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Cynthia Anderson

Cynthia Anderson, portrait
Professor of Sociology, Chair of Sociology & Anthropology Department
Bentley Annex 151

Recent News

Education

Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1997

Research & Specialization

Theory, Feminist Theory, Rural Labor Markets, Low-Wage Work, Social Inequality

Courses Taught

  • SOC 1000: Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC 3000: Development of Sociological Theory
  • SOC 4330: Sociology of Work
  • SOC 6160: Sociological Theory

Selected Publications

Anderson, Cynthia D.* and Kelly Faust. 2015 (in press, expected in print Winter 2015/Spring 2016). ā€œTeaching the Pay Gap.ā€ Pages xxx-xxx in Teaching Gender and Sex in Contemporary America, edited by Kristin Haltinner and Ryanne Pilgeram. New York: Springer Press.

Anderson, Cynthia D., Christine Mattley, Valerie Martin Conley and David Koonce. 2014. ā€œCommunity Colleges and the Reproduction of Gender in the Academy: Experiences of Women STEM Faculty.ā€ Pages 41-62 in Advances in Gender Research, Volume 19: Gender Transformation in the Academy, edited by Vasilikie Demos, Catherine White Berheide, and Marcia Texler Segal. Bingley, BD, UK: Emerald Publishing Groups Limited.

Anderson, Cynthia D. and Chih-Yuan Weng. 2011. ā€œRegional Variation Low-Wage Work across Rural Communities.ā€ Pages 215-30 in Kristen Smith and Ann Tickamyer, eds, Economic Restructuring and Family Well-being in Rural America. State College, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.

Guiffre, Patti, Cynthia Anderson, and Sharon Bird. 2008. ā€œTeaching the Sociology of Gender and Work.ā€ Teaching Sociology 36(1):66-78.

Anderson, Cynthia D., W. Richard Goe and Chih-Yuan Weng. 2007. ā€œA Multi-Method Research Strategy for Understanding Change in the Rate of Working Poor within the North Central Region of the United States.ā€ The Review of Regional Studies 37(3): 367-391.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Koonce, D. Conley, V. M., Hening, D., Anderson, C. D. 2011. ā€œAn Analysis of Female STEM Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions.ā€ in American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Koonce, D., Anderson, C. D., Conley, V. M, Mattley, C. L. 2011. ā€œSatisfaction of Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions.ā€ in American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Koonce, D., Zhou, J., Conley, V. M., Hening, D., Anderson, C. D. 2011. ā€œWhat is STEM?ā€ in American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Koonce, D., Zhou, J. Conley, V.M., Anderson, C.D. 2011. ā€œSTEM Education vs. Occupation: a Supply and Demand Analysis.ā€ In Industrial Engineering Education Proceedings, Reno, NV.