Brandon Gorman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Sociology 155 Hamilton Hall CB #3210 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Phone: (919) 593-8392 Email: [email protected] Website: http://brandongorman.com EDUCATION 2016 Ph.D. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (expected) 2012 M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2009 M.A. Political Science, University of Georgia 2006 B.A. Political Science (Magna Cum Laude), Georgia State University PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Gorman, Brandon and Charles Seguin. 2015. “Reporting the International System: Attention to Foreign Leaders in the US News Media, 1950-2008.” Social Forces (forthcoming) Gorman, Brandon. 2015. “The Case for Cognitive Interviewing Techniques in the Post-Arab Spring Environment.” Middle East Law and Governance (forthcoming) Manuscripts Under Review Gorman, Brandon. “Appropriating Democratic Discourse in North Africa.” (Invitation to revise and resubmit) Manuscripts in Preparation Gorman, Brandon. “Global Boundary Inversion: International Organizations, Oppositional Identity, and Shari’a Law.” Gorman, Brandon and Charles Seguin. “Discovering Dictators: US News Media Framing of Foreign Leaders, 1950-2008.” Naqvi, Ijlal, Brandon Gorman, and Charles Kurzman. “Who Wants Democracy? A Global Multilevel Analysis.” GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS 2014 Suzanne Levy Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($4,000) 2013 Long-Term Fieldwork Grant, American Institute for Maghrib Studies ($15,000) 2013 Graduate Student Skills Fund Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($500) 2013 Summer FLAS Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($6,500) 2012 Graduate Student Project Pilot Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($500) 2011 Graduate Student Travel Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($900) 2011 Kathryn Davis Fellowship for Peace Award, Middlebury College ($10,210) 2011 Summer FLAS Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($6,500, declined) 2010 Summer and Academic Year FLAS Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ($35,500) 2007 Mekis Scholarship for the Study of Political Philosophy, University of Georgia ($1,000) DISTINCTIONS 2012 Distinction, Sociological Theory Comprehensive Examination, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2012 Distinction, Political Sociology Comprehensive Examination, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2011 Graduate Certificate in Middle East Studies, Duke-UNC Middle East Studies Consortium 2011 CLS Scholar, Critical Language Scholarship Program, U.S. Department of State (declined) 2008 Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs 2006 Advanced Honors, Georgia State University CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2015 “Global Culture and Subcultures: Identity and Support for Islamic Law in MajorityMuslim Countries,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. 2014 “Shari’a, Democracy, and the Limits of Survey Research in the Arab World: Lessons from Tunisia,” Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 2014 “Modernization as Moderator: A Multilevel Analysis of Global Support for Democracy,” (with Ijlal Naqvi). American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2014 “Increasing Student Retention and Academic Achievement in Online Classes: Recommendations for Tunisian Students,” (with Lisa Baranik and Kelly Reburn). International Symposium on Information and Communication Technologies for Teaching and Learning, Tunis, Tunisia. 2013 “The Political Economy of News Gathering: Attention to Foreign Leaders in the US News Media, 1950-2008,” (with Charles Seguin). American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 2012 “Who Should Rule an Islamic State?” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. 2011 “‘You Can’t Handle Freedom!’ How North African Autocrats Talk ‘Democracy’,” Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 2011 “Appropriate(d) Democracy: Analyzing Elite Discourse across North Africa,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. Parts presented at the 8th Annual Duke-UNC Islamic Studies Conference, Durham, NC. 2010 “Recoupling Democracy in the Arab World,” Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. 2010 “Avoiding the Revolutionary Garbage Can: Edmund Burke as a New Institutionalist,” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP 2012 “Secession and Revolution.” WUNC North Carolina Public Radio. November 27. [http://wunc.org/tsot/archive/Secession_and_Revolution.mp3/view] 2012 “Diversity in the Muslim World.” East Carolina University Department of Psychology. March 2. 2011 “Discourses of Democracy in Authoritarian Contexts: The Case of Ben Ali.” February 2. 2008 “Teaching Political Science.” University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs. October 10. TEACHING Instructor of Record Introduction to International Relations (2009) Social Theory (2012, 2013) Political Sociology (2013) Social Interaction (distance education course 2013-2015) Teaching Assistant Introduction to American Politics (2007-2009) Introduction to Social Theory (2009) Sociology of Muslim Societies (2010) Race and Ethnic Relations (2011, 2015) Sociological Perspectives (2012) Social and Economic Justice (service learning course 2014) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Arabic-English Translator, 2014 Islamist Political Party Project Principal Investigator: Charles Kurzman Data Analyst, 2013 Collective Action Dynamics in the U.S. Principal Investigators: Neal Caren, Sarah Soule, and Edwin Amenta Data Analyst, 2012 Patriarchy and Low Fertility Principal Investigator: Charles Kurzman Content Analyst, 2012 Islam and British Counter-Terrorism Policies Principal Investigator: Christopher Bail PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Ad Hoc Reviewer for International Studies Quarterly, Mobilization, Social Forces Data Analyst, Tunisian Association for Management and Social Stability, 2013-2014 Technology Officer, UNC Sociology Graduate Student Association, 2010-2011 Co-organizer, Duke-UNC Graduate Student Islamic Studies Conference. Duke University, 2010. Arabic language interpreter for CWS Immigration and Refugee Assistance Program, 2010-2011. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Sociological Association Middle East Studies Association of North America American Institute for Maghrib Studies LANGUAGES Modern Standard Arabic, Tunisian Colloquial Arabic, French (reading), Stata, Python, MPlus, R REFERENCES Dr. Charles Kurzman 227 Hamilton Hall University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone: 919-962-1241 Relationship: Doctoral advisor, grant supervisor Dr. Andrew Perrin 159 Hamilton Hall University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone: 919-962-5044 Relationship: Doctoral committee member Dr. Kenneth Honerkamp 203 Peabody Hall University of Georgia Phone: 706-542-1727 Relationship: MA advisor
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