Curriculum Vitae Maura Kelly May 2011 Department of Sociology E-mail: maura.kelly@pdx.edu Portland State University Phone: 503-725-8302 1721 SW Broadway #217 R Fax: 503-725-3957 Portland, OR 97207 Education 2010. Ph.D. Sociology. University of Connecticut. Dissertation: Feminist Identity, Feminist Politics: A Sociological Exploration of Contemporary U.S. Feminism. Dissertation committee: Mary Bernstein, Nancy Naples, David Weakliem. 2008. Graduate Certificate. Women s Studies. University of Connecticut. 2005. M.A. Sociology. University of New Hampshire. 2002. B.A. Sociology. Bates College. Academic Positions 2010 to present. Assistant Professor of Sociology. Portland State University. 2006-2010. Instructor. Sociology and Women s Studies Departments. University of Connecticut. 2005. Teaching Assistant. Sociology Department. University of Connecticut. 2003-2005. Teaching Assistant. Sociology Department. University of New Hampshire. 2002-2005. Research Assistant. Family Research Lab. University of New Hampshire. Areas of Specialization Gender Sexualities Social inequality Work and occupations Media and popular culture Qualitative and quantitative research methods Publications Peer Reviewed Articles Kelly, Maura. 2010. Control over the Reproduction and Mothering of Poor Women: An Analysis of Television News Coverage of Welfare Reform. Journal of Poverty 14(1): 76-96. Kelly, Maura. 2009. Virginity Loss Narratives in Teen Drama Television Programs Journal of Sex Research 46:1-11. Kelly, Maura. 2009. Women s Voluntary Childlessness: A Radical Rejection of Mothering? Women s Studies Quarterly 37(3-4):157-172.
Work in Progress Kelly, Maura and Gordon Gauchat. Feminist Identity, Feminist Politics: Feminists Attitudes towards Public Policies and Candidates in the 2008 Presidential Elections. Kelly, Maura. Feminist Identity, Collective Action, and Individual Resistance. Kelly, Maura. Income Inequality and Sexual Minorities: Understanding the Interaction of Gender and Sexual Orientation Kelly, Maura, Gordon Gauchat, and Michael Wallace. The Gender Wage Gap and Occupational Segregation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas Kelly, Maura. LGBT Organizing within the Labor Movement. Other Publications and Reports Kelly, Maura. 2007. Compulsory Heterosexuality Pp. 243-245 in Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia, edited by J. Reid-Walsh and C. Mitchell. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. Kelly, Maura. 2007. Intersex Fact Sheet SWS Network News: The Newsletter of Sociologists for Women in Society 24(1):14-17. Kelly, Maura. 2007. Social Problems Syllabus and Writing Assignments. Pp. 38-43 and 143-149 in Instructor s Resource Manual on Social Problems, Fourth Edition, edited by W. Carroll and L. Kaelber. New York: American Sociological Association. Grants, Fellowships, and Awards Grants 2011. Professional Travel Grant. Research and Strategic Partnerships. Portland State University ($1,176) 2011. Academic Innovation Mini-Grant for Enhancing Large Course Design. Center for Academic Excellence. Portland State University. ($1,000) 2009. Doctoral Dissertation Extraordinary Expense Award. Graduate School. University of Connecticut. Funding for Ph.D. dissertation research. ($1,000) 2004. Linsky Fund. Department of Sociology. University of New Hampshire. Funding for M.A. thesis research. ($390) 2004. Research Fund. Institute for Policy and Social Science Research. University of New Hampshire. Funding for M.A. thesis research. ($400) Fellowships 2009. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Graduate School. University of Connecticut. Awarded on a competitive basis university-wide to support dissertation research. 2006-2009. Departmental Fellowship. Sociology. University of Connecticut. Awarded each semester on a competitive basis. 2005-2008. Outstanding Scholar Fellowship. Graduate School. University of Connecticut. Three year fellowship offered on a competitive basis university-wide. 2005. Summer Teaching Assistant Fellowship. Graduate School. University of New Hampshire. Awarded each year on a competitive basis university-wide. 2
Awards 2009. Susan Porter Benson Graduate Research Award for the paper "Regulating the Reproduction and Mothering of Poor Women: The Controlling Image of the Welfare Mother in Television News Coverage of Welfare Reform." Women s Studies Department. University of Connecticut. 2007. Ron Taylor Award for Best Graduate Student Paper for the paper Discursive Framing of Teenage Sexuality: Virginity Loss in Teen Drama Television Programs. Department of Sociology. University of Connecticut. Presentations Professional Meetings Kelly, Maura. 2011. Public Feminists, Private Feminists, and Postfeminists: Orientations towards Feminist Identity and Participation in Feminist Activism. Paper to be presented at a refereed roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Las Vegas, NV August 20-23. Kelly, Maura. 2011. Feminist Identity, Collective Action, and Individual Resistance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association. Seattle, WA March 10-13. Kelly, Maura and Gordon Gauchat 2010. Contemporary Feminism and U.S. Politics Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Atlanta, GA August 14-17. Kelly, Maura and Gordon Gauchat 2009. Do Feminist and Post-Feminist Identities Predict Political Outcomes? Paper presented at a refereed roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA August 8-11. Kelly, Maura. 2009. Adoption, Distortion, and Dismissal of Feminist Discourses in Stitch n Bitch Knitting Groups Paper presented at the Southern Connecticut State University Women s Studies Conference. New Haven, CT. April 4. Kelly, Maura. 2008. Knitting as a Feminist Project? Untangling the Contradictions of the New Knitting Movement Paper presented at an open refereed roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Boston, MA. August 1-4. Kelly, Maura. 2008. Incorporating Media Analysis into a Sociology of Sexualities Course Paper presented at the Teaching Sociology of Sexualities workshop at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Boston, MA. July 31-August 2. Kelly, Maura. 2007. Discursive Framing of Teenage Sexuality: Virginity Loss on "Teen Drama" Television Programs. Paper presented at the section on sociology of sexualities refereed roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. New York, NY. August 11-14. Kelly, Maura. 2007. Narratives of Virginity Loss in Teen Drama Television Programs. Paper presented at the UConn Women s Studies Conference. Storrs, CT. February 16-17. Kelly, Maura. 2006. Changes in Television News Coverage of Welfare 1992-2004. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Montréal, Québec, Canada. August 10-12. 3
