Angela Jamison
Ph.D. Sociology, UCLA (expected June 2009);
M.A. Sociology, UCLA;
B.A. Philosophy and Communication, Linfield College
Fax: 310-206-9838
E-mail:
ajamison@ucla.edu
Subfield
Economic Sociology, Labor and Work, Organizations, Globalization, Political Sociology, Mass Media, Social Theory, Latin America
Research Interests
Dissertation:
Ethical Consumerism: Insurgent Labor Regulators and Green Market Makers in the Neoliberal Era.
Publications
Baum, Matthew A. and Angela Jamison (equal co-authors). 2006. "The Oprah Effect: How Soft News Helps Inattentive Citizens Vote Consistently," Journal of Politics 68.
Nilsson, Eric, Angela Jamison, and David Fairris. 2003. Wages and Healthcare Benefits of Workers at Agua Caliente Casino. Los Angeles: IIR Press. (Research Report.)
Grants and Awards
McQuail Award for the Best Article Advancing Communication Theory (for "The Oprah Effect"), International Communication Association, 2007.
Labor Education Research Fund of the University of California, Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2007-2008.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship in Latin American Sociology, 2004-2007.
UCLA Graduate Division QGE Grant, 2004 and 2005.
UCLA Graduate Division Summer Research Mentorship, 2002 and 2003.
Fulbright IIE Fellowship, Nicaragua, 1999-2000.
*For a complete list, please see my CV.
Advisors
Ruth Milkman, Peter Kollock, Bill Roy, David Lopez, Katherine Stone
Conference Presentations
"Workers' Rights as Human Rights: Factory Inspections and the Creation of Norms in the Global Apparel Industry" (American Sociological Association, New York), 2007.
"On the Logics of Collective Action: Corporations, Unions and Strikers in the Southern California Supermarket Strike" (Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, Budapest), 2005.
"Out There Alone: Workers on the Line in the 2004-05 Southern California Supermarket Strike" (Pacific Sociological Association, Portland), 2005.
"Meet the Press: Journalists and Organizations' Coalition Building on the Immigrant Worker Freedom Ride" (American Sociological Association, San Francisco), 2004.
"High Quality vs. High Brow: Can Soft News Ever be the Best News?" with Matthew Baum (American Political Science Association, Chicago), 2004.
*For invited presentations, please see my CV.
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