Employment
August 2022 Post doctoral Researcher, Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence, University of Delaware
Education
August 2022 PhD, Sociology, Purdue University
Dissertation Title: “Troubled Pasts and Filtered Futures: Framing Solidarity, Rights, and Threats across Racial Lines in the Reproductive Justice Movement.”
Committee: Professors Rachel L. Einwohner (Chair), Robin Stryker, Jean Beaman, and Trenton Mize
July 2017 Study abroad (Paris, France), Comparative Policy Analysis and Practical Program Evaluation, Professors Douglas J. Besharoy and Douglas M. Call, University of Maryland
May 2017 MS, Sociology, Purdue University
Thesis Title: “Gender and Health in Intercountry Adoption Markets: State Regulation and Parental Preference in the U.S.”
Advisor: Professor Mangala Subramaniam
May 2014 BA, Studio Art, minor in Sociology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, summa cum laude
Senior Capstone Title: "Acquaintance Rape: The Social Factors"
Spring 2014 Study abroad (Panama City, Panama) Seminar on Globalization,
Professor James Thompson, Hiram College, Hiram, OH
Publications
Palmer, Zachary and Elle Rochford. Forthcoming. “Organizing Beyond Gender After Roe,” in Handbook of Gender and Social Activism, edited by Jo Reger, Rachel L. Einwohner, and Kelsy Kretschmer. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rochford, Elle, Baylee Hudgens, and Rachel Einwohner. 2023. “Instant Archives: Social Media and Social Movements Research.” Research in Social Movements, Conflict, and Change (RSMCC). Volume 47.
Rochford, Elle and Zachary Palmer. 2022. “Trans on TikTok: Sharing Information and Forming Community.” In TikTok Cultures in the United States, edited by Trevor Boffone. London, UK: Routledge.
Rochford, Elle. 2021. “Influencers and Activists: Political Performances in an Increasingly Online World” in Instagram in the 21st Century: Perspectives, Influences, and Effects on Wellbeing. Edited by Walter J. Khan. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Einwohner, Rachel L., and Elle Rochford. 2019. “After the March: Using Instagram to Perform and Sustain the Women’s March.” Sociological Forum 34(S1): 1090-1111.
Shura, Robin, Elle Rochford, and Brian K. Gran. 2016. “Daughters and Sons for Sale? The Blurred Boundary between Intercountry Adoption and Sale of Children.” Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 36(5/6): 319-334.
Book Reviews
Rochford, Elle. 2023. "Book Review: Dying to Count: Post-Abortion Care and Global Reproductive Health Politics in Senegal by Siri Suh." Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/23326492231160792
Rochford, Elle, Maria Paula Mendoza, and Angela J. Hattery. 2023. “Book Review: Researching Gender-Based Violence: Embodied and Intersectional Approaches By April D. J. Petillo and Heather R. Hlavka.” Gender & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432231179445
Projects in Development
Rochford, Elle, Maria Paula Mendoza, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Abuse Brokers: The Role of Third Parties in Processing Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence”
Mendoza, Maria Paula, Elle Rochford, Angela J. Hattery, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Anti-Carceral Feminism and Intimate Partner Violence: Working Outside the System”
Elle Rochford, Reilly Kincaid, and Vasundhara Kaul. “Performative Allyship: How White Organizations Discursively Disconnect Racist State Violence from Reproductive Justice.” (under review)
Public Sociology
2022 to present Host of Measuring Violence a violence research podcast in partnership with the University of Delaware’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence.
Fall 2022 Get in the Repro Know blog series on reproductive health and policy written for Applied Worldwide: Making Sociology Count https://appliedworldwide.com/category/blog-post/get-in-the-repro-know/
2020-2022 Oriana House, Inc. DEI Committee. Forthcoming. “Oriana House, Inc. DEI Initiatives.” Journal of Community Corrections.
