Dr. Sarah Donley
Assistant Professor
205A Brewer Hall
Phone: 256-782-5352
Fax: 256-782-5168
sdonley@jsu.edu

Courses Taught
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SY 301 Researching Society
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SY 221 Introduction to Sociology
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SY 222 Honors Introduction to Sociology
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SY 368 Gender and Society
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SY 324 Social Stratification
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SY 356 Social Movements & Activism
Academic/Research Interests
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Dr. Donley’s research centers on gender inequality, work and organizations, and culture. Her current research explores shifting cultural gender beliefs in feminizing occupations and what this means for gender (in)equality.
Education
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Kansas State University, PhD, Sociology, 2014
Dissertation: The Overtaking of Undertaking: Feminization and the Changing Gender-type of Funeral Directing -
Kansas State University, MA, Sociology, 2009
Thesis: HIV in the Heartland: Negotiating Stigma, Disclosure and the HIV+ Community - University of Nebraska-Omaha, BA, Sociology, 2006
Publications
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Donley, Sarah. Forthcoming. “From Old Boy to Gender Progressive: The Shifting Gender Story in Funerary Trade Journals” in Advances in Gender Research: Gender and Media, edited by Marcia Segal and Vicki Demos. United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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Donley, Sarah and Alexis Paige. 2018. "Sociology and Social Work Undergraduates' Reflections on Participating in a Research Project on Campus Sexual Assault and Misconduct." Journal of Applied Social Sciences 12(1): 46-58.
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Donley, Sarah and Josalyn Kelly. 2018. "Cash in a Flash: Gatekeeping, Deception, and Qualitative Methodology in the Study of Payday and Title Loan Businesses.” Sage Research Methods Cases, Sociology.
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Donley, Sarah and Chardie L. Baird. 2017. “The Overtaking of Undertaking: Gender Beliefs in a Feminizing Occupation." Sex Roles 77 (1-2): 97-112.