great Britain." Humanity and Society 27: 30-49.

Rambo, Carol, Sarah R. Presley, and Don Mynatt. 2006. "Claiming the Bodies of Exotic Dancers: The
           Problematic Discourse of Commodification," edited by P. Vannini and D. Waskul. Body/Embodiment
           Symbolic Interaction and the Sociology of the Body, pp. 213-228. Ashgate.

Robinson, Zandria F. 2005. "Stratification Processes in the City Schools: Race, Property, and Postmodernism."            Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change Working Paper Series: Contemporary Frontiers in Civil
           Rights and Social Justice. Available http://benhooks. Memphis.edu.

Rushing, Wanda and Zandria Robinson. 2006. "Beyond the Veil: Black and White Perspectives on Teaching
           about Racial Inequality," edited by Robert Moore. African Americans and Whites: Changing
           Relationships on College Campuses. University Press of America.

Stoll, Laurie Cooper and Larry R. Petersen. 2008. "Church Growth and Decline: A Test of the Market Model
           Approach. Review of Religious Research.

Sociology Graduate Students with Articles Under Review

Scanlan, Stephen J., Kimberly Lumm, and Mike Grisom. "Hunger Strikes as Social Protest: Theories,
           Typologies, and Trends, 1900-2003." Revise and resubmit status at Research in Social Movements,
           Conflict, and Change.

Professional Presentations by Sociology Graduate Students

Brown, Victoria. 2007. "Experiences in Student Teaching." Presented at the Colloquium Series, Department
          of Sociology, University of Memphis.         

_____. 2006. "One Must Bend: Redefining the Self with Multiple Sclerosis." Presented at the Annual
           Meeting of the Couch/Stone Symposium, Athens, GA.

_____. 2006. "One Must Bend: Redefining the Self with Multiple Sclerosis." Presented at the Research
          Colloquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, Memphis.

Brooknut, Tecola. 2006. "Cultural Diversity and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa". Presented at the
           Research Colloquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis.

Clay, Chad. 2008. "Aiding and Abetting? USAID and Human Rights." Presented at the Research Colloquium
           Series. Department of Sociology, University of Memphis.

Guy, Gerise. 2001. English Proficiency and Peripheral Status: "A Comparative Analysis." Presented at the
           Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA.

_____. 2005. "Living Your Research: Review of a Summer Research Internship Experience." Presented at the
           Research Colluquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis.

_____. 2004. "Public Charter School in Memphis: A Case Study of the Memphis Academy of Science and
           Engineering." Invited presentation for a Cities in Change class, Department of Sociology, University of
           Memphis.

Murphy, Kendra. 2007. "Experiences in Student Teaching." Presented at the Colloquium Series, Department
          of Sociology, University of Memphis. 

Rambo, Carol and Laurie Cooper Stoll. 2002. "Constraint and Resistance in the Narrated Identitites of Adult
           Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Cultural Production of Silence." Presented at the Annual
           Meeting of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Chicago.

Rambo, Carol, Don Mynatt, Sara R. Presley, Alison Cody, and Victoria Brown. 2006. "Testing Exotic
           Dancers' Hypotheses Regarding Researchers." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
           Couch/Stone Symposium, Athens, GA.

Robinson, Zandria F. 2005. "Stratification Processes in the City Schools: Race, Property, and Postmodernism."            Presented at the Benjamin L.Hooks Institute for Social Change Working Paper Colloquium, Memphis.

_____. 2005. "Black Consciousness and Cultural Production in Memphis." Presented at the Annual Meeting of
           the Annual Southern Sociological Society. Charlotte, NC.

_____. 2005. "Black Consciousness and Cultural Production in Memphis," Presented at the Meeting of the
           Annual Chicago Ethnography Conference, "Broadening the Scope of Ethnography." Chicago, IL.

_____. 2004. "Stratification Processes in the City Schools: Race, Property, and Postmodernism." Presented at
           the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change Civic Education Program in Memphis, TN.

_____. 2004. "Black Consciousness and the Postmodern Situation." Presented at the Annual Graduate Student            Conference in African American History," Memphis, TN.

_____. 2004. "Black Consciousness and the Postmodern Situation." Presented at the Sankofa Research
           Colloquium Series, Memphis, TN.

_____. 2004. "Stratification Processes in the City Schools: Race, Property, and Postmodernism," Presented at
           the Annual Conference of the Association of Black Sociologists, San Francisco, CA.

_____. 2004. "Black Consciousness and Postmodernism in Memphis," Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
           Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA.

_____. 2004. "Black Consciousness and Postmodernism in Memphis." Presented at the Department of
           Sociology Research Colloquium Series, The University ofMemphis, TN.

