Deborah Smith

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology-Sociology

Contact dasmith@knox.edu

General Interests
"My fields of interest include sociology of work, occupations and organizations, sociology of consumption, sociology of culture, and sociology of gender and sexualities. My doctoral research on the service work process investigates the role of employer brand and worker class and gender identity in retail service work control. Currently, I'm engaged in a project to develop a civic engagement course focused on the Sociology of Consumer Culture."

Years at Knox: 2012 to present

Education
Ph.D., Sociology, 2011, University of Minnesota.
B.A., Environmental Studies, 1989, University of California at Santa Cruz.

Teaching Interests
Work, organizations, occupations; gender and sexualities, social theory; cultural sociology; qualitative social science methods; consumption/consumer culture; stratification/inequality; sociology of emotions.

Selected Professional Accomplishments

Honors/Grants
Educator of the Year Award, Macalester College, 2012.
Senior Lecture Speaker, Macalester College, 2012.
Macalester College Presidential Initiative for Curricular Renewal Award, 2011.
Macalester College Keck Student-Faculty Summer Research Collaboration Grant, 2010.
Departmental Award in Teaching Excellence, Midwest Sociological Society, 2010.
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 2003.
Graduate Student Paper Award, American Sociological Association, Sociology of Emotions, 1995.
Pass with Distinction, Qualifying Exam, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1991.
Graduate Student Fellowship, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1991.

Publications
"For Love or Money? Work and Emotional Labor in a Social Movement Organization." Co-authored with Rebecca J. Erickson. Social Perspectives on Emotion 4 (1997): 317-346.

Presentations
"Branding Femininity: Controlling Women Workers in High-Lane Branded Retail." Annual Meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis, Missouri, 2011.

"Branded Workers: Labor Control in the 'New Economy.' Conversations about our Scholarly Lives Series, Macalester College, 2011.

"Branding Consent: New Strategies in Retail Labor Process Control." Sociology Department Seminar, University of Minnesota, 2010.

"Branding Consent: The Role of Employer Brand in Retail Labor Process Control." Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, Georgia, 2010.

"Sex Work in Asia: the 'Bangkok Girl' Case." Asian-American Student Film Event, Macalester College, 2009.

"Emotional Labor in Social Movement Organizations: A Case Study." Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, 1998.

"Emotions and Social Change: Bridging the Gap of Methods and Subfield." Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, 1998.

"Selling the Issues: Emotional Labor in Social Movement Organizations." Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York, 1996.

"For Love or Money? Work and Emotional Labor in a Social Movement Organization." Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, 1995.

"Entering the Field: Feminist Politics, Roles and Ethics." Sociological Research Institute Conference, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1994.

Campus & Community Involvement
Member, American Sociological Association.
Member, American Sociological Association Section on Organizations, Occupations, and Work.
Member, American Sociological Association Section on Sex and Gender.
Member, American Sociological Association Section on Sexualities.
Member, American Sociological Association Section on Consumers and Consumption.
Member, American Sociological Association Section on Emotions.
Member, Midwest Sociological Society.
Member, Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Member, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.
Member, Pacific Sociological Association.