Jeanne Holcomb

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida

JEANNE A. HOLCOMB
Department of Sociology
University of Florida
3219 Turlington Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352.392.0265
Fax: 352.392.6558
E-mail: holcombj@ufl.edu

CURRICULUM VITAE
Spring 2009

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Spring 2010 (expected), University of Florida, Sociology

Dissertation Title: Women’s Experiences With Breastfeeding: Challenges, Support, and Suggestions.

Social Science Methodology Certificate, Spring 2010 (expected), University of Florida

Public Health Certificate, Spring 2010 (expected), University of Florida

Graduate Teaching Assistant Development Program, Certificate of Completion, Spring 2010 (expected), University of Florida

M.A. 2007, University of Florida, Sociology
B.A. 2005, University of Florida, Sociology
            Cum Laude
B.S. 2005, University of Florida, Psychology
            Cum Laude

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
       Sociology of the Family 
       Health, Aging, and the Lifecourse
       Child Well-being
       Social Stratification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Course Instructor: Sociology of Childhood, 2009
University of Florida: Department of Sociology

Course Instructor: Principles of Sociology, 2008- 2009
University of Florida: Department of Sociology

Course Instructor: Marriages and Families, 2007-2008
University of Florida: Department of Sociology

Discussion Group Leader: Marriages and Families, 2007
University of Florida: Department of Sociology
        
Teaching Assistant: Principles of Sociology, 2006
University of Florida: Department of Sociology

Research Assistant: 2005
William Marsiglio, Ph.D., Project Title: Men on a Mission
University of Florida: Department of Sociology
           
Undergraduate Sociology Advisor: 2005-2007
University of Florida: Department of Sociology

PUBLICATIONS
Holcomb, J.  (2008). Environmentalism and the Internet: Corporate Greenwashers and Environmental Groups.  Contemporary Justice Review, 11(3), 203-211.

Holcomb, J.  (2009).  Breastfeeding or Formula Feeding.  In Brackett (Ed.), battleground: The Family (pp.81-87).  Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.

WORKS IN PROGRESS
Holcomb, J.  Integrating Breastfeeding Research from a Lifecourse Perspective. 
In preparation.

Holcomb, J.  Equal Access?: The Accessibility of Children's Books Across Economic Neighborhoods.  In preparation.

Holcomb, J.  Breastfeeding Exclusivity: Women’s Experiences and Healthy People 2010.  In preparation.

Holcomb, J.  Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: An Exploration Using the National Survey of Family Growth.  In preparation.

PRESENTATIONS
Holcomb, J.  Breastfeeding Exclusivity: Women’s Experiences and Healthy People 2010.  Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.  San Francisco, CA, 2009.

Holcomb, J.  Breastfeeding Initiation, Exclusivity, and Duration: An Exploration Using the National Survey of Family Growth.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society.  New Orleans, LA, 2009.

Holcomb, J.  Breastfeeding and the Life Course Perspective.  Presented at the Florida Society of the Social Sciences Conference.  Gainesville, FL, 2008. 

Holcomb, J.  Equal Access?: The Accessibility of Children's Books Across Economic Neighborhoods.   Presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations.  Pittsburg, PA, 2007.

Holcomb, J.  Environmentalism and the Internet: Corporate Greenwashers and Environmental Groups.  Presented at the Florida Society of the Social Sciences Conference. Gainesville, FL, 2006. 
                      

HONORS AND AWARDS
Grinter Award      University of Florida      2005

GRANTS
Graduate Student Council Travel Grant.  The Graduate School, University of Florida, Travel to the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, 2009. 

Graduate Student Council Travel Grant.  The Graduate School, University of Florida, Travel to the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, 2007. 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Florida Society of the Social Sciences Conference Planning Committee, member, 2009.

Memberships: American Sociological Association
National Council on Family Relations
Southern Sociological Society

Occassional Reviewer: Journal of Family Issues

ACADEMIC SERVICE
Graduate Student Advisory Council, member, 2009-2010, 2007-2008

Search Committee for lecturer, member, University of Florida, Department of Sociology, 2006