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CURRICULUM VITAE
Robyn Lewis Brown
Department of Sociology
University of Kentucky
1529 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506
E-mail: [email protected]
POSITIONS HELD:
2015-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky
2014-2015
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Sociology, DePaul University
2010-2015
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, DePaul University
EDUCATION:
2010
Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology, Florida State University.
Major area: Medical Sociology/Aging and Health; Minor area: Social
Psychology. Major advisor: R. Jay Turner.
Dissertation: Physical Disability and Quality of Life: The Stress Process and
Experience of Stigma in a Chronically-Strained Population.
2007
Master of Science, Sociology, Florida State University.
Preliminary Examinations: Medical Sociology/Aging and Health (with
distinction)
2005
Master of Science, Applied Social Research, Hunter College of the City
University of New York.
2000
Bachelor of Arts, Flagler College (magna cum laude). Majors:
Communication and Social Sciences; Minors: Journalism, Psychology and
Sociology.
PUBLICATIONS:
(*denotes student co-author)
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
Brown, Robyn Lewis. Forthcoming. “Functional Limitation, Pain, and Alcohol Use: Exploring
Gender Differences in the Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms.” Journal of Studies on
Alcohol and Drugs.
Brown, Robyn Lewis, Judith A. Richman, and Kathleen M. Rospenda. Forthcoming. “Economic
Stressors and Alcohol-Related Outcomes: Exploring Age Cohort Differences.” Addictive
Behaviors.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and Deana A. Rohlinger. Forthcoming. “The Effect of Political Generation on
Identity and Social Change: Age Cohort Consequences.” Journal of Women and Aging.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. 2015. “Perceived Stigma among People with Chronic Health Conditions: The
Influence of Age, Stressor Exposure, and Psychosocial Resources.” Research on Aging
37(4):335-360.
Jones, Genevra*, Robyn Lewis Brown, Christopher B. Keys, and Mark Salzer. 2015. “Beyond
Symptoms? Investigating the Socioecology of Sense of Belonging among Postsecondary
Students with Psychiatric Disabilities.” Journal of Community Psychology 43(5):594-610.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. 2014. “The Intersection of Gender and Physical Disability: Considering
Appraisals of the Self and Social Relationships.” Sex Roles 71:171-181.
Brown, Robyn Lewis, Judith A. Richman, and Kathleen M. Rospenda. 2014. “Economic Stressors
and Alcohol-Related Outcomes: Exploring Gender Differences in the Mediating Role of
Somatic Complaints.” Journal of Addictive Diseases 33(4):303-313.
Richman, Judith A., Robyn Lewis Brown, and Kathleen M. Rospenda. 2014. “The Great Recession
and Mental Health: Protective Effects of Individual versus Collective Political Coping.”
Journal of Addiction, doi:10.1155/2014/646451.
Rote, Sunshine M. and Robyn Lewis Brown. 2013. “Gender Differences in Substance Use among
Hispanic Adults: The Significance of Family Role Norms and Acculturation.” Journal of
Addictive Diseases 32(4):354-364.
Jones, Genevra* and Robyn Lewis Brown. 2013. “The Absence of Psychiatric C/S/X Perspectives
in Academic Discourse: Consequences and Implications.” Disability Studies Quarterly
33(1).
Brown, Robyn Lewis and Judith A. Richman. 2012. “Sex Differences in Mediating and Moderating
Processes Linking Economic Stressors, Psychological Distress, and Drinking.” Journal of
Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 73:811-819.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and R. Jay Turner. 2012. “Anger in the Experience of Physical Limitations:
Assessing the Role of Stress Exposure and Psychosocial Resources.” Society and Mental
Health 2(2):69-84.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and Anne E. Barrett. 2011. “Determinants of the Relationship between Visual
Impairment and Psychological Distress among Older Adults.” Journals of Gerontology:
Social Sciences 66(3): 364-373.
