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.
1