Robertson, Desiree. 2004."Claiming Space in a 'What Are You?' World:" The Articulation of a Biracial Identity."
           Presented at the Research Colloquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, TN.

Scanlan, Steven J., Amanda Carroll, and Kimberly Lumm. 2005. "Women, Development and HIV/AIDS: The
           Human Security Implications." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological
           Association, Montreal, Canada.

Scanlan, Steven J., Michael F. Grissom, Laurie Cooper Stoll, and Kimberly Lumm. 2004. "Hunger Strikes,
           Contentious Politics, and Comparative Social Change: Theories, Typologies, and Trends. "Paper  
           presented at the Annual International Studies Association Convention, Montreal, Canada.

Stoll, Laurie Cooper and Larry R. Petersen. 2004. "Understanding Church Growth and Decline: A Test of the            Market Based Approach." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Sociology of            Religion, San Francisco, California.

Stoll, Laurie Cooper and Larry R. Petersen. 2004. "Church Growth and Decline in Shelby County: The
           Development and Conclusion of a Master's Thesis." Paper presented as part of the Research
           Colloquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis.

_____. 2003. "Mail Surveys: An Overview and Critique of the Tailored Design Method (TDM)." Presented at the            Research Colloquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, Memphis.

_____. 2002. "Is Birth Order Related to Educational Achievement?" Presented at the Southwestern Social
           Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans.

_____. 2002. "Birth Order Effects on Occupational Attainment." Presented at the Research Colloquium Series,
           Department of Sociology, University of Memphis.

Souza, Dale. 2001. "Patriarchal Maquiladoras." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological            Society, Atlanta, GA.

Winters, Lisa. 2007. "Deindustrialization and Class: A Comunity Level Analysis of Changing Class
           Distinctinos." Presented at the Research Colloquium Series, Department of Sociology, University of
           Memphis.

____. 2007. "Sisterhood and Social Capital: The Continuing Significance of Race In Approaches to
           Building "Community" through Membership in Fraternities and Sororities." Paper presented at the 7th            Annual Isom Student Gender Conference, Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, University            of Mississippi, Oxford, March.

____. 2007. "Sisterhood and Social Capital: The Continuing Significance of Race In Approaches to Building            "Community" through Membership in Fraternities and Sororities." Presented at the Research Colloquium            Series, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis.

Ziegler, Steven and Marquerite Hernandez. 2004. "Gender Attributes of Lifetime: Female Victimization, the
           Empowered Woman, and Television for Women." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific
           Sociological Association.

Graduate Student Awards and Honors

Anderson, Dale

• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2005.

Brown, Victoria

• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2006.
• Graduate Student Association Travel Award ($150), University of Memphis, 2006.

Lumm, Kimberly.

• Graduate Research Fellowship, Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, June-August 2005. Advising Professor, Wade Clark Roof. Research grant funded by the National Science Foundation's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) grant NSF Grant # 8-487610-26406, through the Graduate Research Internship Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. 2005.

Mynatt, Don

• Managing Editor, Symbolic Interaction, 2006-07.
• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2006.
• Graduate Student Association Travel Award ($150), University of Memphis, 2006.

Pruitt, John

• Managing Editor, Symbolic Interaction, 2007-Present.

Robinson, Zandria F.

• Ford Predoctoral Diversity Fellowship, Honorable Mention 2005.
• Research Grant, Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change Working Paper Series, Contemporary Frontiers in Civil Rights and Social Justice, University of Memphis. 2004.
• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2003.
• Tennessee Board of Regents Minority Fellowship for Graduate Study. 2003.

Robertson, Desiree

• Tennessee Board of Regents Minority Fellowship for Graduate Study, 2003.
• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2003.

Stoll, Laurie Cooper.

• Morton Thesis Award, University of Memphis, "Understanding Church Growth and Decline: A Test of the Market Based Approach." 2004.
• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2004.
• Graduate Student Paper Competition Award, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, "Stay-at-home Moms with Degrees: A Weberian Perspective," 2003.
• Outstanding Graduate Paper Award, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, "Rational Choice: The Merits and Pitfalls of the Market Based Approach," 2002.
• Undergraduate Paper Competition Award, Southwestern Sociological Association, New Orleans, "Is Birth Order Related to Educational Achievement?" 2002.
• Undergraduate Paper Competition Award, Department of Sociology, University of Memphis, "Is Birth Order Related to Educational Achievement?" 2001.

Twombly, Corey.

• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300),University of Memphis, 2005.

Ziegler, Steven

• Department of Sociology Travel Award ($300), University of Memphis, 2004.