Jacqueline Joslyn

1145 E South Campus Drive  School of Sociology  Social Sciences Building, Room 400  Tucson, AZ 85721

Phone: (520) 621-3531 

Website: https://sociology.arizona.edu/user/jacqueline-joslyn

Education

2020 University of Arizona, School of SociologyTucson, AZ

PhD Candidate in Sociology

Dissertation: “Disjointed Fluidity”

Committee: Joseph Galaskiewicz (Co-chair); Robin Stryker (Co-chair); Ronald Breiger; and Brian Hilligoss

2020Certificate: Computational Social Science

2015Master of Arts in Sociology

Thesis: “A Pilot Study on Entrepreneurial Networks and Institutions in Tucson”

Committee: Joseph Galaskiewicz (Chair); Ronald Breiger; and Jeffrey Sallaz

2011University at Albany, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and PolicyAlbany, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy, Summa Cum Laude

Concentration: Public Administration; Minor: Organizational Studies

Research Interests

Relational sociology; Social networks; Phenomenology and social psychology; Institutional change and development; Organizations; Methodological theory

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2019Joslyn, Jacqueline. 2019. “Bribery in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Mediating Effects of Institutional Development and Trust.” Socius, 5: 1-17. DOI: 10.1177/2378023118824804.

2018Joslyn, Jacqueline. 2018. “A Comparison of Sources of Business Acumen for Entrepreneurs Originating from Developed and Developing Countries.” Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 33(1): 101-114.

2018Abramson, Corey M., Jacqueline Joslyn, Katharine A. Rendle, et al. 2018. “The Promises of Computational Ethnography: Improving Transparency, Replicability, and Validity for Realist Approaches to Ethnographic Analysis.” Ethnography, 19(2): 1-31. DOI: 10.1177/1466138117725340.

Invited Talks

2018Jacqueline Joslyn. “Disjointed Fluidity.” Junior Theorists Symposium. ASA Theory Section. Philadelphia, PA.

Conference Presentations

2019Jacqueline Joslyn. “Disjointed Fluidity: A Preliminary Study.” Graduate Professional Student Association Student Showcase. Poster board presentation. Tucson, AZ.

2017Jacqueline Joslyn. “Bribery in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Mediating Effects of Institutional Development and Trust.” Sociology of Development Conference, ASA Sociology of Development Section. Detroit, MI.

2017 Jacqueline Joslyn and Corey Abramson. “The Logic(s) of Dying: How Cultural Logics Shape the Networks of the Terminally Ill.” ASA Annual Meeting. General session on Social Capital. Montreal, Canada.

2017 Katharine A. Rendle, Corey Abramson, Dominick Frosch, et al. “When More is Less: A Novel Mixed-Methods Approach to Examining Surgical Decision-Making in Breast Cancer Patients.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Pittsburgh, PA.

2017 Sarah Garrett, Corey Abramson, Katharine Rendle, Jacqueline Joslyn, and Daniel Dohan. “Approaches to Decision-Making among Late-Stage Melanoma Patients: A Multifactorial Investigation.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making. Pittsburgh, PA.

2016 Jacqueline Joslyn. “Trust, Bribery, and Mineral Extraction in Africa.” ASA Annual Meeting. Section on Political Economy of the World-Systems Refereed Roundtables. Seattle, WA.

2016 Jacqueline Joslyn. “A Pilot Study on Entrepreneurial Networks and Institutions in Tucson.” Work and Family Researchers Network Conference. Poster board presentation. Washington, DC.

2016 Jacqueline Joslyn. “Secondary Datasets: An Analysis of UNESCO-Funded Organizations.” West Coast Data Conference. Las Vegas, NV.

2016 Corey Abramson, Daniel Dohan, Jacqueline Joslyn, et al. “The Promises of Computational Ethnography.” Symposium of Ethnographic Innovation. Berkeley, CA.

Working Papers
Under Review

R&RJoslyn, Jacqueline and Corey Abramson. “Logics of Ending: What Terminal Cancer Reveals About Culture and Social Networks.” American Journal of Sociology.

