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Bio
Sharla Alegria is a graduate student in residence. Her research interests focus on the social construction, intersections, and consequences of identities such as race, gender, nation of origin, and sexuality. Sharla's recent work includes a study of whites' talk about racial profiling and participant observation in a co-ed roller derby league. Currently she is a research assistant for Enobong Branch examining the paradox of high performance but low persistence of undergraduate women in Information Technology. Sharla's dissertation work examines race, gender, and citizenship in the Information technology workforce.
Education
2005 B.A. Sociology Vassar College
2007 M.A. Sociology University of South Florida - Tampa
Research
Research Assistant for Sun Protection for Florida’s Children Project – University of South Florida College of Medicine and Moffitt Cancer Research Center funded by the National Cancer Institute 2006-2007
Teaching
TA experience:
Sociology 2000 Introduction to Sociology - University of South Florida, fall 2005, fall 2006
Sociology 103- Social Problems – University of Massachusetts, spring 2006, fall 2007
Sociology 105- Self, Society and Interpersonal Interaction – University of Massachusetts, spring 2008
Sociology 212- Elementary Statistics – University of Massachusetts, fall 2008
Instructor:
Sociology 2000 Introduction to Sociology - University of South Florida, spring 2007
