Georgiann Davis
Instructor of Sociology
Office: CLS-2090, Phone: (773) 442-4806
E-mail: G-Davis3@neiu.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, Expected 2010, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A., Sociology, 2006, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.A., Sociology, 2004, Northeastern Illinois University
A.A., General Studies, 2002, College of Lake County
Professional Interests
My current research involves understanding the intra-occupational segregation of the medical profession. My focus generally concerns analyzing the determinants of medical specialization in order to better comprehend the lack of gender and racial/ethnic diversity across medical specialties. In my master’s thesis I argue two types of Black physicians emerge within the medical profession, the status-oriented Black physician and the community-oriented Black physician. Both types of Black physicians have high aspirations, I argue, as evident by their determination to overcome reported racial discrimination operating within the medical school, yet they have very different goals. My dissertation involves the utilization of qualitative methodologies to support my general claim.
Teaching Interests
Sociology of Work and Labor Markets, Social Inequalities, Statistics, and Introductory Sociology Courses
Publications
- Thompson, Kendrick S. and Georgiann Davis. (2007). Study Guide to Accompany Research Methods in the Social Sciences, 7th Edition. Worth Publishers: New York.
- Thompson, Kendrick S. and Georgiann Davis. (2007). Instructor’s
Resource CD to Accompany Research Methods in the Social Sciences, 7th Edition.
Worth Publishers: New York.
Presentations
- Davis, Georgiann. 2007. “Diagnosing Doctors’ Debt: An Assessment of Medical School Graduates,” at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.
- Davis, Georgiann. 2006. “Increasing Diversity, Maintaining Hierarchy: An Assessment of Medical Specialization,” thesis presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Omaha, NE.
- Davis, Georgiann. 2005. “The Undiagnosed Dilemma: Unequal Access to Medical Specialties,” proposal presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Minneapolis, MN.
- Davis, Georgiann and Virginia Rossi. 2004. “The Intersection of Race and Gender in Medical Students’ Choice of Specialty,” paper presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, MO.
- Davis, Georgiann and Virginia Rossi. 2004. “The Effects of Affirmative Action,” paper presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, MO.