Dr. James E. Coverdill
(Curriculum Vitae) Dr. James E. Coverdill, Associate Professor of Sociology, has been at the University of Georgia since receiving a Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University in 1991. Dr. Coverdill's primary areas of research are work, organizations, and research methods. He is currently drafting manuscripts about "on call" contingent work (based on a qualitative study of the work of substitute teachers in collaboration with Pierre Oulevey) and the implications of changes to the temporal conditions of professional work (based on a mixed-method study of surgical residents and faculty in collaboration with two surgeons, Drs. John Mellinger and Gina Adrales, and his sociological colleague William Finlay). A new mixed-method collaborative project with John Mellinger on the relative appeal of private practice vs. academic positions will begin in the spring of 2006.
Selected Honors, Awards, and Grants
2002-2005. General Sandy Beaver Teaching Associate Professorship, University of Georgia.
2000. Richard B. Russell Teaching Award, University of Georgia.
1996. Special Sandy Beaver Teaching Award, University of Georgia.
Selected Publications
Coverdill, James E. et al. 2006. "How Surgical Faculty and Residents Assess the First Year of the ACGME Duty-Hour Restrictions: Results of a Multi-institutional Study." The American Journal of Surgery 191: 11-16.
Coverdill, James E. et al. 2006. "Duty-Hour Restrictions and the Work of Surgical Faculty: Results of a Multi-institutional Study." Academic Medicine 81(1): 50-56.
Finlay, William, and James E. Coverdill. 2002. Headhunters: Matchmaking in the Labor Market. Ithaca, NY: ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press.
Coverdill, James E., and William Finlay. 1998. "Fit and Skill in Employee Selection: Insights from a Study of Headhunters." Qualitative Sociology 21:105-27.
Coverdill, James E. 1998. "Personal Contacts and Post-hire Job Outcomes: Theoretical and Empirical Notes on the Significance of Matching Methods." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 16:247-69.
Contact Information
Department of Sociology
315 Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1611
706-542-3169 (office)
706-542-4320 (fax)
jimcov@uga.edu
