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SARAH DAMASKE
Rice University
Department of Sociology
6100 Main Street, MS-28
Houston, TX 77005-1892
Office: (713) 348-5589 Cell: (718) 473-7358
E-mail: [email protected]
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Rice University, Department of Sociology, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2009- present.
EDUCATION
New York University, Sociology, Ph.D. 2009.
Dissertation: “Having It All? Explaining Women’s Work Pathways.”
Committee: Kathleen Gerson (Chair), Richard Arum, Lynne Haney.
New York University, Sociology, M.A. 2005.
Comprehensive Exams: Sex and Gender; Stratification and Inequality.
Hamilton College, Comparative Literature, B.A. 1999.
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Sigma Iota, Thesis Honors.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Gender
Race & Ethnicity
Stratification & Inequality
Work & Occupations
Family/ Life Course
Qualitative Methodology
BOOKS
Damaske, Sarah. Forthcoming (2011). Having it All? Class, Gender and Women’s Work. New
York: Oxford University Press. Manuscript available upon request.
REFEREED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS
Damaske, Sarah. 2009. “Brown Suits Need Not Apply: The Intersection of Race, Gender and
Class in Institutional Network Building.” Sociological Forum 24: 402-424.
Guthrie, Doug, Richard Arum, Josipa Roksa and Sarah Damaske. 2008. “Giving to Local
Schools: Corporate Philanthropy, Tax Incentives, and the Ecology of Need.” Social Science
Research 37: 856-87.
Damaske, Sarah and Kathleen Gerson. 2008. “Viewing 21st Century Motherhood Through a
Work-Family Lens.” Pp. 233- 248 in The Handbook of Work-Family Integration: Research,
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Theory and Best Practices. K. Korabik, D. S. Lero and D. S. Whitehead (Eds). Oxford:
Academic Press, Elsevier Publishing.
RESEARCH UNDER REVIEW
Damaske, Sarah. “A Major Career Woman? How Women Develop Gendered Dispositions
Towards Work.” Revise and Resubmit. Gender & Society.
Damaske, Sarah. “For the Family: How Women Account for Work Decisions.”
Frech, Adrianne and Sarah Damaske.* “The Relationships between Mothers’ Work Pathways and
Physical and Mental Health.” *Authors contributed equally.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Damaske, Sarah. 2007. Review of Changing Rhythms of American Family Life by Suzanne
Bianchi, John Robinson, and Melissa Milkie. Journal of Marriage and Family 69: 545-546.
Damaske, Sarah. 2004. “Liberal Arts Education” Pp 9-102 in Hamilton College Progress Report
for the Year 2003-2004. Clinton, New York: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Damaske, Sarah. 2004. “Residential and Social Life” Pp 103- 146 in Hamilton College Progress
Report for the Year 2003-2004. Clinton, New York: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Books
Gerson, Kathleen and Sarah Damaske. Listening to Lives: The Method and Theory of Qualitative
Interviewing. In preparation at the request of Oxford University Press.
Articles
Bratter, Jenifer and Sarah Damaske. “What about These Children? Assessing Poverty Among the
‘Hidden Population’ of Mixed Race Individuals in Single-Parent Families.” In progress.
Gerson, Kathleen and Sarah Damaske. “Does it Take a Family or a Village? Buffers and
Supports in the Life Paths of a New Generation.” In progress.
Damaske, Sarah and Adrianne Frech.* “Race-Ethnicity, Gender and the Relationships between
Employment and Health.” In progress. *Both authors contributed equally.
Damaske, Sarah and Jenifer Bratter. “Pre-Career Experiences and the ‘Push Toward Home’:
Investigating the Relationship between Graduate Student Success and Family Formation
Intensions.” In progress.
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FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS
Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, Research Associate Finalist, (application
withdrawn to accept Rice fellowship). 2009.
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Dissertation Fellow in Women’s Studies.
2007.
National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. 2007-2008.
New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Travel Grant. 2005 & 2006.
New York University, MacCracken Fellowship, Tuition and Stipend. 2002-2007.
New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Dean’s Supplemental Grant. 2002.
AWARDS
New York University, The Sociology Department’s Outstanding Dissertation Award Nominee.
2010. Presented for “Having it All? Explaining Women’s Work Pathways.”
New York University, Sociology Department, Dennis Wrong Award. 2009. Presented for “For
the Family: How Women Account for Work and Family Decisions.”
Eastern Sociology Society, Beth Hess Memorial Award. 2009. Presented for “outstanding
contribution to the realization of the Society’s 2009 Annual Meeting Program.”
Eastern Sociological Society, Candace Rogers Award: Honorable Mention. 2009. Presented for
“For the Family: How Women Account for Work & Family Decisions.”
Sociologists for Women in Society, Cheryl Allyn Miller Award: Honorable Mention. 2008.
Presented for “For the Family: How Women Account for Work & Family Decisions.”
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Educational Problems Division: Graduate Student
Paper Competition Winner. 2006. Presented for “Brown Suits Need Not Apply: The Intersection
of Race, Gender and Class in Institutional Network Building.”
American Sociological Association, Race, Gender and Class Section: Graduate Student Paper
Award Winner (First Place). 2005. Presented for “Brown Suits Need Not Apply: The
Intersection of Race, Gender and Class in Institutional Network Building.”
Hamilton College, James Soper Merrill Prize Winner. 1999. Highest college honor, selected by
the faculty as the graduating senior commencement speaker.
