2007 B.A. in Sociology, Berea College

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1 Department of Sociology w 518 Bellamy Building w Florida State University w Tallahassee, FL Phone: (859) w jpederson@fsu.edu w Website: joellenpederson.com JoEllen G. Pederson EDUCATION 2013 Ph.D. in Sociology, Florida State University (Expected) Dissertation: Privatization and Welfare State Attitudes in a Cross-national Context Committee: Jill Quadagno (chair), Karin Brewster, Deana Rohlinger, and Jason Barbaras Prospectus Defense completed, January 24, Qualifying Exam: Politics, Inequality, and Social Movements completed Spring Masters of Science, Sociology, Florida State University MS thesis: Comparing housing assistance in a cross-national context Committee: Jill Quadagno (chair), John Reynolds, Dan Tope 2007 B.A. in Sociology, Berea College FIELDS OF INTEREST: Welfare State, Public Policy, Cross-national Comparisons, Political Sociology, Public Opinion, Social Demography, Aging, Quantitative Methods. HONORS AND AWARDS Florida State University Graduate Student Leadership Award, Spring 2013 Florida State University Graduate Student Teaching Award, Nominated Spring 2013 Transformation through Teaching Award: FSU Spiritual Life Project, Nominated Fall 2012 Claude and Mildred Pepper Dissertation Fellowship, $24,000.00, Pepper Institute on Aging, Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award, Sociology Graduate Student Union, 2012 University Graduate Student Leadership Award Nominee, FSU, 2012 InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research Award for a Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research for $1,500.00, Sociology Department, 2012 Florida Federation Educational Improvement Stipend for 1,300.00, FSU, 2012 Best Paper Award, Senior Research, The Role of Religion in Sexual Attitudes at a Christian Centered College Department of Sociology, Berea College, 2007 National Science Foundation Summer Research for Undergraduates, participant, University of Louisville, 2006 Most Valuable Player, Berea College Tennis Team, Bonner Scholars Program, Berea College, Graduate Studies Scholarship, Department of Sociology, Berea College, 2007 George and Lucille C. McKinney Service Award, Berea College,

2 PUBLICATIONS Forthcoming Quadagno, Jill and JoEllen Pederson Teacher s Manual for Aging and the Life Course 6 th Edition. Ed. Jill Quadagno. New York: McGraw Hill. Currently available online. Forthcoming Quadagno, Jill, Orit Fisher, and JoEllen Pederson. Welfare States in Comparative Perspective. For Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Edited by Robert A. Scott and Steven M. Kosslyn: Sage Publications Pederson, JoEllen. Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France. Societies Without Borders: Human Rights and the Social Sciences. (Review) Pederson, JoEllen. Where should the money go? A six-country comparison of attitudes toward spending on public pensions and unemployment programs. International Journal of Social Science Studies. 2(1): Shekka, Russell and JoEllen Pederson. Reconceptualizing Human Rights Attitudes: Understanding Outcomes and Determinants Power and Justice in the Contemporary World-Economy Quadagno, Jill and JoEllen Pederson. Has Support for Social Security Declined? Attitudes toward the Public Pension Scheme in the United States: 2000 and 2010 International Journal of Social Welfare Pederson, JoEllen and Jill Quadagno. The Three Pillar Approach to Pension Reform: Pathways to Welfare State Restructuring In Global Dynamics of Aging, edited by Shying Chen and Jason Powell, Nova Science Publishers Pederson, JoEllen, Patrick McGrady, and Hanna Jokinen-Gordon. Educational Steps: Teaching Students about Inequality in the US Educational System. In American Sociological Association s TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovation Library for Sociology (a peer-reviewed teaching resource) Pederson, JoEllen. The Price of Progressive Politics: The Welfare Rights Movement in an Era of Color Blind Racism Mobilization, Number 85, pp (Review) PAPERS UNDER REVIEW Pederson, JoEllen and Kaiser Shekha. Aid for the Elderly: Testing Self-interest and Political Ideology in Three Latin American Countries. International Social Work. Rohlinger, Deana, JoEllen Pederson, Pina Valle, and Katy Schindler. Social Movement Discourse and the Case of Teri Schiavo Social Problems. 2

