Thomas Hochschild, PhD
Associate Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Valdosta State University
From Valdosta, GA
From Valdosta, GA
Dr. Thomas Hochschild joined the Valdosta State University faculty in August 2015. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in sociology from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Arts in sociology and Bachelor of Science in sociology both from Cleveland State University. He holds membership in the American Sociological Association, Georgia Sociological Association, and Mid-South Sociological Association.
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Social Class & Poverty
Racism
Sexism
Mass Media & Popular Culture
Deviant Behavior
School Bullying
School Shootings
Politics
Community
Social Psychology
Social Science Research Methodology
Race, Class, and Gender
Urban and Community Sociology
Deviance and Social Control
Mass Media and Popular Culture
Methods of Social Research
Teaching Sociology
Service-Learning
University of Connecticut
Cleveland State University
Associate Professor at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 2018 Valdosta State University Ethics Award
* 2016 Valdosta State University Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching
* 2016 Valdosta State University College of Arts and Sciences Nominee for Presidential Award in Teaching
* 2016 Valdosta State University nominee for University System of Georgia Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award
August 2015 - Present
Assistant Professor at Valdosta State University
During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:
* 2011 Ron Taylor Award for Outstanding Research Paper, 2011 Department of Sociology, University of Connecticut
August 2011 - July 2015
Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Depictions on a Social Media Based City News Website
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2017. Georgia Sociological Association meetings. Cordele, Georgia (November).
November 2017 -
Presentations
New News Media, Same Old Story: The Overrepresentation of Black Male Criminality on a Social Media Based City News Website
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. and Lorna Rivera-Alvarez. 2017. Criminal Justice Association of Georgia meetings. Valdosta, Georgia (October).
October 2017 -
Presentations
Best Practices for International Service-Learning
Hochschild, Jr., Thomas R. and Irina McClellan. 2016. Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education meetings. Savannah, Georgia (April).
April 2016 -
Presentations
Grounding International Service-Learning in Social Science
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. and Irina McClellan. 2015. Georgia Sociological Association meetings. Jekyll Island, Georgia (October).
October 2015 -
Presentations
Service-learning with the Homeless on a Study Abroad Trip to Russia
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. and Irina McClellan. 2014. Mid-South Sociological Association meetings. Mobile, Alabama (October)
October 2014 -
Presentations
Neo-suppression and the Evolution of Voter Suppression against Black Americans
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. Dana Williams, Suzanne Slusser, Mark P. George, and Alice Mendez. 2013. Mid-South Sociological Association meetings. Atlanta, Georgia (October).
October 2013 -
Presentations
Substance Use in a Rural High School: Perception and Reality
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., Michael Capece, and Valencia Gunn. 2012. Southern Sociological Society meetings. New Orleans, Louisiana (March).
March 2012 -
Presentations
Incorporating Sociology into Community Service Courses
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2011. Georgia Sociological Association meetings. Savannah, Georgia (October).
October 2011 -
Presentations
Our Club: Place-work and the Negotiation of Collective Belongingness
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2010. American Sociological Association meetings. Atlanta, Georgia (August).
August 2010 -
Presentations
About Face: The Association between Facial Appearance and Status Attainment among Military Personnel
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., and Casey A. Borch. 2009. American Sociological Association meetings. San Francisco, California (August).
August 2009 -
Presentations
Three’s a Crowd? The Nader Vote and the 2000 Presidential Election in Metropolitan Areas
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., and Michael Wallace. 2009. Southwestern Social Science Association meetings. Denver, Colorado (April).
April 2009 -
Presentations
Silencing Disadvantaged Voices: Overt, Ecological, and Cultural Forms of Disenfranchisement
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2008. American Sociological Association meetings. Boston, Massachusetts (August).
August 2008 -
Presentations
Neighbors by Design: The Influence of Street Design on Neighbor Familiarity and Neighboring Behavior
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2008. Group Processes meetings. Boston, Massachusetts (July).
July 2008 -
Presentations
Not in My Goddamn Club: The Negotiation of Belongingness within Contested Space
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2008. Eastern Sociological Society meetings. New York City, New York (February).
February 2008 -
Presentations
Sergeant York or Gomer Pyle as My Leader?: The Association between Social Perceptions of Facial Characteristics and Status Attainment among Military Personnel
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., and Casey A. Borch. 2007. National Science Foundation Funded Program, Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences, $17,000.
Research Projects
Our Club: Place-work and the Negotiation of Collective Belongingness
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2010. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 39:619-645.
Publications
About Face: The Association Between Facial Appearance and Status Attainment Among Military Personnel
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., and Casey A. Borch. 2011. Sociological Spectrum 31:1-27.
Articles
Three’s a Crowd? Ralph Nader and the 2000 Presidential Election in Metropolitan Areas
Hochschild Jr. Thomas R., and Michael Wallace. 2011. The Social Science Journal. 48:575-588.
Articles
Cul-de-sac Kids
Hochschild Jr. Thomas R. 2013. Childhood 20:229-243.
Articles
Incorporating Sociology into Community Service Classes
Hochschild Jr. Thomas R., Matthew Farley and Vanessa Chee. 2014. Teaching Sociology 42:105-118.
Articles
The Cul-de-sac Effect: Relationship between Street Design and Residential Social Cohesion.
Hochschild Jr. Thomas R. 2015. Journal of Urban Planning
and Development 141(1).
Articles
Substance Abuse in a Rural High School: Perception and Reality
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., Michael Capece, Valencia S. Gunn, and Kamala Glenn. 2015. The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology (March: Volume 7: Issue 1: Article 4)
Articles
Gritty Tales of Tenure Track Seekers on the Job Market
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R. 2016. Pp. 35-50 in E. Wright II and T. C. Calhoun’s What to Expect and How To Respond: Distress and Success in Academia (Rowman & Littlefield).
Articles
Grounding International Service-learning in Sociology: Homelessness in Russia
Hochschild Jr. Thomas R. 2017. The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology 9(2)1-19.
Articles
Assailants or Saints: Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Depictions on a Social Media Based City News Website
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., Lorna Alvarez-Rivera, Taylor Prain, Alison Zeaser,
Rickki T. Hightower, Ra’Shone Lewis. 2018. (June: Volume 10: Issue 2: Article 5).
Articles
Go Back to Where You Came From: Peer Victimization of Racial and Ethnic Minority Students
Hochschild Jr., Thomas R., Lorna Alvarez-Rivera, and R. Neal McIntyre. 2019. Pp. 227-243 in G.A. Crews’ Handbook of Research on School Violence in American K-12 Education.
Articles