Recent Graduates
Ph.D. Graduates
| Name | Dissertation | Committee | Current Employer |
| Randall Adams | "Migrating Money: Remittances in a Global Setting" | Stephanie Bohon (Chair) | Department of Sociology and Political Science, Tennessee Tech University |
| Regina Benedict | "Giving Back Not Giving Up: Generativity Among Older Female Inmates." | Dr. Lois Presser (Chair) Dr. Damayanti Banerjee Dr. Ben Feldmeyer Dr. Allison Anders (Cultural Studies in Education) Dr. Michael Braswell (ETSU) |
Department of Liberal Arts (Sociology), Pellissippi State Technical Community College |
| Dima Sarbo | "Contested Legitimacy: Coercion and the State in Ethiopia" | Jon Shefner (Chair) Harry F. Dahms Paul K. Gellert Robert Gorman (Political Science) |
Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship |
| Julie Wiest | "Creating Cultural Monsters: A Critical Analysis of the Representation of Serial Murderers in America." | Dr. Suzanne Kurth (Chair) Dr. Hoan Bui Dr. Tom Hood Dr. Cheryl Travis (Psychology) |
M.A. Graduates
| Name | Thesis | Committee | Current Employer |
| Lanier Basenberg | "Conflicts and Compromises: College-Aged Women Talk about Sex and Sexuality" | Dr. Lois Presser (Chair) Dr. Harry F. Dahms Dr. Suzanne Kurth |
PhD program, Department of Sociology, Georgia State University |
| Meghan Conley | "The Construction of Social Networks of Support in a New Latino Gateway" | Dr. Stephanie Bohon (chair) Dr. Lois Presser Dr. Suzanne Kurth |
PhD program, Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Lyndsay Dawson | "Stewards of the Mountains: A Case Study of the Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship, a Faith-Based Environmental Organization" | Dr. Sherry Cable (Chair) Dr. Donald Hastings Dr. Robert Jones |
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| James Maples | "Industrial Concentration and Quality of Life" | Stephanie Bohon (Chair) Joongbaeck Kim |
PhD program, Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Aaron Rowland | "From Authoritarian Dirty War to Neoliberal, 'Democratic' Class War: Neoliberalism and Class Struggle in Argentina" | Jon Shefner (Chair) Dr. Stephanie Bohon Dr. Paul Gellert |
PhD program, Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Amber Scott | "Water Conservation Behaviors in Georgia: The Effects of Place" | Dr. Stephanie Bohon (Chair) Dr. Sherry Cable Dr. Lois Presser |