Jon Agnone – Curriculum Vitae (PDF Format)
Department of Sociology, Box 353340
University of Washington
211 Savery Hall
Seattle, Washington 98195
E-mail: agnone@u.washington.edu
Education
2010 |
(Expected) PhD., Sociology, University of Washington |
2004 |
M.A., Sociology, University of Washington |
2000 |
B.A., Sociology and Psychology, The Ohio State University |
Research and Teaching Interests
Social Movements, Political Sociology, Stratification/Race & Ethnicity, Work & Labor, Methods and Statistics
Publications
Erik Johnson, Jon Agnone and John McCarthy. 2010 “Movement Organizations, Synergistic Tactics and Environmental Public Policy.” Forthcoming in Social Forces.
Minkoff, Debra and Jon Agnone. 2010. “Consolidating Social Change: The Consequences of Foundation Funding for Developing Movement Infrastructures.” American Foundations: Roles and Contributions. David C. Hammack and Helmut K. Anheier, eds., Brookings Institution Press.
Levi, Margaret, David Olson, Jon Agnone and Devin Kelly. 2009. "Union Democracy Reexamined." Politics & Society, 37: 203-228. (PDF)
Minkoff, Debra, Silke Aisenbrey, and Jon Agnone. 2008. “Organizational Diversity in the U.S. Advocacy Sector.” Social Problems, 55: 525–548. (PDF)
Agnone, Jon. 2007. "Amplifying Public Opinion: The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement." Social Forces, 85: 1593-1620. (PDF)
Jenkins, Craig, David Jacobs and Jon Agnone. 2003. "The Development of Civil Rights Protest, 1947-1997: Collective Grievances, Mobilizing Structures and Political Opportunities." American Journal of Sociology, 109: 277-303. (PDF) [Reprinted in Readings on Social Movements: Origins, Dynamics, and Outcomes, Doug McAdam and David Snow, eds, Oxford University Press (2009).]
Manuscripts In Preparation
"Racial Inequality in Wealth: Do Labor Unions Matter?" In preparation for journal submission.
Awards and Honors
2009-2010 Dissertation Fellowship from the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington.
2009 Winner of the Best Graduate Student Paper Prize for “Racial
Inequality in Wealth: Do Labor
Unions Matter?” from the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies,
University of Washington
2007 Herbert L. Costner Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award, Department of Sociology, University of Washington for “Amplifying Public Opinion: The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement.”.
2006 Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Emerging Scholar Award.
2006-2010 Graduate Fellow, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of Washington.
2006 Winner of the Outstanding Student Paper Award from Political Sociology section for "Amplifying
Public Opinion: The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement."
2006 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Student Paper Award from Collective Behavior/Social Movements section for "Amplifying Public Opinion: The Policy Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement."
2000 Magna Cum Laude & With Distinction, The Ohio State University.
2000 Honorable Mention, Outstanding Sociology Senior Award, The Ohio State University
Grants
2008 $1000 Travel Grant from Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University of Washington.
2006 $500 Dissertation Improvement Grant, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
2006 $2500 Grant from Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies for dissertation research.
2006 $1500 Grant from Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy for project examining social movement philanthropy.
Selected Presentations
“Changing Beliefs: ILWU Survey Results” (with Margaret Levi). Invited panel presentation at the regional spotlight session on the San Francisco General Strike at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, New York. August 2009.
“ILWU Contract Negotiations: The Confluence of State-Level Politics, Economics and Labor” (with Devin Kelly). Paper presented at annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, New York. August 2009.
“ILWU Union Democracy in the Pacific Northwest.” Invited panel presentation at Annual Conference of The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, Olympia, Washington. June 2009.
“Racial Inequality in Wealth: Do Labor Unions Matter?” Paper presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, Massachusetts. Roundtable of the Race, Gender and Class section. August 2008.
“Making Change from Foundation Dollars: Predicting Social Movement Philanthropy, 1955-1980” (with Debra Minkoff). Paper presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, New York. Roundtable of the Collective Behavior and Social Movement section. August 2007
"Consolidating Social Change: The Consequences of Foundation Funding for Developing Movement Infrastructures” (with Debra Minkoff). Paper presented at the 35th annual ARNOVA Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Session on philanthropy, fundraising and foundations. November 2006.
"Where and How Do Movements Matter? The United States Environmental Movement and Congressional Hearings and Laws, 1961-1990" (with Erik Johnson & John McCarthy). Paper presented at the 101st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada. Regular session of the Collective Behavior and Social Movement section. August 2006.
"ILWU Democracy Reexamined" (with Devin Kelly). Invited panel presentation at the 38th Annual Conference of The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association, Olympia, Washington. June 2006.
