Nickie Michaud Wild
Department of Sociology:
University at Albany, SUNY
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-4666
Email: nm119183@albany.edu
Education
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.A
Home:
229 Glen Ave.
Scotia, NY 12302
Home Phone: (518) 357-3563
Cell Phone: (414) 241-1069
University at Albany, SUNY, Expected 2012-2013
Dissertation: “Political Criticism and the Power of Satire: The
Transformation of „Late-Night‟ Comedy on Television in the United
States, 1980-2008.”
Committee: Ronald Jacobs (chair), Richard Lachmann, Elizabeth PoppBerman
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sociology, 2006
Master‟s Paper: “The „Oprahfication‟ of Social Problems: Social
Construction of Domestic Violence in the United States as an Individual
Problem on a Television Talk Show.”
Committee: Jennifer Jordan (chair), Barbara Ley, Kent Redding
New York University, cum laude in Literature, 1995
Teaching Experience
University at Albany, SUNY
Instructor, Sociology of 9/11 & the War on Terror
Instructor, Sociology of Culture
Instructor, Introduction to Sociology
Instructor, Introduction to Sociology
Instructor, Sociology of Culture
Teaching Assistant, Sociological Theory, Ronald Jacobs
Co-teaching Intern, Sociology of Culture, Ronald Jacobs
Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Work, James Zetka
Teaching Assistant, Mass Media, Ronald Jacobs
Teaching Assistant, Occupations and Professions, James Zetka
Teaching Assistant, Race, Gender, and Class, Karen Loscocco
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Teaching Assistant (on-line), Small Groups, Sally O‟Connor
Discussion Section Leader, Introduction to Sociology,
Thomas S. Moore and Kent Redding
Fall 2011
Summer 2011
Spring 2011
Fall 2010
Summer 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Fall 2006
2004-2006
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Academic Affiliations
Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University.
Teaching Interests
Culture, Sociology of 9/11, Media, Public Sphere, Political Sociology, Social Problems,
and Qualitative Methods.
Research Interests
Cultural Sociology, Politics, Mass Media, Public Sphere, and Popular Culture.
Research Experience
The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, Nancy Denton
Ronald Jacobs, Aesthetic Public Sphere projects
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
Yale Center for Cultural Sociology Spring Conference
“Political Criticism and the Power of Satire: The Transformation
of „Late-Night‟ Comedy on Television in the United States.”
Eastern Sociological Society, Violence Against Women Section
“A Narrative Analysis of Domestic Violence in the Media.”
Yale Center for Cultural Sociology Spring Conference
“„And That‟s When He Snapped‟: A Comparison of Domestic
Violence Narratives on the Oprah Winfrey Show and NBC News
Programs.”
Publications
“„And That‟s When he Snapped‟: A Comparison of Domestic
Violence Narratives on the Oprah Winfrey Show.” Under revision.
News Editor, Sociology Lens
Professional Service
Eastern Sociological Society
Presider: “Cultural Icons: Representation of Popular Culture.”
University at Albany, SUNY
President, Students of Sociology
Member, Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action Committee
2009-2010
2007-2009
2011
2009
2009
2011
2008-2009
2010
2008-2009
2008-2009
Professional Memberships
Eastern Sociological Society
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