Harmony Newman

• M.A. and Ph.D. Vanderbilt University
• B.A. Centenary College of Louisiana

• 2009-Present; University of Northern Colorado (UNC); Department Chair (2025-Present); Professor (2023-Present); Associate Professor (2018-2023) Assistant Professor (2013-2017)

Gender, STEM Equity, Education

2023 “The Magic Eye of Sociology: Pulling Blurred Social Forces into Clear Focus.” Great River Learning. (With Dr. Kyle Anne Nelson and Diana Schott) https://www.greatriverlearning.com/product-details/2366

2023 “A Qualitative Study of Marginalized Students’ Academic, Physical, and Social Self-Efficacy in a Multiweek Geoscience Field Program.” Journal of Geoscience Education. (With Drs. Ennea Fairchild, Julie Sexton, and Eric Riggs) https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2023.2215673

2021 “University Title IX Requirements have Chilling Effects on Gender Discrimination Research: A Call for a More Nuanced Approach.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence. (with Dr. Julie Sexton, Ennea Fairchild, Eric Riggs, and Krystal Hinerman) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211028283

2021 “Not to be Stereotypical, but…’ Exclusive and Inclusive Gendered Discourses about Geology Field Experiences.” Journal of Gender Studies. (with Drs. Ennea Fairchild, Julie Sexton, Kevin Pugh, and Eric Riggs) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2021.1924644

2021 “Mother needs a bigger ‘helper’: A critique of “wine mom” discourse, hegemonic intensive motherhood, and false resistance.” Sociology Compass, 15(4). (With Dr. Kyle Anne Nelson) DOI: https://doi-org.unco.idm.oclc.org/10.1111/soc4.12868

2020 “Multisite Investigation of Sexist Experiences Encountered by Undergraduate Female Geology Students.” International Journal of Gender, Science, and Technology, 12(3), 354-376. (with Dr. Julie Sexton, Cassie Bergstrom, Kevin Pugh, Eric Riggs) DOI: http://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/669

2020 “Multi-tiered Mentorship Models: Increasing the Learning Outcomes of Underserved Populations.” Journal of Applied Social Science, 14(1), 23-29. (with graduate student Adrianna Smell) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1936724419898869

2016   “The Price Mothers Pay, Even When They Aren’t Buying It:  Mental Health Consequences of Idealized Motherhood.”  Sex Roles: A Journal of Research 74(11): 512-526 (with Dr. Angela Henderson and Sandra Harmon).

2014   “The Modern Mystique: Organizational Enforcement of Hegemonic Motherhood.” Sociological Inquiry 84(3): 472-491 (with Dr. Angela Henderson).

2014   “Embodied Activism without Bodies? Analysis of Embodiment in the Breastfeeding and Male Circumcision Movements.” Sociology of Health and Illness 36(5): 639-654 (with Dr. Laura Carpenter).

2014   Review of Militant Lactivism?: Attachment Parenting and Intensive Motherhood in the UK and France, by Charlotte Faircloth, 2013.  In Gender & Society 28(2): 328-329.

2011   Review of Opting Out: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home, by Pamela Stone.  University of California Press, 2007.  In Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal 38(4): 514-516.

• 2025 EAB Rising Leader Fellowship
• 2024 White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence, STEMM Opportunity Alliance. (May 2024).
• 2024 Sears Helgoth Distinguished Teaching Award
• 2019 Nominated for Diversity in the Classroom Award
• 2018 HSS Teaching Excellence
• 2016 Diversity in the Classroom Award, University of Northern Colorado
• 2015 New Project Proposal, University of Northern Colorado, $5000 (with Dr. Angela Henderson and Sandra Harmon)
• 2015 Provost Award for Travel, University of Northern Colorado
• 2015 Finalist, Diversity in the Classroom Award, University of Northern Colorado
• 2014 Provost Award for Travel, University of Northern Colorado
• 2014 Faculty Reassignment Award for Research, Scholarship and Creative Works, University of Northern Colorado
• 2012 ASA/SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award, $500