"Explaining Federal Environmental Policy: The Impact of the U.S. Environmental Movement." Paper presented at the 99th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, California. Roundtable of the Collective Behavior and Social Movement section. August 2004.
"Back to Basics: Service Learning as Civic Engagement" (with Bruce Hoffman). International Conference on Civic Education Research, New Orleans, Louisiana. Session on Civic Engagement. November 2003.
“Protest Potential in the US Social Movement Sector” (with Debra Minkoff). Paper presented at the 98th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, Georgia. Regular session of the Collective Behavior and Social Movement section. August 2003.
“The Development of the Civil Rights Movement: Relative Deprivation, Resources and Political Opportunities.” Paper presented at the 97th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, Illinois. Roundtable of the Collective Behavior and Social Movement section. August 2002.
“The Development of Civil Rights Protest, 1947-1997: Collective Grievances, Mobilizing Structures and Political Opportunities” (with Craig Jenkins & David Jacobs). Paper presented at Authority in Contention: Collective Behavior and Social Movement Workshop, Notre Dame, Indiana. Session on State Authority in Structural Context. August 2002.
Book Reviews
Review of Assets, Livelihoods, and Social Policy, edited by Caroline Moser and Anis A. Dani, Contemporary Sociology 38, 4 (2009): 366-367.
Reports
Lori Pfingst, Erin Maher, Jon Agnone, Heidi Berman. 2007. A Closer Look: A Regional Snapshot of Women & Girls in Western Washington. Women’s Funding Alliance/Human Services Policy Center. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.
Research Experience
2005-2010 Research Assistant to Prof. Margaret Levi, University of Washington.
- Lead RA on NSF funded project examining union democracy within the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (Project Website)
2008-2010 Research Assistant to Prof. Jim Gregory, University of Washington.
- RA on the Waterfront Workers History Project (Project Website)
2004-2007 Research Assistant, Human Services Policy Center, University of Washington.
- Assisted with secondary data scan and report on the status of women & girls in the Puget Sound area
2002-2006 Research Assistant to Prof. Debra Minkoff, University of Washington.
- Collected data on various U.S. based social movement organizations
- Data collection and analysis for project examining the consequences of foundation funding for developing social movement infrastructures
2000-2001 Full-time Research Assistant, Center for Human Resource Research, Ohio State University.
- A range of responsibilities surrounding data collection, analysis, and propagation of the NLSY79 Child & Young Adult surveys
1999-2001 Research Assistant to Prof. Craig Jenkins, Ohio State University.
- Content coded domestic civil rights and environmental movement protest events from the New York Times Index
Summer 2000 Research Assistant to Prof. Nella Van Dyke, Ohio State University.
- Full story analysis of domestic student protest from various campus newspapers
Teaching Experience
Spring 2007 & 2008 Instructor. “Labor Research,” Political Science 457.
Winter & Spring 2004 Instructor. “Service Learning,” Sociology 401.
Winter 2003 Co-instructor (with Bruce Hoffman). “Service Learning,” Sociology 401.
2001-2003 Teaching Assistant.
- Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Deviance, Social Problems, Introductory Research Methods, National Social Movements, Race Relations
Consulting Experience
2003-2005 Sociology Consultant, Center for Social Science Computation and Research, University of Washington
- Statistical and computational consulting with students and faculty
- Short-courses taught include:
- Introductory & Intermediate Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Introduction to Excel, SAS and Stata
2004-2005 Computing & Statistical Consultant, Food Lifeline, Seattle, WA
- Aided with the spatial mapping of agency and donor locations in Washington state using Manifold GIS 6.0
Service and Professional Activities
2006–Present |
Reviewer, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Journal of Politics, Mobilization, Contemporary Sociology, Sociological Perspectives and Sociological Inquiry. |
2008-2010 |
Web designer and manager for ASA section on Race, Gender and Class. |
2008 |
Presider, ASA Roundtables for Collective Behavior and Social Movements on Environmental Politics, and Race, Gender and Ethnicity on Stratification. |
2007 |
Committee Member, Political Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award selection committee, American Sociological Association. |
2005–2008 |
Graduate Student Association Representative, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. |
2004 |
Created, administered and output data from web-based survey, “Graduate Student Opinions on CSSS Courses.” |
2003 & 2004 |
Senior TA Facilitator for TA Conference on Teaching and Learning offered by the Center for Instructional Development and Research. |
2002–Present |
Member, American Sociological Association. |
Other Training
2008 Certification in Social Statistics, Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences, University of Washington.
2007 Luxembourg Income Study Summer Workshop, University of Luxembourg.
2005 User Workshop on the National Longitudinal Surveys, The Ohio State University.
2002 NIH Human Subjects certification training.
Professional References
Professor Becky Pettit |
Professor Margaret Levi |
Professor Debra Minkoff |
Professor John McCarthy |