Harmony Newman

Faculty

Chair of Sociology | Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies | Faculty Senate Chair

Location University of Northern Colorado Campus Box 154 Greeley, CO 80639
Address Candeleria Hall 2040
Harmony Newman

Education

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

Professional Experience & Affiliations

Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Franklin & Marshall College

Research Expertise & Interests

Gender, Motherhood, Social Movements, Health and Illness

Publications

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.

Honors & Awards

  • 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