Amy E. Traver, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences

Office: M121

Email: ATraver@qcc.cuny.edu

Phone: (718) 281-5319

Education

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, SUNY Stony Brook, 2008
  • Ed.M. in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1999
  • B.A. in Political Science & Philosophy, Colgate University, 1997

Specialties & Classes Taught

  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sociology of Gender
  • Sociology of Education
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Sociology PNET

Sample Publications

  • Traver, Amy E. 2012. "Mothering Chineseness: The Gendered Nature of American China Adoptive Parents’ Ethnic Efforts," in Adoption and Mothering, edited by Frances Latchford. Toronto, ON: Demeter Press.
  • Traver, Amy E. 2011. "Acerca del consumo de productos culturales chinos para su exposición en el hogar por parte de los padres adoptivos," in Acción e interpretación en las sociología cualitativa norteamericana, edited by Javier Auyero and Rodrigo Hobert. Argentina: FLACSO/Ediciones EPC. 
  • Traver, Amy E. 2010. "Adopting China: American China Adoptive Parents’ Development of Transnational Ties to China." International Journal of Sociology of the Family 36.2:93-115.
  • Kimmel, Michael and Amy E. Traver, eds. 2009. Women, Family, and Class: The Lillian Rubin Reader. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
  • Traver, Amy E. 2009. "Towards a Theory of Fictive Kin Work: China Adoptive Parents’ Efforts to Connect their Children to Americans of Chinese Heritage." International Journal of Sociology of the Family 35.1:45-67.
  • Traver, Amy E. 2007. "Home(land) Décor: China Adoptive Parents’ Consumption of Chinese Cultural Objects for Display in their Homes." Qualitative Sociology 30.3:201-220.
  • Traver, Amy E. 2007. "(Ap)parent Boundaries: Parents’ Boundary-Work at Cultural Events for Families with Children Adopted from China." Sociological Focus 40.2:221-241.
  • Traver, Amy E. 2006. "Institutions and Organizational Change: Reorganizing New York City’s Public School System." The Journal of Education Policy 21.5:497-514.
  • Kimmel, Michael and Amy E. Traver. 2005. "Mentoring Masculinities: Race and Class in the (Re-)Construction of Gender in the U.S and the U.K." The Irish Journal of Sociology 14.2:213-230.

Sample Conference Presentations

  • "Retention and Community College Students’ Perception of Community in Blended Courses." 2012 CUNY IT Conference, New York, NY. November 30, 2012.
  • "Dance, Disability, and Embodiment: A Case Study of Believe Ballet." 21st Annual Women & Society Conference at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York. October 20, 2012.
  • "Teaching Sociology in a Community College: A Panel Discussion." 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Denver, CO. August 18, 2012.
  • "Embracing Sociology Through Interdisciplinary Wiki Work." 2012 Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. March 22, 2012.
  • "On Disability and Dance, Girlhood and Perfection: A Case Study of Believe Ballet." 2012 Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, New Orleans, LA. March 23, 2012.
  • "In Service to Community College Success: Service Learning Pedagogy in Sociology and Across the Disciplines." 82nd Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, New York, NY. February 25, 2012.
  • "Service Learning in a Learning Community: Combining High Impact Learning Experiences for Success in Two Courses." 2011 Annual Conference of the International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement, Chicago, IL. November 3, 2012.
  • "Student Wiki Project: Thinking Sociologically About Personal Narratives of Learning and Family." 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV. August 22, 2011.
  • "Cosmopolitan Families: Globalizing Americans’ International Adoptions." 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV. August 23, 2011. 
  • "Using Community as Classroom for Retention and Career Exploration" (with Regina Rochford and Nidhi Gadura). 91st Annual Convention of the American Association of Community Colleges. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 11, 2011.

Grants/Awards

  • Diversity Project Development Fund Grant, CUNY, Office of Recruitment and Diversity. 2013.
  • PSC-CUNY Research Award. CUNY, The Research Foundation. 2012.
  • Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline Award. American Sociological Association/National Science Foundation. 2011.
  • Pedagogical Research Challenge Award for "What are the Mediating Variables and Retention Effects of Community College Students’ Perceptions of Community in Blended Courses?" (with Dr. Edward Volchok). CUNY, Queensborough. 2011.
  • PSC-CUNY Research Award. CUNY, The Research Foundation. 2011-2012.
  • Faculty Fellowship Publications Program (with Dr. Stephen Steinberg). CUNY, Office of the Dean for Recruitment and Diversity. 2011.
  • William Stewart Travel Award Grant. CUNY Graduate Center, Academy for the Humanities and Sciences. 2010.
  • Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities. CUNY Graduate Center, The Center for the Humanities. 2009-2010.
  • SAGE/Pine Forge Press ASA Teaching Innovations & Professional Development Award. SAGE/Pine Forge Press. 2009.