Jeff Denis
Graduate Student in Sociology
Biographical Note
Jeff Denis is a G-5 in the Department of Sociology and a doctoral fellow in the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Born and raised in Toronto, he received his Honors B.Sc. in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Toronto in 2004. His academic interests include race and ethnic relations, health inequalities, and social and organizational change. Jeff’s past research focused on the restructuring of Ontario’s health care system and the transformation and closure of the Wellesley Hospital in downtown Toronto. He is co-author of Survival Strategies: The Life, Death, and Renaissance of a Canadian Teaching Hospital (Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2006). His qualifying paper, using longitudinal data on 810 US organizations over 31 years, examines the impact of diversity training on managerial diversity, showing that the efficacy of such programs depends on broader organizational commitments. His dissertation research, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (Canada Program), and the Indigenous Health Research Development Program (McMaster University/Univeristy of Toronto) is a field-intensive study of Anishinaabe-non-Anishinaabe relations in Northwestern Ontario, with a focus on inter-group boundaries and bridges, racism and anti-racism, and health. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys playing tennis, listening to music, and traveling with his fiancée.
08/28/2009
- Research Interests
- race & ethnic relations, indigenous-non-indigenous relations, sociology of health, social policy, social and organizational change
- Previous Degrees
- A.M., Harvard University (2007); Hon. B.Sc., University of Toronto (2004)
| Teaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| Soc 25 | Introduction to the Sociology of Organizations (fall 2006) | Teaching Fellow |
| Soc 10 | Introduction to Sociology (spring 2007) | Teaching Fellow |
| Soc 209 | Qualitative Social Analysis (spring 2009) | Teaching Fellow |
- Qualifying Paper Title
- More than "Window Dressing"? The Conditional Effects of Diversity Training on Managerial Diversity: The Mediating Role of Commitment
- Committee
- Frank Dobbin, William Bielby, and William Julius Wilson
- Prospectus Title
- Canadian Apartheid: The Making and Unmaking of Aboriginal-White Boundaries
- Committee
- William Julius Wilson, Lawrence Bobo, Michele Lamont, and Mary Waters
Presentations and Publications
| Survival Strategies: The Life, Death, and Renaissance of a Canadian Teaching Hospital (co-edited with David Goyette and Dennis William Magill). Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press. May 2006. |
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Miscellaneous Additional Information
- Conferences at Which I've Made Presentations
- American Sociological Association (ASA), 2006 (with Brent Berry), 2007; Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), 2009; Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH), 2007 (with Tony Di Pede and Dennis William Magill); Eastern Sociological Society (ESS), 2009; Harvard-Oxford-Stockholm Aage Sorensen Memorial, 2009; Inter-Ivy Sociology Symposium (IISS), 2007, 2008; National Gathering of Graduate Students in Aboriginal Health Research, 2009; Qualitatives 2008
Contact
617-496-5794 (FAX)