Department of Sociology and Anthropology
N-22 Newcomb Hall,
Phone:
540-458-8791 Email: cintronl@wlu.edu
Ph.D. Sociology,
M.A. Sociology,
B.A. Sociology,
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Harvard University
Department of Sociology Annual Meeting Grant, Summer 1994; Summer 2000.
Elected Member of Sociology
Group and SCR,
Frederick Sheldon (
Ford Foundation Dissertation
Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1996-1997.
Jens Aubrey Westengard (
NSF Pre-Doctoral Fellowship,
Honorable Mention, 1989-1990.
Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral
Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1989-1990.
Natalie Allon
(
Elected to Alpha Kappa
Delta, Sociology National Honor Society, 1988.
Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2004-present.
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Design and teach undergraduate courses in
Contemporary Social Problems; Sociological Theory; Introduction to Sociology;
Cultural Sociology; Sociology of Work and Family; Cities and Regions.
Lecturer in Sociology, 2000-2001; 2002-2004.
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Designed and
taught undergraduate courses in Introduction to Sociology; Introduction to the
Sociology of Culture; Sociology of Work and Family; Cities and Regions; Studying Culture Through Content Analysis.
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Supervised
independent study courses in Sociology and Women’s Studies (WS Junior Tutorial:
Women, Gender, Family and Work)
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Supervised
undergraduate senior honor theses in Sociology, Women’s Studies, Afro-American
Studies and Social Studies.
University Junior Lecturer in Sociology, 1996-1998.
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Designed and taught graduate
courses in Sociological Analysis and Qualitative Research Methods.
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Designed and taught
undergraduate courses in Introductory Sociology and Sociological Theory
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Supervised graduate
dissertations and undergraduate honors theses.
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Undertook administrative and
committee work.
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Official examiner for
undergraduate and graduate general exams.
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Elected member of the
Sociology Group,
Instructor, for Sociology 98C, “Studying Culture Through Content Analysis,”
1994-1996, a seminar in the sociology of culture, with a special focus on
learning and using the research methodology of content analysis.
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Designed and
taught entire course.
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Graded weekly memos,
oral presentations and term papers.
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The course
received the highest rating (5.0) in the Harvard course (CUE) evaluations.
Head Teaching Fellow, for Sociology 150, “The Social Underpinnings of
Taste,” 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, an undergraduate course on sociology of culture
taught by Professor Stanley Lieberson.
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Supervised
course teaching fellows.
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Lectured on
social research methods.
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Led two weekly
discussion sections; counseled students; co-wrote 4 exams; and graded student
papers and examinations.
Head Teaching Fellow, for Sociology 166, “Poverty and the Underclass,”
1993, 1994, 1995, an undergraduate course on sociology of poverty in the
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Supervised 5
course teaching fellows.
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Led two weekly
discussion sections; counseled students; co-wrote exams; and graded student
papers and examinations.
Teaching Fellow for Sociology 191/Population Science 191, “Cities and Regions,” 1993,
1994, an undergraduate course on urban and suburban areas taught by Professor
William Alonso.
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Led two weekly
discussion sections; counseled students; co-wrote exams; and graded student
papers and examinations.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study,
Interim Director, 2001-2002. Research Project Director, 2000-2001. Research Associate, 1998-2000.
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Directed and managed
research projects and project teams related to the study and women, gender and
society.
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Principal Investigator on
research project examining attitudes toward work-life integration.
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Authored and co-authored
grant applications for funding of research projects, including a successful
National Science Foundation proposal (EIA 0089965) for a study of women in information
technology workplaces.
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Prepared and managed NSF
sponsored research budget of $620,000.
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Authored academic papers for
publication and presented research findings at conferences and seminars.
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Authored and co-authored
executive summaries and project reports.
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Disseminated research
findings through press and broadcast media.
Research Assistant to Professor Victoria Alexander. 1992. 1993.
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Analyzed
advertising for a research project on the portrayal of children in advertising.
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Compiled,
reviewed and synthesized relevant substantive literature.
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Analyzed
National Endowment for the Arts annual reports for a project on how funding
affects art in the
Researcher/Writer,
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Researched and authored the
Institutional Database Manual for the Australian section of the Luxembourg
Income Study (LIS).
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The database is a
comprehensive guide to the social programs of each member country.
Research Assistant to Professor Kinuthia Macharia.
1992.
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Compiled and reviewed
literature for a project on the informal economy in
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Analyzed
statistical survey data regarding the status of Kenyan women engaged in the
informal economy.
Research Assistant to Professor Joseph Soares. 1991-1992.
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Compiled, reviewed and
analyzed European educational data for a project on the modernization of
Research Apprentice to Professor Stanley Lieberson. 1990-1991.
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Compiled,
reviewed and analyzed relevant substantive literature on the logic of social
research for Prof. Lieberson’s presidential address
at the American Sociological Association's Annual Meeting, 1991.
Research Assistant to Mr. Robert Leiken, Visiting Scholar.
1990-1992.
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Retrieved,
compiled and analyzed academic literature and media for a project on the
American media’s coverage of
Senior Thesis Advisor, Sociology 99. 1995-1996; 1999-2004.
