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Curriculum Vitae
Maria Khorsand Dillard
Department of Sociology
East Carolina University
Brewster Building A-416
Greenville, NC 27858
mkd0330@ecu.edu
919-395-5692
Academic Preparation:
2006
Master of Arts in Sociology, East Carolina University
2004
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Philosophy, East Carolina University
Research and Teaching Interests:
Social Movements and Collective Action
Sociolinguistics
Research Methods
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of Culture
Demography
Applied Research:
2005: Research Assistant, Scientific Record Keeping and Responsible Research Conduct.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation ($125,000.00).
2006-Present: Research Assistant, The "New" New Orleans: evaluating preferences for
rebuilding plans after Hurricane Katrina. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation
SGER ($172,596.00).
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Outreach and Community Organizing:
2000-2006: Community Liaison, North Carolina Student Rural Health Coalition.
Greenville, NC.
2003-2006: Co-founder and Organizer, Democracy Alliance of Eastern North Carolina,
Greenville, NC.
2003: Community Organizer, Democracy North Carolina. Carrboro, NC.
Research Submitted And In Preparation:
“Creating Commitment: Frequent Volunteering Among High School Students.”
Mooney, Linda A., Bob Edwards, and Maria Khorsand Dillard. Submitted to Nonprofit
and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
“Women's Leadership and Participation Rural Community Organizations in
Lithuania.” Edwards, Bob, Maria K. Dillard, and Arunas Juska.
“Predicting Media Coverage Among Peace Movement Organizations: The Impact of
Organizational Characteristics and Orientations.”
“An Ethnographic Study of the Women of Hobgood.”
“Social Movement Research: A Creative Approach to Methods for Studying the Local
Social Movement Sector.”
“Social Movement Organizations in Pitt County.”
Grants and Awards:
2004. “Language Attitudes in Hobgood, N.C.” Undergraduate Research and Creative
Activities Committee. East Carolina University. $800.
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Papers Presented:
“A New Look at Language Attitudes.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s
Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. April 14-17, 2004.
“Social Movement Organizations in Pitt County.” Presented at the Southern Sociological
Society’s Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. April 14-17, 2004.
“Language Attitudes Revisited.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s Annual
Meeting. Charlotte, NC. April 13-16, 2005.
“Social Movement Research: A Creative Approach to Understanding the Local Social
Movement Sector.” Presented at the American Sociological Association’s Annual
Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. August 13-16, 2005.
“Women's Leadership and Participation Rural Community Organizations in
Lithuania.” Co-authors: Arunas Juska and Bob Edwards. Presented at the European
Consortium for Political Research Annual Conference. Budapest, Hungary. September 8-
10, 2005.
“The U.S. Peace Movement: Predicting Media Coverage of Organizations Working for
Peace.” Presented at the Southern Sociological Society’s Annual Meeting. New Orleans,
LA. March 22-25, 2006.
Professional Experience:
2004-2006: Research Assistant, East Carolina University Department of Sociology.
2001-2003: Undergraduate Research Assistant, East Carolina University Department of
Philosophy.
Professional Memberships:
Southern Sociological Society
American Sociological Association
Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section-ASA