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Bio
Jennifer Hill Geertsma is a Ph.D candidate in residence in the Department of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her interests include research methodology, economic sociology, and organizational theory. Jen's dissertation examines how organizations manage risks presented by new technologies and the impact the institutional environment has on organizational governance. She has several years of experience in survey research and program evaluation having worked as a research analyst at both the Center for Survey Research at UMass Boston and the UMass Donahue Institute. Jen is a member of the American Sociological Association and the Eastern Sociological Society.
Education
2006 M.A. Sociology University of Massachusetts Amherst
1995 B.A. Economics Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Research
Senior Research Assistant, Social and Demographic Research Institute, UMass Amherst, May 2006 to present.
Research Consultant, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Amherst, March 2008 to present.
Research Analyst, University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, Sept 2002 to April 2006.
Field Operations Specialist, Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Boston, April to September 2002.
Field Research Assistant, Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Boston, Aug 2000 to Apr 2002.
Teaching
Soc 212, Elementary Statistics, Teaching Assistant & Lab Instructor, Spr 2007
Soc 213, Data Collection & Analysis, Co-instructor, Spring 2000
Soc 213, Data Collection & Analysis, Teaching Asst & Lab Inst, Fall 1999
Soc 291, Social Change, Teaching Assistant, Spring 1999
Soc 103, General Introduction to Sociology, Instructor, Winter 1999
Soc 222, The Family, Teaching Assistant & Discussion Leader, Fall 1998
Soc 201, Theories & Perspectives, Teaching Assistant, Spring 1998
