Curriculum Vitae

Gretchen Peterson

 

Department of Sociology                                              phone: 323-343-2211                                                

California State University                                             e-mail address: gpeters@calstatela.edu        

5151 State University Drive                                          http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/gpeters                    

Los Angeles, CA  90032-8228

                                                                      

POSITIONS

 

2006-Present   Associate Professor

                        California State University, Los Angeles

 

2000-2006       Assistant Professor

                        California State University, Los Angeles

 

EDUCATION

 

2000                Ph.D., Sociology, University of Arizona

Dissertation Title: Perceptions of Fairness in Social Exchange: A Comparison of Negatively and Positively Connected Networks

 

1997                M.A., Sociology, University of Arizona

 

1995                B.A., Psychology, Bates College, Cum Laude             

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Refereed Journals

 

Molm, Linda D., Nobuyuki Takahashi, and Gretchen Peterson.  2003. “In the Eye of the Beholder: Procedural Justice in Social Exchange.”  American Sociological Review, 68(1): 128-152.

 

Molm, Linda D., Gretchen Peterson, and Nobuyuki Takahashi. 2001. “The Value of Social Exchange.”  Social Forces, 80(1): 159-185.

 

Molm, Linda D., Nobuyuki Takahashi, and Gretchen Peterson. 2000. “Risk and Trust in Social Exchange: An Experimental Test of a Classical Proposition.” American Journal of Sociology, 105(5): 1396-1427.

 

Molm, Linda D., Gretchen Peterson, and Nobuyuki Takahashi. 1999. “Power in Negotiated and Reciprocal Exchange.” American Sociological Review, 64(6): 876-890.

 

 

Book Chapters or Sections

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  2006.  “Cultural Theory and Emotions.”  Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions.  New York: Springer. 

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  2004.  “Linda Molm.”  Pp. 511-512 in Encyclopedia of Social Theory, vol. 1, edited by George Ritzer.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

Book Reviews

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  2005.  “Distrust.”  Contemporary Sociology, 34(5):512-513.

 

Teaching Materials

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  2006.  “Gender and Labor.”  The Sociology of Gender and Work: Syllabi and Teaching Materials, 3rd edition.  New York: American Sociological Association. 

 

 

PAPERS INVITED FOR RESUBMISSION

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  “Reproducing the Social Structure of Emotional Labor: A Preliminary Test of Hochschild’s Argument.”  Resubmission invited by Sociological Perspectives.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. “Network Connections and Reciprocal Justice in Social Exchange.” Resubmission invited by Social Psychology Quarterly.

 

 

PAPERS AND GRANTS IN PROGRESS

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  “Exchange Theory.”  Review article to be submitted to Sociology Compass.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. “Network Connections and Power in Social Exchange.”  (Grant Proposal)

 

Peterson, Gretchen. “Whose Behavior Counts in Fairness Evaluations? Considering the Behavior of Peripheral Actors in Evaluations of a Direct Exchange Partner.”

 

Peterson, Gretchen and Allison Beas. “The Effects of Race and Emotional Labor on Health.”

 

Peterson, Gretchen and James McKeever.  “Network Connections and Affective Responses in Social Exchange.”

 

 

 

 

 

HONORS, AWARDS, AND GRANTS

 

Research grants

 

2001                Seed Grant, California State University, Los Angeles

 

1999-2000       National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant

(#SES-9906712); Linda D. Molm, principal investigator

 

1999-2000       Co-winner, Dissertation Grant Competition

Department of Sociology, University of Arizona

 

1995                Undergraduate Research Grant, Bates College

 

Teaching Grants

 

2004                Service Learning Curriculum Development Award – Class, Race/Ethnicity, and              Gender Course

 

2003                Service Learning Curriculum Development Award – Self and Identity Course

 

Assessment Grants

 

2006                Sociology MA Program Assessment: Identification and Instructional Support of Student Outcomes (with Cristina Bodinger-deUriarte)

 

Fellowships

 

1995-1997       Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship                         Competition

 

1995-1996       Graduate Fellowship, Graduate College, University of Arizona

 

 

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 2007. “Going Middle in Adult Recreational Softball: An Example of Generalized Exchange.”  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

 

Peterson, Gretchen.  2005.  “Affective Responses and Attributions in Positively Connected Exchange Networks.”  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Peterson, Gretchen and Isabela Carrillo. 2004. “Affective Responses to Social Exchange Within Positively Connected Networks.” Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

Peterson, Gretchen and James McKeever. 2003. “Network Connections and Affective Responses in Social Exchange.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 2002. “Understanding the Relationship Between Network Connection and the Distribution of Power in Exchange Networks.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

Peterson, Gretchen and Allison Beas. 2002. “The Effects of Race and Emotional Labor on Health.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 2001. “Whose Behavior Counts In Fairness Evaluations? Considering the Behavior of Peripheral Actors in Evaluations of a Direct Exchange Partner.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 2000. “Perceptions of Fairness in Social Exchange: A Comparison of Negatively and Positively Connected Networks.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 2000. “Perceptions of Fairness in Social Exchange.” 13th Annual Group Processes Conference, Washington, DC.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 1999. “The Influence of Emotional Labor on Emotion Management Strategies in Daily Life.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

 

Peterson, Gretchen and Jennifer Thompson. 1999. “Cheers or Jeers: The Effects of Fan Behavior on Childhood Socialization into the Athlete Role.” Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

 

Peterson, Gretchen. 1999. “Reproducing the Social Structure of Emotional Labor: A Reformulation and Test of Hochschild’s Argument.” Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.

