Christie Parris

  • Associate Professor of Sociology

Areas of Study

Education

  • BA, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, 2003
  • MA, Emory University, 2009
  • PhD, Emory University, 2014

Biography

My research agenda concerns social inequalities and how people make sense of them individually and respond to them collectively. At the individual level, I am interested in how people perceive and react to various aspects of environmental injustices, especially among communities that experience disproportionately high levels of injustices. At the collective level, I am interested in social movement tactics, outcomes, and political framing. My research agenda is thus deeply rooted in notions of environmental and social justice, and connected to my upbringing in Central Appalachia.

My work has appeared in journals such as Social Currents; Sociological Perspectives; Research in Social Movements, Conflict, and Change; Social Justice Research; and International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.

  • SOCI 110: Introduction to Sociology
  • SOCI 284: Environmental Sociology
  • SOCI 288: American Inequalities
  • SOCI 301/2: Social Research Methods Course/Lab
  • SOCI 438: Coal, Communities, and Culture

Fall 2024

Social Research Methods — SOCI 301
Social Research Methods Lab — SOCI 302

Spring 2025

Environmental Sociology — SOCI 284
Sociology Capstone — SOCI 400

Notes

Daphne John and Christie Parris Present Paper at American Sociological Association Meeting

October 2, 2024

Associate Professor of Sociology and Comparative American Studies Daphne John and Associate Professor of Sociology Christie Parris presented their paper, "Abundant Data: Using Social Research Methods Assignments in Departmental Assessment" at the 2024 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting held August 9-13 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Christie Parris publishes

August 25, 2020

Assistant Professor of Sociology Christie Parris published a paper in Social Currents examining perceptions of environmental justice.

Christie Parris Gives Invited Talk

March 6, 2020

Assistant Professor of Sociology Christie Parris gave an invited talk on February 27, 2020, at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Preconference on Sustainability. The talk outlined her ongoing research regarding environmental concerns among U.S. residents who identify as Black and/or African American.

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