Gayman, Mathew D., Robyn Lewis Brown, and Ming Cui. 2011. “Depressive Symptoms and
Bodily Pain: Reciprocity and the Role of Social Stress and Physical Disability.” Stress and
Health 27: 52-63.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and R. Jay Turner. 2010. “Physical Disability and Depression: Clarifying
Racial/Ethnic Contrasts.” Journal of Aging and Health 22(7):977-1000.
Joiner, Thomas E., Jr., Kimberly A. Van Orden, Tracy K. Witte, Edward A. Selby, Robyn Lewis**,
and David M. Rudd. 2009. “Main Predictions of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of
Suicidal Behavior: Empirical Tests in Two Samples of Young Adults.” Journal of Abnormal
Psychology 118(3):634-646.
Lewis, Robyn and John Taylor. 2009. “The Significance of Social and Religious Resources for
Perceptions of Mattering among African American and White Adults.” Sociological
Spectrum 29(2):273-94.
**Robyn Lewis Brown has also published under the name Robyn Lewis.
Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters:
Brown, Robyn Lewis. Forthcoming. “Disabilities.” In The Cambridge Handbook of Social
Problems, edited by Javier Trevino. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and Gabriele Ciciurkaite*. Forthcoming. “ ‘I Get By With a Little Help From
My Friends’: Understanding the Significance of Social Support for Mental Health.” In A
Handbook for the Study of Mental Health: Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems, Third
Edition, edited by Teresa L. Scheid and Tony Brown. New York: Cambridge University
Press.
Turner, R. Jay and Robyn Lewis Brown. 2010. “Social Support and Coping.” Pp. 200-212 in A
Handbook for the Study of Mental Health: Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems, Second
Edition, edited by Teresa L. Scheid and Tony Brown. New York: Cambridge University
Press.
Other Peer-Reviewed:
Brown, Robyn Lewis. 2014. “Differential Vulnerability.” In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health,
Illness and Society, edited by William C. Cockerham. San Francisco: Wiley-Blackwell
Publishers.
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
Brown, Robyn Lewis, Judith A. Richman, and Kathleen M. Rospenda. “Economic Stressors and
Psychological Distress: Exploring Age Cohort Variation among U.S. Adults.” The annual
meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2015, Chicago, IL.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “Understanding the Mental Health Burden of Physical Disability for Latinos:
A Longitudinal Analysis.” The International Conference for Aging in the Americas,
September 2014, Boulder, CO.
Brown, Robyn Lewis, Judith A. Richman, and Kathleen M. Rospenda. “Economic Stressors and
Alcohol-Related Outcomes: Exploring Gender Differences in the Mediating Role of Somatic
Complaints.” The annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2014,
San Francisco, CA.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “The Intersection of Gender and Physical Disability: Considering Appraisals
of the Self and Social Relationships.” The 14th International Conference on Social Stress
Research, June 2014, Vancouver, BC.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and Deana A. Rohlinger. “Cohort Consequences: The Effect of Political
Generation on Cultural Challenges.” The annual meeting of the American Sociological
Association, August 2013, New York, NY.
Richman, Judith A., Robyn Lewis Brown and Kathleen M. Rospenda. “The Great Recession and
Mental Health: Protective Effects of Individual versus Collective Coping Strategies.” The
annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2013, New York, NY.
Richman, Judith A., Robyn Lewis Brown and Kathleen M. Rospenda. “Economic Stressors and
Problem Drinking: Protective Effects of Individual Coping versus Collective Political
Engagement.” Invited symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the Research
Society on Alcoholism, June 2013, Orlando, FL.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “Functional Limitation and Psychological Distress: A Minority Stress
Perspective.” The annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2012,
Denver, CO.
Brown, Robyn Lewis, and Judith A. Richman. “Mediating and Moderating Processes Linking
Economic Stressors, Psychological Distress, and Drinking: A Gendered Analysis.” The 13th
International Conference on Social Stress Research, June 2012, Dublin, Ireland.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “The Intersection of Gender and Physical Disability: Considering Appraisals
of the Self and Social Relationships.” The winter meeting of Sociologists for Women in
Society, February 2012, Saint Petersburg, FL.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “On Stigma: Creating a Dialogue among Researchers and Stigmatized
Groups.” The biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association Society for
Community Research and Action, June 2011, Chicago, IL.
