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Jonathan Coley

Associate Professor

Sociology

Orcid identifier0000-0002-0829-6171
  • Associate Professor
    Sociology
  • 405-744-6122 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University, Department of Sociology, Social Sciences & Humanities 460, Stillwater, OK, 74078, United States

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Dr. Jonathan Coley is Associate Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University. He is also Editor-in-Chief of The Sociological Quarterly and serves on the editorial boards of Sociology of Religion and Work and Occupations.


Dr. Coley's research interests include social movements, politics, religion, education, work, gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity. His major lines of research to date have focused on LGBTQ activism and inequalities at Christian colleges and universities, student activism and inequalities at U.S. colleges and universities, and occupational activism among professional workers in the United States. He has also contributed his expertise to collaborative projects on biography and history in the Nashville civil rights movement, culture and the early U.S. labor movement, and local-level religion-state relations in the United States.

His first book, Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2018. He has also published articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Mobilization, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, and Work and Occupations.

Dr. Coley's research has been recognized through awards and honors from the American Sociological Association, the Society for the Study of Social Problems, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and more. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Association for Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, and the Association for the Sociology of Religion, among other organizations.


To view his CV and for other information, visit his personal website: http://jonathancoley.com

 

Research Interests:

Social movements; political sociology; sociology of religion; sociology of education; sociology of work, occupations, and organizations; sociology of gender and sexuality; sociology of race and ethnicity

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Sociology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2022 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Editor-in-Chief, The Sociological Quarterly
    Midwest Sociological Society, United States1 Mar 2024 - present
  • Graduate Program Director
    Oklahoma State University, Sociology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United StatesMay 2023 - present
  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Sociology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2022
  • Assistant Professor
    Monmouth College, Sociology, Monmouth, Illinois, United States1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2018

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology
    Vanderbilt University, United States, Nashville, Tennessee2016
  • Master of Arts, Sociology
    Vanderbilt University, United States, Nashville, Tennessee2013
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science And Government
    Samford University, United States, Birmingham, Alabama2010

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 5 Gender Equality
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters or PhD research supervision
  • Collaborative projects
  • Speaking engagements
  • Media inquiries
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (long-term)
  • Mentoring (short-term)

LANGUAGE

  • English

FIELDS OF RESEARCH