March 28, 2012

Local students present research at sociology conference

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A group of Troy University sociology students from the Dothan Campus recently presented their research to peers at the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association Conference. Pictured left to right are: Dr. Jeneve Brooks, associate professor of sociology; Debra Johnson, a junior from Ozark; Susan Blue, a senior from Dothan and Elizabeth Ali, a senior from Dothan. Not pictured are Sunny Brown, a senior from St. Louis, MO; and Helen Creel-Lee, a senior from Louisville.

DOTHAN—A group of Troy University sociology students from the Dothan Campus recently presented their research to peers at the Alabama-Mississippi Sociological Association Conference.

The student who presented papers were:

• Debra Johnson, a junior from Ozark, who presented the paper "Considering Quality of Life Issues for the Elderly"
• Susan Blue, a senior from Dothan, who presented "Trouble at Home: Exploring Dimensions of Domestic Violence"
• Elizabeth Ali a junior from Dothan who presented "Big Mama Thornton: Crossing Race, Gender, and Class Boundaries in Alabama Blues Music"
• Sunny Brown, a senior from St. Louis, MO, who presented ""Examining Concerns Related to Intimate Partner Violence"
• Helen Creel-Lee, a senior, from Louisville, who presented "Institutional Racism: A Measure of Stratification"

The students were accompanied by Dr. Jeneve Brooks, associate professor of sociology. The conference was held Feb. 16-17 in Starkville, Miss.