Joseph Raymond Gibbons
Contact Information
Department of Sociology
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr,
San Diego, CA 92182
joe.r.gibbons@gmail.com
Professional Preparation
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Sociology, B.A., 2006.
New School for Social Research, Sociology, M.A., 2009
University at Albany, SUNY, Sociology, Ph.D., 2014
Professional Positions
2015-Present
2015-Present
2014-2015
2011-2014
2011-2014
2009-2012
Associate Director, Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, San Diego State University.
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, San Diego State University.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Colgate University.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, The College of Saint Rose.
Graduate Instructor, Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY.
Graduate Assistant, Lewis Mumford Center, University at Albany, SUNY.
Publications
Forthcoming
Barton, Michael* and Joseph R. Gibbons* "A Stop Too Far: How does public transportation
concentration influence neighborhood median household income?" Urban Studies. *Share equal
authorship.
2015
Gibbons, Joseph R. and Tse-Chuan Yang. "Connecting Across the Divides of Race/Ethnicity:
How Does Segregation Matter?" Urban Affairs Review, Published 'Online First.'
DOI: 10.1177/1078087415589193
2014
Gibbons, Joseph R. "Does Racial Segregation Make Community-Based Organizations More
Territorial? Evidence from Newark, NJ and Jersey City, NJ." Journal of Urban Affairs, Published
'Online First.'
DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12170
2014
Gibbons, Joseph R. and Tse-Chuan Yang. "Self-rated Health and Residential Segregation: How
Does Race/Ethnicity Matter?" Journal of Urban Health, 91 (4): 648-660.
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9863-2
2014
Friedman, Samantha,* Joseph R. Gibbons,* and Chris Galvan. "Declining Segregation through
the Lens of Neighborhood Quality: Does Middle-Class Status Bring Equality?" Social Science
Research, 46: 155-168. *Share equal authorship.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.03.003
Gibbons Bio-Sketch 2015. Page 1
Synergistic Activities
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Recipient of the University at Albany, SUNY Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award (2015),
Recipient of the Department of Sociology, University at Albany, SUNY Paul Meadows Award for
Excellence in Graduate Student Research (2014). Recipient of the New School for Social Research
Outstanding M.A. Graduate Award (2009).
Developed course to facilitate mobile GIS data collection with Colgate University teaching grant funds
(2014).
Recipient of certificate of Graduate Study in Urban Policy, Department of Geography and Planning,
University at Albany, SUNY (2011).
Ph.D. Dissertation Co-Advisors
Nancy Denton (SUNY Albany) and Samantha Friedman (SUNY Albany)
Collaborators
Michael Barton (Louisiana State University), Nancy Denton (SUNY Albany), Samantha Friedman (SUNY
Albany), Christopher Reese (SUNY Albany), Tse-Chuan Yang (SUNY Albany)
Gibbons Bio-Sketch 2015. Page 2