Kirsten Dellinger
Chair and Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
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Email: kdelling@olemiss.edu
http://socanth.olemiss.edu/2011/08/kirsten-dellinger/

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Research Description: My current research projects have two distinct areas of focus: catfish and Katrina. In the photo above, I am helping harvest (or seine) an experimental catfish pond. This is part of an on-going ethnographic and in-depth interview study of the work dynamics in the catfish industry. The second project involves in-depth interviews with social science researchers who conducted research on the Mississippi Gulf Coast following Katrina. I am interested in understanding their subjective experience of doing research in a disaster area.

I have written articles on sexuality and sexual harassment, workplace dress norms, and masculinities. My co-authored piece with Christine L. Williams (Social Problems, 2002) on sexual harassment and workplace culture won the American Sociological Association Sex and Gender Section Distinguished Article Award in 2003.

Honors Theses:

Harkins, Jennifer Teresa (2007) "The Russian State's Response to Low Birth Rate"

Kelly, Christopher Grant (2005) "A Study of the Social Factors Impeding and Facilitating Collective Consciousness among Gays and Lesbians"