Education
M.A., Sociology, University of Leeds, UK, 2001
B.A.(Hons), Sociology and Social Anthropology, and English Literature Keele University, UK, 2000
About me
I am in my second year in the sociology PhD program, and hope to graduate in 2012. My research interests are sociological theory, critical theory in particular, the sociology of religion, and comparative historical sociology.
After obtaining my M.A. I worked in the UK as a researcher on a project concerning student retention in higher education, and also a project in the field of the sociology of medicine.
At the moment I’m working on an article on the Frankfurt School and religion.
Recent Publications:
Skinner, J., review of Vicki Smith and Esther B. Neuwrith, The Good Temp, Qualitative Sociology Review 5:2 (2009): 94-95.
Skinner, J., review of Roberta Sassatelli, Consumer Culture: History, Theory and Politics, Australian Journal of Sociology 44:3 (2008): 303-304.
Teaching
I am currently a Graduate Teaching Fellow at Lehman College where I teach level two and three research methods classes.
Between 2006 and 2008 I was an adjunct instructor in the following places:
Department of Sociology, Hunter College, NY
Department of Justice Studies, Montclair State University, NJ
Department of Sociology, Pace University, NY
General Education Department, Katherine Gibbs School, NY
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Adelphi University, NY
Courses I have taught are:
- The Sociology of Art
- Social Problems
- Research Methods
- Development of Modernization
- Introduction to Sociology