2020-Present Host of Proofing and Lies a social science podcast. https://www.ellerochford.com/proofing-and-lies.html
Grants and Fellowships
2021-2022 Dean's Continuing Graduate Education Support Fellowship
dissertation fellowship ($48,600)
2020-2021 Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) dissertation fellowship ($31,000)
Fall 2020 Hirsch Dissertation Award, Sociology Department, Purdue University ($1,000)
Spring 2019 Promise Award, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University ($750)
Summer 2018 Summer Research Enhancement Grant, Sociology Department, Purdue University ($2,500)
Spring 2018 Promise Award, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University ($750)
Summer 2017 Summer Research Enhancement Grant, Sociology Department, Purdue University ($2,000)
2015-2016 Ross Fellowship, Purdue University ($33,000)
Selected Conference Presentations
Rochford, Elle, Maria Paula Mendoza, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Abuse Brokers: The Role of Third Parties in Processing Experiences of IPV.” Forthcoming panel on Social Psychology in the Wider World: Policy and Practice at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2023. (*undergraduate research assistant).
Mendoza, Maria Paula, Elle Rochford, Angela J. Hattery, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Working Outside the System.” Forthcoming panel on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2023. (*undergraduate research assistant).
Rochford, Elle, Bailey Blewitt*, and Abigail Merritt*. “Intimate Partner Violence and Institutional Betrayal in the Criminal Legal System.” Forthcoming at the American Sociology and Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA November 2023. (*undergraduate research assistant).
Rochford, Elle, Kirsten Gibson, and Rachel Barton. “The Troubling Ethics of Internet Research in the Social Sciences: Advancing Justice-Forward Practices in Online Data Collection” Panel at Digital Futures Symposium, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN- March 2020. Postponed due to COVID.
Einwohner, Rachel L., and Elle Rochford. “After the March: Using Instagram to Perform and Sustain the Women’s March.” American Sociological Association, New York, NY, August 2019.
Rochford, Elle. “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Effects of Race on Political Performance.” Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 2019.
Rochford, Elle. “We Wanted a Child That Looked Like Us: Intercountry Adoption in the U.S. and Adoptive Parents’ Negotiations of Racial Difference.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 2018.
Subramaniam, Mangala, Jenean Cox, and Elle Rochford. “Negotiating Relationships: Intimate Partner Violence and Women Sex Workers in India.” Sociologists for Women in Society, Winter Meeting, Memphis, TN, February 2016.
Shura, Robin and Elle Rochford. “Daughters and Sons for Sale? The Blurred Boundary between Intercountry Adoption and Sale of Children.” American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. August 2014.
Rochford, Elle. “Acquaintance Rape: The Social Factors.” Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociological Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, OH, March 2014.
Invited Talks
Rochford, Elle. “Mixed Methods Dissertation Panel.” California Institute of Integral Studies (Virtual), April 2021.
Rochford, Elle. “Using Social Media in Social Science Research.” Presented at PGSP: Next Generation Scholars (Virtual), November 2020.
Rochford, Elle. “Using Social Media in Social Science Research.” Invited talk at University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, March 2020. Postponed due to COVID.
Public Engagement
Rochford, Elle (organizer and moderator), Amber Joy Powel, Rod Martinez, Uriel Serrano, and Mike Randle. “Transformative Justice: Imagining a Just Justice System.” Oriana House, Inc. sponsored by the DEI Committee (virtual), August 2021.
Rochford, Elle. “Let’s Talk about Talking: What’s in a Name.” Invited talk at Oriana House, Inc. (virtual) March 2021.
Rochford, Elle. “An Overview of Policing and Social Movements in America.” Invited talks at Oriana House, Inc. Akron, OH, September 2020 and October 2020.
