Lecturer • Ph.D.
Sociology Department
Education & Degrees
Ph.D. University of Colorado Boulder
M.A. University of Louisville
B.A. University of Louisville
Expertise Areas: Race & Ethnicity
Bio
Dr. Allison Pruitt specializes in qualitiative and interpretive methods and, in addition to teaching, works for a consulting firm implementing research and evaluation projects related to social services, gender, and race.
Courses Taught
SOCY 3020 Race & Ethnicity in the US
Selected Works and Experience
"Redoing gender: how women in the funeral industry use essentialism for equality," published in Gender, Work, and Organization, vol. 25 issue 2, 03/2018
"Leading, Following, and Sexism in Social Dance: Change of Meaning as Contained Secondary Adjustments," published in Leisure Studies, vol. 33 issue 5, 09/2014