3 PAPERS IN PROGRESS Shekha, Kaiser and JoEllen Pederson. Income Inequality in Latin America: An Examination of Gender and Pensions Expected submission date: 11/15/2014 Pederson, JoEllen, Kari Ann Levine, and Abraham Pena-Telemantaes. Actively learning about Racial politics and tensions Expected submission date: Summer Pederson, JoEllen and Christopher T. Gordon. Attitudes toward gun control in the United States: Using multilevel modeling to understand regional differences Expected submission date: Summer Pederson, JoEllen. Government Responsibility and Welfare States: Three Worlds of Welfare moving forward Expected Submission date: Fall 2014 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Pederson, JoEllen 2013, Understanding Social Security in a changing World. Blackwell Series Talk. Longwood University Shekha, K. Russell and JoEllen Pederson Conceptualizing Human Rights: Taking a closer look at Latin America. Power and Justice in Contemporary World Economy conference. New York, NY. Pederson, JoEllen and K. Russell Shekha Multilevel differences in attitudes about public pensions in Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. American Sociological Association annual meeting. New York, NY. Pederson, JoEllen Teaching Service-Learning while in graduate school. Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. Pederson, JoEllen Cross-national Attitudes toward Spending on Social Security Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Pederson, JoEllen Trends in Public Opinion about Welfare in the United States Southern Demographic Association annual meeting, Tallahassee, FL. Pederson, JoEllen Pension Restructuring, Privatization, and Attitudes American Sociological Society annual meeting. Las Vegas, NV. Pederson, JoEllen Pension Restructuring in the United Kingdom, Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL. Pederson, JoEllen and Jill Quadagno Comparing Housing Assistance in a Cross-national Context European Population Conference, Vienna, Austria. 3

4 Rohlinger, Deana, JoEllen Pederson, Pina Valle, and Katy Schindler Determinates of Discourse American Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. Pederson, JoEllen and Katy Schindler Terri s Fate: Media and Democratic Discourse Southern Sociological Society annual meeting, Atlanta, GA. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor Summer 2010 Aging and the Life Course (online) Fall 2010 Aging and the Life Course Summer 2011 Sociological Theory Fall 2011 Aging and the Life Course Spring 2012 Social Problems (Service Learning Course) Teaching Assistant Fall 2008 Social Problems Spring 2009 Social Problems Summer 2009 Crime and Deviance Summer 2009 Alcohol and Drug Problems Fall 2009 Aging and the Life Course Spring 2010 Aging Policies and Services INVITED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS Guest speaker at the SEAL Mountain Lake Leadership Conference, Longwood University. (Building a personal mission statement). Fall Guest speaker in Teaching Sociology (graduate level course) to discuss Service Learning, Summer 2012, Sociology Department, Florida State University. Guest Lecturer in the Sociology of Latino/a Sexuality. Fall 2012, Sociology Department, Florida State University Guest speaker for Inequality Working Group, Spring 2012, Sociology Department, Florida State University Guest lecturer for Undergraduate Sociological Methods, Fall 2010, Sociology Department, Florida State University Workshop presenter/creator for Budgeting as a Graduate Student, Fall 2011, Graduate School, Florida State University Guest lecture, Applying to Graduate School, Fall 2008, Berea College PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ICPSR Summer Workshop: Multilevel Modeling ICPSR: 2012 Experimental Design in Social Science Research Dr. Jason Barbaras, FSU Political Science Department: 2012 Preparing Future Faculty Academic Certificate 4

5 FSU Graduate School: 2011 Program for Instructional Excellence PIE Certificate: 2010 Latent Growth Curve Analysis Workshop Dr. Myles Taylor, FSU Sociology Department: 2010 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Claude Pepper Dissertation Fellow, Florida State University 2012 Research Assistant to Dr. Jill Quadagno, Welfare State Attitudes 2011 Research Assistant to Dr. Jill Quadagno, Global Pension Restructuring Research Assistant to Dr. Deana Rohlinger, Media Coverage of the Terri Schiavo Case Research Assistant to Dr. John Reynolds, School Guidance Councilors Views towards Advanced Education Congressional Emerson Hunger Fellow, Research Analysts DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE Department committees Sociology Graduate Student Union President, (Elected position) Secretary, (Elected position) Elected Student Representative for Graduate Policy Committee, & UNIVERSITY SERVICE Reviewer for Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award Committee, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Journal Reviewing Reviewer for Mobilization Reviewer for International Journal of Comparative Sociology Reviewer for American Journal of Sociology Reviewer for Societies without Borders Conference Presentation Organizer Southern Sociological Society, 2013 Service Learning in Sociology Classes Conference Presentation Presider Southern Sociological Society, 2013 Southern Sociological Society, 2012 Professional Membership American Sociological Society European Association for Population Studies 5

6 Southern Sociological Society Sociologists for Women in Society Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society 6