Current Graduate Students

New Graduate Students 2010-11: From Left to Right, Sheila Pierre, Denishia Harris, Natalie Umsted, Nicholas Simon, Todd Vachon, James Hogan, and (Josef) Kuo-Hsun Ma

Name	Education	Interests and CV
Blum, Dinur 1H Manchester Hall dinur.blum@gmail.com 860-486-3105	BA, University of California , Davis	Law, Criminology, Delinquency, Deviance, Sports, Media
Bogardus , Lisa 1A Manchester Hall lisa.bogardus@uconn.edu 860-486-1422	JD, Columbia University School of Law BA, Indiana University	Gender, Sexuality, Information and Communication Technology, sociology of culture
Burke, Mary 124 Manchester Hall mary.burke@uconn.edu 860-486-3867	MA, University of Connecticut BA, Western Connecticut State University	Gender, Sexuality, Social Movements, Queer and Feminist Theory, Sociology of Medicine and Mental Health
Donnelly, Christopher M. 10A Manchester Hall chris.donnelly@uconn.edu 860-486-8436	BA, University of Connecticut (Political Science, Sociology)	Social Psychology, Affect and Emotion, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of the Arts, Qualitative Methods
Figueroa, Rodrigo rodrigo.figueroa_valenzuela@uconn.edu		Curriculum Vitae
Gauchat , Gordon 9 Manchester Hall Gordon.gauchat@uconn.edu 860-486-5332	BA, University of Connecticut , 2003 MA, University of Connecticut , 2006	Economic Sociology, Political Sociology, Public Opinion/ Public Understanding of Science, Sociological Theory
Gill, Jungyun 1G Manchester Hall jungyungill@hotmail.com 860-486-3379	MA, Korea University BA, Dongguk University	Sociology of the Family, Gender, Intersectionality , Social Movements
Giovanelli , Dina 124 Manchester Hall dinagiovanelli@sbcglobal.net 860-486-3867	MS, Southern Connecticut State University BS, Southern Connecticut State University	Fat Studies, Sociology of the Body, Gender, Social Inequality, Intersectionality , Sexuality, Feminist Theory, Institutional Ethnography
Gurbuz , Mustafa 317 Manchester Hall mustafa.gurbuz@uconn.edu 860-486-9398 http://homepages.uconn.edu/%7Emug05001/	MA, Bilkent University, 2004, Ankara , Turkey BA, Bilkent University, 2002, Ankara , Turkey	Political Sociology, Identity and Discourse, Symbolic Politics, and Social Movements
		Curriculum Vitae
Gurr , Barbara 10A Manchester Hall Barbara.gurr@uconn.edu 860-486-8436	MS, English Education, Southern Connecticut State University MA, Women's Studies, SCSU Secondary Certification, English and Social Studies, SCSU BA, University of Connecticut	Gender, Feminist Theory and Methods, Race/Ethnicity, Violence, Religion
		Curriculum Vitae
Gusrang , Jamie 1B Manchester Hall Jamie.gusrang@uconn.edu 860-486-5445	MA, University of Connecticut BS, The College of New Jersey	Gender, Sexuality, Social Psychology, and Quantitative Methods
Harris, Denishia	BA, Florida International University (Sociology, Certificate, African and African Diaspora Studies)	Political Sociology, Social Inequality/Stratification, Race/Gender
Hochschild Jr., Thomas 9 Manchester Hall Thomas.hochschild_jr@uconn.edu 860-486-5332	MA, Cleveland State University BA, Cleveland State University	Social Psychology, Community and Urban Sociology, Social Control and Deviance
Hyde, Allen 8 Manchester Hall ahyde110@yahoo.com	BA, University of Alabama Birmingham (History, Sociology)	Urban Sociology, Community Studies, Stratification, Culture
Hyde, Allen 8 Manchester Hall ahyde110@yahoo.com	BA, University of Alabama Birmingham (History, Sociology)	Curriculum Vitae
Iwata, Miho 8A Manchester Hall miho.iwata@uconn.edu 860-486-5768	B.A., California State University, San Bernadino M.A. University of Connecticut	Curriculum Vitae
Katuna, Barret barret.katuna@uconn.edu	M.A. Lehigh University, Political Science B.A. Lehigh University, French and Political Science	Human Rights, Gender, Social Movements, Political Sociology
Katuna, Barret barret.katuna@uconn.edu		Curriculum Vitae
Koenig, Nicholas 10A Manchester Hall nicholas.koenig@uconn.edu 860-486-8436	BA, University of Louisville MA,University of Louisville	Gender, Sexuality, Culture
Lavin , Melissa 213 Manchester Hall Melissa.lavin@uconn.edu 860-486-3364	MS, Southern Connecticut State University , 2006 BA, University of Colorado Boulder , 2003	Deviance, Medicalization , Qualitative Methods, Social Theory, Gender and the Body; Medical culture and medical knowledge production.
