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Katherine Kirkpatrick

I received both my BA and MA at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  I am currently pursuing my PhD in Sociology with a concentration in political economy. My research interests include development, globalization, social movements, urban structures and systems, and social organizing.

Courses Taught

  • SOC110 Social Justice and Social Change, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 2007-Present

Publications

Shefner, Jon, and Katie Kirkpatrick. Forthcoming. “Globalization and the New Destination Immigrant”, edited by Fran Ansley and Jon Shefner. In Global Connections and Local Receptions: New Latino Immigration to the Southeastern US. .University of Tennessee Press.

Conference Papers

Morris, Katherine. "From Scuffletown to the Sunsphere: Downtown Knoxville Development and the Urban Growth Machine." Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 8-11 2007.

Morris, Katherine. "Communities in Crisis: The Political Economic Structure of Southern States in a Global Context."  Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2007.

 

Katherine Kirkpatrick

Contact Information

Katherine Kirkpatrick
Department of Sociology
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490

Email: kmorris1@utk.edu