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Yasemin Besen-Cassino
Chairperson, Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Office:
- Dickson Hall 303
- Email:
- beseny@montclair.edu
- Phone:
- 973-655-7229
- Degrees:
- BA, Bogazici University (Turkey)
- MA, SUNY at Stony Brook
- PhD, SUNY at Stony Brook
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I am a Professor of Sociology and University Distinguished Scholar(2013). I am also Doctoral Faculty in the Environmental Science and Management Program. I am currently serving as the Chair of the Sociology Department. I received the Dean's Award in Scholarship in 2018. I served as the Editor of Contemporary Sociology, a flagship journal of the American Sociological Association (2019-2025). I served as the Book Review Editor of Gender & Society(2014-2018) and the Managing Editor of Men & Masculinities (2003-2005). My research focuses on sociology of labor, politics, work, gender, and sustainability. My work has appeared in many interdisciplinary journals such as Sociological Forum, Contexts, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Theory& Society, NWSAJ and Education& Society and has been featured in many popular venues such as the Washington Post,The Guardian, The Atlantic, CNN, MTV, Fortune, GQ, Daily Mail and Ms. magazine among many others. My work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, American Association of University Women(AAUW) as well as the W.E. Upjohn Foundation.
In addition to research, I truly enjoy teaching. I was awarded the Dean's Award in Teaching at Montclair State University and the Dean's Award in Teaching at SUNY Stony Brook. I also received the Carla Howery Award from the American Sociological Association.
Specialization
work and labor, gender, political sociology, youth, inequality, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, sustainability
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Office Hours
Spring
- Monday
- 9:30 am - 11:30 am
- Wednesday
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Research Projects
Political identity, gender identity or both?
Political identity, gender identity or both? The political effects of sexual orientation and gender identity items in survey research- European Journal of Politics and Gender
Of Masks and Men?
Of Masks and Men? Gender, Sex and Protective Measures During COVID-19- Politics&Gender
Sometimes (but Not This Time), a Gun Is Just a Gun
Sometimes (but Not This Time), a Gun Is Just a Gun: Masculinity Threat and Guns in the United States, 1999–2018- Sociological Forum
Gender Threat: American Masculinity in the Face of Change
My book on gender and politics