Leventhal -Weiner, Rachel 331 Manchester Hall Rachel.leventhal@uconn.edu 860-486-5306	MA, Teachers College/Columbia University, 2003 BA, Rutgers College , Rutgers University , 2000	Sociology of education, families, communities, stratification
		Curriculum Vitae
Lowe, Travis 331 Manchester Hall travis.lowe@uconn.edu 860-486-6410	BA, University of Maine at Farmington , 2006	Inequality/Stratification, Urban Sociology, Political Sociology, Quantitative Methods
	BA, University of Maine at Farmington , 2006	Curriculum Vitae
Ma, Kuo-Hsun	BA, National Taipei University MA, National Taipei University	Social Stratification, Sociology of Education, Life Course, Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Organization
Ma, Kuo-Hsun		Curriculum Vitae
Majumdar , Shweta 8A Manchester Hall sweta_majumdar@yahoo.com 860-486-5768	MA, International Development, University of Pittsburgh MA, Jawaharlal Nehru University , India BA, Lady Shri Ram College , India	Gender, Human Rights,Social Movements, Development and International Relations
Marin, Gretchen 8 Manchester Hall gretchen.marin@uconn.edu	BA, CUNY Hunter College	Inequality, Identity, Education, Intersectionality
McBride, Elizabeth 324 Manchester Hall eamcbride@gmail.com 860-486-3882	BA, Connecticut College	Labor, Stratification
McGary , Nikki 10B Manchester Hall nikkimcgary@gmail.com 860-486-4073	BA, University of Connecticut (English, Women's Studies and Religion) MA, University of Connecticut (Sociology)	Gender, Politics of Reproduction, Feminist Theory and Methods, Intersectionality, Inequality
Missari , Stacy 316 Manchester Hall stacy.missari@uconn.edu 860-486-2805	MA, University of Connecticut BA, Pennsylvania State University	Gender, Violence against, Women, Feminist Theory, Qualitative Methods, Politics of Reproduction
		Curriculum Vitae
Mobilia, Sergio 324 Manchester Hall sergiomobilia@gmail.com 860-486-3882	MA in International Studies, University of Connecticut Graduate Certificate in American Studies, I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas, Argentina BA in TESOL & English Linguistics, I.E.S. en Lenguas Vivas, Argentina	Gender & Sexualities (Masculinities), Culture, Language, Education, Research Methods, Family Diversity, Transnationalism, Intersectionality, Community & Urban Sociology, and Human Rights
Moonzwe , Lwendo 1F Manchester Hall lmoonzwe@yahoo.com 860-486-3084		Curriculum Vitae
Nielsen, Latisha 1A Manchester Hall latisha.nielsen@uconn.edu 860-486-1422	BA, University of Connecticut MA, Central Connecticut State University (Educational Leadership)	Gender and Sexuality, Race and Class
Olsen, Kristine 312 Manchester Hall kannolsen@aol.com 860-486-3767	MA, University of Connecticut BA, Eastern Connecticut State University AS , Three Rivers Community College	Gender, Social Movements
Peluso , Natalie 312 Manchester Hall Natalie_peluso@yahoo.com 860-486-3767	MA, University of Connecticut BA, University of Connecticut	Sociology of Culture, Queer and Feminist Theory, Sexuality, Gender, Sociology of the Body
Pierre, Sheila	BA, Emmanuel College (Sociology, History, Spanish) MA, Humboldt State University (Sociology)	Race & Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Higher Education, Eugenics and Population Control Studies.
Ray, Ranita 1G Manchester Hall ranita.ray@uconn.edu 860-486-3379	BA, Presidency College, University of Calcutta (Sociology) MA, Presidency College, University of Calcutta (Sociology)	Urban Ethnography, Crime and Deviance, Qualitative Methods, Human Rights, Aging Experiences
		Curriculum Vitae
Schwartzman, Jayme 213 Manchester Hall jayme.schwartzman@uconn.edu 860-486-3364	BA, University of Connecticut	Gender, Sexuality, Social Control, Deviance
	BA, University of Connecticut	Curriculum Vitae
Simon, Nicolas	MA, University of Caen - Basse - Normandy (Geography, Sociology)	Education and Pedagogy,Theory and Methodology, Politics and Technology
Simon, Nicolas		Curriculum Vitae
Smith, Cheryl 1F Manchester Hall Cheryl_sws@yahoo.com 860-679-7527 Current Position: Research Assistant 2 Data Manager and Data Analyst Ethel Donaghue Center for Translating Research into Practice and Policy	MA, University of Akron , 2004 BA, University of Michigan , 2002	Medical Sociology, Work and Organizations, Translational Research, Applied Sociology
Stevens, Nyaunu 8A Manchester Hall nyaunustevens@gmail.com 860-486-5768		Curriculum Vitae
Taylor, Malaena 1F Manchester Hall malaena.taylor@uconn.edu 860-486-3084	BA, University of California Santa Barbara (Religious Studies, Women’s Studies)	Social Movements, Ethnomusicology, Social Justice and Policy, Criminology, Sociology of Religion, Queer and Feminist Theory, Class Stratification
Thompson, Alex 1F Manchester Hall alex.thompson@uconn.edu 860-486-3084	BS, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse	Deviance, Social Psychology, Identity, Sociology of the Body, Qualitative Methods
Tiamzon ,Trisha J. 1B Manchester Hall trisha.tiamzon@uconn.edu	BA University of California, Berkeley, 2006	Race/Ethnicity, Culture, Consumption, Education, Stratification
	BA University of California, Berkeley, 2006	Curriculum Vitae
Umsted, Natalie	BA, University of Northern Iowa	Culture, Gender, Inequality, and Technology
Vachon, Todd	BA, Marist College (Communications) MS, The College of Staten Island (CUNY) (Education)	Work, Political Economy, Stratification
Waring , Chandra 8A Manchester Hall Chandra.waring@uconn.edu 860-486-5768	BA, University of Connecticut, 2007 MA, University of Conneticut, 2009	Race/Racism/Ethnicity (Bi/multiracial/Critical Mixed Race Studies), Gender, Qualitative Research Methods and Pedagogy.
Wisnesky , Annie Scola 307 Manchester Hall annie.scola.wisnesky@uconn.edu 860-486-3326		Health and Medical Sociology, Community and Urban Sociology, Social Policy
Zozula , Christine 1B Manchester Hall christine.zozula@uconn.edu 860-486-5445	BA, Fordham University , 2005	Gender, Qualitative Methods, Deviance
	BA, Fordham University , 2005	Curriculum Vitae