In the Media
Brown, Michael D. and Maria Sanchez. 2021. “Shadow Politics, October 3, 2021.” Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D Brown and Maria Sanchez. Published October 6, 2021. BBS Radio BBS Network Inc. (https://www.audible.com/pd/Shadow-Politics-with-US-Senator-Michael-D-Brown-and-Maria-Sanchez-Podcast/B08JJNFDXR )
Martin, Areva. 2021. “Black Women and the Fight for Abortion Rights.” The Special Report with Areva Martin. Published October 1, 2021. (https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=1075164859890250 )
Parks, Casey. 2021. “Women’s March plans return to D.C. to fight for abortion access.” The Washington Post published September 28, 2021. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/09/27/womens-march-2021-abortion/)
Azar, Taraneh. 2021 “The Meme is the Message.” Published July 28, 2021. (https://www.themememessage.com/)
Darling, Anna. 2020. “Purdue Graduate Students Voice Concern About University Reopening Plan.” West Lafayette News (WLFI-18) published August 5, 2020. (https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Purdue-graduate-students-voice-concern-about-university-reopening-plan-572020921.html )
Azar, Taraneh. 2020. “In the Fight to Defund, Social Media is the Mobilizer.” The Northeastern University Political Review published June, 11, 2020. (https://www.nupoliticalreview.com/2020/06/11/in-the-fight-to-defund-social-media-is-the-mobilizer/ )
Nawrocki, Abigail. 2019. “Treating Social Media like the Wild West.” Well That’s a Problem: A Social Justice Podcast on Everyday Issues released August 2019.
Research Assistantships
Summer 2019 Research assistant to Professor Lindsay Hamm, “Increasing Undergraduate Students' Engagement in Large Lecture Courses through Automated Grading.” Purdue University.
Spring 2018 Hourly research assistance to Professor Ann Marie Clark, “Human Rights Texts for Digital Research: Archiving and Analyzing Amnesty International’s Historic ‘Urgent Action’ Bulletins.” Purdue University.
Fall 2017 Research assistant to Professor Rachel Einwohner, “How We March: Instagram Posts about the Women’s March.”
Fall 2015 Research assistant to Professor Mangala Subramaniam under the Ross Fellowship, “Negotiating Relationships: Intimate Partner Violence and Women Sex Workers in India.”
Summer 2013 Research assistant to Professor Robin Shura under Biomedical and Humanities Grant, “Daughters and Sons for Sale? The Blurred Boundaries between Intercountry Adoption and Sale of Children.”
Awards
2020 Nominee (competitive) Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools "2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards"
2019-2020 Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award, Purdue University
2018-2019 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Sociology Department, Purdue University
Teaching Experience
Spring 2022 Instructor, Introduction to Women and Gender Studies WOMS 201, (19 students); University of Delaware
Summer 2022 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology SOC 100, asynchronous online (42 students); Purdue University
Fall 2019 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100, “Sociology through Science Fiction” (46 students); Purdue University
Summer 2019 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100 (online section); Purdue University
Spring 2019 Instructor of record, Deviance and Social Control: SOC 426 (30 students); Purdue University
Fall 2018 Instructor of record, Social Psychology of Marriage and Family: SOC 350 (30 students); Purdue University
Summer 2018 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100 (online section); Purdue University
Spring 2018 Instructor of record, Social Psychology of Marriage and Family: SOC 350 (56 students); Purdue University
Summer 2017 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100 (19 students); Purdue University
Spring 2017 Guest lecture, "Collective Action and Social Movements," Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100, Instructor: Ross Beale, Purdue University.
