Department of Sociology

Robinson, Dawn

Professor
119D Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1611
706-542-2421 (office) • sodawn [at] uga [dot] edu
Curriculum Vitae

Website: http://robinson.socialpsychology.org/

Dr. Dawn T. Robinson, Professor of Sociology, has been at the University of Georgia since 2004. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Cornell University in 1992. Dr. Robinson's most recent work examines how macro-level social structures are produced, conserved, and altered during face-to-face interaction. In particular, she works with formal models of identity and emotion that attempt to model the link between structure, culture, and individual social action and experience. Most of Dr. Robinson's work involves testing these theories using experimental methods.

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, Cornell University, 1992
  • M.A., Sociology, Cornell Uniersity, 1989
  • B.A. (department and university honors) Sociology and Psychology, Texas Christian University, 1987

Selected Honors, Awards, and Grants

  • 2011-2012. “Survey Of Quantification And Distance Functions Used For Internet-Based Weak-Link Sociological Phenomena” Co-PI with Ming-Jun Lai (PI). Army Research Office.  August 1, 2011-May 31, 2012. Amount Awarded: $49,998.
  • 2011. Franklin College Outstanding Advisor Award, University of Georgia.
  • 2010-2014. “Interpreting and Responding to Arab Cultures: Affective Dynamics” Co-PI with Lynn Smith-Lovin (PI). October 1, 2010-September 30, 2014. Office of Naval Research. Total amount awarded: $2,197,788.  University of Georgia amount: $460,575.
  • 2010. Chair, Social Psychology Section, American Sociological Association.
  • 2010-2012. “Collaborative Research Examining Emotional Reactions To Standards of Justice” Co-PI with Jody Clay-Warner (PI) and Lynn Smith-Lovin (co-PI).  National Science Foundation SES-0966536.  University of Georgia Award: $98,155
  • 2010. Outstanding Recent Contribution to the Literature: Book Award. Sociology of Emotions Section of the American Sociological Association.
  • 2009. Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences.
  • 2009. University of Georgia Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award.
  • 2008.  Inducted into the Sociological Research Association.
  • 2007. Chair, Emotions Section, American Sociological Association.
  • 2007-2010. “DHB: Testing a Dynamic Theory of Social Emotions using Infrared Imaging” with Jody Clay-Warner, Chi Thai and Kevin McCully (co-PIs). National Science Foundation SES 0729396. December 15, 2007-December 14, 2010. Total Amount Awarded: $717,375.00.
  • 2005-2007. "Collaborative Research Assessing the Relationship Between Identity, Injustice, and Emotion." (PI) With Jody Clay-Warner (co-PI) and Lynn Smith-Lovin (co-PI). National Science Foundation SES 0519969. Total amount awarded: $222,000. University of Georgia Award: $156,400.

Selected Publications

  • Owens, Timothy J., Dawn T. Robinson, and Lynn Smith-Lovin. 2010. "Three Faces of Identity." Annual Review of Sociology 36:477-499.
  • Youngreen, Reef, Bridget Conlon, Michael Lovaglia and Dawn T. Robinson. 2009. “Identity Maintenance and Cognitive Test Performance.” Social Science Research. 38:438-446.
  • Jody Clay-Warner and Dawn T. Robinson (Editors). 2008.  Social Structure and Emotion. Elsevier/Academic Press.
  • Robinson, Dawn T. 2007. “Control Theories in Sociology.” Annual Review of Sociology. 33:157-174.
  • Robinson, Dawn T. and Lynn Smith-Lovin. 2001. "Getting a Laugh: Gender, Status and Humor in Task Group Discussions." Social Forces 80:123-158.
  • Ridgeway, Cecilia, Elizabeth Boyle, Kathy Jean Kuipers and Dawn T. Robinson. 1998. "How do Status Beliefs Develop? The Role of Resources and Interactional Experience." American Sociological Review 63:331-350.
  • Robinson, Dawn T. and James W. Balkwell. 1995. "Density, Transitivity, and Diffuse Status in Task-Oriented Groups." Social Psychology Quarterly 58:241-254.
  • Robinson, Dawn T., Lynn Smith-Lovin, and Olga Tsoudis. 1994. "Heinous Crime or Unfortunate Accident?: Effects of Remorse on Responses to Mock Criminal Confessions." Social Forces 73:175-190.