Senior Thesis Advisor, Social Studies 99. 2001-present.
Senior Thesis Advisor, Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) 99.
2003-2004.
Senior Thesis Advisor, Women’s Studies 99. 2001-2002, 2003-2004.
Senior Research Partner, Radcliffe Research
Partnership Program. 2001-2002.
Senior Thesis Advisor, Afro-American Studies 99. 1995-1996.
Advisor, M.Phil. in Sociology. 1996-1998.
Advisor, M.Sc. in Sociology. 1996-1998.
Senior Thesis Advisor, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). 1996-98
PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED PAPERS
Cintron, Leslie G.
2005. “The Impact of Technology on Work-Life Balance.” Presented at the
Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting,
Cintron, Leslie G. 2005. “From Open Spaces to Popular Culture:
The National Trust and the Transformation British National Heritage.” Book
manuscript in preparation for submission to publishers.
Cintron, Leslie G. 2005. “Putting Family First? Generational
Attitudes toward Work and Family Integration.” In preparation for submission to
Journal of Marriage and the Family.
Cintron, Leslie G. 2005. “Symbolic Boundaries and the
Distinction between High and Popular Culture: A Content Analysis of Film
Reviews.” In preparation for submission to Poetics.
Cintron, Leslie G. 2001. “Telework and
Society: Implications for Corporate Culture and the Work-Life Balance.” in Telework and the New Workplace of the 21st
Century,
Quinn, Shannon and Leslie G. Cintron.
September 9, 2000. “If Technology Makes Our Lives Easier, Why Are We So
Stressed Out?” Op-ed, Boston Globe.
A16.
Cintron, Leslie G. 2000.
“Preserving National Culture: The National Trust and the Framing of
British National Heritage, 1895-2000.” Unpublished PhD dissertation, Department
of Sociology,
Carré, Francoise, Leslie G. Cintron,
Shannon Quinn, and Paula Rayman. 2000. Life’s Work: Generational Attitudes Toward
Work and Life Integration,
Carré, Francoise, Paula Rayman, Lotte Bailyn,
Ann Bookman, Constance Perin, Leslie G. Cintron. 1999. Professional Pathways: Examining Work,
Family, and Community in the Biotechnology Industry, An Executive Summary,
Rayman, Paula and Leslie G. Cintron.
1999. “Work in the Twenty-First Century” in Professional
Pathways: Examining Work, Family, and Community in the Biotechnology Industry,
Cintron, Leslie G. 1992. “High Culture and
Popular Culture: Where Do We Draw the Line?” Unpublished MA Thesis, Department
of Sociology,
PRESENTATIONS
“American Attitudes towards Work and Family Balance.”
-Presented at a Joint Session of the
Cultural Studies & Women’s Studies Colloquiums,
“The
Impact of Technology on Work-Life Balance.”
-Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March, 2005,
“Attitudes toward Work and Family Balance
across Generational Groupings.”
-Presented
at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, 2003,
“Generational Effects on Attitudes toward
Work-Life Integration.”
-Presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March, 2002,
“Putting
Family First? Young Men’s Attitudes Toward Work and Family Integration.”
-Accepted
for presentation at “Person’s, Processes and Places: Research on Families,
Workplaces and Communities,” a research conference sponsored by the Business
and Professional Women's Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the
Center for Families at Purdue University, February, 2002, San Francisco,
California.
“Power Couples: A View from
the Top—How Power Couples Make it Work.”
-Panel moderator, “Dynamic
Women in Business Conference” organized by the Women’s Student Association at
“Telework
and Society: Implications for Corporate Culture and the Work-Life Balance.”
-Invited speaker at the
symposium “Telework and the New Workplace of the 21st
Century” organized by the U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman, U.S.
Department of Labor, October, 2000, Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Victorian Values and the
Genesis of the British Preservation Movement: Charity, Philanthropy, and
Paternalism.”
-Presentated
at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, 2000,
“Finding
Sources of Stability: Biotechnology Professionals and their Families.”(with
Paula Rayman and Françoise Carré)
-Presented
at “Work and Family: Expanding the Horizons” conference sponsored by the
Business and Professional Women's Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
and the Center for Working Families at the University of California at
Berkeley, March, 2000, San Francisco, California.
“The National Trust and the Framing of
British National Heritage, 1895-1997.”
-Presented at Department Colloquium,
“High Culture and Popular Culture: Where
Do We Draw the Line?”
-Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Sociological Association, August, 1994,
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE
Reviewer, Sage Publications/Pine
Forge Press.
Reviewer, Community, Work and Family.
Member, American
Sociological Association.
Member, Eastern Sociological
Society.
Member, Association for
Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).
REFERENCES
Mary Waters, Professor of Sociology and
Chair, Department of Sociology,
Victoria Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology,
Louise Richardson, Executive Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study,
Michael Noble, Reader in Social Policy, Director of Graduate Studies in Social
Policy, Department of Social Policy, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 2ER. Tel:
(01865) 270328
Email: michael.noble@socres.ox.ac.uk