Weiss, Ursula Keller, John Taylor and Robyn Lewis Brown. “Race/Ethnic and Gender Contrasts in
Weight Anxiety in the Transition to Adulthood.” The annual meeting of the Southern
Sociological Society, March 2011, Jacksonville, FL.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “Understanding Health-Specific Stressors from the Stigma and Stress Process
Frameworks: A Longitudinal Analysis.” The winter meeting of the National Consortium for
Research on Stigma and Empowerment, January 2011, Chicago, IL.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “Physical Disability and Quality of Life: Integrating Stigma and Stress
Process Research.” The 12th International Conference on Social Stress Research, November
2010, Portsmouth, NH.
Brown, Robyn Lewis. “Perceived Stigma among People with Disabilities: The Role of Stress
Exposure and Psychosocial Resources.” The annual meeting of the Society for the Study of
Social Problems, August 2010, Atlanta, GA.
Brown, Robyn Lewis, Natalie O. Armstrong and R. Jay Turner. “Clarifying the Physical
Limitation—Anger Relationship over Time: The Role of Stress Exposure and Psychosocial
Resources.” The annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 2010,
Atlanta, GA.
Brown, Robyn Lewis, Natalie O. Armstrong and R. Jay Turner. “Physical Limitation and Anger:
Assessing the Role of Stress Exposure and Psychosocial Resources.” The annual meeting of
the American Sociological Association, August 2009, San Francisco, CA.
Brown, Robyn Lewis and Anne E. Barrett. “Determinants of the Relationship between Visual
Impairment and Psychological Distress among Older Adults.” The annual meeting of the
Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 2009, San Francisco, CA.
Gayman, Mathew D. and Robyn Lewis Brown. “Depressive Symptoms and Bodily Pain:
Reciprocity and the Role of Social Stress and Physical Disability.” The annual meeting of
the Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 2009, San Francisco, CA.
Rote, Sunshine and Robyn Lewis. “Gender Differences in Substance Use among Hispanic Adults:
The Significance of Family Role Norms and Acculturation.” The annual meeting of the
Southern Sociological Society, April 2009, New Orleans, LA.
Keith, Verna, Ellen Granberg and Robyn Lewis. “Big Boned and Fine: Body Weight, Body Image
and Health Issues for African American Women.” The annual meeting of Sociologists for
Women in Society, February 2009, Savannah, GA.
Lewis, Robyn and John Taylor. “The Significance of Social and Religious Resources for
Perceptions of Mattering: Race/Ethnic Contrasts.” The annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, August 2008, Boston, MA.
Lewis, Robyn. “Clarifying the Relationship between Visual Impairment and Psychological WellBeing.” The annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 2008,
Boston, MA.
Lewis, Robyn and R. Jay Turner. “Physical Disability and Psychological Well-Being:
Understanding the Role of Stress Exposure and Shame” The 11th International Conference
on Social Stress Research, May 2008, Santa Fe, NM.
Turner, R. Jay, John Taylor and Robyn Lewis. “Concordance in Couple’s Stress Reports: The
Mental Health Implications of Known and Unknown Stress Exposure” The 11th
International Conference on Social Stress Research, May 2008, Santa Fe, NM.
Armstrong, Natalie O., Robyn Lewis and R. Jay Turner. “Activity Limitations and the Experience
of Anger: Racial/Ethnic Contrasts.” The annual meeting of the Southern Sociological
Society, April 2008, Richmond, VA.
Lewis, Robyn. “Physical Disability and Substance Use among Hispanics: The Role of Stress,
Coping and Shame.” The annual meeting of the National Hispanic Science Network on
Drug Abuse, September 2007, Miami, FL.
