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Jodi O'Brien

Chair, Professor (Sociology)
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work, Women and Gender Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

Phone

(206) 296-5384

Email

jobrien@seattleu.edu

Office

Casey 302

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Gender
  • Sexuality
  • Religion
  • Social Inequalities
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Theory
  • Qualitative Research Methodologies

 

Biography

Key Publications

  • O’Brien, Jodi (editor). 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society (2 volumes). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  • O’Brien, Jodi. 2009. “Sociology as an Epistemology of Contradiction.”  Sociological Perspectives, 52(1): 5-22.
  • O’Brien, Jodi. 2008. “Complicating Homophobia.” Sexualities. Vol.11:496-512.
  • O'Brien, Jodi.  2007.  "Queer Tensions:  The Cultural Politics of Belonging and Exclusion in Same Gender Marriage Debates."  Pp. 125-149 in Interdisciplinary Readings on Sex and Sexuality.  Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  • O’Brien, Jodi. 2005. The Production of Reality: Essays and Readings in Social Interaction, 4th Edition. Newbury Park, CA: Pine Forge Press (Sage).
  • O’Brien, Jodi. 2005. “How Big is Your God?  Queer Christian Social Movements.” Pp. 237-261 in Interdisciplinary Readings on Sex and Sexuality. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  • O'Brien, Jodi. 2004. "Wrestling the Angel of Contradiction: Queer Christian Identities." Culture and Religion, 5:179-202. 
  • O'Brien, Jodi, and Conrad, Shasti, "Gender and Justice: Issues and Trends in Washington State," prepared for the Washington Courts Gender and Justice Commission, May 2006.



 

Faculty Highlights

Cohan 2Mark Cohan, accomplished scholar of the Steampunk subculture, was featured in the Seattle University Magazine.

Obrien, JJodi O’Brien recently published “Seeking Normal? Considering Same-Sex Marriage” in Seattle Journal for Social Justice.  

Efird, RRobert Efird is back from a Fulbright-sponsored sabbatical in China, where he spent a year working with local communities engaged in environmental education. 

Perry, Gary2Gary Perry presented a paper at the 2012 meetings of the Association of Black Sociologists titled “Class, Take Out Your iPhones: Teaching Urban Sociology with New Media.”