Papers in Progress

RevisionsJoslyn, Jacqueline. “Disjointed Fluidity.”

In ProgressJoslyn, Jacqueline. “Gendered Illusions and the Pain of Transition.”

In ProgressJoslyn, Jacqueline. “Reconsidering Records: Rational Interpretation in Institutional Change.”

In ProgressAbramson, Corey and Jacqueline Joslyn. “Technical and Practical Considerations in the Production of Ethnoarrays and other Qualitative Heatmaps.”

Grants & Awards

2019Social & Behavioral Sciences Graduate Fellowship ($10,000)

2018GPSC Research Grant ($1,000)

2017 Sociology of Development Travel Support ($200)

2014Graduate & Professional Student Council Travel Grant ($750)

2014Social & Behavioral Sciences Graduate Fellowship ($11,000)

2013Hayek Fund for Future Scholars Award ($150)

2011Frances M. Moeller ’28 Scholarship ($2,000)

Research Projects

2018 - University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

Disjointed Fluidity Project, Principal Investigator

2017 – 2018University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

Churches of Christ Archival Research Project, Principal Investigator

2015 – 2017 University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

Patient Deliberation Project, Research Assistant to Corey Abramson

2014 – 2015University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

Entrepreneurial Networks and Institutions, Principal Investigator

2010 – 2012University at AlbanyAlbany, NY

“Disappearing Act: An Analysis of the Boundaries between the Nonprofit & For-profit Sectors,” Research Assistant to PhD candidate, Simone D. Grant

2010 University at AlbanyAlbany, NY

Big, Allied, and Dangerous (BAAD) Project, Undergraduate Independent Study with Karl Rethemeyer

Teaching Interests

Graduate/Undergraduate: Theory; Social networks; Organizational sociology

Undergraduate: Introduction to Sociology; Sociology of development; Sociology of knowledge; Social psychology; Sociology of gender; Statistics

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate Courses Taught

University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

Sociology of Gender (Lecture); upper level undergraduate

Social Networks (Online); upper level undergraduate

Social Issues in America (Online); lower level undergraduate

Introduction to Sociology (Online); lower level undergraduate

Teaching Assistantships

University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences

Sociology of Rights, Justice, and Law

Sources of Sociological Theory

Sports and Society

Latin America, Globalization and Development

Social Issues in America

Service & Memberships

Professional Memberships

American Sociological Association

Conference Service

2018Presider: Panel on “Symbolic Interactionist Perspectives on Social Structure.” The Roots and Branches of Interpretive Sociology: Cultural, Pragmatist, and Psychosocial Approaches. Philadelphia, PA.

2018Volunteer: Southwest Love Fest Conference on Non-Monogamy. Tucson, AZ.

Reviewer for Grants and Conferences

2018Conference Paper Reviewer for Academy of Management

2017Graduate and Professional Student Council Travel Grant Reviewer

Department Service: University of Arizona

2017 –Established and chaired a private emergency fund for graduate students

2013 – 2018Feminist Theory Group Member

2017Graduate Student Liaison

2016 – 2017Graduate Student Association Executive Committee Chair

2015 – 2017 Graduate Student Association Peer Mentorship Panel

Topics: Preparing for Comprehensive Exams, Interacting with Faculty Members

2015 - 2016Graduate Student Orientation Panel

Topic: New Student Orientation

2014Undergraduate Sociology Club Panel

Topic: Preparing for Graduate School

Community Service

2018 Guest lecture and panel at BASIS Tucson North Charter School

Topic: Philosophy and Sociology

2013 Alumnae Satisfaction Survey Administrator for Gamma Rho Lambda National Sorority

Skills & Knowledge

Workshops

2016Arizona Methods Workshop: Introduction to R

Arizona Methods Workshop: Introduction to Atlas

Other Relevant Experience

2013Kelly ServicesAlbany, NY

Test Scorer

2012Nyumbani VillageNyumbani Village, Kenya

Volunteer

2009Corning Community CollegeCorning, NY

Peer Tutor

Computer Programs

Working knowledge: R, STATA, ConExp, UCINET

Elementary knowledge: Atlas, Pajek

References

Available upon request.

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