Aug 2013 ORSOLYA KOLOZSVARI Curriculum Vitae School of Arts and Sciences College of Coastal Georgia One College Drive Brunswick, GA 31520 912-279-5828 (office) okolozsvari@ccga.edu EDUCATION August 2012 Ph.D., Sociology, Dissertation: Constructing Time and Space and Transcending Boundaries in Long-Distance Relationships February 2005 B.A. & M.A., Sociology and English, University of Debrecen, Hungary Thesis: The Role of Historical, Socioeconomic, and Quantitative Factors in the Prevalence of African American Female-Headed Families PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS August 2012- June 2008-August 2012 September 2005-October 2006 Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Coastal Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia Instructor and Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant,,, Atlanta, Georgia Instructor and Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Debrecen, Hungary AREAS OF INTEREST Gender and Sexuality, Immigration, Ethnicity, Transnational and Inter-Ethnic Families, Culture and Cognition, Research Methods (Qualitative and Quantitative) 1
COURSES TAUGHT College of Coastal Georgia: Introduction to Sociology Fall 2012 (4 sections), Spring 2013 (3 sections), Summer 2013 (web) Intro to Social Problems Spring 2013 Sociology of Gender Fall 2012 Sociology of Deviance Spring 2013, : Intro to Social Problems Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010 Gender and Society Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Summer 2012, University of Debrecen, Hungary: Reading Sociological Texts in English Fall 2005, Spring 2006 (2 sections per semester) PUBLICATIONS Kolozsvari, Orsolya. 2013. Cultivating a Symbolic Ethnicity and Resisting Assimilation: Identity Work Among Hungarian Immigrants. Sociation Today 11(1). (Sociation Today is a peer-reviewed journal of the North Carolina Sociological Association). Kolozsvari, Orsolya. 2012. As Long As You Work Hard, You Can Achieve Your Goals : Hungarian Immigrants on the American Dream. Sociation Today 10 (1). (Sociation Today is a peer-reviewed journal of the North Carolina Sociological Association). Jaret, Charles and Orsolya Kolozsvari-Wright. 2011. Citizenship and Naturalization Patterns of Immigrants in the Southeastern United States and Their Political Consequences. Norteamerica 6 (special issue):179-208. (Norteamerica is a peer-reviewed journal of the Center for North American Studies, American University, Washington D.C.). Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. 2010. Teaching Exercise: Occupational Segregation and Institutional Discrimination at the Workplace. The Southern Sociologist 42 (1):17-19. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. 2010. Book Review: Ann Chamberlin, A History of Women s Seclusion in the Middle East: The Veil in the Looking Glass, Binghamton, New York: The Haworth Press, 2006. Social Problems Forum: The SSSP Newsletter 41 (3):79. 2
PRESENTATIONS Kolozsvari, Orsolya. Creating a Shared Space and a Sense of Belonging in Long-Distance Relationships. Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Annual Meeting, August 10, 2013, New York, New York. Kolozsvari, Orsolya. Passports, Visas, Immigration: Difficulty of Visits and Relocation in International Long-Distance Relationships. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 10, 2013, New York, New York. Kolozsvari, Orsolya. The Woman Always Does a Little Bit More, Right? : Patterns of Gender Inequality in Long-Distance Relationships. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 26, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia. Kolozsvari, Orsolya. Together While Apart? Physical Intimacy in Long-Distance Relationships. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Annual Meeting, November 10, 2012, Tampa, Florida. Kolozsvari, Orsolya. Panel. Sociological Research in the Age of the Internet. Georgia Sociological Association Annual Meeting, October 22, 2011, Savannah, Georgia. Kolozsvari, Orsolya. Cultivating a Symbolic Ethnicity and Resisting Assimilation: Identity Work Among Hungarian Immigrants. Georgia Sociological Association Annual Meeting, October 21, 2011, Savannah, Georgia. Jaret, Charles and Orsolya Kolozsvari-Wright. Changing Citizenship and Naturalization Patterns of Immigrants in Southeastern States and Their Political Implications. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 22, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. The Social (Re)Construction of Virginity and Mandatory Ecstasy on the Wedding Night. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 7, 2011, Jacksonville, Florida. Jaret, Charles and Orsolya Kolozsvari-Wright. Citizenship and Naturalization Patterns of Immigrants in Southeastern States. Conference on Immigration in the Southeast: Defining Problems, Finding Solutions, October 29, 2010, Kennesaw, Georgia. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. Figure Out What You Want and You Can Make It Happen. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 17, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. Hungarian American Families in the Age of Transnationalism. Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, August 14, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. Hungarian Pride and European Sophistication : Ethnic Identity Construction Among Hungarians in the United States. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 23, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia. 3
Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. Fences Made Out of Sausages: Hungarian Immigrant Women s Take on the American Dream. Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, August 7, 2009, San Francisco, California. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya and Saori Yasumoto. Invisible and Forgotten? Teaching About Inequalities Afflicting Native Americans. Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, August 7, 2009, San Francisco, California. Kolozsvari-Wright, Orsolya. A Better Life and Improved Life Trajectories: A Life-Course Analysis of Hungarian Immigrants Adaptation to Living in the United States. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, April 12, 2008, Richmond, Virginia. AWARDS AND GRANTS 2011 Graduate Student Paper Competition Award (title of paper: Cultivating a Symbolic Ethnicity and Resisting Assimilation: Identity Work Among Hungarian Immigrants ), Georgia Sociological Association ($150) 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Award,, Georgia State University ($250) 2005 Participated in devising an international continuing education proposal for disadvantaged groups titled A Strategy for Inclusion: The Community Care Approach, which was accepted by the European Commission and awarded 400,000 Euros 2003 Sole recipient of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) Scholarship at the University of Debrecen, Hungary in 2003. The scholarship was worth $24,000, and it included spending an academic year at Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota in 2003-2004. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Southern Sociological Society, Georgia Sociological Association, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction REFERENCES Ralph LaRossa (Dissertation Chair) Wendy Simonds P.O. Box 5020 P.O. Box 5020 4
Atlanta, GA 30302-5020 Atlanta, GA 30302-5020 E-mail: rlarossa@gsu.edu E-mail: wsimonds@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-6507 Phone: 404-413-6512 Charles Jaret Mindy Stombler P.O. Box 5020 P.O. Box 5020 Atlanta, GA 30302-5020 Atlanta, GA 30302-5020 E-mail: cjaret@gsu.edu E-mail: stombler@gsu.edu Phone: 404-413-6514 Phone: 404-413-6531 5