Sociology Department
6104 Silsby Hall, Room 111
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755
(603) 646-2554
Fax: (603) 646-1228
Chair
Kathryn J. Lively
(Kathryn.J.Lively@Dartmouth.edu)
Department Administrator
Judy Danna
(Judy.Danna@Dartmouth.edu)
Department Announcements
Department News
Sociology major Blythe George '12 is a member of the 2011 class of the Urban Institute, Academy for Public Policy Analysis and Research. The Academy addresses the under-representation of minorities and persons from distressed communities in pubic policy research. Her November 2011 Research Paper is titled "Native American Academic Performance: Does School Type Matter?"
Visiting Assistant Professor Kristin Smith (W12, Women, Work and Family, Socy 61) has a new book, Economic Restructuring and Family Well-Being in Rural America, co-edited with Ann Tickamyer. It explores how rural families have coped with changes in the economy, and offers policy recommendations for addressing the challenges facing rural families and communities.
Marc Dixon was recently quoted in a Christian Science Monitor article "Is Occupy Oakland Undermining its Own Message with Violence?" The article appeared on November 3, 2011.
John Campbell received the Emerald Citation of Excellence Award, 2011, for his article "Why Would Corporations Behave in Socially Responsible Ways? An Institutional Theory of Corporate Social Responsibility" (Academy of Management Review, 2007). The award was presented at the 2011 annual Academy of Management meeting.
"Investigating the Relationships Among Sex, Anger and Depression", written by Robin W. Simon and Kathryn Lively received the American Sociological Association (ASA) 2011 Paper Award in the Mental Health Section. The article appeared in Social Forces. Kathryn is also Chair Elect of the Emotions Section of the ASA.
"Changing to Win? Threat, Resistance and the Role of Unions in Strikes 1984-2002", written by Andrew Martin and Marc Dixon, received Best Published Article Award, Honorable Mention by the Colllective Behavior and Social Movements of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Marc and Andrew were presented with an award at the annual ASA meeting in August.
Sociology major Blythe George '12 is a 2011 recipient of the Beineke Scholarship. The Beinecke Scholarship Program, established in 1971, provides substantial scholarships for the graduate education of young men and women of exceptional promise. The program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Denise Anthony is conducting research on the policies and social production of privacy in electronic medical records with funding from the National Science Foundation to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Dartmouth's Institute for Security, Technology, & Society (http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/projects/tish.html), and as part of a multi-university team funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2010/05/07.html).
Recent Faculty Publications
2011 Sociology Prize Winners
The Sociology Department congratulates all graduating Majors and Minors. Click here to see a list of our 2011 department prize winners announced at our annual luncheon at the Hanover Inn to honor our students.
