Queen Meccasia E. Zabriskie

QueenZabriskie2010@u.northwestern.edu
Advisor: Pattillo

Areas of Interest:

Race, Class and Gender; Sociology of Dance and Culture; Sociology Inequality; Qualitative Methodology; Black Feminist Thought; Culture, Performance and Politics in the African/Black Diaspora

Current research:

Dissertation Title: Dancing Diaspora: Understanding Embodied Knowledge in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum World.

Awards/Honors:

2011: Graduate Research Grant, Northwestern University. Department of Sociology

2007: Small Grant, Northwestern University, African American Studies Department

2007: Research Grant, Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate,
Northwestern University. Office of Multicultural Affairs

2007: Research Grant, Northwestern University, Program of African Studies

2007: Frisen Graduate Research Grant, Northwestern University, Sociology Department

2007: University Scholar, The Graduate School, Northwestern University (September-December 2007)

2005: MacArthur Collaborative Summer Research Grant, Northwestern University, Sociology Department

2005: Small Grant, Northwestern University, African American Studies Department

William Henry Exum Award

The intent of this prize is to honor the memory of William Henry Exum, a member of the Department of Sociology and the African American Studies Department, who died in 1986 at the age of 37. Exum was concerned with the quality of writing and research analysis in student papers. He was also interested in racial problems facing minority youths in higher education. This award was established as a means of continuing his goals of breaking barriers for all minorities.

The award submission deadline is April 27, 2012. All interested students should submit a 15-20 page paper, typed and double-spaced, on a topic dealing with race and ethnicity. Students are not limited to a sociological approach in preparing their submissions, nor is the award limited to sociology or social science majors.

The paper should include a cover sheet with the student's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, year in school, and major.

Three copies of the essay must be submitted by the announced deadline to the Exum Award - Department of Sociology, 1810 Chicago Ave., Evanston Campus or one copy by email to sociol@northwestern.edu.

This award is open to all undergraduate students from all disciplines.

Upcoming Events

COLLOQUIUM: Aldon Morris, Sociology, Northwestern University
May 24, 2012 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM