Matthew Baggetta
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
Matt is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2001 with a dual B.A. degree in Sociology and Computer Applications and got his M.A. in Sociology at Harvard in 2005. He has done work on personal framing of violence in the Civil Rights Movement, styles of organizing and mobilization in environmentalist groups, and what makes some Sierra Club Chapters and Groups more effective than others. He is now working on his dissertation assessing what effects participation in non-political associations has on members.
Matt currently resides in Winthrop House (an undergraduate residence hall) as a Resident Tutor, part of Harvard's in-residence academic and social advising program. There he offers academic tutoring to students in the social sciences, provides general advising to the 40 students in his entryway, and oversees the Winthrop House Drama Society.
06/02/2008
- Research Interests
- Civic associations; civic engagement; social capital; social movements; research design and methods; political sociology; environmental justice and policy; organizations; media; gender.
- Previous Degrees
-
B.A. Sociology, University of Notre Dame 2001
M.A. Sociology, Harvard University 2005
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| SOC 98B | Civic Organizations in American Democracy | Instructor, Spring 2007-8 |
| SOC 99s | Senior Thesis Writers' Workshop | Instructor, Fall 2007 |
| ENR 205/ESPP 90d | Environmental Justice as a Public Policy Issue | Teaching Fellow, Fall 2003-7 |
| WGS 99 | WGS Senior Tutorial | Thesis Advisor, 2005-6 |
| WGS 98R | WGS Junior Tutorial | Instructor, Spring 2005 |
| SOC 153 | Media and the American Mind | Teaching Fellow, Spring 2004 |
Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Conferences at Which I've Made Presentations
-
Inter-Ivy Sociology Symposium, 2007, 2008
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2004, 2005, 2008
Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, 2004, 2008
Harvard-Oxford-Stockholm Graduate Student Conference, 2002
Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, 2000, 2001
Contact
496-3852
(Phone)
617-496-5794 (FAX)
643 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Office Hours
Wednesdays 10-11am and by appointment