 

Molm, Linda D., Gretchen Peterson, and Nobuyuki Takahashi. 1997. “Power Use in Reciprocal and Negotiated Exchange Networks: A Power Dependence Analysis,” with Linda D. Molm and Nobuyuki Takahashi. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario.                        

Peterson, Gretchen. 1997. “The Influence of Structural Power and Perceptions of Control on Perceptions of Justice in Social Exchange.” Southwestern Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Graduate Seminars

Gender and Labor; Research Methods; Social Psychology; Introduction to Graduate Studies, the Discipline, and the Profession

 

Upper-Division Courses

Quantitative Methods; Feminist Theories; Self and Identity; Cultural Emotions; Sociology of Gender Roles; Social Psychology; Social Inequality; Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender; Group Processes; Small Groups; Sociology of Sexuality

 

Lower-Division Courses

Intimate Relationships; Sociology of Women

 

Service-Learning Courses

Self and Identity, Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender

 

Guest Lecture

“Interaction in Small Groups”.  June 28, 2006.  Pepperdine University School of Business and Management class on Behavior in Organizations.

 

EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

 

2003-               Editorial Board Member for Sociological Perspectives

 

1996-2000       Graduate Editorial Assistant for Social Psychology Quarterly

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

American Sociological Association Service

 

2007                Roundtable Presider, Social Psychology Section Roundtable, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY

 

2004- 2006      Social Psychology Section Newsletter Editor

 

2004-2005       Theory Section Graduate Student Affairs Committee Member

 

2004                Organizer of a Regular Session on New Directions in Social Psychology at the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

 

2002-2003       Theory Section Graduate Student Affairs Committee Member

 

2001-2002       Social Psychology Section Nominations Committee Member

 

2001                Roundtable Presider, Sex and Gender Roundtable, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA

 

2000                Roundtable Presider, Social Psychology Section Roundtable, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

 

1998                Organizer of a Regular Session on Social Networks at the Pacific                                                          Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

 

 

Peer Reviewer for: American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, National Science Foundation, Social Psychology Quarterly, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Perspectives, and The Sociological Quarterly

 

Memberships:

American Sociological Association (ASA) (Sections on Social Psychology, Sex and Gender, Sociology of Emotions, Rational Choice, and Theory)

Pacific Sociological Association

Southern Sociological Society

Sociologists for Women in Society

 

University Service

 

2007                University Educational Policy Committee, Summer Quarter Replacement

2007                Committee to Review the Status of GET/SA

2007                Advisement Mapping Committee

2007                University Student Policy Committee

2006-2007       Ad Hoc Catalog Review Committee

2006, 2007      Academic Senate, Summer Quarter Replacement

2006                Executive Committee of the Academic Senate, Summer Quarter Replacement

2004-2007       University Curriculum Subcommittee, Committee Chair (2004-2006)

2005-2006       University Institutional Review Board

2004-2005       University Educational Policy Committee

2003-2004       President’s Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees

2003                University Program Review Subcommittee

2002-2004       Faculty Colloquium Advisory Board, Committee Chair

2002-2004       McNair Program Advisory Committee

 

College Service

 

2007-               NSS Educational Policy Committee

2007                NSS Faculty Advisor, College Advisement Center

2006-2007       NSS Outreach and Recruitment Committee

2005-2006       Faculty Advisement Coordinator, College of Natural and Social Sciences

2003-2006       NSS Graduate Studies Subcommittee, Committee Chair (2005-2006)

2003                NSS Steering Committee

2002-2003       NSS Educational Policy Committee

 

Department Service

 

Mentoring        

 

M.A. Theses Supervised:

2005                Solomon Daniel, “The Effects of Gender on Subordinates’ Perceptions and Preferences for a Manager in Times of Organizational Change”

2004                Hasmik Amirian, “The Problems of Aging and Social Programs: A Study of Ethnic Armenian Elderly and Adult Day Healthcare”

2004                Nina Smart, “Secondary secret Societies: An ethnographic study of 15 iconoclastic women from West Africa who successfully escaped the practice of FGM by fleeing to the U.S.”

2003                Maki Saito, “The Effects of Gender, Gender Ideology, and the Division of Labor on Perceptions of Family”

 

M.A. Committee Chair for theses in progress (3 students)

M.A. Committee Member (2 completed theses, 3 theses in progress)

 

2002-               Alpha Kappa Delta Advisor

2001-2004       McNair Program Mentor (4 students)

2000-               ASA/PSA (Sociology Conferences) Mentor

           

Advising          

 

2005-2006       Sociology Advising Assistance (Graduation Troubleshooter)

2004-2005       Primary Undergraduate Advisor in Sociology

2001-2004       Undergraduate Advisor in Sociology

Committees                 

 

2006-2007       RTP Committee Level B

2006-2007       Part-Time Faculty Appointment and Review Committee

2002-2005       Executive Committee

2002-               Graduate Studies Committee

2000- 2006      Educational Policy Committee

2000-2004       Student Affairs Committee

2000-2002       Part-Time Faculty Appointment and Review Committee           

 

Web Service   

 

2001-               Department Web Master

2002-               Alpha Kappa Delta Web Master

2000-2002       Sociology Club Web Master