Courses served as a Teaching Assistant
Spring 2020 Teaching Assistant for Social Problems: SOC 220 (300 students); Dr. Lindsay Hamm, Purdue University
Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant for Crime and Social Conflict: SOC 326 (45 students); Professor Bert Useem
Spring 2017 Teaching Assistant for Social Problems: SOC 220 (300 students); Dr. Steve Hillis, Purdue University
Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant for Theory: SOC 402 (two sections; 30 and 20 students); Professor Patricia Thomas, Purdue University
Fall 2015 Teaching Assistant for Introductory Sociology: SOC 100 (300 students); Dr. Dan Weiss, Purdue University
Spring 2013 Teaching Assistant for Printmaking: Bookmaking (25 students); Professor Jack Carlton, Hiram College
Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant for freshman writing course: “History of Silver Photography” (11 students); Professor Linda Bourassa, Hiram College
Special Training
Summer 2019 Advanced Methodologies at Purdue Workshop, “Data Management and Other Fundamentals for Efficient and Reproducible Research Practices,” Professor Trenton Mize, Purdue University
Summer 2019 Advanced Methodologies at Purdue Workshop, “Stata Programing: Tools and Tricks for the Applied Analyst,” Professor Trenton Mize, Purdue University
Summer 2018 ICPSR Qualitative Methods Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC
Spring 2018 Networking and Professionalization workshop, Professor Linda Renzulli, Purdue University
Fall 2017 Advanced Methodologies at Purdue Workshop, “Missing Data: Best Practices for Analyzing Incomplete Data,” Professor Trenton Mize, Purdue University
Service
2023-2024 Mentor, ASA Collective Behavior and Social Movements Mentoring Program
2021-2022 Social media and research consultant, SURJNEO (Standing Up for Racial Justice, Northeast Ohio chapter)
2020-2022 Consultant, Oriana House, Inc. Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2019-2020 Member, Sociology Undergraduate Committee, Purdue University
Spring 2019 Organizer, graduate student workshops “How to Develop Successful Collaborations” and “Managing Impostor Syndrome” in partnership with the Director of Graduate Students, Purdue University
2018-2019 Social media coordinator, Sociology Graduate Organization, Purdue University
2017-2019 President, Sociology Graduate Organization, Purdue University
Software Skills
Nvivo
Stata
Qualtrics
Atlas.ti
Audacity
Canva
Service as a reviewer
Gender & Society
Information, Communication and Society
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
Sociological Forum
Sociology Compass
Professional Membership
American Correctional Association
American Sociological Association
Sections:
Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Political Sociology
Race, Class, and Gender
Sex and Gender
National Women’s Studies Association
References
Professor Angela J. Hattery
Co-Director, Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
Professor of Women & Gender Studies
University of Delaware
[email protected]
Professor Jennifer Naccarelli
Co-Director, Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
Professor of Women & Gender Studies
University of Delaware
[email protected]
Professor Rachel L. Einwohner
Professor of Sociology
Purdue University
[email protected]
Professor Robin Stryker
Distinguished Professor of Sociology
Purdue University
[email protected]
August 2022 Post doctoral Researcher, Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence, University of Delaware
Education
August 2022 PhD, Sociology, Purdue University
Dissertation Title: “Troubled Pasts and Filtered Futures: Framing Solidarity, Rights, and Threats across Racial Lines in the Reproductive Justice Movement.”
Committee: Professors Rachel L. Einwohner (Chair), Robin Stryker, Jean Beaman, and Trenton Mize
July 2017 Study abroad (Paris, France), Comparative Policy Analysis and Practical Program Evaluation, Professors Douglas J. Besharoy and Douglas M. Call, University of Maryland
May 2017 MS, Sociology, Purdue University
Thesis Title: “Gender and Health in Intercountry Adoption Markets: State Regulation and Parental Preference in the U.S.”
Advisor: Professor Mangala Subramaniam
May 2014 BA, Studio Art, minor in Sociology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, summa cum laude
Senior Capstone Title: "Acquaintance Rape: The Social Factors"
Spring 2014 Study abroad (Panama City, Panama) Seminar on Globalization,
Professor James Thompson, Hiram College, Hiram, OH
Publications
Palmer, Zachary and Elle Rochford. Forthcoming. “Organizing Beyond Gender After Roe,” in Handbook of Gender and Social Activism, edited by Jo Reger, Rachel L. Einwohner, and Kelsy Kretschmer. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Rochford, Elle, Baylee Hudgens, and Rachel Einwohner. 2023. “Instant Archives: Social Media and Social Movements Research.” Research in Social Movements, Conflict, and Change (RSMCC). Volume 47.
Rochford, Elle and Zachary Palmer. 2022. “Trans on TikTok: Sharing Information and Forming Community.” In TikTok Cultures in the United States, edited by Trevor Boffone. London, UK: Routledge.
Rochford, Elle. 2021. “Influencers and Activists: Political Performances in an Increasingly Online World” in Instagram in the 21st Century: Perspectives, Influences, and Effects on Wellbeing. Edited by Walter J. Khan. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Einwohner, Rachel L., and Elle Rochford. 2019. “After the March: Using Instagram to Perform and Sustain the Women’s March.” Sociological Forum 34(S1): 1090-1111.
