Sociology Department, University of Georgia

Dr. Joseph C. Hermanowicz

(Curriculum Vitae) Dr. Joseph Hermanowicz is Associate Professor of Sociology and a Fellow in the University's Institute of Higher Education. Dr. Hermanowicz has been at the University of Georgia since 1999. He received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago in 1996. His specialty areas include professions, occupations, and careers, life course studies, higher education, and the sociology of science. Dr. Hermanowicz's current research consists in the longitudinal study of academic careers.

Selected Honors, Awards, and Grants

2006. Research grant, TIAA-CREF Institute: "Following Academics in their Careers"

2005-2006. Center for Humanities and the Arts Research Fellowship

2001-2003. Lilly Teaching Fellow, University of Georgia

2001-2002. University of Georgia Nominee, Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Council on Southern Graduate Schools

Selected Publications

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. 2005. "Classifying Universities and Their Departments: A Social World Perspective." Journal of Higher Education. 76:26-55.

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. 2003. College Attrition at American Research Universities: Comparative Case Studies. New York: Agathon.

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. 2003. "Scientists and Satisfaction." Social Studies of Science 33:45-73.

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. 2002. "The Great Interview: 25 Strategies for Studying People in Bed." Qualitative Sociology 25:479-499.

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. 2002. "In the Shadows of Giants: Identity and Institution Building in the American Academic Profession." Pp.133-162. in New Frontiers in Socialization, vol. 7, Advances in Life Course Research, edited by T. J. Owens and R. A. Settersten. London: Elsevier.

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. 1998. The Stars Are Not Enough: Scientists - Their Passions and Professions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Contact Information

Department of Sociology
324A Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1611
706-542-3129 (office)
706-542-4320 (fax)
jch1@uga.edu

 

University of Georgia Department of Sociology

Location:

113 Baldwin Hall Athens, GA 30602-1611

Phone:

706 542 2421

Fax:

706 542 4320