JULIA C. WILSON (276) 944 6237 jwilson@ehc.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2006. "A Blessed Resolution to the Stalled Revolution? Gender, Commitment and Religion in Marriage." I analyzed multi wave panel data to examine the changing relationship between religion, gender beliefs and arrangements, and well being in early marriage. Dissertation Committee: Steven Nock (Chair, deceased), Elizabeth Gorman, Milton Vickerman, and Ann Lane. Comprehensive Exams in Gender and Family (with distinction), 2002. M.A. in Sociology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2000. Thesis: Men, Women and Welfare Views: Is There a Gender Gap? B.S. in Mathematics, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1984. Cum laude. Workshop on Hierarchical Linear Modeling (with Steven Raudenbush and Tony Bryk), Scientific Software International, Chicago, Illinois, September 2004. Graduate coursework in Health Care Administration, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1991. Graduate coursework in Education, Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, 1993 and 1994; St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1987. Society of Actuaries Examinations, Courses 100, 110, 120, 130, and 140. Topics included Applied Statistics, Mathematics of Compound Interest, Numerical Analysis, and Operations Research. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology, Emory & Henry College, Emory, Virginia, 2005 to present. Statistical Consultant, Whole Life and Caring Connections Projects, Principal Investigators Nancy Blaney and Sally Dodds, University of Miami, 2005 to 2006. Research Assistant, Is Covenant Marriage a Solution to the Divorce Problem? (National Science Foundation), Principal Investigator Steven Nock, University of Virginia, 1999 to 2005. Evaluation Consultant, Workshop in Advanced Statistics and Research Methods for Undergraduates, Emory & Henry College, 2003 2004. Teaching Assistant, Women's Lives in Myth and Reality (introductory course for Studies in Women and Gender), University of Virginia, 2004. Adjunct Instructor, Gender and Sexuality, University of Virginia, 2003.
Adjunct Instructor, Introduction to Women s Studies, Emory & Henry College, 2001 2003. Adjunct Instructor, Social Theory, Emory & Henry College, Fall 2001. Research Associate, Courtship among college women, Institute for American Values, 2000. Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Research Methods, supervisors Thomas Guterbock and Bethany Bryson, University of Virginia, 1998 1999. Mathematics Instructor, The Governor s School for Global Economics and Technology, Keysville, Virginia, 1993 1995. Two courses, Calculus and Precalculus, also received dual enrollment college credit from Southside Virginia Community College, Keysville, Virginia. Legislative Policy Analyst, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Washington, DC, 1992 1993. Analysis of state and federal health care reform legislation. Senior Actuarial Analyst, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland, Owings Mills, MD, 1990 1992. Analysis of health care coverage costs for small and large group employers. Analysis of state health care reform legislation. COURSES TAUGHT Methods of Social Research Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Introductory Sociology Marriage and the Family Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Introduction to Women s Studies Social Theory Feminist Theory Health and Inequality Gender and Sexuality PUBLICATIONS 2009 The Mommy Track vs. Having It All: The Reality of the Modern Workplace. Chapter 9 in You ve Come a Long Way, Baby: Women, Politics, and Popular Culture,, edited by Lilly Goren. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press. 2003 Covenant Marriage Turns 5 Years Old. Steven Nock, Laura Sanchez, James D. Wright, and Julia Wilson. Michigan Journal of Gender and Law 10:169 188. 2002 Attitudes about Divorce Reform and Covenant Marriage Legislation: A Three State Review. Alan Hawkins, Steven Nock, Julia Wilson, Laura Sanchez and James Wright. Family Relations 51: 166 175. 2002 Why Education Matters. Paul Kingston, Ryan Hubbard, Paul Schroeder and Julia Wilson. Sociology of Education 76: 53 70. Julia Wilson, Page 2
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 2009 Becoming Husbands: Early Marriage in Men s Lives. Invited presentation at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August. Who Cares? The Tension Between Motherhood and Paid Work Among the Working Poor. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April. 2008 Religious Commitment and the Stalled Revolution in Household Work. Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August. 2007 Religious Commitment and Perceptions of Household Equity in Early Marriage. Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August. 2005 We Share All Things: Faith, Equity, and Well Being in Early Marriage. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, April. 2004 Panelist, Dances with Wolf: An Interdisciplinary Discussion of The Beauty Myth. Emory & Henry College, January. 2003 Women, Men, and Views on Welfare Reform: Does Sexism Play a Role? Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August. 2003 Intimate Equity: The Early Years of Covenant and Standard Marriages. Steven Nock, Laura Sanchez, Julia Wilson, and James D. Wright. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Minneapolis, May 2002 Covenant (Re)marriages: Are They Less Troubled? Julia Wilson, Steven Nock, Laura Sanchez, and James Wright. Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March. 2002 Hardwired? What Experts Say about Gender and Relationships, Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August. 2002 Is Covenant Marriage A Policy That Preaches To The Choir? A Comparison of Covenant and Standard Married Newlywed Couples in Louisiana. Sanchez, Laura, Steven Nock, Julia Wilson and James Wright. Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August. 2001 Women, Men and Views on Welfare Reform. Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, August. 2001 Why Do Americans Hate Welfare? Presented at the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April. FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2009 Faculty Mentor, Corey Burchett, Colonel Lee B. Ledford Award (Appalachian College Association). Financial support for summer undergraduate research (Student Award: $3,500). Julia Wilson, Page 3
2008 Variations and Intersections: An E&H Undergraduate Research Initiative, ACA UNCA Faculty Institute on Undergraduate Research. With Amy Warthesen, Biliana Stoytcheva Horissian, and Kathleen Chamberlain (Awarded $10,000) 2008 Summer Starter Research Grant, Emory & Henry College (Awarded $2,500) 2006 Curriculum Development Grant, Emory & Henry College (Awarded $2.000). 2005 Departmental Dissertation Fellowship, Department of Sociology, University of Virginia, 2005. 1998 to 2005 University Fellowship, University of Virginia ACADEMIC AND OTHER SERVICE Department Chair, Department of Sociology, 2005 to present. During the 2005 2006 academic year, I redesigned the curriculum for the sociology major to clarify the required number of sociology courses that students must take to complete the major and to bring the requirements in line with the recommendations set forth by the American Sociological Association in Liberal Learning and the Sociology Major Updated: Meeting the Challenge of Teaching Sociology in the Twenty First Century (McKinney et al, 2005). Faculty Advisor, Emory & Henry College, 2005 to present. Co Chair (with Rev. David St. Clair) of Greek Life Task Force, Emory & Henry College, 2008 2009. Faculty Committees 2009 Foundations II Planning Committee Master s in Organizational Leadership Planning Committee Institute for Public Policy Planning Committee 2008 to present Benefits Faculty Governance 2006 to 2009 Academic Standards 2006 to 2007 Quality Enhancement Plan Committee Emory & Henry Representative to Other Organizations 2006 to present Council for Undergraduate Research 2008 to present ACA UNCA Faculty Institute on Undergraduate Research Supervision of Honor s Theses 2008 to 2009 Committee Chair, Anneliese Gregory, Department of Sociology Committee Member, Ashley Griffith, Department of Political Science 2006 to 2007 Committee Chair, Jessica Edmunds, Department of Sociology and Department of Political Science (Co Recipient of Senior Research Award, 2007) 2005 to 2006 Committee Member, Alison Hegermeister, Department of Political Science (not awarded) Workshop Leader (E&H) Julia Wilson, Page 4
Fall 2008 Fall 2007 & 2009 Dealing with Issues of Race in the Classroom (for General Education Instructors) Issues of Diversity in Residence Life (for Resident Advisors) Guest Lecturer (E&H) Spring 2009 Special Topics: Guatemala (Marilyn Walker, Instructor) (Janet Crickmer, Instructor) Spring 2007 Global Comparative Education (George Stainback, Instructor) Spring 2007 Special Topics: Guatemala (Marilyn Walker, Instructor) Spring 2006 Winter Forum Course (Ali Nizamuddin, Instructor) Advisor to Student Organizations 2008 to present National Organization for Women (E&H Campus Affiliate) 2006 to present Pi Sigma Kappa Social Sorority Other Emory & Henry Service Fall 2006 World AIDS Day Committee Member Fall 2005 World AIDS Day Lunchtime Discussion Leader MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Sociological Association Sections on the Family, Sex and Gender, Religion, and Culture Southern Sociological Society COMMUNITY SERVICE Vice President, Board of Directors, Crisis Center, Inc. of Bristol/Washington County, Virginia (2009 Present). Washington County Animal Defense League, Abingdon, VA (2003 to 2007). REFERENCES Dr. Linda Dobkins, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of General Education, Emory & Henry College, P.O. Box 947, Emory, VA 24327. (276) 944 6194. lhdobkin@ehc.edu Dr. Celeste Gaia, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology and Director of International Education, Emory & Henry College, P.O. Box 947, Emory, VA 24327. (276) 944 6917. cgaia@ehc.edu Dr. Elizabeth Gorman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia, Sociology Department, 554 Cabell Hall, P.O. Box 400766, Charlottesville, VA 22904. (804) 924 6514. eg5n@virginia.edu Julia Wilson, Page 5