Shura, Robin, Elle Rochford, and Brian K. Gran. 2016. “Daughters and Sons for Sale? The Blurred Boundary between Intercountry Adoption and Sale of Children.” Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 36(5/6): 319-334.
Book Reviews
Rochford, Elle. 2023. "Book Review: Dying to Count: Post-Abortion Care and Global Reproductive Health Politics in Senegal by Siri Suh." Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/23326492231160792
Rochford, Elle, Maria Paula Mendoza, and Angela J. Hattery. 2023. “Book Review: Researching Gender-Based Violence: Embodied and Intersectional Approaches By April D. J. Petillo and Heather R. Hlavka.” Gender & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432231179445
Projects in Development
Rochford, Elle, Maria Paula Mendoza, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Abuse Brokers: The Role of Third Parties in Processing Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence”
Mendoza, Maria Paula, Elle Rochford, Angela J. Hattery, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Anti-Carceral Feminism and Intimate Partner Violence: Working Outside the System”
Elle Rochford, Reilly Kincaid, and Vasundhara Kaul. “Performative Allyship: How White Organizations Discursively Disconnect Racist State Violence from Reproductive Justice.” (under review)
Public Sociology
2022 to present Host of Measuring Violence a violence research podcast in partnership with the University of Delaware’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence.
Fall 2022 Get in the Repro Know blog series on reproductive health and policy written for Applied Worldwide: Making Sociology Count https://appliedworldwide.com/category/blog-post/get-in-the-repro-know/
2020-2022 Oriana House, Inc. DEI Committee. Forthcoming. “Oriana House, Inc. DEI Initiatives.” Journal of Community Corrections.
2020-Present Host of Proofing and Lies a social science podcast. https://www.ellerochford.com/proofing-and-lies.html
Grants and Fellowships
2021-2022 Dean's Continuing Graduate Education Support Fellowship
dissertation fellowship ($48,600)
2020-2021 Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) dissertation fellowship ($31,000)
Fall 2020 Hirsch Dissertation Award, Sociology Department, Purdue University ($1,000)
Spring 2019 Promise Award, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University ($750)
Summer 2018 Summer Research Enhancement Grant, Sociology Department, Purdue University ($2,500)
Spring 2018 Promise Award, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University ($750)
Summer 2017 Summer Research Enhancement Grant, Sociology Department, Purdue University ($2,000)
2015-2016 Ross Fellowship, Purdue University ($33,000)
Selected Conference Presentations
Rochford, Elle, Maria Paula Mendoza, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Abuse Brokers: The Role of Third Parties in Processing Experiences of IPV.” Forthcoming panel on Social Psychology in the Wider World: Policy and Practice at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2023. (*undergraduate research assistant).
Mendoza, Maria Paula, Elle Rochford, Angela J. Hattery, Kate Derr, and Zarah Zurita.* “Working Outside the System.” Forthcoming panel on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2023. (*undergraduate research assistant).
Rochford, Elle, Bailey Blewitt*, and Abigail Merritt*. “Intimate Partner Violence and Institutional Betrayal in the Criminal Legal System.” Forthcoming at the American Sociology and Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA November 2023. (*undergraduate research assistant).
Rochford, Elle, Kirsten Gibson, and Rachel Barton. “The Troubling Ethics of Internet Research in the Social Sciences: Advancing Justice-Forward Practices in Online Data Collection” Panel at Digital Futures Symposium, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN- March 2020. Postponed due to COVID.
Einwohner, Rachel L., and Elle Rochford. “After the March: Using Instagram to Perform and Sustain the Women’s March.” American Sociological Association, New York, NY, August 2019.
Rochford, Elle. “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Effects of Race on Political Performance.” Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 2019.
Rochford, Elle. “We Wanted a Child That Looked Like Us: Intercountry Adoption in the U.S. and Adoptive Parents’ Negotiations of Racial Difference.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 2018.
Subramaniam, Mangala, Jenean Cox, and Elle Rochford. “Negotiating Relationships: Intimate Partner Violence and Women Sex Workers in India.” Sociologists for Women in Society, Winter Meeting, Memphis, TN, February 2016.
