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Masters and Ph. D Students Currently on the Job Market:

Melissa Barnett

Melissa Barnett earned her Ph.D. in August 2008. She is currently a Senior Research Associate at the Steinhardt Social Science Institute at Brandeis University and a Researcher at Wellesley College. Ms. Barnett presently seeks a tenured faculty position. She is a social demographer whose research areas/interests include Immigration Policy, International Migration, Immigrant Identity Formation, Social Stratification, Religion, Race & Ethnicity and Research Methodology.

Her dissertation used multi-level growth models to assess change in noncitizen flows by country entering the U.S. pre- and post-9/11. She compared noncitizen flows from 1998-2005 to identify changes by country-of-origin; analyzed whether changes might be correlated with a country’s predominant racial/ethnic and religious composition of the population; and assessed whether noncitizens possessing demographic characteristics similar to those of the 9/11 hijackers suffered disproportionately as a result of the attacks. Ms. Barnett used data primarily from the 1998-2005 Yearbooks of Immigration Statistics and the CIA Factbook.

Melissa is currently preparing manuscripts for academic journals based on her dissertation, “Uncertain Times: U.S. Immigration Policy Practice and the Resolve to Make America Safe in the 21st Century.” In April 2009, she will present, “Race as a Criterion for Entry to the U.S. in the 21st Century” at the Social Theory Forum’s meetings at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, which is based on a chapter of her dissertation.

Additionally, Ms. Barnett is analyzing data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) that assesses the strength German identity among foreigners and ethnic Germans based on the level of transnational activity. Her on-going research collaboration with Dr. Peggy Levitt and Nancy Khalil focuses on religious and cultural identities of the Second Generation. Melissa has also independently taught Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family Research Methods, and Introduction to Statistics.

Melissa resides in Cambridge, MA. Early dissertation results have been published in Battleground: Immigration (edited by Judith A. Warner). In addition to dissertation manuscripts, forthcoming work will appear in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and a compilation of work focused on Global Families and Religious Practices edited by Karen Fog Olwig and Mikkel Rytter. Both are expected to be published in 2010. Please go to www.melissabarnett.com to learn more about Melissa and her research.

Robyn Lewis Brown

Name: Robyn Lewis Brown (rklewis@fsu.edu)

Research and Teaching Interests:

Mental Health
Medical Sociology
Social Psychology
Life Course and Aging
Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of the Family

Dissertation Title:
Physical Disability and Quality of Life: The Stress Process and Experience of Stigma in a Chronically-Strained Population

Dissertation Committee:
R. Jay Turner (Chair), Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., Verna M. Keith, and John Taylor

Vitae:
Curriculum Vitae

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	Home News Undergrad Grad Prospective Students - PhD - MS in Aging and Health - MS in Applied Social Research People - Faculty - Emeriti - Adjuncts - Graduate Students - Staff Department Contact			Job Market Masters and Ph. D Students Currently on the Job Market: Melissa Barnett Melissa Barnett earned her Ph.D. in August 2008. She is currently a Senior Research Associate at the Steinhardt Social Science Institute at Brandeis University and a Researcher at Wellesley College. Ms. Barnett presently seeks a tenured faculty position. She is a social demographer whose research areas/interests include Immigration Policy, International Migration, Immigrant Identity Formation, Social Stratification, Religion, Race & Ethnicity and Research Methodology. Her dissertation used multi-level growth models to assess change in noncitizen flows by country entering the U.S. pre- and post-9/11. She compared noncitizen flows from 1998-2005 to identify changes by country-of-origin; analyzed whether changes might be correlated with a country’s predominant racial/ethnic and religious composition of the population; and assessed whether noncitizens possessing demographic characteristics similar to those of the 9/11 hijackers suffered disproportionately as a result of the attacks. Ms. Barnett used data primarily from the 1998-2005 Yearbooks of Immigration Statistics and the CIA Factbook. Melissa is currently preparing manuscripts for academic journals based on her dissertation, “Uncertain Times: U.S. Immigration Policy Practice and the Resolve to Make America Safe in the 21st Century.” In April 2009, she will present, “Race as a Criterion for Entry to the U.S. in the 21st Century” at the Social Theory Forum’s meetings at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, which is based on a chapter of her dissertation. Additionally, Ms. Barnett is analyzing data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP) that assesses the strength German identity among foreigners and ethnic Germans based on the level of transnational activity. Her on-going research collaboration with Dr. Peggy Levitt and Nancy Khalil focuses on religious and cultural identities of the Second Generation. Melissa has also independently taught Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of the Family Research Methods, and Introduction to Statistics. Melissa resides in Cambridge, MA. Early dissertation results have been published in Battleground: Immigration (edited by Judith A. Warner). In addition to dissertation manuscripts, forthcoming work will appear in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and a compilation of work focused on Global Families and Religious Practices edited by Karen Fog Olwig and Mikkel Rytter. Both are expected to be published in 2010. Please go to www.melissabarnett.com to learn more about Melissa and her research. Robyn Lewis Brown Name: Robyn Lewis Brown (rklewis@fsu.edu) Research and Teaching Interests: Mental Health Medical Sociology Social Psychology Life Course and Aging Race and Ethnicity Sociology of the Family Dissertation Title: Physical Disability and Quality of Life: The Stress Process and Experience of Stigma in a Chronically-Strained Population Dissertation Committee: R. Jay Turner (Chair), Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., Verna M. Keith, and John Taylor Vitae: Curriculum Vitae