Visiting Assistant Professor
Sociology and Anthropology

Office: Kohlberg 240
Hours: Fall 2005
Mon. 10:00-11:00am, Tues.1:00-2:00pm
Phone: (610) 328-8109
email: voconne1@swarthmore.edu

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 2001
M.A., Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1991
B.A., Sociology and Anthropology, Haverford College, 1986

Selected Publications and Activities:

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellow, June, 2000-July, 2001
“Responding to a Poor Evaluation: What Constitutes an ‘Honest’ Response in the Eyes of Residency Program Directors,” (pending, 2002)
When a Child Has Cancer: Families’ Views on How They Failed to Protect their Children from Danger in a Toxic World” (pending, 2002)

Teaching and Research Interests:

Medical Sociology, Bioethics, Demography, Professionalization, Medical Education, Gender, and Research Methods

Courses and Seminars Taught:

Bioethics: A Sociological Perspective
Research Methods (with Professor Charlton)
Healers in Training
America by the Numbers
The Social Construction of Bioethics