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SELECT PRESENTATIONS (*invited presentations)
Damaske, Sarah. “A Major Career Woman? The Role of Class in Women’s Early Work-Family
Orientations.” American Sociological Association, Atlanta (August).
*Damaske, Sarah. 2010. “A Conversation on Race and Higher Education with Margaret
Anderson, Marlese Durr, Roberta Spalter-Roth and Sarah Damaske.” Eastern Sociological
Society, Boston.
Damaske, Sarah. 2009. “For the Family: How Women Account for Work & Family Decisions.”
American Sociological Association, San Francisco (August).
*Damaske, Sarah. 2009. “A Major Career Woman? How Women Develop Early Work
Orientations.” University of Pennsylvania, Invited Workshop for Sociologists of the Family,
Philadelphia (May).
Damaske, Sarah. 2008. “Moving on Up? The Role of Work and Family in Women’s Life
Trajectories.” American Sociological Association, Boston (August).
*Gerson, Kathleen and Sarah Damaske. 2008. “Does it Take a Family or a Village? Buffers and
Supports in the Life Paths of a New Generation.” University of Cincinnati, Sociology
Department and the Taft Center, Ohio (May).
Damaske, Sarah. 2008. “Opting Out or Unable to Opt in? The Language of Choice and Need in
Women’s Employment.” Eastern Sociological Society, New York (February).
Gerson, Kathleen and Sarah Damaske. 2007. “Does It Take a Family or a Village? Buffers and
Blockades in Children’s Paths to Adulthood.” American Sociological Association, New York
(August).
Damaske, Sarah. 2006. “Social Mobility’s Gender Dilemma: How Work and Family Affect
Women’s Social Class.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Montreal (August).
*Damaske, Sarah. 2006. “Brown Suits Need Not Apply: The Transition from School to Work in
a College Career Center.” Society for the Study of Social Problems, Montreal (August).
Damaske, Sarah. 2005. “‘Unmarketable’ College Graduates: The Transition from School to
Work in a College Career Center.” American Sociological Association, Philadelphia (August).
Guthrie, Doug, Richard Arum, Josipa Roksa and Sarah Damaske. 2005. “Giving to Local
Schools: Corporate Philanthropy and the Receding Welfare State.” American Sociological
Association, Philadelphia (August).
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant. 2008-2009. The Unfinished Revolution: How a New Generation is
Reshaping Families, Work and Gender in America. Kathleen Gerson, Ph.D.
Ethnographer. 2006 & 2007. Social Science Research Council, Knowledge Institute, Snowbird
Charrette. Diana Rhoten, Ph.D. and Ed Hackett, Ph.D., Project Directors.
Research Consultant. 2004. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assessment of Hamilton College.
Daniel Chambliss, Ph.D., Project Director.
Research Assistant. 2003-2004. The Use of Film in Teaching Sociology. Caroline Persell, Ph.D.,
Project Director, New York University.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor. 2010. Research Methods, Rice University, Department of Sociology.
Teaching Assistant. 2007-2008. Senior Honors Research Seminar, New York University,
Department of Sociology.
Co-Instructor with Professor Kathleen Gerson. 2007. Research Methods, New York University,
Department of Sociology.
Teaching Assistant. 2006. Deviance and Social Control, New York University, Department of
Sociology.
Instructor. 2005 & 2006. Sociology of the Family, New York University, Department of
Sociology.
Lab Instructor. 2005. Research Methods, New York University, Department of Sociology.
Teaching Assistant. 2004. Introduction to Sociology, New York University, Department of
Sociology.
Teaching Assistant. 2003. Wealth, Status and Power, New York University, Department of
Sociology.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & SERVICE
Program Coordinator. 2008-2009. Program Committee, Eastern Sociological Society.
Member. 2007-2009. Student Concerns Committee, Sociologists for Women in Society.
Coordinator. 2005-2007. Gender & Inequality Workshop, New York University. (Member,
2002-2009).
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Committee Member. 2006-2007. Local Arrangements Committee, Society for the Study of
Social Problems.
Student Representative. 2004-2006. Graduate Curriculum Committee, New York University.
Assistant Editor. 2002-2005. Sociological Forum, Eastern Sociological Society.
Member. 2002-2005. Workshop in the Sociology of Education, New York University.
Coordinator. 2003-2004. Friedson Lecture, New York University.
Journal Manuscript Referee:
American Sociological Review, Sociological Forum, The Sociological Quarterly, Women’s
Studies Quarterly
Memberships:
American Sociological Association (Sections: Sex and Gender; Race, Gender and Class; Family),
Sociologists for Women in Society, Eastern Sociological Society, National Council on Family
Relations, Society for the Study of Social Problems
REFERENCES
Kathleen Gerson
Professor of Sociology, NYU
295 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 998-8376
E-mail: [email protected]
Lynne Haney
Professor of Sociology, NYU
295 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 998-8373
E-mail: [email protected]
Richard Arum
Professor of Sociology, NYU
295 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 998-8342
E-mail: [email protected]
Elizabeth Long
Professor of Sociology, Rice University
6100 Main Street- MS 28
Houston, TX 77005
Tel: (713) 348-3483
E-mail: [email protected]
Jenifer Bratter
Associate Professor of Sociology, Rice
University
6100 Main Street -MS 28
Houston, TX 77005
Tel: (713) 348-4254
Email: [email protected]
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