Shura, Robin and Elle Rochford. “Daughters and Sons for Sale? The Blurred Boundary between Intercountry Adoption and Sale of Children.” American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA. August 2014.
Rochford, Elle. “Acquaintance Rape: The Social Factors.” Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociological Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, OH, March 2014.
Invited Talks
Rochford, Elle. “Mixed Methods Dissertation Panel.” California Institute of Integral Studies (Virtual), April 2021.
Rochford, Elle. “Using Social Media in Social Science Research.” Presented at PGSP: Next Generation Scholars (Virtual), November 2020.
Rochford, Elle. “Using Social Media in Social Science Research.” Invited talk at University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, March 2020. Postponed due to COVID.
Public Engagement
Rochford, Elle (organizer and moderator), Amber Joy Powel, Rod Martinez, Uriel Serrano, and Mike Randle. “Transformative Justice: Imagining a Just Justice System.” Oriana House, Inc. sponsored by the DEI Committee (virtual), August 2021.
Rochford, Elle. “Let’s Talk about Talking: What’s in a Name.” Invited talk at Oriana House, Inc. (virtual) March 2021.
Rochford, Elle. “An Overview of Policing and Social Movements in America.” Invited talks at Oriana House, Inc. Akron, OH, September 2020 and October 2020.
In the Media
Brown, Michael D. and Maria Sanchez. 2021. “Shadow Politics, October 3, 2021.” Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D Brown and Maria Sanchez. Published October 6, 2021. BBS Radio BBS Network Inc. (https://www.audible.com/pd/Shadow-Politics-with-US-Senator-Michael-D-Brown-and-Maria-Sanchez-Podcast/B08JJNFDXR )
Martin, Areva. 2021. “Black Women and the Fight for Abortion Rights.” The Special Report with Areva Martin. Published October 1, 2021. (https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=search&v=1075164859890250 )
Parks, Casey. 2021. “Women’s March plans return to D.C. to fight for abortion access.” The Washington Post published September 28, 2021. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/09/27/womens-march-2021-abortion/)
Azar, Taraneh. 2021 “The Meme is the Message.” Published July 28, 2021. (https://www.themememessage.com/)
Darling, Anna. 2020. “Purdue Graduate Students Voice Concern About University Reopening Plan.” West Lafayette News (WLFI-18) published August 5, 2020. (https://www.wlfi.com/content/news/Purdue-graduate-students-voice-concern-about-university-reopening-plan-572020921.html )
Azar, Taraneh. 2020. “In the Fight to Defund, Social Media is the Mobilizer.” The Northeastern University Political Review published June, 11, 2020. (https://www.nupoliticalreview.com/2020/06/11/in-the-fight-to-defund-social-media-is-the-mobilizer/ )
Nawrocki, Abigail. 2019. “Treating Social Media like the Wild West.” Well That’s a Problem: A Social Justice Podcast on Everyday Issues released August 2019.
Research Assistantships
Summer 2019 Research assistant to Professor Lindsay Hamm, “Increasing Undergraduate Students' Engagement in Large Lecture Courses through Automated Grading.” Purdue University.
Spring 2018 Hourly research assistance to Professor Ann Marie Clark, “Human Rights Texts for Digital Research: Archiving and Analyzing Amnesty International’s Historic ‘Urgent Action’ Bulletins.” Purdue University.
Fall 2017 Research assistant to Professor Rachel Einwohner, “How We March: Instagram Posts about the Women’s March.”
Fall 2015 Research assistant to Professor Mangala Subramaniam under the Ross Fellowship, “Negotiating Relationships: Intimate Partner Violence and Women Sex Workers in India.”
Summer 2013 Research assistant to Professor Robin Shura under Biomedical and Humanities Grant, “Daughters and Sons for Sale? The Blurred Boundaries between Intercountry Adoption and Sale of Children.”