Professional Meetings (continued) Kelly, Maura. 2006. Welfare Recipients as Sources of Information in Television News Stories about Welfare Reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Boston, MA. March 23-26. Kelly, Maura. 2005. Portrayals of Welfare Recipients in Television News Stories about Welfare and Welfare Reform 1992-2004. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society. Washington, D.C. March 17-20. Invited Talks 2011. Professional Development of Graduate Students. Graduate Student Colloquium Series. Department of Sociology. Portland State University. April 26. 2011. Mixed Methods Research. Invited talk in Feminist Analysis course. Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Portland State University. January 18. 2010. Content Analysis. Invited talk in Social Research Strategies course. Department of Sociology. Portland State University. October 25. 2008. Feminist Research Methods. Invited talk in Qualitative Research Methods II course. Department of Sociology. University of Connecticut. March 19. 2006. Portrayals of Welfare and Welfare Reform in Television News Stories 1992-2004. Invited talk in Contemporary Social Issues course. Sociology Department. Quinebaug Valley Community College. October12. 2005. Portrayals of Welfare and Welfare Reform in Television News Stories 1992-2004. Invited talk in Race, Gender, Class, and Popular Culture course. Sociology Department. Bates College. May 19. 2005. Portrayals of Welfare and Welfare Reform in Television News Stories 1992-2004. Invited talk in Images of Gender in the Media course. Communications Department. University of New Hampshire. April 24. 2005. Developing a Research Project. Invited talk in Sociological Methods II: Research Design course. Sociology Department. University of New Hampshire. April 7. 2004. Portrayals of Welfare and Welfare Reform in Television News Stories 1992-2004. Invited talk in Sociology of the Family course. University of New Hampshire. November 22. Teaching Graduate Courses at Portland State University Sociology of Women; Special Topics: Gender and Sexuality in the Workplace; Feminist Theory (reading and conference) Undergraduate Courses at Portland State University Gender and Sexualities; Sociology of Women; Special Topics: Gender and Sexuality in the Workplace Undergraduate Courses at the University of Connecticut Sociology of Gender; Race, Class, Gender; Sociology of Sexualities; Social Problems; Gender in the Workplace (Women s Studies Department); Gender in Everyday Life (Women s Studies Department) 4
Advising 2010-2012. M.A. thesis committee member. Department of Sociology. PSU. Jena Zarza. 2010-2012. M.A. thesis committee member. Department of Sociology. PSU. Maura Piscotta. 2010-2011. M.A. thesis committee member. Department of Sociology. PSU. Dylan Waller. 2010-2011. M.A. thesis committee member. Department of Sociology. PSU. Better Melcher. Service Department Service at Portland State University 2009-2010. Member. Curriculum committee. Sociology Department. Portland State University. Department Service at University of Connecticut 2008-2009. Graduate student representative. Executive Committee. Sociology Department. University of Connecticut. 2007-2009. Organizer. Graduate student teaching discussion group. Sociology Department. University of Connecticut (co-organized with Annie Scola Wisnesky in 2008-2009). 2006-2008. Member. Undergraduate Program Committee. Sociology Department. University of Connecticut. Department Service at University of New Hampshire 2004-2005. Member. Departmental Review Committee. Sociology Department. University of New Hampshire. Professional Service 2011. Organizer. Roundtables for the Section on Sexualities at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Las Vegas, NV. August 20-23. (With Natalie Peluso). 2010. Organizer and moderator. Panel on Media Representations of Gender in the Workplace at the UConn Women s Studies Conference. Storrs, CT. March 26. 2009-2010. Student representative. Section on Sexualities. American Sociological Association. 2009-2010. Student representative. Section on Sex and Gender. American Sociological Association. 2009-2010. Editor of section newsletter. Body and Embodiment Section-in-Formation. American Sociological Association. (With Sergio Mobilia and Danielle Hidalgo) 2009. Organizer and moderator. Panel on Feminism, Leisure, and Pop Culture at the Southern Connecticut State University Women s Studies Conference. New Haven, CT. April 4. (With Natalie Peluso). 2009. Moderator. Panel on Power and Media at the UConn Women s Studies Conference. Storrs, CT. February 29. 2005. Presider. Panel on Parenting at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. Philadelphia, PA. August 12-14. 5
Reviewer Book manuscripts: Routledge, McGraw-Hill Journal articles: Gender and Society, Women s Studies Quarterly Membership in Professional Associations American Sociological Association Pacific Sociological Association Society for the Study of Social Problems Sociologists for Women in Society 6