Cynthia Anderson

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Education

Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1997

Research & Specialization

Theory, Feminist Theory, Rural Labor Markets, Low-Wage Work, Social Inequality

Courses Taught

• SOC 1000: Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 3000: Development of Sociological Theory
• SOC 4330: Sociology of Work
• SOC 6160: Sociological Theory

Selected Publications

Anderson, Cynthia D.* and Kelly Faust. 2015 (in press, expected in print Winter 2015/Spring 2016). “Teaching the Pay Gap.” Pages xxx-xxx in Teaching Gender and Sex in Contemporary America, edited by Kristin Haltinner and Ryanne Pilgeram. New York: Springer Press.

Anderson, Cynthia D., Christine Mattley, Valerie Martin Conley and David Koonce. 2014. “Community Colleges and the Reproduction of Gender in the Academy: Experiences of Women STEM Faculty.” Pages 41-62 in Advances in Gender Research, Volume 19: Gender Transformation in the Academy, edited by Vasilikie Demos, Catherine White Berheide, and Marcia Texler Segal. Bingley, BD, UK: Emerald Publishing Groups Limited.

Anderson, Cynthia D. and Chih-Yuan Weng. 2011. “Regional Variation Low-Wage Work across Rural Communities.” Pages 215-30 in Kristen Smith and Ann Tickamyer, eds, Economic Restructuring and Family Well-being in Rural America. State College, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.

Guiffre, Patti, Cynthia Anderson, and Sharon Bird. 2008. “Teaching the Sociology of Gender and Work.” Teaching Sociology 36(1):66-78.

Anderson, Cynthia D., W. Richard Goe and Chih-Yuan Weng. 2007. “A Multi-Method Research Strategy for Understanding Change in the Rate of Working Poor within the North Central Region of the United States.” The Review of Regional Studies 37(3): 367-391.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Koonce, D. Conley, V. M., Hening, D., Anderson, C. D. 2011. “An Analysis of Female STEM Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions.” in American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Koonce, D., Anderson, C. D., Conley, V. M, Mattley, C. L. 2011. “Satisfaction of Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions.” in American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Koonce, D., Zhou, J., Conley, V. M., Hening, D., Anderson, C. D. 2011. “What is STEM?” in American Society for Engineering Education Proceedings, Vancouver, BC.

Koonce, D., Zhou, J. Conley, V.M., Anderson, C.D. 2011. “STEM Education vs. Occupation: a Supply and Demand Analysis.” In Industrial Engineering Education Proceedings, Reno, NV.