| Gordon Gauchat, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| Academic Interests: My primary research interest is in
the cultural authority of science in the public sphere. This research
examines the social, cultural, and political factors associated with how
various publics view science-in-society, in terms
of attitudes toward scientific knowledge as well as the definition of "science."
Future research will explore public perceptions of mental illness (stigma)
and whether these views influence engagement with treatment. I have also done
research on the political economy of urban areas with a focus on the
consequences of globalization and federal expenditures on urban labor
markets. I hope to expand this research to include the political economy of
health, both in the U.S. and from a global comparative perspective.
Current Research Projects: I am currently involved in a project that examines the effects of stigma on mental health service use among the elderly. Also related to the elderly, I am examining the complex relationship between role displacement, social support, and recovery. I am working on a number of articles related to the cultural authority of science, including studies that examine what aspects of science promote distrust/trust across a variety of social groups. I am also working on a National Science Foundation funded project related to public understanding of science and the expansion of measurement and theory in this burgeoning area of research. Education:
Awards and Honors:
Selected Publications:
Gordon Gauchat,
Maura Kelly, and Michael Wallace. 2012. “Occupational
Gender Segregation, Globalization, and Gender Earnings Inequality in U.S.
Metropolitan Areas.” Gender and
Society.
Gordon Gauchat. 2012. “The Politicization
of Science in the Public Sphere: A Study of Public Trust in Science in the
U.S., 1974-2010.” American Sociological
Review 77:167-187. (Featured ASR article on ASA.net; Lead Article)
Broadhead, Robert S., Casey Borch, Shabahang Tehrani, Yael van Hulst, Gordon Gauchat, Douglas D. Heckathorn,
and Frederick L. Altice. 2012. “Relying on
Injection Drug Users to Access and Adhere to HIV Therapeutics: Bittersweet
Lessons about a Peer-Driven Intervention and Respondent-Driven Sampling.” Journal of Drug Issues 42:127-146.
David Weakliem, Gordon Gauchat, and
Bradley Wright. 2012. “Sociological Stratification: Change and Continuity in
the Distribution of Departmental Prestige, 1965-2007.” The American
Sociologist
Michael Wallace, Gordon Gauchat,
and Andrew Fullerton. 2012. “New Evidence on Metropolitan Earnings
Inequality: The Effects of Globalization and Labor Market Transformation in
the U.S. South and Non-South.” Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and
Society.
Gordon Gauchat, Michael Wallace,
Casey Borch and Travis Lowe. 2011. “The Military Metropolis:
Defense-Dependence in U.S. Metropolitan Areas.” City and Community 10:25-48.
Michael Wallace, Gordon Gauchat,
and Andrew S. Fullerton. 2011. “Globalization, Labor Market Transformation,
and Metropolitan Earnings Inequality.” Social Science Research 40:15-36.
Michael Wallace, Casey Borch, and
Gordon Gauchat. 2008. “Military Keynesianism in the Post-Vietnam War Era: A
View from the American States.” Journal of Political and Military
Sociology 36: 215-245.
Contact Information:
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health
Services Research Phone: (860) 984-4891 |
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