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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