Dr. Dawn Terese Robinson
(Curriculum Vitae) Dr. Dawn Robinson, Associate Professor of Sociology, has been at the University of Georgia since 2004.
She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Cornell University in 1992.
Dr. Robinson's most recent work examines
how macro-level social structures are produced, conserved, and altered during face-to-face interaction. In particular, she works with formal models of identity and emotion that attempt to model the link between structure, culture, and individual social action and experience. Most of Dr. Robinson's work involves testing these theories using experimental methods.
Selected Honors, Awards, and Grants
Chair-elect, Emotions Section, American Sociological Association
2005-2007. "Collaborative Research Assessing the Relationship Between Identity, Injustice, and Emotion." (PI) With Jody Clay-Warner (co-PI) and Lynn Smith-Lovin (co-PI). National Science Foundation SES 0519969. Total amount awarded: $210,000. University of Georgia Award: $150,400.
2002. "Research Agendas in Affect Control Theory'" (PI) with Lynn Smith-Lovin (co-PI) Conference funding from the Latané Center for Human Science. Amount awarded: $10,000.
2001-2002. "Research Experience for Undergraduates: Collaborative Research Testing Affect Control Theory: Restoring the Challenged Identities of Others" (PI) with Lynn Smith-Lovin (co-PI). National Science Foundation SES 211321. Amount awarded: $12,000. University of Iowa Award: $6,000.
2001-2003. "Collaborative Research Testing Affect Control Theory: Restoring the Challenged Identities of Others' (PI) with Lynn Smith-Lovin (co-PI). National Science Foundation SES 0111291. Amount awarded: $238,000, University of Iowa Award: $114, 000.
1998-1999. "Labor Migration and the Deepwater Oil Industry." (co-PI) with Katharine Donato (PI). Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of Interior. Amount awarded: $298,000.
Selected Publications
Robinson, Dawn T. 2001. "Getting a Laugh: Gender, Status and Humor in Task Group Discussions." Social Forces 80:123-158.
Ridgeway, Cecilia, Elizabeth Boyle, Kathy Jean Kuipers, and Dawn T. Robinson. 1998. "How do Status Beliefs Develop? The Role of Resources and Interactional Experience." American Sociological Review 63:331-350.
Robinson, Dawn T. and James W. Balkwell. 1995. "Density, Transitivity, and Diffuse Status in Task-Oriented Groups." Social Psychology Quarterly 58:241-254.
Robinson, Dawn T., Lynn Smith-Lovin, and Olga Tsoudis. 1994. "Heinous Crime or Unfortunate Accident?: Effects of Remorse on Responses to Mock Criminal Confessions." Social Forces 73:175-190.
Robinson, Dawn T. and Lynn Smith-Lovin. 1992. "Selective Interaction as a Strategy for Identity Maintenance: An Affect Control Model." Social Psychology Quarterly 55:12-28.
Contact Information
Department of Sociology
217A Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1611
706-542-8948 (office)
706-542-4320 (fax)
sodawn@uga.edu