Lewis, Robyn and R. Jay Turner. “Race-Ethnic Differences in the Linkage between Physical
Disability and Depression: Understanding the Role of Shame and Other Personal Factors.”
The annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 2007, New
York, NY.
Lewis, Robyn and R. Jay Turner. “Physical Disability and Depression: Age, Race-Ethnic and
Gender Contrasts.” The annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, April 2007,
Atlanta, GA.
GRANTS:
In process
Principal Investigator, Economic Adversity and Alcohol Use and Abuse
among People with Physical Disabilities. NIAAA. Co-investigator: Judith A.
Richman
2013
Co-Investigator, Economic Adversity and Alcohol Use and Abuse among the
Baby Boomer Age Cohort. Principal Investigator: Judith A. Richman.
University of Illinois-Chicago Campus Research Board Pilot Grant ($20,000)
2012
DePaul University Faculty Research and Development Grant ($20,000)
2010
DePaul University Faculty Summer Research Grant ($7,000)
2009-2010
Florida State University Dissertation Research Grant ($3,000)
2006-2009
Florida State University Congress of Graduate Students Conference
Presentation Grant ($300 annually)
2006-2009
Florida State University Department of Sociology Conference Presentation
Grant ($300 annually)
2006-2008
Florida State University Center for Demography and Population Health
Conference Presentation Grant ($1,000 annually)
AWARDS AND HONORS:
2014
Nominee, DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Excellence in Teaching Award
2014
Nominee, Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award
2010
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Disabilities Division, Best
Graduate Student Paper Award (1st place)
2010
Florida State University Department of Sociology Graduate Student
Mentoring Award
2005-2009
Florida State University College of Social Sciences Graduate Scholarship
2008
Passed comprehensive exams with distinction, Florida State University
2008
Society for the Study of Social Problems, Mental Health Division, Best
Graduate Student Paper Award (Honorable Mention)
2008
Florida State University Department of Sociology Summer Training Award
($1,000)
2005
Florida State University Program for Instructional Excellence Certificate of
Merit
2000
Graduation magna cum laude, Flagler College
1997-2000
Flagler College Honors Student
1997-2000
Florida Academic Scholars Scholarship Recipient
1999
Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF) Internship
1997
Northwestern University’s Prudential Spirit of Community Award
1997
Columbia University Scholastic Press Association Gold Seal Award
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Graduate:
Gender and Mental Health
Gender and Mental Health Policy (MPH)
Introduction to Social Statistics (graduate teaching assistant)
Multivariate Statistical Analysis (graduate teaching assistant)
Theories of Social Psychology
Undergraduate:
Gender and Mental Health
Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
Introduction to Sociology
Research Methods I: Quantitative Methods
Research Methods II: Qualitative Methods
Self and Society
Sociology of Mental Illness
Sociology of the Family
Sociology of the Life Course (graduate teaching assistant)
STUDENT SUPERVISION:
Ph.D. Students:
Dissertation Committee Member
Lauren Legato (Psychology), completed Winter 2015
Genevra Jones (Psychology), completed Spring 2014
Christina Danko (Psychology), completed Autumn 2014
David Meyerson (Psychology), completed Spring 2013
James Davis (Psychology), completed Winter 2012
Donald Tyler (Psychology), completed Spring 2012
M.S. Students:
Thesis or Writing Project Committee Chair
Kristine Krull, completed Spring 2015
Dionne Brown, completed Summer 2014
Jonathan Schiffley, completed Summer 2014
Kristin Baybayan, completed Summer 2013
Nicole Lehpamer, completed Spring 2012
Kathryn Schwendener, completed Winter 2012
Thesis or Writing Project Committee Member
Angus O’Hara, completed Spring 2015
Elliott Pacini, completed Spring 2015
Jazzmyne Miller, completed Spring 2014
Leslie Winters, completed Spring 2014
Kristin Pack, completed Winter 2014
Deanna Shelby, completed Autumn 2013
Robert Trevey, completed Summer 2013
Eloisa Serrano, completed Spring 2013
Meggan Lee, completed Autumn 2012
Jennifer Rourke, completed Autumn 2012
Genevra Jones (Psychology), completed Spring 2012
Jennifer Shin, completed Spring 2011
B.A./B.S. Students:
Undergraduate Independent Study Supervisor
Victoria Zylstra (Spring 2014)
Diana Abrams (Winter and Spring 2012)
