DaNeen Y. Harrison-Coats, MPA
Degrees:
University of Akron, MPA, Public Administration, 2008
University of Akron, BA, Sociology/Criminology/Law Enforcement, Minor: Criminal Justice 2006
Research Interests:
Race and Ethnicity (Colorism), Inequalities, Poverty, and Class
Awards/Honor Societies :
Awarded: United States Patent #7353970 2008
Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award: Women in Higher Education 2007
Phi Sigma Alpha Inductee 2006
Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) Inductee 2006
Academic Excellence Award 2003
National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2003
Presentations:
"Narcoterrorism: Interdiction as United States Drug Policy" Presented at CUGSR, University of Akron 2009
"Ensuring a Quality Student Research Experience" Presented at 6th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Akron 2007
Biography: DaNeen Harrison-Coats is a second year PhD student (first year with the Department of Sociology). She completed an undergraduate degree in Sociology: Criminology and Law Enforcement at the University of Akron in 2006. She began her graduate studies with the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies (PAUS), receiving a master's degree, in 2008, in public administration with emphasis in non-profit management. With an enduring passion for sociology, she decided to return this field as a researcher and pursue a career as a tenure-track professor. DaNeen intends to focus her research in areas that investigates racial inequalities, particularly Colorism "the discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same 'racial' group on the basis of skin color" and its impact on relationships and status attainment.
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