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 A.M. 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.
03/05/2008
- Research Interests
- Civic Organizations, Engagement & Participation, Political Sociology, Social Movements, Organizations, Gender
- Previous Degrees
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B.A. Sociology, University of Notre Dame 2001
A.M. Sociology, Harvard University 2005
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| SOC 99s | Senior Thesis Writers' Workshop | Instructor, Fall 2007 |
| ENR205/ESPP90d | Environmental Justice as a Public Policy Issue | Teaching Fellow, Fall 2007 |
| SOC 153 | Media and the American Mind | Teaching Fellow, Spring 2004 |
| ENR 205/ESPP 90d | Environmental Justice as a Public Policy Issue | Teaching Fellow, Fall 2003-6 |
| WGS 99 | WGS Senior Tutorial | Thesis Advisor, 2005-6 |
| WGS 98R | WGS Junior Tutorial | Instructor, Spring 2005 |
| SOC 98B | Civic Organizations in American Democracy | Instructor, Spring 2007 |
- Qualifying Paper Title
- It Takes an Organization. But What Kind?: Mobilizing Members and Volunteers in Environmentalist Organizations
- Prospectus Title
- Rehearsing the "Heavenly Chorus": Citizen Formation in Civic Organizations
Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Oral Exam Topic
- Civic Organizations
- Conferences at Which I've Made Presentations
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Inter-Ivy Sociology Symposium, 2007
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2004, 2005
Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, 2004
Harvard-Oxford-Stockholm Graduate Student Conference, 2002
Midwest Sociological Society Annual Meeting, 2000, 2001
- House Tutor Position
- Resident Tutor, Sociology and Drama, Winthrop House
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