Browyn Conrad
About Browyn Conrad
I teach a number of courses that meet credit requirements for the Sociology Emphasis and the Minor and Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. I was appointed Director of Women’s and Gender Studies in 2007.
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.
- M.A., Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A.
- B.A., Sociology, Magna Cum Laude, Honors in Major, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.A.
Courses Taught
- SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 443: Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOC 502: Sociology of Sport
- SOC 512: Social Stratification
- SOC 536: Sociology of the Family
- SOC 569: Society and Sexuality
- SOC 663: Women, Men and Society
- SOC 681: Practicum in Sociology
- SOC 691: Senior Seminar in Sociology
- SOSCI 800: Research Methods
- SOSCI 809: Diversity in the Workplace
- WOMEN 399: Global Women’s Issues
- WOMEN 600: Senior Project in Women’s Studies
Advising
- Faculty Advisor, Women’s Studies Minor and Certificate
- Chapter Representative, Alpha Kappa Delta
Publications and Presentations
Publications
- Conrad, Browyn K. 2010. “The Politics of Smoke: Why Anti-Tobacco Policy and Legislation is a Diversity Issue.” Conference Proceedings: 9th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences. 9: 400-409. [CD-ROM]. (Also published on-line at http://www.hisocial.org/proceedings_ss/htm).
- Humphries, Harry L., Browyn K. Conrad, Rimal Berry, Shelli Reed, and Clara Michelle Jennings. 2009. “Framing the Gift of Life: An Empirical Examination of Altruism, Social Distance and Material Incentives in Non-Directed Kidney Donor Motivation.” Journal of Nephrology Social Work. 31: 19-26.
- Conrad, Browyn Kara. 2006. “Neo-Institutionalism, Social Movements and the Cultural Reproduction of a Mentalité: Promise Keepers Reproduce the Madonna-Whore Complex.” The Sociological Quarterly. 47: 305-331.
- Humphries, Harry L., Browyn K. Conrad, Lessian Salakhadinva and Irina Kourznetsova-Morenko. 2005. “New Ethnic Identity: The Islamitization Process in the Russian Federation.” International Review of Modern Sociology. 31(2): 207-231. [Re-printed in Case Studies in Political Sociology, Sunil Kukreja, ed. New Delhi, India: Serials Publications. Pp. 31-56. (2006)].
Dr. Browyn Conrad
University Professor of Sociology/Program Director Women's and Gender Studies/Master Advisor
University Professor of Sociology/Program Director Women's and Gender Studies/Master Advisor
Phone: (620) 235-4333
Office: 316 Russ Hall