LESLIE G. CINTRON

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Washington and Lee University

N-22 Newcomb Hall, Lexington, VA 24450

Phone: 540-458-8791   Email: cintronl@wlu.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.   Sociology, Harvard University, 2000.

M.A.    Sociology, Harvard University, 1992.

B.A.     Sociology, Hofstra University, 1988.

           

ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Harvard University Graduate Prize Fellowship, 1989-2000.

Harvard University Department of Sociology Annual Meeting Grant, Summer 1994; Summer 2000.

Elected Member of Sociology Group and SCR, Nuffield College, Oxford University, 1996-1998.

Frederick Sheldon (Harvard University competitive) Traveling Fellowship, 1996-1997.

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1996-1997.

Harvard University Hoopes Prize for Excellence in Teaching & Advising, 1996.

Harvard University Graduate Society Summer Research Grant, Summer 1996.

Harvard University Bok Center Award for Distinction in Teaching, 1993-1996.

Jens Aubrey Westengard (Harvard University competitive) Traveling Fellowship, 1995.

Harvard University Danforth Center Writing Fellow, 1991-1992.

NSF Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1989-1990.

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 1989-1990.

Natalie Allon (Hofstra University competitive) Endowed Scholarship in Sociology, 1988.

Elected to Alpha Kappa Delta, Sociology National Honor Society, 1988.

           

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Washington and Lee University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology 

 

Assistant Professor of Sociology, 2004-present.

·         Design and teach undergraduate courses in Contemporary Social Problems; Sociological Theory; Introduction to Sociology; Cultural Sociology; Sociology of Work and Family; Cities and Regions.

 

Harvard University, Department of Sociology

 

Lecturer in Sociology, 2000-2001; 2002-2004.

·         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.

·         Supervised independent study courses in Sociology and Women’s Studies (WS Junior Tutorial: Women, Gender, Family and Work)

·         Supervised undergraduate senior honor theses in Sociology, Women’s Studies, Afro-American Studies and Social Studies.

 

Oxford University, Faculty of Social Studies

 

University Junior Lecturer in Sociology, 1996-1998.

·         Designed and taught graduate courses in Sociological Analysis and Qualitative Research Methods.

·         Designed and taught undergraduate courses in Introductory Sociology and Sociological Theory

·         Supervised graduate dissertations and undergraduate honors theses.

·         Undertook administrative and committee work.

·         Official examiner for undergraduate and graduate general exams.

·         Elected member of the Sociology Group, Nuffield College.

 

Harvard University, Department of Sociology

 

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.

·         Designed and taught entire course.

·         Graded weekly memos, oral presentations and term papers.

·         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. 

·         Supervised course teaching fellows.

·         Lectured on social research methods. 

·         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 United States taught by Professors Lee Rainwater and Christopher Winship. 

·         Supervised 5 course teaching fellows.

·         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. 

·         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, Radcliffe Public Policy Center

 

Interim Director, 2001-2002. Research Project Director, 2000-2001. Research Associate, 1998-2000.

·         Directed and managed research projects and project teams related to the study and women, gender and society.

·         Principal Investigator on research project examining attitudes toward work-life integration.

·         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.

·         Prepared and managed NSF sponsored research budget of $620,000.

·         Authored academic papers for publication and presented research findings at conferences and seminars.

·         Authored and co-authored executive summaries and project reports.

·         Disseminated research findings through press and broadcast media.

 

Harvard University, Department of Sociology

 

Research Assistant to Professor Victoria Alexander. 1992. 1993.

·         Analyzed advertising for a research project on the portrayal of children in advertising.

·         Compiled, reviewed and synthesized relevant substantive literature.

·         Analyzed National Endowment for the Arts annual reports for a project on how funding affects art in the United States.

 

Researcher/Writer, Luxembourg Income Study, Lee Rainwater-Director. 1992-1993.

·         Researched and authored the Institutional Database Manual for the Australian section of the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS). 

·         The database is a comprehensive guide to the social programs of each member country.

 

Research Assistant to Professor Kinuthia Macharia. 1992.

·         Compiled and reviewed literature for a project on the informal economy in Africa.

·         Analyzed statistical survey data regarding the status of Kenyan women engaged in the informal economy.

 

Research Assistant to Professor Joseph Soares. 1991-1992.

·         Compiled, reviewed and analyzed European educational data for a project on the modernization of Oxford University.

 

Research Apprentice to Professor Stanley Lieberson. 1990-1991.

·         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.

 

Harvard University, Center for International Affairs

 

Research Assistant to Mr. Robert Leiken, Visiting Scholar. 1990-1992.

·         Retrieved, compiled and analyzed academic literature and media for a project on the American media’s coverage of Nicaragua.

 

ADVISING EXPERIENCE

 

Harvard University

 

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.

 

Oxford University

 

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, Washington, D.C., March, 2005.

 

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, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor.

 

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, Harvard University.

 

Carré, Francoise, Leslie G. Cintron, Shannon Quinn, and Paula Rayman. 2000. Life’s Work: Generational Attitudes Toward Work and Life Integration, Cambridge, MA: President and Fellows of Harvard College.

 

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, Cambridge, MA: Radcliffe College.

 

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, Cambridge, MA: Radcliffe College.

 

Cintron, Leslie G. 1992. “High Culture and Popular Culture: Where Do We Draw the Line?” Unpublished MA Thesis, Department of Sociology, Harvard University.

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

“American Attitudes towards Work and Family Balance.”

-Presented at a Joint Session of the Cultural Studies & Women’s Studies Colloquiums, Washington & Lee University, May, 2005, Lexington, Virginia.

 

“The Impact of Technology on Work-Life Balance.”

-Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March, 2005, Washington, D.C..

 

 “Attitudes toward Work and Family Balance across Generational Groupings.” 

-Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia.

 

 “Generational Effects on Attitudes toward Work-Life Integration.”

-Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Sociological Society, March, 2002, Boston, Massachusetts.

 

“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 Harvard Business School, January, 2002, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

 

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, Washington, D.C.

 

“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, Oxford University, Department of Social Studies, June, 1997, Oxford, England.

 

“High Culture and Popular Culture: Where Do We Draw the Line?”

-Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, 1994, Los Angeles, California.

 

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

 

Stanley Lieberson, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: (617) 495-3812. Fax: (617) 496-5794. Email: sl@wjh.harvard.edu

 

Mary Waters, Professor of Sociology and Chair, Department of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: (617) 495-3947. Fax: (617) 496-5794. Email: mcw@wjh.harvard.edu

 

Victoria Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Surrey, England GU2 5HX. Tel: (01483) 300800x2806. Email: vda@soc.surrey.ac.uk

 

Louise Richardson, Executive Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: (617) 496-9281. Fax: (617) 496-3179. Email: richardson@radcliffe.edu

 

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