CURRICULUM VITAE

JORDAN BROWN

2803 Seagate Lane North Email: jtb04e@fsu.edu

St. Augustine, FL 32084 Phone: 850-559-0687

EDUCATION:

2010 Ph.D. in Sociology, Florida State University

Dissertation: “Creating Threat Constructing Cooperation: Presidential Rhetoric
and Foreign Policy”
Committee: Deana Rohlinger (chair), Jill Quadagno, Robin Simon, Daniel Tope,
and Jason Barabas

2007 M.S. in Sociology, Florida State University

MS Paper: “Issue Stalemates: Mass Media and the Global Warming Debate Over
Time.”
Committee: Deana Rohlinger (chair), Marc Dixon, and Brian Starks

2003 B.A., Sociology and History, Indiana University

Minor in Music

FIELDS OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTEREST:

• Social Movements • Sociology of Emotions

• Race/Ethnic Relations • Historical Sociology
• Political Sociology • Qualitative Methods
• Deviance and Social • Mass Media
Control

PUBLICATIONS:

• 2009 Rohlinger, Deana A. and Jordan Brown, "Democracy, Action and the Internet
after 9/11" American Behavioral Scientist. (In Press)

• 2008. Parham, Lori, Jill Quadagno, and Jordan Brown, “Race, Policy, and Social
Politics” Handbook of Social Policy, Second Edition, by James O.Midgley and Michelle
Livermore.
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW:

• Deana Rohlinger, Jordan Brown, and Lisa Weinberg “Specifying the Role of the Internet
in Social Movement Mobilization” Social Problems (Revise and Resubmit)

PAPERS IN PROGRESS:

• Brown, Jordan “Feeling Threat: Emotional Resonance in Presidential Speeches.”

• Brown, Jordan “Creating Conflict: Media Representations of the Global Warming
Debate”
• Rohlinger, Deana A., Leslie Bunnage, and Jordan Brown “Bridging the Gap: The Role of
the Internet and Progressive Politics”

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Sociology, Flagler College, Fall 2009

• Adjunct Professor, Contemporary Social Problems, Flagler College, Fall 2009
• Instructor, Social Statistics, Florida State University, (Online Distance Learning Course)
Spring 2009, Summer 2009, Fall 2009
• Instructor, Social Statistics, Florida State University, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
• Instructor, Social Theory, Florida State University, Summer 2008
• Instructor, Social Problems, Florida State University, Spring 2008
• Instructor, Introduction to Sociology, Florida State University, Summer 2006,
Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Fall 2008
• Teaching Assistant, Race and Ethnic Relations, Florida State University, Spring
2006
• Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sociology, Florida State University, Fall 2005,
Fall 2007
• Teaching Assistant, Social Psychology of Groups, Florida State University, (Online
Course) Spring 2005, Summer 2005

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Research Assistant for Deana Rohlinger, Fall 2005, Spring 2007, Fall 2007
Conducted in-depth interviews, transcription and coding of interviews, helped
prepare literature reviews, content analysis of media outlets, and coauthored three
publications.
• Research Assistant for Robin Simon, Spring 2006
Conducted literature searches and helped prepare literature reviews
• Research Assistant for Jill Quadagno, Fall 2006, Spring 2007
Conducted literature searches, and co-authored book chapter.
AWARDS

Teaching:

• Florida State University, Department of Sociology, Outstanding Graduate

Student Teacher Award (2008-2009)
• Florida State University, Program for Instructional Excellence, Appointed
Teaching Associate an Academic Honor (2008-2009)
• Florida State University, Center For Teaching and Learning, Outstanding
Teaching Assistant Award Nominee (2007-2008)

Research:
• Florida State University, Congress of Graduate Students, Conference
Presentation Grant, $300 (2009)
• Florida State University, Department of Sociology, Conference
Presentation Grant, $300 (2009)
• Florida State University, Congress of Graduate Students, Conference
Presentation Grant, $300 (2008)
• Florida State University, Department of Sociology, Conference
Presentation Grant, $300 (2008)
• Florida State University, Congress of Graduate Students, Conference
Presentation Grant, $300 (2007)
• Florida State University, Department of Sociology, Conference
Presentation Grant, $150 (2007)
• Florida State University, Congress of Graduate Students, Conference
Presentation Grant, $300 (2006)
• Florida State University, Department of Sociology, Conference
Presentation Grant, $150 (2006)

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

“Creating Conflict: Media Representations of the Global Warming Debate” Jordan Brown,
American Sociological Association Meeting, August 7-11, 2009.

“Bridging the Gap: The Role of the Internet and Progressive Politics” Rohlinger, Deana A.,
Leslie Bunnage, and Jordan Brown, American Sociological Association Meeting, August 7-11,
2009.

“Moving Media Strategy Online: The Academic Freedom Movement in the Virtual World”
Deana A. Rohlinger, Jordan Brown, and Lisa Weinberg, Southern Sociological Society Meeting,
New Orleans, LA, April 1-4, 2009

“Creating Controversy: Overrepresentation of Conflict in Media Coverage of Global Warming”

Jordan Brown, American Sociological Association Meeting, August 1-4, 2008.

“Specifying the Role of the Internet in Social Movement Mobilization.” Deana A. Rohlinger,
Jordan Brown, and Lisa Weinberg, American Sociological Association Meeting, August 1-4,
2008.

"Democracy, Action and the Internet after 9/11" Jordan Brown and Deana A. Rohlinger,
Southern Sociological Society Meeting, Richmond, VA, April 10-12, 2008.

“Resource Mobilization in the Internet Age” Deana A. Rohlinger, Jordan Brown, and Lisa
Weinberg, American Sociological Association Meeting, August 11-14, 2007.

“The Dynamics of Race on an American College Football Team” Michael Stewart and Jordan
Brown, Southern Sociological Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 15-17, 2006.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Department Service
Department Associate for Professional Instructional Excellence (PIE) Program, 2008-2009
Incoming Graduate Student Mentor 2006-2007, 2008-2009
Graduate Policy Committee, 2005-2006, 2007-2008

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Sociological Society

Southern Sociological Society

REFERENCES:

Deana Rohlinger Jill Quadagno

Department of Sociology Department of Sociology
Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy
Florida State University Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2270 Tallahassee, FL 32306-2270
(850) 644-2493 (850) 644-8827
E-mail: Deana.Rohlinger@fsu.edu E-mail: jquadagn@fsu.edu

Robin Simon
Department of Sociology
219 Caswell Hall
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27016
336-758-3053
E-mail: simonr@wfu.edu