Joseph Cleary (Winter 2012)
Jamie Farrell (Winter and Spring 2012)
Jessica Twardowski (Spring 2011)
Luz Uvalle-Navarette (Spring 2012)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2015
Presider and Discussant, American Sociological Association Disability and
Society and Medical Sociology Sections Co-Sponsored Session
2015-present
Editorial Board Member, Volume 17 of Advances in Medical Sociology, “50
Years after Deinstitutionalization: Mental Illness in Contemporary
Communities”
2014-present
International Editorial Board Member, Health Sociology Review
2013
ICPSR Biennial Meeting and Workshop on Teaching with Data, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2012
Presider and Discussant, American Sociological Association Disability and
Society Section Roundtables
Discussant, Intersections panel, Sociologists for Women in Society winter
meeting
2011-2012
Roundtables Organizer, American Sociological Association Disability and
Society Section
2011
ICPSR Summer Training Program in Quantitative Methods of Social
Research: Structural Equation Modeling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI
Committee Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Disabilities
Division Awards Committee
Discussant, Gender, Health and Well-Being roundtable, Sociologists for
Women in Society winter meeting (canceled due to inclement weather)
2010-2011
Roundtables Organizer, American Sociological Association Mental Health
Section
2010
Session Organizer and Presider, American Sociological Association Medical
Sociology Section Session, “Legends of Medical Sociology”
2009-2011
Student Council Member, American Sociological Association, Medical
Sociology Council
2008
ICPSR Summer Training Program in Quantitative Methods of Social
Research: Multilevel Modeling, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Presider, Disabilities Division thematic session, “New Directions in
Disability Research and Theory,” Society for the Study of Social Problems
annual meeting, August 2008
2008-present
Ad hoc reviewer at various times for American Journal of Orthopsychiatry,
Journal of Aging and Health, Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences,
Research on Aging, Society and Mental Health, Stress and Health
2007
Presider, Mental Health section roundtable, American Sociological
Association annual meeting, August 2007
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE:
University of Kentucky
Departmental Service:
2015-present
Awards Committee
DePaul University
Departmental Service:
2013-present
Graduate Program Committee
2012-2013
Undergraduate Program Committee
Personnel Committee
2011-2012
Undergraduate Program Committee
2010-2011
Hiring Committee
Personnel Committee
2008-2009
Sociology Graduate Students’ Union Vice President, Florida State University
Departmental Colloquium Committee, Florida State University
2007-2008
Departmental Policy Committee, Florida State University
Departmental Program Committee, Florida State University
Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid Committee, Florida State University
2006-2007
Departmental Policy Committee, Florida State University
College-Level Service:
2013-present
Faculty Member, Social Science Research Center Advisory Board
2012-present
Faculty Affiliate, Master of Public Health Program
2010-present
Faculty Affiliate, Women and Gender Studies Program
2012
Editorial Board, Creating Knowledge: The LAS Student Research Journal
SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE:
2015-present
Member-at-Large, American Sociological Association Mental Health Section
Council
2014-present
Programming Chair, American Sociological Association Disability and
Society Section Council
2011-2013
Member-at-Large, American Sociological Association Disability and Society
Section Council
2009-2011
Graduate Student Member-at-Large, American Sociological Association
Medical Sociology Section Council
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2011-present Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society
2010-present National Consortium for Research on Stigma and Empowerment
American Psychological Association Society for Community Research and Action
2007-present National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse
2005-present American Sociological Association
(Sections: Aging and the Life Course, Disability and Society, Medical Sociology,
Mental Health)
Society for the Study of Social Problems
Sociologists for Women in Society
Southern Sociological Society