Awards
2020 Nominee (competitive) Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools "2021 Excellence in Teaching Awards"
2019-2020 Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award, Purdue University
2018-2019 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Sociology Department, Purdue University
Teaching Experience
Spring 2022 Instructor, Introduction to Women and Gender Studies WOMS 201, (19 students); University of Delaware
Summer 2022 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology SOC 100, asynchronous online (42 students); Purdue University
Fall 2019 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100, “Sociology through Science Fiction” (46 students); Purdue University
Summer 2019 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100 (online section); Purdue University
Spring 2019 Instructor of record, Deviance and Social Control: SOC 426 (30 students); Purdue University
Fall 2018 Instructor of record, Social Psychology of Marriage and Family: SOC 350 (30 students); Purdue University
Summer 2018 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100 (online section); Purdue University
Spring 2018 Instructor of record, Social Psychology of Marriage and Family: SOC 350 (56 students); Purdue University
Summer 2017 Instructor of record, Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100 (19 students); Purdue University
Spring 2017 Guest lecture, "Collective Action and Social Movements," Introduction to Sociology: SOC 100, Instructor: Ross Beale, Purdue University.
Courses served as a Teaching Assistant
Spring 2020 Teaching Assistant for Social Problems: SOC 220 (300 students); Dr. Lindsay Hamm, Purdue University
Fall 2017 Teaching Assistant for Crime and Social Conflict: SOC 326 (45 students); Professor Bert Useem
Spring 2017 Teaching Assistant for Social Problems: SOC 220 (300 students); Dr. Steve Hillis, Purdue University
Fall 2016 Teaching Assistant for Theory: SOC 402 (two sections; 30 and 20 students); Professor Patricia Thomas, Purdue University
Fall 2015 Teaching Assistant for Introductory Sociology: SOC 100 (300 students); Dr. Dan Weiss, Purdue University
Spring 2013 Teaching Assistant for Printmaking: Bookmaking (25 students); Professor Jack Carlton, Hiram College
Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant for freshman writing course: “History of Silver Photography” (11 students); Professor Linda Bourassa, Hiram College
Special Training
Summer 2019 Advanced Methodologies at Purdue Workshop, “Data Management and Other Fundamentals for Efficient and Reproducible Research Practices,” Professor Trenton Mize, Purdue University
Summer 2019 Advanced Methodologies at Purdue Workshop, “Stata Programing: Tools and Tricks for the Applied Analyst,” Professor Trenton Mize, Purdue University
Summer 2018 ICPSR Qualitative Methods Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC
Spring 2018 Networking and Professionalization workshop, Professor Linda Renzulli, Purdue University
Fall 2017 Advanced Methodologies at Purdue Workshop, “Missing Data: Best Practices for Analyzing Incomplete Data,” Professor Trenton Mize, Purdue University
Service
2023-2024 Mentor, ASA Collective Behavior and Social Movements Mentoring Program
2021-2022 Social media and research consultant, SURJNEO (Standing Up for Racial Justice, Northeast Ohio chapter)
2020-2022 Consultant, Oriana House, Inc. Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
2019-2020 Member, Sociology Undergraduate Committee, Purdue University
Spring 2019 Organizer, graduate student workshops “How to Develop Successful Collaborations” and “Managing Impostor Syndrome” in partnership with the Director of Graduate Students, Purdue University
2018-2019 Social media coordinator, Sociology Graduate Organization, Purdue University
2017-2019 President, Sociology Graduate Organization, Purdue University
Software Skills
Nvivo
Stata
Qualtrics
Atlas.ti
Audacity
Canva
Service as a reviewer
Gender & Society
Information, Communication and Society
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
Sociological Forum
Sociology Compass
Professional Membership
American Correctional Association
American Sociological Association
Sections:
Collective Behavior and Social Movements
Political Sociology
Race, Class, and Gender
Sex and Gender
National Women’s Studies Association
References
Professor Angela J. Hattery
Co-Director, Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
Professor of Women & Gender Studies
University of Delaware
[email protected]
Professor Jennifer Naccarelli
Co-Director, Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
Professor of Women & Gender Studies
University of Delaware
[email protected]
Professor Rachel L. Einwohner
Professor of Sociology
Purdue University
[email protected]
Professor Robin Stryker
Distinguished Professor of Sociology
Purdue University
[email protected]
