Dr. Melissa Powell-Williams
mpwilliams@aug.edu

Dr. Melissa Powell-Williams

Degrees:
PhD, Sociology, 2008, Southern Illinois University
MA, Sociology, 2005, Southern Illinois University

Areas of specialty: Identity, Social Movements, Deaf
Culture, Violence Against Women

Classes you usually teach: Research Methods,
Introduction to Sociology, Social Psychology, Gender

Plans: Publishing work from my dissertation (potentially
a book). Catch up on other nearly complete
publications, and develop teaching competency.
Potential future research includes examining the notion of "hero" as understood by veterans of the Iraq War and the ladies of the Roller Derby scene.

Favorites:
Books: The Fall, The Stranger, Hitchhikers series, Ann Rice, Alice Walker, and numerous
ethnographic studies.

Films: Too many to count! Anything by Christopher Guest, Cohen Brothers, or Jim Jarmusch, and David
Lynch. I also enjoy bad martial arts, horror, and comedy films such as the Drunken Master, the Evil Dead Series, and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.

Music: I'm all over the place. Currently in my car: Catpower, Dar Williams, Sonic Youth, John Prine,
White Stripes, Heartless Bastsards, PJ Harvey, and the Black Keys.